Today I’m taking part in the blog tour for EXSILIUM by Alison Morton! Screenshot Keep reading for a little Q&A too! Alison is a firm favourite on my blog so I quite enjoyed coming up with some questions to see what’s next Here’s the blurb Exile – Living death to a Roman AD 395. In a Christian Roman Empire, the penalty for holding true to the traditional gods is execution. Maelia Mitela, her dead husband condemned as a pagan traitor, leaving her on the brink of ruin, grieves for her son lost to the Christians and is fearful of committing to another man. Lucius Apulius, ex-military tribune ..read more

Today I’m pleased to be taking part in the blog tour for JULIA PRIMA A Roma Nova Foundation Story by Alison Morton. I was also lucky enough to have the chance to ask the author some questions about their work so keep reading on for a 10 Questions With feature. I’ve not had one on the blog in a while so very esxcited!! Here’s the book blurb. “You should have trusted me. You should have given me a choice.” AD 370, Roman frontier province of Noricum. Neither wholly married nor wholly divorced, Julia Bacausa is trapped in the power struggle between the Christian church and her pagan ruler father ..read more

Today I’m going to be reviewing Spear Havoc: 1066 – Alternative Histories by C.R. May. Here is the blurb – Genre – Historical Fiction/Alternative History The year 1066 is arguably the most famous in English history. Assailed on all sides, King Harold and his doughty army finally fall to a last gasp Norman assault. It is perhaps the very first of those fights against the odds which have entered the national psyche, of which Agincourt, Rorke’s Drift and Dunkirk are but a few. But what if Harold Godwinson had prevailed on that blood soaked ridge? Or the invasions of Harald of Norway and Willia ..read more

Next up for review is The Reaper’s Kiss, book 3 in The Ripper Legacies series by Robert Southworth. I’m the self-proclaimed biggest fan of Rob’s.. he’s the reason my blog even exists.. that said he knows I won’t take it easy on him. Here’s the blurb. Genre – Thriller/Alternative History My Rating – 5/5 Stars London 1891 Sir Simeon Harkness has joined his son in the pursuit of the infamous killer. With his resources, it is not long before the scent of new lines of investigation are detected. The Ripper can feel the oppressive breath of his pursuers upon his skin. He must hide his tracks and re ..read more

Title – Retalio (Roma Nova #6) Author – Alison Morton Genre – Alternative History My Rating – 5/5 Stars Synopsis “A classic tale of resistance and resilience – the only regret is when the action stops.” – Douglas Jackson Early 1980s Vienna. Recovering from a near fatal shooting, Aurelia Mitela, ex-Praetorian and former foreign minister of Roma Nova, chafes at her enforced exile. She barely escaped from her nemesis, the charming and amoral Caius Tellus who grabbed power in Roma Nova, the only part of the Roman Empire to survive into the twentieth century. Aurelia’s duty and passion fire her det ..read more

Title – The Reaper’s Touch (The Ripper Legacies Book 2) Author – Robert Southworth Genre – Alternative History/Fantasy Length – 308 Pages Publication – August 2017 My Rating – 5/5 Stars Synopsis London 1890, William Harkness is summoned to the scene of a grisly murder. The victim is not a woman of the night, nor a member of the underclass. Nonetheless, Harkness is certain the Ripper has resumed his slaughter. He and his men resume the hunt for the infamous killer but all is not as it seems. William Harkness soon realises that hunters can also be prey… Review For me this has ..read more

Title – 1066 Turned Upside Down Author  – Joanna Courtney, Helen Hollick, Annie Whitehead, Anna Belfrage , Alison Morton, Carol McGrath, Eliza Redgold, GK Holloway, Richard Dee Genre – Historical Fiction /Alternative History Length –    197 Pages Publication – 1st August 2016 My Rating – 5/5 Stars Synopsis Ever wondered what might have happened if William the Conqueror had been beaten at Hastings? Or if Harald Hardrada had won at Stamford Bridge? Or if Edward the Confessor had died with an heir ready to take his place ..read more

Title – The Reaper’s Breath (The Ripper Legacies Book 1) Author – Robert Southworth Genre – Historical Fiction / Alternative History Length – 242 Pages Publication – Feb 2016 My Rating – 5/5 Stars Synopsis Mary Kelly lies dead upon her bed… Her sorrowful eyes still hold captive, the agony of her fate. Anger, and fear walk side by side as the populace of London demand justice for the slain. Is it a single mad man or is there a bloody political game being played out in the grime filled streets of the old City? The authorities are powerless to stop the bloodletting and c ..read more