Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours

02/05/2023

"Utilizing the exciting events from this time frame, Dunlap weaves together the glamour of the movie industry and the arrival of portrait photography and demonstrates that there are always darker sides to everything. Knowledge is power and both women need to learn some new things about themselves and the changing world around them before they can take the next steps forward."

Susanne Dunlap

I always enjoy taking a trip back in time and this is why historical fiction novels are one of my favorite genres to read. When done well, you’re transported to a completely different time an…

02/05/2023

Wishing Aimie K. Runyan, Rachel McMillan, & J'nell Ciesielski a very Happy Book Birthday 🥳📚

The Castle Keepers is out today from Harper Muse Books

28/04/2023

5-STAR REVIEW⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: THE COURTESAN’S DAUGHTER by Susanne Dunlap Susanne Dunlap Author & Book Coach Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours

👉Susanne Dunlap has penned a richly provocative tale of love, hope, desire, and desperation to deliver a powerful read in THE COURTESAN'S DAUGHTER. I couldn't put it down and highly recommend it for a fully immersive reading experience...

🔥Click on link to read the full review. https://tinyurl.com/4e3ddzae

28/04/2023

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The Courtesan's Daughter
Susanne Dunlap

1910 New York. Seventeen-year-old Sylvie and her French-immigrant mother Justine eke out a living doing piecework in a tenement on the Lower East Side, while Sylvie attends school so that she can escape their life of poverty by becoming a teacher.

At least, that’s what her mother believes should happen. Sylvie, though, has a different dream. She wants to be a star in the new moving pictures, just like the beautiful Vitagraph Girl. When she meets a dangerously handsome Italian boy at church one Sunday and he encourages her ambitions, she begins secretly taking steps toward the career she knows her mother won’t approve of.

Ambition, survival, and unexpected alliances combine in this mother-daughter story that proves love can conquer all—at a price.

My thoughts: I have read and loved many of Dunlap's works. She has the ability to write about person and place in such a way that the reader is spellbound. With this latest work, Dunlap takes readers on one woman's journey to protect her daughter at all costs. Justine would do everything in her power to place her daughter on a path for success. Sylvie accepted her mother's efforts until she realized that making her own decisions allowed her to fulfill her unspoken dreams. Unmentioned horrors and unexpected dangers amount to a flurry of secrets that neither can truly unveil to the other. The inclusion of the early years of Vitagraph Studios was a very nice addition and correlated well with Sylvie's desires.

Q. I'm on vacation!! Where is the last place you went on vacation?

Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours Susanne Dunlap Author & Book Coach

28/04/2023

You’re invited to the Virtual Book Launch Party for The Castle Keepers featuring authors Aimie K. Runyan, J'nell Ciesielski, and Rachel McMillan!

Join us on Zoom on Tuesday, May 2nd starting at 6:00 to celebrate the release of this exciting new historical!

Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85670801180
Meeting ID: 856 7080 1180
Passcode: 850968

We hope to see you there!

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Leedswick Castle has housed the Alnwick family in the English countryside for generations, despite a family curse determined to destroy their legacy and erase them from history.

1870. After a disastrous dinner at the Astor mansion forces her to flee New York in disgrace, socialite Beatrice Holbrook knows her performance in London must be a triumph. When she catches the eye of Charles Alnwick, one of the town’s most enviably-titled bachelors, she prepares to attempt a social coup and become the future Marchioness of Northridge. When tragedy and scandal strike the Alnwick family, Beatrice must assume the role of a lifetime: that of her true, brave self.

1917. Artist Elena Hamilton arrives in Northumberland determined to transform a soldier’s wounds into something beautiful. Tobias Alnwick’s parents have commissioned a lifelike mask to help their son return to his former self after battle wounds partially destroyed his face. But Elena doesn’t see a man who needs fixing—she sees a man who needn’t hide. Yet secrets from their past threaten to chase away the peace they’ve found in each other and destroy the future they’re creating.

1945. Alec Alnwick returns home from the war haunted but determined to leave death and destruction behind. With the help of Brigitta Mayr, the brilliant young psychoanalyst whose correspondence was a lifeline during his time on the Western Front, he reconstructs his family’s large estate into a rehabilitation center for similarly wounded soldiers. Now Alec’s efforts may be the only chance to redeem his family legacy—and break the curse on the Alnwick name—once and for all.



HarperCollins

13/04/2023

You are invited to a Zoom birthday party TODAY for MADAME POMMERY!

An exciting romp through Champagne Country with V***e Clicquot, Madame Pommery, and Rebecca Rosenberg!

4:00-4:45 pm PDT

Meeting ID: 774 5801 5915
Passcode: Pommery

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Rebecca Rosenberg Novels

04/04/2023

Happy Pub Day to Author K.T. Blakemore! The Good Time Girls is out today!

It's here! I am absolutely thrilled to say The Good Time Girls is officially in the world today. This book was, bar none, my favorite to write - I had a ball following Pip and Ruby on their escapades across Kansas.

There are three people I have to thank today - Valerie Biel of Lost Lake Press for her mad marketing skills, Kerry Cathers for her eagle eye edits, and Jacqueline Vick for her cheerleading and leaning an ear when I needed to work through story issues.

Without further ado, I say to our heroines "Welcome to the World!!!!!"

PS - If you want to order from your local bookstore, please do! You can also order your hardback or paperback from Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-good-time-girls-k-t-blakemore/19892677?ean=9780990584384

And thank you!!!

04/04/2023

Author K.T. Blakemore stops by MK McClintock's blog to chat about THE GOOD TIME GIRLS, which is out TODAY!

https://www.mkmcclintock.com/post/kt-blakemore-the-good-time-girls-western

Kim Taylor Blakemore

A novel of wild women, the bonds of friendship, a harrowing road trip, and help found in the least likely places. Giveaway ends 04/26/23.

31/03/2023

The blog tour stops today at Reading Is My Remedy - Book Reviews

"This was such a fascinating read...I really loved this one and learning about Madame Pommery."

https://readingismyremedy.wordpress.com/2023/03/31/madame-pommery-by-rebecca-rosenberg

Rebecca Rosenberg Novels

Madame Pommery by Rebecca Rosenberg Novels

Wine, a women pioneer before her time and historical fiction - what more can you want from a novel? This was such a fascinating read, based on the true story and person of Madame Pommery who made a name of herself after taking over her husband's failing winery and businesses as a widow. A woman business owner was not fathomable during this time, but Madame Pommery found a way to do just that against the advice of many. Having a dream and always wanting to help those in need Madame Pommery often was on the brink of failure but she always found a way to pull through and prove herself.

This novel had so much history written in it, and I really learned a lot about wine, wine making and how she pioneered a new type of wine to be had with meals. Wine had always been this rich, sugary robust drink and she reconfigured this evening after meal elixir. Many thought she was nuts in her ideas and would fail miserably. You cannot just change wine and it's use but she did and the rest is history as they say. Madame Pommery was an innovative woman and often used every thing to her disposal. Over coming barrier after barrier, undermining by many, including her son and then the Franco-Prussian war that caused occupation of her house by soldiers, she still fought for every drop of her wine and proved her dream true in the end.

Thank you to Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours for the invite and to the author for sending me a free copy of her novel. I really loved this one and learning about Madame Pommery. This review is of my own opinion and accord.

30/03/2023

"Rosenberg once again delivers in this latest novel of her Champagne Widows series. Readers not only get introduced to another bold, courageous, successful woman, but they also get to experience the cut throat savagery of the time period. Many thanks to Rebecca Rosenberg for highlighting this extraordinary woman!"

https://apotpourriofopinions.blogspot.com/2023/03/madame-pommery-creator-of-brut-champagne.html

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30/03/2023

5 stars for MADAME POMMERY by Rebecca Rosenberg Novels

"Madame Pommery is a riveting historical fiction novel based on the real life Champagne Widow...the writing effortlessly recreated the beauty of the Champagne region"

https://stephaniesbookreviews.weebly.com/blog-tours/madame-pommery

22/03/2023

"Her story is one that will keep you turning the pages and wanting to know more about a beverage you probably never gave as much as bubbles thought to...it is a fascinating tale of resilience & love."

https://bookscookslooks.com/madame-pommery-by-rebecca-rosenberg-book-review/

Rebecca Rosenberg Novels

Based on a true story, a heroic novel about a mother and widow who fights the social class system to create a champagne legacy.