The Coffee Pot Book Club
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The official blog of Historical Fiction author, Mary Anne Yarde, and home to The Coffee Pot Book Club. Come and join Mary Anne on the hunt for everything historical, as well as mythological. Oh, and let's not forget the odd book or two! Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy.
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1d ago
A Sword Among Ravens
(Book 3 Of The Long-Hair Saga)
By Cynthia Ripley Miller
Publication Date: 9th December 2020
Publisher: BookLocker.com
Page Length: 281 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction / Historical Thriller
In a grave, on the edge of a Roman battlefield, an ancient sword has been discovered. Legend claims it belonged to King David of Israel and carries a curse—those who wield it will tragically die—but not the chosen.
AD 455. Arria Felix and her husband, Garic the Frank, have safely delivered a sacred relic to Emperor Marcian in Constantinople. But now, Arria ..read more
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2d ago
Mission Churchill
By Alex Abella
Publication Date: 31st January 2024
Publisher: Adler Entertainment Trust LLC
Page Length: 276 Pages
Genre: Historical Thriller
In 1933 Cuba, a deadly game of cat and mouse unfolds. An IRA sharpshooter, driven by vengeance and a relentless mission, has Winston Churchill in his crosshairs. But just as the assassin is about to strike, Churchill's tenacious bodyguard, Walter Thompson, intervenes, forcing the killer into the shadows.
Years later, amid the fiery rain of the German Blitz on London, Thompson locks eyes with a ghost from Havana—the very sa ..read more
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3d ago
The Shadows of London
James Marwood & Cat Lovett, Book 6)
By Andrew Taylor
Publication Date: 2nd March 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins
Page Length: 454 Pages
Genre: Historical Thriller
The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital.
The disfigured body of a man is unearthed in the ruins of the old almshouse, forcing architect Cat Hakesby to stop restoration work. It is clear he has been murdered, and Whitehall secretary James Marwood is ordered to investigate.
When the man’s identity is revealed, it’s clear that there are larger forces at p ..read more
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4d ago
Riddle of the Gods
By Eric Schumacher
Publication Date: 25th March 2024
Publisher: Bodn Books
Page Length: 280 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
Riddle of the Gods is the riveting fourth novel in the best-selling series chronicling the life and adventures of one of Norway’s most controversial kings, Olaf Tryggvason.
It is AD 976.
Olaf Tryggvason, the renegade prince of Norway, has lost his beloved wife to a tragedy that turns the lords of the land he rules against him. With his family gone and his future uncertain, Olaf leaves his realm and embarks on a decades-long quest to d ..read more
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5d ago
The Last of the Seven
By Steven Hartov
Publication Date: 9th August 2022
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Page Length: 368 Pages
Genre: Historical Thriller
A spellbinding novel of World War II based on the little-known history of the X Troop—a team of European Jews who escaped the Continent only to join the British Army and return home to exact their revenge on Hitler’s military.
A lone soldier wearing a German uniform stumbles into a British military camp in the North African desert with an incredible story to tell. He is the only survivor of an undercover operation meant ..read more
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6d ago
Winter Siege
By Ariana Franklin
Publication Date: 9th October 2014
Publisher: Transworld Digital
Page Length: 450 Pages
Genre: Historical Thriller
It's 1141 and freezing cold.
Gwil, a battle-hardened mercenary, is horrified to stumble across a little girl close to death. She has been attacked, just one more victim in a winter of atrocities. Clutching a sliver of parchment, she is terrified - but Gwil knows what he must do. He will bring her back to life. He will train her to fight. And together, they will hunt down the man who did this to her.
But danger looms whereve ..read more
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1w ago
Escape The Choice
(The Choice Series, Book 1)
By Ellie Yarde
Publication Date: March 1st 2022
Publisher: Independent;
Page Length: 40 Pages
Genre: One-Hour Teen & Young Adult Short Reads
How do you make a choice when you don't want to choose?
Oliver's friendship may be important to Ali, after all, she's the only friend he's got, but that's all they will ever be – friends. When it comes to Noah, she can't help but hope their friendship will become something more. Her heart flutters when he is near, and her eyes always seem to find his.
Unfortunately for Ali, Oliver w ..read more
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1w ago
Covered in Flour
By Charles Presti
Publication Date: 10th October 2023
Publisher: Charles Presti
Page Length: 220 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction
It's 1968 in Whisper Haven, and 8-year-old Carl Pozzi’s world is about to change.
For eight-year-old Carl Pozzi, 1968 begins like any other year—playing kickball with friends and enjoying the comforting aroma of Mom's pasta dinners in their predominantly white suburban Whisper Haven home. But when Carl's teacher introduces lessons about racial prejudice and injustice, his worldview cracks wide open.
How far can innocence stretc ..read more
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1w ago
The Royal Women Who Made England:
The Tenth Century in Saxon England
By MJ Porter
Publication Date: 30th January 2024
hardback UK/epub direct from the publisher/4th April 2024 US and Kindle edition
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Page Length: 237 Pages
Genre: Historical Non-Fiction
Throughout the tenth century, England, as it would be recognized today, formed. No longer many Saxon kingdoms, but rather, just England. Yet, this development masks much in the century in which the Viking raiders were seemingly driven from England’s shores by Alfred, his children a ..read more
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1w ago
The Bookseller of Inverness
By S G MacLean
Publication Date: 2nd March 2023
Publisher: Quercus
Page Length: 416 Pages
Genre: Historical Thriller
After Culloden, Iain MacGillivray was left for dead on Drummossie Moor. Wounded, his face brutally slashed, he survived only by pretending to be dead as the Redcoats patrolled the corpses of his Jacobite comrades.
Six years later, with the clan chiefs routed and the Highlands subsumed into the British state, Iain lives a quiet life, working as a bookseller in Inverness. One day, after helping several of his regular customer ..read more