Sunday Salon…4.19.09
It’s Sunday once again and last week I got so busy I didn’t get a chance to catch everyone up on what this book faery has been up to. So this one will be a recap of the last two weeks since the last...
View ArticleThe Last Queen…5.26.09
In this stunning novel, C.W. Gortner brings to life Juana of Castile, the third child of Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand of Spain, who would become the last queen of Spanish blood to inherit her...
View ArticleSunday Salon 5.31.09
Shh…I’m reading today, can’t you tell? I’m kicking off Wendy Wax’s book tour tomorrow with Pump Up Your Book Promotions so be sure to stop back by for more information about the book, my review, and...
View ArticleThe Confessions of Catherine de Medici, C.W. Gortner – Review
At the age of fourteen, Catherine de Medici, last legitimate descendant of the Medici blood, finds herself betrothed to the King Francois I’s son, Henri. Sent from her native Florence to France,...
View ArticleInterweaving Fact with Fiction by C.W. Gortner {Guest #Author}
In my latest novel, THE TUDOR SECRET, Book One in the Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles, I set myself to a challenge that proved more daunting than I originally thought. Despite its shorter length,...
View ArticleFacebook Party with Prizes!
Pump Up Your Book will be hosting the February 2011 Authors on Tour on Friday February 25, 2011 at 9 – 11 p.m. (eastern time – adjust to your time zone). This is your opportunity to chat with the...
View ArticleThe Tudor Secret {#Book Trailer}
C.W. Gortner stopped by earlier this week to talk to us about interweaving fact with fiction and since I enjoyed his novels The Last Queen and The Confessions of Catherine Medici, I wanted to share...
View ArticleThe Tudor Secret {#Book #Review + #Giveaway}
The era of the Tudors was one of spies, intrigue, conspiracy, and danger. . . Filled with the intrigue and pageantry of Tudor England, The Tudor Secret brings this world to life from a new perspective,...
View ArticleThe Queen’s Vow {#Book Review}
No one believed she was destined for greatness—until she became one of history’s most powerful and controversial queens. Young Isabella is barely a teenager when she is thrust into danger. Suspected of...
View ArticleBehind The Queen’s Vow: Isabella of Castile and her Myth {Guest #Author: C.W....
Isabella of Castile is one of those historical characters who generate strong reactions. When I began to tell my friends that I was writing about her, I heard everything from, “Ooh, you’re so brave to...
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