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07/11/2024

Stanger’s posthumously published novel tunes into the early´60s Zeitgeist perfectly, hitting just the right note in her depiction of gilded youth living a life of privilege in Oxford and London at the dawn of the permissive society. Her dialogue captures the breathlessness, sometimes the brittleness, of relationships amongst Clelia’s set (few of whom are likeable).

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31/10/2024

STARTS MONDAY! Follow the for The Red Citadel by Michael Lynes Romaunce

Isaac Alvarez is a heretic, a reluctant spy, and a murder suspect. Can he prove his innocence and quell a rebellion to reunite his family? Granada, Andalusia, 1499 Forced to convert to Catholicism Isaac remains a Jew at heart. Exiled from Seville by King Ferdinand for heresy he is suspected of murdering the Grand Inquisitor, Torquemada. Did he? Andreas, a priest, has been accused of the murder and imprisoned. Alonso, Torquemada's previous deputy and an old foe of Isaac's, has now returned from exile in the Indies determined to prove his childhood friend's innocence. Isaac now lives with Abdul Rahman - a wealthy Muslim spice merchant - his wife Fatima, and his brother Ali Sina, the last apothecary in the city. He works for Archbishop Talavera. Granada is in turmoil. The rulers coerce Muslims to embrace Catholicism. A rebellion is developing, led by Abdul Rahman. The King instructs Isaac to spy on the rebels. He is conflicted by his loyalty to the brothers and his love for Fatima, but reluctantly agrees.
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31/10/2024

STARTS TODAY! Follow the for The Red Citadel by Michael Lynes Romaunce

Isaac Alvarez is a heretic, a reluctant spy, and a murder suspect. Can he prove his innocence and quell a rebellion to reunite his family? Granada, Andalusia, 1499 Forced to convert to Catholicism Isaac remains a Jew at heart. Exiled from Seville by King Ferdinand for heresy he is suspected of murdering the Grand Inquisitor, Torquemada. Did he? Andreas, a priest, has been accused of the murder and imprisoned. Alonso, Torquemada's previous deputy and an old foe of Isaac's, has now returned from exile in the Indies determined to prove his childhood friend's innocence. Isaac now lives with Abdul Rahman - a wealthy Muslim spice merchant - his wife Fatima, and his brother Ali Sina, the last apothecary in the city. He works for Archbishop Talavera. Granada is in turmoil. The rulers coerce Muslims to embrace Catholicism. A rebellion is developing, led by Abdul Rahman. The King instructs Isaac to spy on the rebels. He is conflicted by his loyalty to the brothers and his love for Fatima, but reluctantly agrees.
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10/11/2023

STARTS TODAY! Follow the for Rattling the Jewel in the Crown by Khalil Nouri Romaunce

Blurb
One of the first Afghans in London – inspired by true events.

In 1895, the despotic Amir Abdul Rahman Khan, nicknamed ‘The Iron Amir’ who had united Afghanistan through a reign of terror, espionage and retribution had intended to undertake a state visit to England to pay his respects to the ageing Queen Victoria. However, his health prevented him from making the trip, and so instead he sent his youngest son Prince Shahzada Nasrullah Khan to represent him in the court at Windsor Palace.

His aim was for Afghanistan to become an autonomous region, which would have allowed him to make foreign policy decisions and other matters regarding relations with countries that surrounded Afghanistan. The Queen refused because of the expansionist ambitions of Czarist Russia. Russia could easily have invaded the crown jewel of Great Britain, India by invading defenceless Afghanistan first. This was a risk she did not want to take.

Nasrullah being so upset, and in defiance of Queen Victoria’s rejection ordered his 100 plus men to take up arms and start shooting from every corner and window of Dorchester House where they were staying. As a result, London descended into chaos and very quickly after, the disgruntled Prince left London deeply disappointed and in disgrace.

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10/11/2023

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Welcome to my stop on this thank you so much & for having me!

✨𝓣𝓾𝓼𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓔𝓷𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽✨
𝐵𝓎: 𝒦𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝒵𝒶𝓇𝓇𝑒𝓁𝓁𝒾

ʙʟᴜʀʙ: ʟɪʙʀᴀʀɪᴀɴ ᴀɴᴛᴏɴɪᴀ ɢʀᴀʏ ʜᴀꜱ ꜰʟᴇᴅ ᴇɴɢʟᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇʀɴ ᴛᴜꜱᴄᴀɴʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴ ᴜɴʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀꜰꜰᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴄʜɪᴠᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ 17ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ɪᴛᴀʟɪᴀɴ ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀᴇʀ, ᴀ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀɪᴇꜱ-ᴏʟᴅ ᴀʀɪꜱᴛᴏᴄʀᴀᴛɪᴄ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀꜱᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴛᴏɴɪᴀ ᴡᴀɴᴛꜱ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ꜱᴏ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴅɪʙʟʏ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜꜱ. ʜɪꜱ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ, ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ꜱᴇᴇᴍꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʟᴏʀᴇɴᴢᴏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴀɴᴛᴏɴɪᴀ’ꜱ ʀᴇꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ɢɪꜱᴇʟʟᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪᴅᴇᴀꜱ.

MY THOUGHTS: ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ Qᴜɪᴄᴋ ʀᴇᴀᴅ. ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛ! ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛᴡɪꜱᴛꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ. ɪ ᴅɪᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ꜱᴘᴏᴋᴇ, ɪᴛ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴇʟᴇɢᴀɴᴛ ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴅᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴀʏ. ᴀᴛ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ, ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ʟᴀᴘᴛᴏᴘ. ɪ ꜰᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘᴇᴇᴄʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇʟɪɴᴇ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴍᴇꜱʜ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀɴ ᴏᴋᴀʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ.

 

31/10/2023

31/10/2023

Follow the for Blood Libel (The Isaac Alvarez Mysteries) by Michael Lynes Romaunce

Blurb

1495 Seville,Andalusia.

Can Isaac find the real killer to save his best friend from ex*****on?

The Inquisition is determined to execute heretics like Isaac - those who practice Judaism in secret. Friends and family are arrested and set against each other. Isaac's best friend is accused of heresy, and he is forced to choose between him and his own family. King Ferdinand offers to help him - can Isaac trust him? As the mystery unravels what secrets will Isaac uncover about himself, his friends, and his family?

About the author

Michael writes the Isaac Alvarez Mysteries, set in late 15th century Andalusia. He won a prize for his debut, Blood Libel, at the 2020 Emirates Literature Festival. Best-selling author Sophie Hannah called it, 'immensely gripping,' and the Historical Novel Society said, 'Lynes knows his history and tells the story with verve.' He published his second novel, The Heretic's Daughter, in 2022. Awais Khan, author of The Company of Strangers, said it had, 'everything a historical thriller should have, and more.' He is hard at work on the third book in the series, The Red Citadel, to be published in 2023. Michael is a member of the Crime Writers' Association - he is the founding convenor of the Gulf Chapter - the Historical Novel Society, and The Alliance of Independent Authors. He is an alumnus of the Faber Academy's Writing a Novel course. Originally from London, he lives in Dubai with his family.

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31/10/2023

Follow the for Blood Libel (The Isaac Alvarez Mysteries) by Michael Lynes Romaunce

Blurb

1495 Seville,Andalusia.

Can Isaac find the real killer to save his best friend from ex*****on?

The Inquisition is determined to execute heretics like Isaac - those who practice Judaism in secret. Friends and family are arrested and set against each other. Isaac's best friend is accused of heresy, and he is forced to choose between him and his own family. King Ferdinand offers to help him - can Isaac trust him? As the mystery unravels what secrets will Isaac uncover about himself, his friends, and his family?

About the author

Michael writes the Isaac Alvarez Mysteries, set in late 15th century Andalusia. He won a prize for his debut, Blood Libel, at the 2020 Emirates Literature Festival. Best-selling author Sophie Hannah called it, 'immensely gripping,' and the Historical Novel Society said, 'Lynes knows his history and tells the story with verve.' He published his second novel, The Heretic's Daughter, in 2022. Awais Khan, author of The Company of Strangers, said it had, 'everything a historical thriller should have, and more.' He is hard at work on the third book in the series, The Red Citadel, to be published in 2023. Michael is a member of the Crime Writers' Association - he is the founding convenor of the Gulf Chapter - the Historical Novel Society, and The Alliance of Independent Authors. He is an alumnus of the Faber Academy's Writing a Novel course. Originally from London, he lives in Dubai with his family.

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30/10/2023

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1495: Seville, Andalusia.

Can Isaac find the real killer to save his best friend from ex*****on?

The Inquisition is determined to execute heretics like Isaac - those who practice Judaism in secret. Friends and family are arrested and set against each other. Isaac's best friend is accused of heresy, and he is forced to choose between him and his own family. King Ferdinand offers to help him - can Isaac trust him? As the mystery unravels what secrets will Isaac uncover about himself, his friends, and his family?

Review coming soon..👀

24/10/2023

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⭐BOOK TOUR REVIEW⭐

Thanks to and for having me along on this book tour.

Blood Libel is set against the backdrop of the Spanish Inquisition and for me, my knowledge is very lacking. I found this novel both eye opening and profounding.

The historical fiction of this work is well written and felt well researched, the treatment of the characters whether Jewish or not didn't seem to matter to the persecutor. The events were brutal and the author did really well to convey them onto paper. The characters were created with great realism, Isaac felt like a complex character, being torn with what he wants to do and what he's expected to do. I really felt that Isaac was a great character to understand, as his religion divided him as a person - or at least that was my take on him.

I really found this to be an enlightening read, it taught me so much more than I knew.

Blurb

1495 Seville,Andalusia.

Can Isaac find the real killer to save his best friend from ex*****on?

The Inquisition is determined to execute heretics like Isaac - those who practice Judaism in secret. Friends and family are arrested and set against each other. Isaac's best friend is accused of heresy, and he is forced to choose between him and his own family. King Ferdinand offers to help him - can Isaac trust him? As the mystery unravels what secrets will Isaac uncover about himself, his friends, and his family?