tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48041422975908074852024-03-10T03:48:11.830+01:00NOW CLOSED: Discovering DiamondsIndependent Reviews of the Best In Historical FictionHelen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comBlogger1490125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-80312440823823353952022-12-23T19:15:00.002+01:002023-11-06T12:54:54.568+01:00FIND A BOOK TO READ<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">July 31st 2022</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Discovering Diamonds is now closed </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">but our previously reviewed books will remain on this site for you to browse and enjoy</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IJn4sMXmKCWR3d61s7IZrI1jMQABlWUX5OKFLHW5RTARwjDGU_PF5KK5aYuQ0Bcs6gnfN3waEPnIsVeBs9f2cf_2oQ5g0gp3QRcceP2euZHERuNo10TG3OK1EZ28TdcZHvEHrtrmSfnP/s1600/FindBookAuthor-header.jpg" style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="600" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4IJn4sMXmKCWR3d61s7IZrI1jMQABlWUX5OKFLHW5RTARwjDGU_PF5KK5aYuQ0Bcs6gnfN3waEPnIsVeBs9f2cf_2oQ5g0gp3QRcceP2euZHERuNo10TG3OK1EZ28TdcZHvEHrtrmSfnP/s400/FindBookAuthor-header.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Non-fiction</b> books are listed at the bottom</span></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Reviewer's Choice</span></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzm7O1lXBpSAL6VxZS7pkbTuiyWYKi3uF2xOnfiNQw7sBqcawFjQCib2CCGDd3jYn359VjcUXlgvTLF6UUXDXaEgPjImFqfnPJboPntHFd5J-k42eXGofUWdO4t_h8rwcKvThnibh0Xwuv3RBu-DbtASUDZNFoLjgfc0X37rkmSuPSqDqbjTYWwaXBFQ=s800" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzm7O1lXBpSAL6VxZS7pkbTuiyWYKi3uF2xOnfiNQw7sBqcawFjQCib2CCGDd3jYn359VjcUXlgvTLF6UUXDXaEgPjImFqfnPJboPntHFd5J-k42eXGofUWdO4t_h8rwcKvThnibh0Xwuv3RBu-DbtASUDZNFoLjgfc0X37rkmSuPSqDqbjTYWwaXBFQ=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Our Reviewer's Choice se</b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: medium;">lections</b><br style="font-size: medium;" /></span>(previously Book of the Month): <span><b style="background-color: #93c47d;"> highlighted in green<br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span>Book of the Year : </span></b></span></b></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #fcff01;">highlighted in yellow</span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span>Cover of the Month: </span></b></span></b></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">highlighted in pink </span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span>Cover of the year: </span></b></span></b></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;">highlighted in blue</span></b></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Richard Abbott</b> </span> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/half-sick-of-shadows-by-richard-abbott.html" target="_blank">Half Sick of Shadows</a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Richard Abramson </b></span></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_27.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">The Virtues of Scanda</span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">l</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>P K Adams</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-greenest-branch-by-pk-adams.html" target="_blank">The Greenest Branch<b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/search?q=P+K+Adams" target="_blank">The Column of Burning Spices </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Melissa Addey</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-fragrant-concubine-by-melissa-addey.html" target="_blank">The Fragrant Concubine</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-cup-moorish-empire-by-melissa-addey.html" target="_blank">The Cup </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-string-of-silver-beads-by-melissa.html" target="_blank">A String of Silver Beads</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-garden-of-perfect-brightness-by.html" target="_blank">The Garden of Perfect Brightness</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-none.html" target="_blank">None Such as She</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-consorts-by-melissa-addey-reviewed.html" target="_blank">The Consorts</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/03/beneath-waves-by-melissa-addey.html" target="_blank">Beneath the Waves </a></span><br />
<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-cold-palace-by-melissa-addey.html" target="_blank">The Cold Palace</a> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-do-not.html" target="_blank">Do Not Awaken Love </a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-from.html" target="_blank">From the Ashes</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Edoardo Albert </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-conrad.html" target="_blank">Conrad Monk and the Great Heathen Army</a></span><br />
<b>Susan Wittig Albert</b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-tale-of-hill-top-farm-by-susan.html" target="_blank">Tale of Hill Top Farm</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b> E.S. Alexander </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-lies.html" target="_blank">Lies that Blind</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Piers Alexander</b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/scatterwood-by-piers-alexander.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank"> Scatterwood</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Dick Allan</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-cry-of.html" target="_blank">The Cry of the Heron</a> </span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Philip K. Allan</span></b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/the-captains-nephew-by-philip-k-allan.html" target="_blank">The Captain's Nephew </a><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b> </b></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-sloop-of-war-by-philip-k-allan.html" target="_blank">A Sloop of War </a> </b></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/on-lee-shore-by-philip-k-allan.html" target="_blank">On the Lee Shore</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-man-of.html" target="_blank">A Man Of No Country </a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-distant-ocean-by-philip-k-allan.html" target="_blank">The Distant Ocean</a><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-turn.html" target="_blank">The Turn of the Tide</a> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-in.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">Nothern Seas</span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </b></a> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/09/larcum-mudge-by-philip-k-allan.html" target="_blank">Larcum Mudge</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/01/sea-of-wolves-by-philip-k-allan.html" target="_blank">Sea of Wolves</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/upon-malabar-coast-by-philip-k-allan.html" target="_blank">Upon the Malabar Coast</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-wolves-in-winter-by-philip-k-allan.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>The Wolves In Winter</b></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Brook Allen </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Antonius Son of Rome</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/discovering-diamonds-reviews-of.html" target="_blank">Antonius: Second in Command </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/discovering-diamonds-reviews-of.html" target="_blank">Antonius: Soldier of Fate</a></span><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Lyn Alexander </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-officers-code-by-lyn-alexander.html" target="_blank">The Officer’s Code</a> <span style="color: red;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-ghosts-of-war-by-lyn-alexander.html" target="_blank">The Ghosts of War</a></span><br />
<span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="text-indent: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Merryn Allingham </b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-tale.html" target="_blank">A Tale of Two Sisters</a></span><br />
<span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; white-space: normal;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Judith Allnatt</b></span> </span><span style="font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; white-space: normal;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-moon.html" target="_blank">The Moon Field </a></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Joseph Scott Amis </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-to.html" target="_blank">To Shine With Honor: Coming Of Age</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: 700; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">D. L. Andersen </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-across.html" target="_blank">Across Unstill Waters </a></span></span><br /><span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Elizabeth R. Andersen </b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-scribe.html" target="_blank">The Scribe</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Susan Appleyard </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/dark-spirit-ludwig-ii-mad-king-of.html" target="_blank">Dark Spirit </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-in.html">In a Gilded Cage </a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-queen.html">Queen of Trial and Sorrow</a> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-first.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">The First Plantagenet</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-for.html" target="_blank">For the Crown</a></span><br />
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<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">Bonfire of the Perfect</span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Rosie Archer</b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_26.html" target="_blank"> The Narrowboat Girls</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Katherine Arden </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/the-bear-and-nightingale-by-katherine.html" target="_blank">The Bear and the Nightingale</a> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-girl-in-tower-by-katherine-arden.html" target="_blank">The Girl in the Tower</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Liz Arnold </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_19.html" target="_blank">A Healing Touch</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Jane Austen</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/persuasion-by-jane-austen.html" target="_blank">Persuasion</a></span><br />
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<b style="text-align: start;">Elizabeth Bailey </b><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-in.html" target="_blank">In Honour Bound</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_24.html" target="_blank">The Viscount Besieged</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Steven Baker</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-colour.html" target="_blank">Colour Sergeant Chesney VC</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Dorinda Balchin</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/heronfield-by-dorinda-balchin.html" target="_blank"> Heronfield</a><b> </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/a-discovered-diamond-review-of-cavalier.html">Cavalier Historian </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pauline Barclay </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/satchfild-hall-by-pauline-barclay.html" target="_blank">Satchfield Hall</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><b>Autumn Bardot </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-dragon.html" target="_blank">Dragon Lady</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Sue Barnard</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-ghostly-father-by-sue-barnard.html" target="_blank">The Ghostly Father </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Sue Barr</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_8.html"> </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_8.html">Caroline</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Steve Bartholomew </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/a-discovered-diamonds-review-of-tunnel.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Tunnel 6</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; text-indent: 0in;"><b>R L Bartram </b></span><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_18.html" target="_blank">Whippoorwill</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Tania Bayard </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/in-shadow-of-enemy-by-tania-bayard.html" target="_blank">In the Shadow of the Enemy<b> </b></a></span><br />
<b>Cryssa Bazos</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-severed-knot-by-cryssa-bazos.html" target="_blank">The Severed Knot </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2017/07/traitors-knot-by-cryssa-bazos.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>Traitor's Knot </b></a><span><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"> </b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/11/rebels-knot-by-cryssa-bazo.html" style="background-color: #fcff01;" target="_blank">Rebel's Knot</a><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> </span></b><span style="background-color: #f1c232;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><b>Edward Cartwright Beard </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_24.html" target="_blank"> The Testament of Leofric the Black </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Colin Beazley </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Colin+Beazley">Cries From The Frozen North </a></span><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Anna Belfrage</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </b><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/days-of-sun-and-glory-by-anna-belfrage.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Days of Sun and Glory </a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/under-approaching-dark-by-anna-belfrage.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Under the Approaching Dark</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/there-is-always-tomorrow-by-anna.html">There is Always Tomorrow</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/the-cold-light-of-dawn-by-anna-belfrage.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank"><b> In the Cold Light of Dawn</b></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-rip-in-veil-by-anna-belfrage.html" target="_blank">A Rip in the Veil</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/11/in-shadow-of-storm-by-anna-belfrage.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>In the Shadow of the Storm </b></a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/09/his-castilian-hawk-by-anna-belfrage.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>His Castilian Hawk</b></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-soft-touch-of-angels-by-anna.html" target="_blank">The Soft Touch Of Angels<b> </b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-whirlpools-of-time-anna-belfrage.html" target="_blank">The Whirlpools of Time</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-castilian-pomegranate-by-anna.html" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: #93c47d;">The Castilian Pomegranate</b></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Elizabeth Bell</span><span style="font-weight: 400; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></b></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: 400; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_17.html" target="_blank">Necessary Sins</a></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">John Bell </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/circumstantial-enemy-by-john-bell.html" target="_blank">Circumstantial Enemy</a><b> </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Jacquelyn Benson</b> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-fire.html" target="_blank">The Fire in the Glass</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-fire.html" target="_blank">The Shadow of Water</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/temptation-rag-by-elizabeth-hutchison.html" target="_blank">Temptation Rag</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-beauty.html" target="_blank">The Beauty Doctor</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Paul Bernardi <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/to-devil-his-due-by-paul-bernardi.html"> </a></b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/to-devil-his-due-by-paul-bernardi.html" target="_blank">To the Devil His Due </a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Charlotte Betts </b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-light.html" target="_blank">The Light Within Us</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Nancy Bilyeau</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-blue-by-nancy-bilyeau.html" target="_blank">The Blue</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Derek Birks</b> <b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/kingdom-of-rebels-by-derek-birks.html">Kingdom of Rebels </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-scars.html">Scars from the Past</a> </span><br />
<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-blood.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">The Blood of Princes</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></a> <span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-last-of-romans-by-derek-birks.html" target="_blank">The Last of the Romans</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Jen Black</b> <b> </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/the-magicians-bride-by-jen-black.html" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;">the Magician's Bride </span></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_17.html">Craigsmuir Affair </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/dark-whisky-road-by-jen-black.html">Dark Whisky Road</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-discovered-diamond-review-of-gybford.html">Gybford Affair</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/the-matfen-affair-by-jen-black.html">Matfen Affair </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-alba.html">Alba is Mine</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/queens-courier-by-jen-black.html" target="_blank">Queen’s Courier</a> </span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-viking.html" target="_blank">Viking Summer</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-queens-letters-by-jen-black.html" style="font-family: georgia, serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank"> The Queen's Letters</a> <span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/07/abduction-by-jen-black.html" target="_blank">Abduction</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Neil Blackmore</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_20.html" target="_blank">The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Dangerous Kingdom of Love</a> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Isobel Blackthorn</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_25.html" target="_blank">The Unlikely Occultist</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>C.M. Blackwood</b><b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/my-white-dahlia-by-c-m-blackwood.html">My White Dahlia </a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Nancy Blanton </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/when-starlings-fly-as-one-by-nancy.html" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: #93c47d;">When Starlings Fly As One</b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>David Blixt</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/her-majestys-will-by-david-blixt.html" target="_blank">David Blixt Her Majesty's Will</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Mark Bois </b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_26.html" target="_blank">The Lockwoods of Clonakilty</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Alaric Bond </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-sealed.html" target="_blank">Sealed Orders</a><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/hellfire-corner-by-alaric-bond-reviewed.html" target="_blank">Hellfire Corner</a><b> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Katherine Bone </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/the-pirates-debt-by-katherine-bone.html">The Pirate's Debt </a><b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/the-pirates-duchess-by-katherine-bone.html"> Pirate’s Duchess</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Patricia J. Boomsma<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-way-of.html" target="_blank"> </a></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-way-of.html" target="_blank">The Way of Glory</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Paul Boorstin <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-david.html" target="_blank"> </a></b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-david.html" target="_blank">David And The Philistine Woman </a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Inge H Borg </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/khamsin-by-inge-h-borg.html">Khamsin </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Lucienne Boyce</b> <b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/bloodie-bones-by-lucienne-boyce.html">Bloodie Bones<b> </b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/fatal-coin-by-lucienne-boyce.html"> Fatal Coin</a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/fatal-coin-by-lucienne-boyce.html"><b> </b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/the-butchers-block-by-lucienne-boyce.html">Butcher's Block </a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/the-butchers-block-by-lucienne-boyce.html"> </a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Kate Braithwaite </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/charlatan-by-kate-braithwaite.html">Charlatan </a> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-girl-puzzle-story-of-nellie-bly-by.html" target="_blank">The Girl Puzzle: A story of Nellie Bly </a></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Ana Brazil </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-fanny.html" target="_blank">Fanny Newcomb and the Irish Channel Ripper</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>D.A. Brittain </b></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-judahs.html" target="_blank">Judah's Scepter And The Sacred Stone</a></span></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Jenny Brown</b> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/undisciplined-ardor-by-jenny-brown.html" target="_blank">Undisciplined Ardor</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Lynn Bryant</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01242493835.html" target="_blank">An Unconventional Officer</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Rebecca Bryn </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/touching-wire-by-rebecca-bryn.html" target="_blank">Touching the Wire </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-on.html">On Different Shores</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Jim Burnside </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_18.html" target="_blank">The Longest Night</a><b> </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>K.M. Butler </b></span><span><b><span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-raven-and-dove-by-km-butler.html" target="_blank">The Raven and the Dove</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> </span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Octavia Butler </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/11/kindred-by-octavia-butler.html" target="_blank">Kindred</a><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/11/kindred-by-octavia-butler.html" target="_blank"> </a><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Paula Butterfield </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/la-luministe-by-paula-butterfield.html" target="_blank">La Luministe</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Richard Buxton </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/whirligig-by-richard-buxton.html" target="_blank">Whirligig </a><b> </b><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-copper-road-by-richard-buxton.html" target="_blank">The Copper Road</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Michael Calpino </b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/an-inception-of-piracy-by-michael.html" target="_blank">An Inception of Piracy</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span><b>Anna Campbell</b> </span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/09/lord-garsons-bride-by-anna-campbell.html" target="_blank">Lord Garson’s Bride</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Deborah Carr </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-broken.html">Broken Faces </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Don Eric Carroll </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-pancho.html">Pancho </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Anna Castle </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_9.html" target="_blank">Moriarty Takes His Medicine</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/publish-and-perish-by-anna-castle.html" target="_blank">Publish and Perish</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-broken-circle-by-anna-castle.html" target="_blank"> The Broken Circle</a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Sharon E. Cathcart<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-bayou.html" target="_blank"> </a></span></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-bayou.html" target="_blank">Bayou Fire </a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Edie Cay </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-boxer-and-blacksmith-by-edie-cay.html" style="background-color: #6aa84f;" target="_blank"><b>The Boxer and the Blacksmith</b></a></span><span style="font-family: times new roman;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Elizabeth Chadwick </b><b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/the-autumn-throne-by-elizabeth-chadwick.html">Autumn Throne </a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/templar-silks-by-elizabeth-chadwick.html" target="_blank">Templar Silks</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>S.A. Chakraborty <span style="background-color: #ea9999;"> </span></b><b style="background-color: #ea9999;"> <span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/the-city-of-brass-by-sa-chakraborty.html" target="_blank">The City of Brass</a></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Eileen Charbonneau</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-seven.html" target="_blank">Seven Aprils</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/06/mercies-of-fallen-by-eileen-charbonneau.html" target="_blank">Mercies of the Fallen</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span><b>Janet Skeslien Charles </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-paris.html" target="_blank">The Paris Library</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Tracy Chevalier </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-last-runaway-by-tracy-chevalier.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank"><b>The Last Runaway </b></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Erskine Childer</b>s <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-riddle.html" target="_blank">The Riddle of the Sands</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Sherry Christie </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-roma.html">Roma Amor </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Stephanie Churchill </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/the-kings-daughter-by-stephanie.html">King's Daughter<b> </b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/the-scribes-daughter-by-stephanie.html"> Scribe's Daughter</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-kings-furies-by-stephanie-churchill.html" target="_blank">The King's Furies </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Catherine Clarke</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-only-living-lady-parachutist-by.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>The Only Living Lady Parachutist</b></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Paul Clayton </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/white-seed-untold-story-of-lost-colony.html" target="_blank">White Seed – The Untold Story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Meg Clothier </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-empress-by-meg-clothier.html" target="_blank">The Empress</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Richard Coady </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-maya-papyrus-by-richard-coady.html">the Maya Papyrus </a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Elizabeth Cobbs</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-tubman-command-by-elizabeth-cobbs.html" target="_blank">The Tubman Command<b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Ian Nathaniel Cohen </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_26.html" target="_blank">The Brotherhood of the Black Flag</a></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Barry Cole </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">The Conquistador's Horse</a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">N L Collier </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/home-before-leaves-fall-by-n-l-collier.html" target="_blank">Home</a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/home-before-leaves-fall-by-n-l-collier.html" target="_blank"> Before The Leaves Fall</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/below-us-front-by-n-l-collier.html" target="_blank">Below Us The Front </a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/him-or-you-by-n-l-collier.html" target="_blank">Him or You </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/glory-is-bought-with-blood-by-n-l.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/glory-is-bought-with-blood-by-n-l.html" target="_blank">Glory is Bought With Blood</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/11/to-great-army-by-n-l-collier.html" target="_blank">To The Great Arm</a>y<b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Linda Collison </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-rhode.html">Rhode Island Rendezvous </a><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-rhode.html"> </a> </b> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>David Cook </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/fire-and-steel-by-david-cook.html">Fire and Steel </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>John Copenhaver</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/dodging-and-burning-by-john-copenhaver.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">Dodging and Burning </a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Elizabeth Jane Corbett </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-tides.html" target="_blank">The Tides Between </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Nicola Cornick </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/house-of-shadows-by-nicola-cornick.html">House of Shadows </a><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/house-of-shadows-by-nicola-cornick.html"> </a> </b> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-woman-in-lake-by-nicola-cornick.html" target="_blank">The Woman In The Lake</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Forgotten Sister</a><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-last-daughter-of-york-by-nicola.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b><span style="text-indent: 0in;">The Last Daughter of York /</span><span style="text-indent: 0in;">The Last Daughter</span></b></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Victoria Cornwall</b><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-thiefs-daughter-by-victoria-cornwall.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">The Thief'sDaughter</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Bernard Cornwell </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/">Flame Bearer </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/05/sharpes-assassin-by-bernard-cornwell.html" target="_blank"> Sharpe's Assassin</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Haydn Corper </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-scent-of-lilacs-by-haydn-corper.html">the Scent of Lilacs </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Diney Costloe </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-sisters-of-st-croix-by-diney-costloe.html">The Sisters of St Croix </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Emily Cotton </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/evas-secret-by-emily-cotton.html">Eva's Secret </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Vanessa Couchman </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-house.html" target="_blank">The House at Zaronza </a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_29.html" target="_blank">The Corsican Widow</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Elaine Cougler</b><b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-loyalists-wife-loyalists-luck-by.html">The Loyalist's Luck <b> </b></a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-loyalists-wife-loyalists-luck-by.html"> The Loyalist's Wife </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_22.html" target="_blank">The Loyalist Legacy</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Susan Count </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-marys.html" target="_blank">Mary's Song </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: start;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Christina Courtenay<span style="background-color: #01ffff;"> </span></b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/echoes-of-runes-by-christina-courtenay.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="background-color: #01ffff;">Echoes of</span><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> the Run</span></b></a><span><b style="background-color: #93c47d;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/echoes-of-runes-by-christina-courtenay.html" target="_blank">e</a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/echoes-of-runes-by-christina-courtenay.html" target="_blank">s</a></b><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-velvet-cloak-of-moonlight-by.html" target="_blank">The Velvet Cloak of Moonlight</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/07/whispers-of-runes-by-christina-courtenay.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;">Whispers of the Rune</span></a><span style="background-color: #01ffff;"> </span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Linda Covella </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/yakimalis-gift-by-linda-covella.html">Yakimali's Gift</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Karen M Cox </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-son-of.html" target="_blank">Son of a Preacher Man<b> </b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-1932.html" target="_blank">1932,</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-1932.html" target="_blank"> Pride and Prejudice Revisited</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">(see also Various)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Patricia Grady Cox</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/chasm-creek-by-patricia-grady-cox.html" target="_blank">Chasm Creek </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Maggie Craig </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_12.html" target="_blank">Gathering Storm</a><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Carol M. Cram </b><a href="http://the%29%20muse%20of%20fire%20by%20carol%20cram/" target="_blank">The Muse of Fire</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Glen Craney</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-yanks.html" target="_blank">The Yanks are Starving </a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01777111519.html" target="_blank">The Cotillian Brigade</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>John D Cressler</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Shadows in the Shining Cit</a>y </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_14.html" target="_blank">Fortune’s Lament</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Hickory Crowl </span> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_9.html" target="_blank">The Bewitcher</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Catherine Curzon & Eleanor Harkstead<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-captain-and-cavalry-trooper-by.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-captain-and-cavalry-trooper-by.html" target="_blank">The Captain and the Cavalry Trooper<b> </b></a> </span></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-ghost.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">The Ghost Garden</a><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Captain and the Theatrical</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Charlton Daines </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-jack.html" target="_blank">Jack Dawkins</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Elizabeth Darrell </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Gathering Wolves</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Heera Datta </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/catherine-dickens-outside-magic-circle.html">Catherine Dickens: Outside the Magic Circle </a><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Jane Davis</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/11/at-stroke-of-nine-oclock-by-jane-davis.html" target="_blank">At The Stroke Of Nine O'Clock</a><b> </b></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/small-eden-by-jane-davis.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>Small Eden</b></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Jayne Davis </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/the-mrs-mackinnons-by-jayne-davis.html" target="_blank">The Mrs MacKinnons</a><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> </span><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/sauce-for-gander-by-jayne-davis.html" target="_blank">Sauce for the Gander</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/an-embroidered-spoon-by-jayne-davis.html" target="_blank">An Embroidered Spoon</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_16.html" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: #ea9999;">Captain Kempton's Christmas</b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_24.html" target="_blank">A Suitable Match </a> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01746268168.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">Playing With Fire</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-fourth.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">The Fourth Marchioness</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-saving.html" target="_blank">Saving Meg</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Jasmin Darznik </b></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-bohemians-by-jasmin-darznik.html" target="_blank">The Bohemians</a> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">Cassandra Dean</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: 400; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Finding Lord Farlisle</a> </span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Barb Warner </b><b>Deane </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-on.html" target="_blank">On the Homefront</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_22.html" target="_blank">The Whistle Stop Canteen</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">R.V. deGroot</b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-family.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span>Family Business</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Terri A. DeMitchell </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html">Chelsea Creek To Bunker Hill </a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html"><b> </b></a><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html">The) Portsmouth Alarm </a><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Laurie Dennis</b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_12.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_12.html" target="_blank">The Lacquered Talisman</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Barbara Gaskell Denvil</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b><u> </u><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/sumerfords-autumn-by-barbara-gaskell.html" target="_blank">Sumerford's Autumn</a></b></span><b><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> </span><u> </u></b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/the-flame-eater-by-barbara-gaskell.html" target="_blank"> FlameEater </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/fair-weather-by-barbara-gaskell-denvil.html" target="_blank">FairWeather </a> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/blessops-wife-by-barbara-gaskell-denvil.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">Blessop'sWife </a><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/satin-cinnabar-by-barbara-gaskell-denvil.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">SatinCinnabar</a><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/bannisters-muster-snap-by-barbara.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">Snap - Bannister's Muster #1</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Ricke Deregon</b> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-fire.html" target="_blank">Fire In The Year Of Four Emperors</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: black; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Finn Dervan </span></b></span></span></span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Serenity Song </a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Rebecca D’Harlingue </b><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-lines-between-us-by-rebecca.html" target="_blank">The Lines Between Us</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Margaret Dickinson</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0947472424.html" target="_blank">Secrets at Bletchley Par</a>k </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Adrienne Dillard </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/the-ravens-widow-by-adrienne-dillard.html">Raven's Widow </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Jim Ditchfield</b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_6.html" target="_blank">Nursing Fox</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span><b>NB Dixon</b> </span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-earl.html" target="_blank">Earl of Huntingdon</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Robert Dodds</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-garden-of-earthly-delights-by.html" target="_blank">T</a></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-garden-of-earthly-delights-by.html" target="_blank">he Garden of Earthly Delights</a></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-garden-of-earthly-delights-by.html" target="_blank"> </a><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Rodica Doehnert </b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/10/hotel-sacher-by-rodica-doehnert.html" target="_blank">Hotel Sacher</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold;">Angus Donald </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/09/bloods-game-by-angus-donald.html" target="_blank">Blood’s Game </a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/bloods-campaign-by-angus-donald.html" target="_blank">Blood’s Campaign</a></span><br />
<b style="text-indent: 0in;">Emma Donoghue </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/the-wonder-by-emma-donoghue.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">The Wonder</a><br />
<b>Elena Douglas </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-shadow.html" target="_blank">Shadow of Athena</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Malina Douglas </b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-red.html" target="_blank">Red Panda Warrior, Jade Mountain</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Ruth Downie</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/medicus-novel-of-roman-empire-by-ruth.html">Medicus </a> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/terra-incognita-by-ruth-downie.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Terra Inc</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ognita</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/memento-mori-by-ruth-downie.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;" target="_blank">Memento Mori</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/prima-facie-by-ruth-downie.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>Prima Facie</b></a></span><span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/prima-facie-by-ruth-downie.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"> </a></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>John Drake</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_30.html" target="_blank">The traitor of Treasure Island<b> </b></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>A. D'Orazio </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">(see Various)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: start;"><b>Drēma Drudge</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/07/victorine-by-drema-drudge.html" target="_blank">Victorine</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Joan Druett</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/the-money-ship-by-joan-druett.html" target="_blank"> The Money Ship </a> <span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/eleanors-odyssey-journal-of-captains.html" target="_blank">Eleanor's Odyssey</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Cathie Dunn </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/love-lost-in-time-by-cathie-dunn.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #ea9999;">Love Lost </span><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">in Time</span></a><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Shadows of Versailles</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Wendy J Dunn</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/falling-pomegranite-seeds-by-wendy-j.html">Falling Pomegranate Seeds</a> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/the-light-in-labyrinth-by-wendy-j-dunn.html" target="_blank">The Light in the Labyrinth</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-all.html" target="_blank">All Manner of Things</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Judy Dyble</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/an-accidental-musician-by-judy-dyble.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">An Accidental Musician </a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Glenn Dyer </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-torch.html" target="_blank">The Torch Betrayal</a></span><br />
<b>J.E. <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-barons.html" target="_blank">Dyer </a></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-barons.html" target="_blank">Barons</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">E</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Duncan Eagleson</b> & </span></span></span></span></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-indent: 0in;">Rev Dicerto </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-fire.html" target="_blank">Fire Aloft or Revenge of the Aero-Pyrates</a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>David Ebsworth </b><b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/the-song-sayers-lament-by-david-ebsworth.html">Song Sayer's Lament<b> </b></a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/until-curtain-falls-by-david-ebsworth.html">Until the Curtain Falls </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/the-assassins-mark-by-david-ebsworth.html"> Assassin's Mark </a> </span><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_02033605293.html" target="_blank">A Betrayal of Heroes</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Les Edgerton </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/hard-times-by-les-edgerton.html" target="_blank">Hard Times</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Morag Edwards</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_16.html" target="_blank">The Jacobite’s Wife</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Mim Eichmann </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">A Sparrow Alone</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01486243541.html" target="_blank">Muskrat Ramble</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Heidi Eljarbo</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/search?q=Catching+A++Witch" target="_blank">Catching A Witch</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-of.html" target="_blank">Of Darkness and Light </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Saralee Etter</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/lydias-christmas-charade-by-saralee.html">Lydia's Christmas Charade<b> </b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html"> </a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html">A Limited Engagement</a><b> </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-her.html" target="_blank">Her Very Major Christmas</a> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-her.html" target="_blank">Her Wild Irish Rogue </a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Christine Evans </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-song.html" target="_blank">The Song of the Shuttle</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Nicole Evelin</b>a<b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/camelots-queen-by-nicole-evelina.html">Camelot's Queen </a> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/madame-presidentess-by-nicole-evelina.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">MadamePresidentess</a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/daughter-of-destiny-by-nicole-evelina.html">Daughter of Destiny</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Elaine Everest </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-butlins-girls-by-elaine-everest.html" target="_blank">the Butlins Girls </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-teashop-girls-by-elaine-everest.html" target="_blank">The Teashop Girls</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/the-woolworths-girls-by-elaine-everest.html" target="_blank">The Woolworth's Girls </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Riana Everley </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_25.html" target="_blank">Teaching Eliza<b> </b></a><b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Joan Fallon </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-house.html">The House on the Beach </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-eye-of.html" target="_blank">Eye of the Falcon </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/the-ring-of-flames-by-joan-fallon.html" target="_blank">The Ring of Flames</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/the-shining-city-by-joan-fallon.html">ShiningCity </a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-only.html" target="_blank">The Only Blue Door</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Apothecary</a><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-pirate-by-joan-fallon.html" target="_blank">The Pirate</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_10.html" target="_blank">The Prisoner</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Mary Fancher</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-love-letter-of-john-henry-holliday.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>T</b></a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-love-letter-of-john-henry-holliday.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>he Love Letter of John Henry Holliday </b></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Cindy Fazzi </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-my.html" target="_blank">My MacArthur<b> </b></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Larry Feign</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-flower-boat-girl-by-larry-feign.html" target="_blank">The Flower Boat Girl</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Elizabeth Caulfield Felt</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/syncopation-novel-of-adele-hugo-by.html" target="_blank">Syncopation</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Yves Fey </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/floats-dark-shadow-by-yves-fey.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">Floats the Dark Shadow </a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: start;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>David Field </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_21.html" target="_blank">Interviewing the Dead</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Naomi Finley</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-slave.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-slave.html" target="_blank">A Slave of the Shadows </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Graham Fitzgerald </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/astraia-spirit-of-defiance-by-graham.html" target="_blank">Astraia: Spirit of Defiance</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Fannie Flagg </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/the-whole-towns-talking-by-fannie-flagg.html">the Whole Town's Talking </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Susan Fletcher </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-witch.html" target="_blank">Witch Light</a></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-witch.html" target="_blank"> </a> </b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Clare Flynn </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/the-chalky-sea-by-clare-flynn.html">The Chalky Sea </a><b> </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-gamekeepers-wife-by-claire-flynn.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; text-indent: 0in;">The Gamekeeper's Wife </span></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/kurinji-flowers-by-clare-flynn.html" style="background-color: #93c47d; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank"><b>Kurinji Flowers</b></a><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-storms.html" target="_blank">Storms Gather Between Us</a> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-pearl-of-penang-clare-flynn.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>The Pearl of Penang</b></a> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/prisoner-of-penang-by-clare-flynn.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">Prisoner From Penang</span></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_13.html" target="_blank">A Painter In Penang</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/sisters-at-war-by-clare-flynn.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">Sisters At War</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_02001902534.html" target="_blank">Jasmine In Paris</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Jonathan Forth</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-plague.html" target="_blank">Plague </a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-sir.html" target="_blank">Sir Humphrey's Last Stand</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Devorah Fox </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/the-lost-king-by-devorah-fox.html">The Lost King </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Peter Fox </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-shadow.html" target="_blank">The Shadow of Fenrir</a><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Kristina Freer <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/01/imperilled-by-kristina-freer.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"> </a></b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/01/imperilled-by-kristina-freer.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>Imperilled</b></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Ruth Francisco </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/catfish-pearl-by-ruth-francisco.html">Catfish Pearl </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Marius Gabriel</b> </span></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-parisians-by-marius-gabriel.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">The Parisians</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Sarah Gailey</span> </b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-river.html" target="_blank">River of Teeth</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Charlie Garratt </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_13.html" target="_blank">A Shadowed Livery A Pretty Folly</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Elizabeth Gates </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-wolf.html">The Wolf Of Dalriada </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Kathryn Gauci </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/conspiracy-of-lies-by-kathryn-gauci.html">Conspiracy of Lies </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/seraphinas-song-by-kathryn-gauci.html" target="_blank">Seraphina’s Song</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-carpet-weaver-of-usak-by-kathryn.html" target="_blank">The Carpet Weaver of Usak </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-poseidon-network-by-kathryn-gauci.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>The Poseidon Network</b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-secret-of-grand-hotel-dulac-by.html" target="_blank">The Secret of the Grand Hotel du Lac</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-blue-dolphin-by-kathryn-gauci.html" target="_blank">The Blue Dolphin</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_019836127.html" target="_blank">The Viennese Dressmaker</a> </span><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Hazel Gaynor </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_26.html" target="_blank">The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Margaret George</b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-confessions-of-young-nero-by.html" target="_blank"> Confessions of Young Nero</a><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-splendour-before-dark-by-margaret.html" target="_blank">The Splendour Before the Dark</a></span><b style="font-family: georgia, serif; text-indent: 0in;"><i> </i></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Jean Gill </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/the-troubadours-quartet-and-song.html" target="_blank">Troubadour's Quartet</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Victoria Glendinning</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/the-butchers-daughter-by-victoria.html" target="_blank">The Butcher's Daughter </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b style="font-family: Georgia;">C.P. Giuliani </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-road.html" style="font-family: Georgia;" target="_blank">The Road to Murder </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>James R. Glover </b> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Picolata Road</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Anne Glyn-Jones </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/morse-code-wrens-of-station-x-by-anne.html" target="_blank">Morse Code Wrens </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Loretta Goldberg </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Reversible Mask </a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; text-align: start;"><b>Adrian Goldsworthy</b> </span></span><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-fort-byadrien-goldsworthy.html" target="_blank">The Fort</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Cynthia A. Graham </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/behind-every-door-by-cynthia-graham.html">Behind Every Door </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>J.M. Graham </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/arizona-moon-by-jm-graham.html">Arizona Moon </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Winston Graham</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-golden-oldie-ross-poldark-by-winston.html" target="_blank">Ross Poldark</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Fiona Graph <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/beloved-ghost-by-fiona-graph.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank">Beloved Ghost</a> </b><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-things.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-things.html" target="_blank">The Things That Bounded</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><b>Annelise Gray</b><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/07/circus-maximus-race-to-death-by.html" target="_blank">Circus Maximus: Race to the Death</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><b>Molly Greeley </b></span><span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01098476510.html" target="_blank">The Heiress: The Untold Life of Anne de Bourgh</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Molly Green </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-orphan.html" target="_blank">An Orphan in the Snow</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/an-orphans-war-by-molly-green.html" target="_blank">An Orphan’s War </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_20.html" target="_blank">An Orphan's Wish</a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-sisters-courage-by-molly-green.html" target="_blank"> </a> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-sisters-courage-by-molly-green.html" target="_blank">A Sister's Courage</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-sisters-song-by-molly-green.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>A Sister's Song</b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-sisterts-war-by-molly-green.html" target="_blank">A Sister's War</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/summer-secrets-at-bletchley-park-by.html" target="_blank">Summer Secrets at Bletchley Park</a> (UK) /<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/summer-secrets-at-bletchley-park-by.html" target="_blank">Wartime at Bletchley Park</a> (US)</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Juliet Greenwood </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/the-white-camelia-by-juliet-greenwood.html">the White Camellia </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Jeanette Gretchen <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/search?q=This+Day+Is+Ours" target="_blank"> </a></b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/search?q=This+Day+Is+Ours" target="_blank">This Day is Ours</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Roy M. Griffis </span></b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/ringside-at-circus-of-fallen-by-roy-m.html" target="_blank">Ringside at the Circus of the Fallen</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Rob Griffith </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/for-our-liberty-by-rob-griffith.html" target="_blank">For Our Liberty</a><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Susan Grossey</b> <span><span><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/portraits-of-pretence-by-susan-grossey.html">Portraits of Pretence</a></b></span></span> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/faith-hope-and-trickery-by-susan-grossey.html" target="_blank">Faith, Hope and Trickery<span style="color: red;"> </span></a> </span></span><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-official-guide-to-sam-plank.html" target="_blank">The Official Guide to the Sam Plank Mysteries</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/11/heir-apparent-by-susan-grossey.html" target="_blank">Heir Apparent</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-notes.html" target="_blank">Notes of Change</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Ella Gyland </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01289569377.html" target="_blank">The Helsingør Sewing Club</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Peter Haden </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-jan-by.html" target="_blank">Jan </a></span><br />
<b>Cynthia Sally Haggard</b> <span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_18.html" target="_blank">Farewell My Life</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Dianne Haley</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01105702861.html" target="_blank">The Watchmaker's Daughter</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Rachel Halliburton</span><b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Optickal Illusion: a very eighteenth-century scandal<b> </b></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold;">Jenny Hambly </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/carteret-by-jenny-hambly.html" target="_blank">Carteret</a></span></div><b>Dean Hamilton </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-jesuit-letter-by-dean-hamilton.html">The Jesuit Letter </a> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_6.html" target="_blank">Thieves' Castle</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Dodie Hamilton</b><b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html">Fragile Blossoms </a> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-second.html" target="_blank">A Second Chance</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Christine Hancock </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-bright.html" target="_blank">Bright Sword </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-bright.html" target="_blank">Bright Axe </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-bright.html" target="_blank">Bright Blade </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-bright.html" target="_blank">Bright Helm</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Beverley Hansford<span style="background-color: #ea9999;"> </span></b><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-path.html" target="_blank">Path of Injustice</a> </b></span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-wolf.html" target="_blank"> </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-weight: 700; text-indent: 0in;">Eleanor Harkstead & </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Catherine Curzon </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-captain-and-cavalry-trooper-by.html" target="_blank">The Captain and the Cavalry Trooper<b> </b></a> </span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-ghost.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank"><b>The Ghost Garden </b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Captain and the Theatrical </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>J.G.Harlond </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/local-resistance-by-jgharlond.html" target="_blank">Local Resistance </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/the-chosen-man-by-jg-harlond.html" target="_blank">The Chosen Man</a> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-turning-wind-by-j-g-harlond.html" target="_blank">A Turning Wind</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/by-force-of-circumstance-by-jg-harlond.html" target="_blank">By Force of Circumstance</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/private-lives-by-jg-harlond.html" target="_blank">Private Lives</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01704765478.html" target="_blank">Courting Danger </a></span><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, serif; text-indent: 0in;">Kenneth Harm on </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-in.html" target="_blank">In the Realm of Ash and Sorrow</a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Elodie Harper </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-wolf-den-by-elodie-harper.html" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: #93c47d;">The Wolf Den</b></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>G D Harper</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-maids.html" target="_blank">The Maids Of Biddenden</a> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Dawn Harris </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Prisoner In The Tower<span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> </span></a></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Liz Harris </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-dark.html" target="_blank">The Dark Horizon<b> </b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/11/the-flame-within-by-liz-harris.html" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: #93c47d;">The Flame Within</b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Lengthening Shadow</a> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/darjeeling-inheritance-by-liz-harris.html" target="_blank">Darjeeling Inheritance</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/03/cochin-fall-by-liz-harris.html" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: #93c47d;">Cochin Fall</b></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Cora Harrison</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_27.html" target="_blank">The Montgomery Murder </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Jan Harvey</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-seven.html">the Seven Letters </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-slow-death-of-maxwell-carrick-by.html" target="_blank">The Slow Death of Maxwell Carric</a>k<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Clarissa Harwood </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-curse-of-morton-abbey-by-clarissa.html" target="_blank">The Curse of Morton Abbey</a></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Nadia Hashimi </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-pearl.html" target="_blank">The Pearl That Broke Its Shell</a></span><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Alis Hawkins </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-black-and-white-by-alis-hawkins.html" target="_blank">The Black and the White</a></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Tinney S Heath</b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia"; font-weight: 400; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/lady-of-seven-suns-by-tinney-s-heath.html" target="_blank">Lady of the Seven Suns</a><b> </b></span><span style="color: red; text-indent: 0in;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Lars Hedbor </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-path.html" target="_blank">The Path</a><b> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Karen Heenan <i style="background-color: #93c47d;"> </i></b><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/songbird-by-karen-heenan.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>Songbird</b></a> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/04/a-wider-world-by-karen-heenan.html" target="_blank">A Wider World</a> <span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/lady-in-waiting-by-karen-heenan.html" target="_blank">Lady, In Waitin</a>g</b> </span><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">:</span><span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><b></b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Suzy Henderson </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-ofthe.html">The Beauty Shop </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Joanna Hickson </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/first-of-tudors-by-joanna-hickson.html">First of the Tudors</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Susan Higginbotham<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> <span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/01/john-browns-women-by-susan-higginbotham.html" target="_blank">John Brown's Women</a></span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Laura Hile </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/darcy-by-any-other-name-by-laura-hile.html">Darcy by Any Other Name</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span lang="EN"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Birgitta Hjalmarso </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-fylgia.html" target="_blank">Fylgia </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>James M. Hockey </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/the-axe-shield-and-triton-by-james-m.html">Axe, the Shield and the Triton,<b> </b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-edith.html">Edith Fair as a Swan</a> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/the-axe-shield-and-triton-by-james-m.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Tales of Bowdyn series</a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Eileen Enwright Hodgetts </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-girl.html" target="_blank">The Girl on the Carpathi</a>a</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Alice Hoffman</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/the-rules-of-magic-by-alice-hoffman.html">the Rules of Magic</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Mary Hoffman </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/the-ravenmasters-boy-by-mary-hoffman.html">The Ravenmaster's Boy </a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Catherine Hokin</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-blood.html" target="_blank">Blood and Roses</a></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Helen Hollick </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/on-account-by-helen-hollick.html">Sea Witch Voyages </a><b> </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/on-account-by-helen-hollick.html">On the Account </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/when-mermaid-sings-by-helen-hollick.html" target="_blank"> When the Mermaid Sings</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-mystery-of-murder-helen-hollick.html" target="_blank">A Mystery Of Murder </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>G.K. Holloway </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-1066.html">1</a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-1066.html">066: What Fates Impose </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-in.html" target="_blank"> In The Shadows Of Castles</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Gill Hornby</b></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b> </b> </span></span><span style="background-color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/miss-austen-by-gill-hornby-reviewed-by.html" target="_blank">Miss Auste</a>n</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Howard of Warwick </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/a-discovering-diamond-review-of.html">Domesday Book (No Not That One) </a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Susan Hughes </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/a-kiss-from-france-by-susan-hughes.html">A Kiss From France </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Roy T. Humphreys </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/patricks-journey-by-roy-t-humphreys.html">Patrick's Journey </a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Graham Hurley </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/last-flight-to-stalingrad-by-graham.html" target="_blank">Last Flight to Stalingrad</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Conn Iggulden </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-falcon.html" target="_blank">The Falcon of Sparta</a><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-wars.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><b>Wars of the Roses</b></span>: Stormbird (audio) </a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Kate Innes </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-errant-hours-by-kate-innes.html">The Errant Hours </a> <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/all-winding-world-by-kate-innes.html" target="_blank">All The Winding World</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Michelle Isenhoff </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-ella.html">Ella Wood</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Shaun Ivory </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/a-discovered-diamond-review-of-duty-and.html">Duty and Dishonor<b> </b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/friends-of-my-father-by-shaun-ivory_20.html" target="_blank">Friends of My Father </a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Eddie Jaku </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-happiest-man-on-earth-by-eddie-jaku.html" target="_blank">The Happiest Man on Earth</a> (non-fiction)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Nancy Jardine</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/after-whorl-bran-reborn-by-nancy-jardine.html">Bran Reborn </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/after-whorl-donning-double-cloaks-by.html"> Donning Double Cloaks</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/a-discovering-diamond-review-of-beltane.html?"> Beltane Choice</a><b> </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_5.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Beathan The Brigante</span></span></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-before.html" target="_blank">Before Beltain</a>e</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Michael Jensen </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-man.html">Man and Beast </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Val Jensen II <span id="goog_1143673187"></span><span id="goog_1143673188"></span></b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-arise.html" target="_blank">Arise</a>, <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/search?q=Val+Jensen" target="_blank">Crusader </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Harald Johnson<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/new-york-1609-by-harald-johnson.html" target="_blank"> </a></b><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/new-york-1609-by-harald-johnson.html" target="_blank">New York 1609</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Bill Jones </b></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-black.html" target="_blank">Black Camp 21</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Jane Jordan </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-beekeepers-daughter-by-jane-jordan.html">The Beekeeper's Daughter</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Andrew Joyce</b></span> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Mahoney </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>D. L. Jung </b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html?showComment=1533822914090#c1019127972280086303" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">Sparrow Squadron </a></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Michele Kallio</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_29.html" target="_blank">Betrayal </a></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Alexa Kang </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_24.html" target="_blank">Shanghai Story </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">S. C. Karakaltsas<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-perfect-stone-by-s-c-karakaltsas.html" target="_blank"> </a></b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-perfect-stone-by-s-c-karakaltsas.html" target="_blank">A Perfect Stone</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Terri Evert Karsten </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">A Mistake of Consequence </a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Guy Gavriel Kay</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-brightness-long-ago-by-guy-gavriel-ka.html" target="_blank">A Brightness Long Ago<span style="color: red;"> </span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Jeff Kaye </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-all.html" target="_blank">All The People</a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Nadine Kampen </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Brantford Wagers</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Sarah Kennedy</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-kings.html" target="_blank">The King's Sisters</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">S.K. Keogh </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_6.html" target="_blank">The Driver's Wife</a><b> </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-edge-of-hell-by-s-k-keogh.html" target="_blank">The Edge of Hell</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Elizabeth Keysian </b><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Workhouse Waif</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Phillipa Jane Keyworth </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">The Unexpected Earl </a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Bill Kirton</b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank"> The Figurehead<b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-likeness-by-bill-kirton.html" target="_blank">The Likeness </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Gwen Kirkwood </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/moorend-farm-by-gwen-kirkwood.html">Moorend Farm </a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Natalie Kleinman </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: start;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-girl_0315170320.html" target="_blank">The Girl with the Flaming Hair</a></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/grimms-fairy-tales.html" style="text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">Grimm's Fairy Tales</a><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Jude Knight </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/unkept-promises-by-jude-knight-reviewed.html" target="_blank">Unkept Promises</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Catherine Kullmann </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-murmur.html">Murmur of Masks </a><b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/perception-illusion-by-catherine-kullman.html">Perception & Illusion </a> </span><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_11.html" target="_blank">A Suggestion of Scandal</a> </span></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-dukes-regret-by-catherine-kullman.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: #93c47d;">The Duke's Regret</b></a> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_22.html" target="_blank">The Potential for Love</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0933502880.html" target="_blank">A Comfortable Alliance</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span>
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Marion Kummerow </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_21.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">Unrelenting</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b>M.A. Kuzniar </b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank"><b style="background-color: #ea9999;">Midnight in Everwood</b></a></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Jane Rosenberg La Forge</b><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-hawkman-fairy-tale-of-great-war-by.html" target="_blank">The Hawkman: A Fairy Tale of the Great War</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Ursula la Guin </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/lavinia-by-ursula-k-leguin.html" target="_blank">Lavinia</a></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Erica Lainé </b> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/isabella-of-angouleme-tangled-queen.html" target="_blank">Isabella Of Angoulême: The Tangled Queen </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/isabella-of-angouleme-tangled-queen.html" target="_blank">Part Two</a> </span></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/isabella-of-angouleme-tangled-queen.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">Part Three</span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </b></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Barbara Lamplugh </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-red.html" target="_blank">The Red Gene</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Joanne Larner </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Distant Echoes </a></span><br />
<b>Bjørn Larssen </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/storytellers-by-bjrn-larssen-reviewed.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Storytellers</span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"> </b></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Marie Laval </b><b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-angel.html">Angel Heart </a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Caroline Lawrence</b> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/the-time-travel-diaries-by-caroline.html" target="_blank">The Time Travel Diarie</a>s </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pam Lecky </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-bowes-inheritance-by-pam-lecky.html">The Bowes Inheritance </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-no_21.html" target="_blank">No Stone Unturned </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Footprints In The Sand</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Min Jin Lee </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: 400;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_20.html" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-weight: 400;" target="_blank">Pachinko</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Judith Lennox </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/one-last-dance-by-judith-lennox.html" target="_blank">One Last Dance</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Lucy May Lennox </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-adventures-of-tom-finch-gentleman.html" target="_blank">The Adventures of Tom Finch, Gentleman</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0773099870.html" target="_blank">Flowers By Night</a></span><br />
<b>Diane Scott Lewis </b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-her.html" target="_blank">Her Vanquished Land </a></span><br />
<b>J G Lewis</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Cathedral of Bones</a><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;">Marc Liebman </span></b></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-raider.html" target="_blank">Raider of The Scottish Coast</a></span></span></b></b><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Nanette Littlestone </b></b><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-sacred.html" target="_blank">The Sacred Flame</a></span></b></div>
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Loretta Livingstone </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/out-of-time-by-loretta-livingstone.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Out of Time </a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/a-promise-to-keep-by-loretta-livingstone.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">A </a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/a-promise-to-keep-by-loretta-livingstone.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Promise to Keep </a><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/06/blossom-on-thorn-by-loretta-livingstone.html" target="_blank">Blossom on the Thorn<b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>M J Logue </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/red-horse-by-m-j-logue.html" target="_blank">Red Horse </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/an-abiding-fire-by-mj-logue.html" target="_blank">An Abiding Fire</a> <span>(previously An Imperfect Enjoyment)</span> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/command-raven-by-m-j-logue.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b>Command the Raven</b></span><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-deceitful-subtlety-by-m-j-logue_27.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">A Deceitful Subtlety</a> <span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-true.html" target="_blank">A True and Faithful Relation</a> <b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-suit-of-swords-by-m-j-logue.html" target="_blank"> </a></span></b></span><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-suit-of-swords-by-m-j-logue.html" target="_blank">A Suit Of Swords</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Emma Lombard</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Discerning Grace</a> <span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-grace.html" target="_blank">Grace on the Horizon</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Chris Longmuir<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-death.html" target="_blank"> </a></b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-death.html" target="_blank">The Death Game</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/05/devils-porridge-bychris-longmuir.html" target="_blank">Devil's Porridge</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/no-mans-land-by-chrystyna-lucyk-berger.html" target="_blank">No Man's Land</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Angus MacAllan </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/gates-of-stone-by-angus-macallan.html" target="_blank">Gates of Stone</a> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Bruce MacBain </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/roman-games-by-bruce-macbain.html" target="_blank">Roman Games</a> <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/odins-child-by-bruce-macbain.html" target="_blank">Odin's Child</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>A J MacKenzi</b>e <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-body-in-ice-by-j-mackenzie.html">The Body in the Ice <b> </b></a></span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Nick Macklin </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/bloody-dominions-by-nick-macklin.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>Bloody Dominions</b></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Alex MacLean </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/the-banished-by-alex-maclean.html" target="_blank">The Banished</a><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>James MacManus</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-ike.html" target="_blank">I</a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-ike.html" target="_blank">ke and Kay</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Marie Macpherson </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/the-second-blast-of-trumpet-by-marie.html">The Second Blast of the Trumpet </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/search?q=Marie+Macpherson" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b>The First Blast of the Trumpet</b></span> </a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-last-blast-of-trumpet-by-marie.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>The Last Blast of the Trumpet<span style="color: red;"> </span></b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Paulette Mahurin</b> <b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html">The Persecution of Mildred Dunlop</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-to_26.html" target="_blank">To Live Out Loud</a> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_23.html" style="font-family: georgia, serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">A Different Kind of Angel </a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/the-seven-year-dress-paulette-mahurin.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/the-seven-year-dress-paulette-mahurin.html" target="_blank">The Seven Year Dress </a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-day-i-saw-hummingbird-by-paulette.html" target="_blank">The Day I Saw The Hummingbird</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/03/where-irises-never-grow-by-paulette.html" target="_blank">Where Irises Never Grow</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-over.html" target="_blank">Over The Hedge</a><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Sarah Maine</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-house.html" target="_blank">T</a></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-house.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;">he House Between Tides</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Jae Malone</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-from.html" target="_blank">From Knight to Knave</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pamela Mann <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/the-birth-of-gossip-by-pamela-mann.html"> </a></b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/the-birth-of-gossip-by-pamela-mann.html">The Birth Of Gossip </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Alex Marchant </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-kings.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank"><b>The King's Man</b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-order-of-white-boar-alex-marchant.html" target="_blank">The Order of the White Boar</a></span><br />
<span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span><span style="font-weight: 400; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Juliet Marillie</b>r<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-harp.html" target="_blank"> </a></span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-harp.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #ea9999; font-family: inherit;">The Harp of Kings</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-weight: 400;"> </span></a></span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-align: start;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/daughter-of-forest-by-juliet-marillier.html" target="_blank">Daughter of the Forest</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Martha Marks</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-rubies.html" target="_blank">Rubies of the Viper</a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-viper_28.html" target="_blank"> The Viper Amulet </a> </span><span style="color: red; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Paul D. Marks<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-blues-dont-care-paul-d-marks.html" target="_blank"> </a></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-blues-dont-care-paul-d-marks.html" target="_blank">The Blues Don't Care</a><span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Nicki J Markus </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/brougham-hall-by-nicki-j-markus.html" target="_blank">Brougham Hall</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">D.K Marley<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></b></b><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-blood.html" target="_blank">Blood and Ink</a> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;">Amy Maroney </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-girl-from-oto-by-amy-maroney.html" target="_blank">T</a></span></b><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-girl-from-oto-by-amy-maroney.html" target="_blank">he Girl From Oto</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-miras.html" target="_blank">Mira's Way </a> </span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-place.html" target="_blank">A Place in the World</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/07/the-promise-by-amy-maroney.html" target="_blank">The Promise</a> </b></span><span style="background-color: #6aa84f;"><b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/island-of-gold-by-amy-maroney.html" target="_blank">Island of Gold</a></b></span> </span><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/sea-of-shadows-by-amy-maroney.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank">Sea of Shadows</a></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Samuel Marquis </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Soldiers Of Freedom</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">P</b><b style="text-indent: 0in;">aul Marriner </b><span style="background-color: #fcff01; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-blue-bench-by-paul-marriner.html" target="_blank"><b>The Blue Bench</b></a><span> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Cindy Rinaman Marsch </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_24.html" style="text-indent: 0in;">Rosette</a></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_24.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Milana Marsenich</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/copper-sky-by-milana-marsenich.html" target="_blank">Copper Sky</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Bob Marshall-Andrews </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/camille-and-lost-diaries-of-samuel.html">Camille and the Lost Diaries of Samuel Pepys </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>James Conroyd Martin </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/the-boy-who-wanted-wings-by-james.html">The Boy Who Wanted Wings</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/fortunes-child-by-james-conroyd-martin.html" target="_blank"> <o:p></o:p></a></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/fortunes-child-by-james-conroyd-martin.html" target="_blank">Fortune's Child</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Rhona Martin </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/gallows-wedding-by-rhona-martin.html">Gallows Wedding </a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Dave Mason </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/03/eo-n-by-dave-mason.html" target="_blank">EO-N</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>VEH Masters</b> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Castilians</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Mimi Matthews</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Viscount and the vicar's Daughter </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-lost.html" target="_blank"> the Lost Letter</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Gabrielle Mathieu 1) </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-falcon.html">the Falcon Flies Alone </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-falcon_21.html" target="_blank">the Falcon Strikes</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Tam May </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_27.html" target="_blank">The Specter</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>V.L. McBeath</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-hooks.html" target="_blank">Hooks and Eyes</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Kevin McCarthy </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-wolves.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank"><b>Wolves of Eden</b></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Carol McGrath </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/the-betrothed-sister-by-carol-mcgrath.html">Betrothed Sister</a> <b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-woman.html">Woman in the Shadows</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-silken.html" target="_blank">The Silken Rose</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-stone-rose-by-carol-mcgrath.html" target="_blank">The Stone Rose </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Steven McKay</b><b> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-blood.html">Forest Lord Series </a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Paula McLain </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/circling-sun-by-paula-mclain.html">Circling the Sun </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Mark M.McMillin </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/nautical-week-discovering-diamonds.html">The Butcher's Daughter</a></span></div>
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Lori McMullen</b><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/07/among-beautiful-beasts-by-lori-mcmullen.html" target="_blank">Among the Beautiful Beasts</a></span></span></div><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Christine Davis Merriman </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-at-far.html" target="_blank">At the Far End of Nowhere</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Catherine Meyrick </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_24.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank"><b>Forsaking All Other </b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b>A.B. Michaels </b></span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-price.html" target="_blank">The Price of Compassion</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Kat Michels </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-in.html" target="_blank">In a Time Never Known </a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Ellie Midwood<span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> </span></b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/no-womans-land-by-ellie-midwood.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>No Woman's Land</b></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Andrew Miller </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-now-we.html" target="_blank">Now We Shall Be Entirely Free</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Cynthia Ripley Miller </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-quest-for-crown-of-thorns-by.html" target="_blank">The Quest for the Crown of Thorns</a><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Madeline Miller</b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/circe-by-madeline-miller.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/circe-by-madeline-miller.html" target="_blank">Circe</a> <b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Rosalind Minett</b>. <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-impact.html">Impact </a> </span><span lang="EN" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_29.html" target="_blank">Intrusion: A Relative Invasion </a></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Tonya Mitchell </b></span><b style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/01/a-feigned-madness-by-tonya-mitchell.html" target="_blank">A Feigned Madness</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Jason Monaghan </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/blackshirt-masquerade-by-jason-monaghan.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>Blackshirt Masquerade</b></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Lucy Moore</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/lady-fanshawes-receipt-book-by-lucy_1.html" target="_blank">Lady Fanshawe's Recipe Book</a></span><br /><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Tony Morgan </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-for.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Remember Remember the 6th November </a> <b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-pearl.html" target="_blank">The Pearl of York, Treason and Plot </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Christina Morland </b></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/dangerous-to-know-jane-austens-rakes.html" style="font-weight: 400;" target="_blank">Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen's Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues </a> </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovered-diamond-rational-creatures.html" target="_blank">Rational Creatures</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">(see also various)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Rosemary Morris<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank"> </a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Friday's Child</a> </span></span></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: 400; text-align: start;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_9.html" target="_blank">Tangled Love</a> </span></b><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: 400; text-align: start;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_22.html" target="_blank">The Captain and the Countess</a> </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-yvonne.html" target="_blank">Yvonne, Lady of Cassio</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_8.html" target="_blank">Sunday's Child</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0193408104.html" target="_blank">Monday's Child</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"><b>Boyd and Beth Morrison </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0487028108.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank"><b>The Lawless Land</b></a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Terry Mort</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/09/what-hamlet-said-by-terry-mort.html" target="_blank">What Hamlet Said</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Laura Shepherd-Robinson</span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span></b></span><span style="background-color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/09/adiscovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Daughters of Night</a> <span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="background-color: #ea9999; color: red;"> </span></b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Harry Sidebottom </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/fire-and-sword-by-harry-sidebottom.html">Fire and Sword </a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Tom Sigafoos</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_055103695.html" target="_blank">The Cursing Stone<b> </b></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Laury Silvers</b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-lover-and-jealous-by-laury-silvers.html" target="_blank"> </a></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-lover-and-jealous-by-laury-silvers.html" target="_blank">The Lover</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-lover-and-jealous-by-laury-silvers.html" target="_blank">The Jealous</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>John Simmons </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-good.html" target="_blank">The Good Messenger </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Michael A. Simpso</b><b style="text-indent: 0in;">n </b><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/sons-of-my-fathers-by-michael-simpson.html">Sons of My Fathers </a> </b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-align: start;">Ron Singerton</span><span style="font-weight: 400; text-align: start;"> </span></b></span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: 400; text-align: start;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-cherry-blossom-in-winter-by-ron.html" target="_blank">A Cherry Blossom in Winter</a> </span><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_14.html" target="_blank">A Blossom in the Ashes </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Margaret Skea </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/a-house-divided-by-margaret-skea.html">A House Divided </a> <o:p></o:p><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/katharina-deliverance-by-margaret-skea_23.html" target="_blank">Katharina: Deliverance</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/by-sword-and-storm-by-margaret-skea.html" target="_blank">By Sword and Storm </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/katharina-fortitude-by-margaret-skea.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/katharina-fortitude-by-margaret-skea.html" target="_blank">Katharina: Fortitude<b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Marla Skidmore </b><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><b>Renaissance:<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_24.html" target="_blank"> The Fall and Rise of a King</a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_24.html" target="_blank"> </a> </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"><b>Nicola Slade </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-house-at-ladywell-by-nicola-slade.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>T</b></a></span></span><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-house-at-ladywell-by-nicola-slade.html" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";">he House at Ladywell</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif";"> </span></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Barbara Spencer </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-year.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">The Year of the Swans</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Elizabeth Springe</b>r<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0780702279.html" target="_blank"> A Council of Wolves</a> <br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Brenda Squires </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-love.html" target="_blank">The Love of Geli Raubal</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Judith Starkston </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/priestess-of-ishana-by-judith-starkston.html" style="background-color: #b6d7a8;" target="_blank"><b>Priestess of Ishana</b></a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/11/sorcery-in-alpara-by-judith-starksto.html" target="_blank">Sorcery in Alpara </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/01/of-kings-and-griffins-by-judith.html" target="_blank">Of Kings and Griffins</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Pamela Stephen </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_21.html" target="_blank">Artists And Spies</a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Eileen Stephenson </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/imperial-passions-by-eileen-stephenson.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;"> </span>Imperial Passions</a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Mary Stewart </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-crystal-cave-by-mary-stewart.html" target="_blank">The Crystal Cave</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-walk.html" target="_blank">A Walk in Wolf Wood</a><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Jessica Stirling</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/lantern-for-dark-by-jessica-stirling.html" target="_blank">Lantern for the Dark </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Elizabeth St John</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/the-lady-of-tower-by-elizabeth-st-john.html" style="text-indent: 0in;">Lady of the Tower</a><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/by-love-divided-by-elizabeth-st-john.html" target="_blank">By Love Divided</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/counterpoint-by-elizabeth-st-john.html" target="_blank">Counterpoint</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/counterpoint-barbara-lady-villiers-by.html" target="_blank">Counterpoint: Barbara, Lady Villiers </a> </b></span> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/written-in-their-stars-by-elizabeth-st.html" target="_blank">Written In The Stars </a></span><br />
<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/07/counterpoint-henry-kings-cavalier-by.html" target="_blank">Counterpoint:<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">Henry, the King's Cavalier</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Peter St.John </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/gang-territory-by-peter-st-john.html">Gang Territory<b> </b></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Brian Stoddart</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_19.html" target="_blank">A Greater God </a></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Cynthia Strauff </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-echoes_20.html" target="_blank">Echoes from the Alum Chine</a> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Michal Strutin</b> </span></span></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_25.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">Judging Noa </a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Alison Stuart</b> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/a-discovered-diamond-review-of-and-then.html" target="_blank">And then Mine Enemy </a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b>Jean Stubbs</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/kits-hill-by-jean-stubbs-reviewed-by.html" target="_blank">Kit's Hill</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Julia Sutherland </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-tug-of.html" target="_blank">Tug of War</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Deborah Swift </b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/pleasing-mr-pepys-by-deborah-swift.html" target="_blank">Pleasing Mr Pepys </a><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b> </b></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/a-plague-on-mr-pepys-by-deborah-swift.html" target="_blank">A Plague On Mr Pepys</a> </b></span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/shadow-on-highway-by-deborah-swift.html" target="_blank"> Shadow On The Highway</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/10/entertaining-mr-pepys-by-deborah-swift.html" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;"><b>Entertaining Mr Pepy</b></span><span style="background-color: #93c47d;">s</span></a> <span style="background-color: #93c47d;"> <b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-lifeline-by-deborah-swift.html" target="_blank">The Lifeline</a><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="background-color: #ea9999;"> </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-poison-keeper-by-deborah-swift.html" target="_blank">The Poison Keeper</a> </span> </b> </span><b style="background-color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-silkworm-keeper-by-deborah-swift.html" target="_blank">The Silkworm Keeper</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">(see also Various)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>J.K. Swift Altdorf:</b></span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_18.html" target="_blank">Book One The Forest Knights</a> </span></span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Morgarten:</span></span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Book Two</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Lorraine Swoboda </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/mrs-calcotts-army-by-lorraine-swoboda.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mrs Calcott's Army </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></a><br />
<b>Joan Szechtman</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_11.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Strange Times </span></a><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-weight: bold; text-indent: 0in;">Susan Tarr </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/phenomena-lost-forgotten-children-by.html" target="_blank">Phenomena: The Lost & Forgotten Children<b> </b></a></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b>Stephen Taylor </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-canopy.html" target="_blank">A Canopy of Stars</a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b>Richard Tearle </b>& others <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-right.html" target="_blank">Right Trusty and Well Beloved</a> <span>see also various</span></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Millie Thom </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/shadow-of-raven-by-millie-thom.html" target="_blank"> Shadow of the Raven</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-pit-of.html" target="_blank">Pit of Vipers </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Sherry Thomas <span style="background-color: #01ffff;"> </span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-study.html" style="background-color: #01ffff;" target="_blank">A Study in Scarlet Women</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_8.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_8.html" target="_blank">A Conspiracy in Belgravi</a>a<span style="color: red;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b><span style="color: red;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-hollow-of-fear-by-sherry-thomas.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank"> </a></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/the-hollow-of-fear-by-sherry-thomas.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank"><b>The Hollow of Fear<span style="color: red;"> </span></b></a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Doug Thompson</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-time.html" target="_blank">A Time For Role Call</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Gill Thompson </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-child-on-platform-one-by-gill.html" target="_blank">The Child on Platform One</a></span><br />
<span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Ian Thomson </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-swan.html" target="_blank">The Swan Diptych</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Judith Thomson</b> </span><span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-distant-hills-by-judith-thomson.html" target="_blank">The Distant Hills</a> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/designs-of-gentleman-by-judith-thomson.html" target="_blank">Designs Of A Gentleman</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Marian Thorpe </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/empires-daughter-by-marian-thorpe.html" target="_blank">Empire's Daughter</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/empires-hostage-by-marian-l-thorpe.html" target="_blank">Empire's Hostage</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/empires-exile-by-marian-thorpe.html" target="_blank">Empire's Exile</a><span style="color: red;"> </span> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/empires-reckoning-by-marian-thorpe.html" target="_blank">Empire's Reckoning</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/empires-heir-by-marian-l-thorpe.html" target="_blank">Empire's Heir</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>M.K. Tod<span style="background-color: #6aa84f;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/time-and-regret-by-mk-tod.html" style="background-color: #6aa84f;" target="_blank">Time and Regret</a> </b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-indent: 0in;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/04/paris-in-ruins-by-m-k-tod.html" target="_blank">Paris in Ruins </a> </span><span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-admirals-wife-by-m-k-tod.html" target="_blank">The Admiral's Wife</a> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Colm Toibin </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-testament-of-mary-by-colm-toibin.html" target="_blank">The Testament of Mary<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b></a></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Loretta Miles Tollefson </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/there-will-be-consequences-by-loretta.html" target="_blank">There Will Be Consequences </a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Theresa Tomlinson </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/the-tribute-bride-by-theresa-tomlinson.html">Tribute Bride </a> <b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/queen-of-distant-hive-by-theresa.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/queen-of-distant-hive-by-theresa.html" target="_blank"><o:p></o:p></a></b></span><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/queen-of-distant-hive-by-theresa.html" style="background-color: #01ffff;" target="_blank">Queen of a </a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/queen-of-distant-hive-by-theresa.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank">Distant</a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/queen-of-distant-hive-by-theresa.html" style="background-color: #6aa84f;" target="_blank"> Hive</a></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/dark-fortune-by-theresa-tomlinson.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank">Dark Fortune</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Tim Topps </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-paper.html">The Paper Caper </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">J.J. Toner </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html">The Serpent's Egg <b> </b></a> <span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/zugzwang-by-jj-toner.html" style="background-color: #93c47d; text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank"><b>Zugzwang </b></a><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-white.html" target="_blank">The White Knight </a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Alistair Tosh<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-siege.html" style="background-color: #6aa84f;" target="_blank"> </a></b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-siege.html" style="background-color: #6aa84f;" target="_blank"><b>Edge of Empire</b></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Lorraine Tosiello & Jane Cavolina </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-bee-and-fly-improbable.html" style="background-color: #6aa84f;" target="_blank"><b>The Bee and the Fly</b></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Lindsay Townsend </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-taste.html">A</a><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-taste.html" style="text-indent: 0in;"> Taste of Evil </a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-snow.html" target="_blank">The Snow Bride</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">Gita Trelease </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_14.html" target="_blank">Enchantée</a><b><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_14.html" target="_blank"> </a> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>M.J. Trow </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/black-death-by-mj-trow.html" target="_blank">Black Death </a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-align: start;"><b>Sylvia True</b> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/09/where-madness-lies-by-sylvia-true.html" target="_blank">Where Madness Lies</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Mark Turnbull </b></span><span style="background-color: #93c47d; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_10.html" target="_blank">Allegiance of Blood</a> </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-kings-spy-by-mark-turnbull.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>The King’s Spy</b></a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Wayne Turmel</b><b style="text-indent: 0in;"> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-acres.html">Acre's Bastard </a><b> </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/acres-orphans-by-wayne-turmel.html" target="_blank">Acre's Orphans </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Lucille Turner </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-sultan.html">the Sultan, the Vampyr and the Soothsayer<b> </b></a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>S J A Turney</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_12.html" target="_blank">Daughter of War </a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Simon Turney and Gordon Doherty</b> </span><span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/01/sons-of-rome-by-simon-turney-and-gordon.html" target="_blank">Sons of Rome</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>MaryLu Tyndall </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/nautical-week-charitys-cross-by-marylu.html">Charity's Cross </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>V.E. Ulett</b><b style="text-indent: 0in;"> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/golden-dragon-by-ve-ulett.html">Golden Dragon </a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Linda Ulleseit </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-under.html" target="_blank">Under the Almond Trees</a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Beth Underdown </b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-witchfinders-sister-by-beth.html">The Witchfinder's Sister </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Annette Valentine</b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_22.html" target="_blank">Eastbound from Flagstaff</a></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Vanda </b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/juliana-by-vanda.html">Juliana <b> </b></a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/olympus-nights-on-square-by-vanda.html" target="_blank">Olympus Nights on the Square</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Antoine Vanner </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/nautical-week-britannias-amazon-by.html">Britannia's Amazon<b> </b></a> <span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/britannias-gamble-by-antoine-vanner.html">Britannia’s Gamble </a></b></span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Vivienne Vermes</b></span> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-barefoot-road-by-vivienne-vermes.html" target="_blank">T</a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-barefoot-road-by-vivienne-vermes.html" target="_blank">he Barefoot Road </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b><br /></b></span></span> <span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b><span><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">Various Authors</span>:</span> (anthologies and compilations </b></span></span><br />
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<b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/1066-turned-upside-down.html" target="_blank">1066 Turned Upside Down</a> </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b>Helen Hollick, Joanna Courtney, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alison Morton, Anna Belfrage, Annie Whitehead, Glyn Holloway, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Richard Dee, Carol McGrath, Eliza Redgold</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/11/review-betrayal-by-various-authors.html" target="_blank">Betrayal</a></b> by </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Alison Morton, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Amy Maroney, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Anna Belfrage, Annie Whitehead, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Charlene Newcomb,</span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Cryssa Bazos, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Derek Birks, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Elizabeth St John, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Helen Hollick, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Judith Arnopp, </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;">Mercedes Rochelle,</span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"> Tony Riches</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/desperate-daughters-bluestocking-belles.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>Desperate Daughters</b>: <b><i>A Bluestocking Belles Collection With Friends</i></b></a></span><br style="font-family: Georgia;" /><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Authors: Caroline Warfield; Rue Allyn; Mary Lancaster; Jude Knight; Elizabeth Ellen Carter; Alina K Field; Meara Platt; Sherry Ewing; Ella Quinn</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/07/dangerous-to-know-jane-austens-rakes.html" target="_blank">Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen's Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues </a> </b> by Joana Starnes, Katie Oliver, Karen M Cox, Jenetta James, Beau North, J. Marie Croft, Christina Morland, Lona Manning, A. D'Orazio, Christina Boyd (Editor)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Kiersten White </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/and-i-darken-kiersten-white.html">And I Darken </a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Annie Whitehead </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/alvar-kingmaker-by-annie-whitehead.html" target="_blank">Alvar the Kingmaker </a> <span style="background-color: #93c47d;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/cometh-hour-by-annie-whitehead.html" target="_blank">Cometh the Hour </a> </b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="background-color: #ea9999;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/01/to-be-queen-by-annie-whitehead.html" target="_blank">To Be A Queen</a> </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/08/the-sins-of-father-by-annie-whitehead.html" style="background-color: #93c47d;" target="_blank"><b>Sins of the Father </b></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">see also:</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b> </b>Non-fiction and </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">Various</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Charlotte Whitney </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0680706792.html" target="_blank">The Unveiling of Polly Forrest</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Samantha Wilcoxson </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/faithful-traitor-by-samantha-wilcoxson.html">Faithful Traitor </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-queen.html" target="_blank">Queen of Martyrs</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_25.html" target="_blank">Luminous</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Anthony R. Wildman</b> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">The Diplomat of Florence</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>M.J. Wiley </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0898326805.html" target="_blank">Falling into the light</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Alethea Williams </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/naapiikoan-winter-by-alethea-williams.html" style="font-weight: 400;">N<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;">ȧȧ</span>piikoan Winter </a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Caitlin Williams </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;">(see Various)</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: 400; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Ceri Williams</b> and </span></b><span style="font-weight: 400; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Drew Neary </b></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_6.html" target="_blank">The Clockmaker </a></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">Gareth Williams<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></b><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0987144045.html" target="_blank">Needing Napoleon</a></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Tom Williams </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-white.html" target="_blank">The White Rajah</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/burke-and-pimpernel-affair-by-tom.html" target="_blank">Burke and the Pimpernel Affair</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Michael E. Wills </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=Bounty">Bounty </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_17.html" target="_blank">Bound for Home</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-red.html" target="_blank">The Red Slippers & Sven and the Purse of Silver</a> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/11/izar-amesbury-archer-and-master-metal.html" target="_blank"><span><b style="background-color: #93c47d;">Izar, the Amesbury Archer</b></span> </a><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Jacqueline Wilson </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/clover-moon-by-jacqueline-wilson.html">Clover Moon </a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-rose.html" target="_blank">Rose Rivers</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Jennifer Wilson </b><b> </b></span><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank"> </a></span><span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Kindred Spirits: The Tower of London</a> </span><br />
<span style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/08/kindred-spirits-royal-mile-by-jennifer.html" target="_blank">Kindred Spirits: Royal Mile</a> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-last-plantagenet-by-jennifer-c.html" target="_blank">The Last Plantagenet?</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/adiscovering-diamonds-review-of-kindred.html" target="_blank">Kindred Spirits – Westminster Abbey</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_28.html" target="_blank">Kindred Spirits : York</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-raided.html" target="_blank">The Raided Heart</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Lisa Wingate </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-before.html" target="_blank">Before We Were Yours</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Mary Withall </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_8.html" target="_blank">Disruption</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Johanna Wittenberg<span style="background-color: #ea9999;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-norse-queen-by-johanna-wittenberg.html" style="background-color: #ea9999;" target="_blank"><b>The Norse Queen</b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-falcon.html" style="background-color: #01ffff;" target="_blank"><b>The Falcon Queen</b></a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-raider-bride-by-johanna-wittenberg.html" target="_blank">The Raider Bride</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-queen.html" target="_blank">The Queen in the Mound</a> </span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Olga Wojtas</span></b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/05/miss-blaines-prefect-and-golden-samovar.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Golden Samovar</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Suzanne M. Wolfe</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-murder.html" target="_blank">A Murder by Any Nam</a>e</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Jess Wright </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-stream-to-follow-by-jess-wright.html" target="_blank">A Stream to Follow</a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>K. Lyn Wurth</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-seven.html" target="_blank">Seven Kinds of Rain </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Susan Wüthrich </b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of.html" target="_blank">Another Kind of Sunset</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Xenon </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/09/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-none.html" target="_blank">None So Blind<b> </b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Mary Anne Yarde </b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/the-du-lac-chronicles-by-mary-anne-yard.html" target="_blank">The du Lac Chronicles </a><b> </b> <span style="background-color: #ea9999;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/the-du-lac-devil-by-mary-anne-yarde.html" target="_blank">Du Lac Devil</a> </b></span> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ea9999; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-du-lac-prophecy-by-mary-anne-yarde.html" target="_blank">The Du Lac Prophecy</a> </b></span><br />
<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Angela Jean Young</b></span> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-field.html" target="_blank">Field Of Dust</a></div>
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<b>Gloria Zachgo</b> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-never.html" target="_blank">Never Waste Tears</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><b>Rachel Zolotov </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-girl-with-silver-star-by-rachel.html" target="_blank">The Girl with the Silver Star</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Roy Adkins and Lesley Adkins </b></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/04/gibraltar-greatest-siege-in-british.html" target="_blank">Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History </a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia"; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Susanne Alleyn </b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/01/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_27.html" target="_blank">Medieval Underpants and Other Blunders:</a> A Writer’s (& Editor’s) Guide to Keeping Historical Fiction Free of Common Anachronisms, Errors, & Myths</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Frances Bevan </b><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-ladies-of-lydiard-by-frances-bevan.html" target="_blank">The Ladies of Lydiard</a></span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">Carl Chinn </span><span style="font-family: Georgia; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-peaky.html" target="_blank">Peaky Blinders - The Real Story of Birmingham's most notorious gangs </a></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><b>Seb Falk </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-light-ages-medieval-journey-of.html" target="_blank">The Light Ages - A Medieval Journey Of Discovery </a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Matthew Gabriele and David M Perry<span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-bright-ages-new-history-of-medieval.html" target="_blank">The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europ</a>e </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Jane Holland</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2019/10/writing-prompts-for-romance-writers-by.html" target="_blank">Writing Prompts for Romance Writers</a><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Helen Hollick with Jo Field</b> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/discovering-diamond-by-helen-hollick.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Discovering the Diamond (non-fiction) </a><br /><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Joanna Kafarowski</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/the-polar-adventures-of-rich-american.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;" target="_blank">The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame </a><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><b>Michael Livingstone & Kelly DeVries (ed) </b></span></span></span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-battle-of-crecy-casebook-ed-michael.html" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;" target="_blank">The Battle of Crecy</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></b><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-never.html" target="_blank">Never Greater Slaughter: Brunanburh and the Birth of England</a></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -2.9pt; text-indent: 0in;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; text-align: left;"> Neil Price</span><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-children-of-ash-and-elm-by-neil.html" target="_blank">The Children of Ash and Elm</a></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> L.J. Trafford </span></span></b><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/02/sex-and-sexuality-in-ancient-rome-by-lj.html" target="_blank">Sex and Sexuality in Ancient Rome</a></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Carla Valentine </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/01/murder-isnt-easy-forensics-of-agatha.html" target="_blank">Murder Isn't Easy: The Forensics of Agatha Christie</a></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="text-indent: 0in;">Annie Whitehead </b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/mercia-rise-and-fall-of-kingdom-annie.html" target="_blank"> <o:p></o:p></a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2018/10/mercia-rise-and-fall-of-kingdom-annie.html" target="_blank">Mercia: The Rise And Fall Of A Kingdom</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/07/women-of-power-in-anglo-saxon-england.html" target="_blank">Women Of Power In Anglo Saxon England</a></span></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-1834231227031381652022-07-31T03:30:00.404+02:002024-03-08T14:19:50.055+01:00A SAD (and difficult) ANNOUNCEMENT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIk2K3SlUdhSiTRAqL0KDd1R_0xiWJM4-vybU-qzIQejtDuB7oNZwmmm-YNrLZbTPsK2OCyVu5iXY7yr2-rnZD5TgJ7ue8O6a3Q20QECKBH53qHVx8TkGRTvInwi89eexpJjEzWrO303Uq-xoyJthFLq4WSfBheMsMjpbxrQx_sUMKoHzsjHxxbrQPWQ/s600/!A%20Discovered%20Diamond.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIk2K3SlUdhSiTRAqL0KDd1R_0xiWJM4-vybU-qzIQejtDuB7oNZwmmm-YNrLZbTPsK2OCyVu5iXY7yr2-rnZD5TgJ7ue8O6a3Q20QECKBH53qHVx8TkGRTvInwi89eexpJjEzWrO303Uq-xoyJthFLq4WSfBheMsMjpbxrQx_sUMKoHzsjHxxbrQPWQ/w200-h200/!A%20Discovered%20Diamond.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">Discovering Diamonds opened on January 1st 2017 with the aim of helping good indie and self-published authors of historical fiction to get noticed. Good reviews of good books, however they are published, are always welcomed by readers who do not particularly care how a book is produced as long as the reading experience is rewarding, satisfying and entertaining. </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">Our aim was to showcase well-written historical fiction for <i>readers</i> to enjoy. I think we achieved our goal. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"><b>But it is with sad regret that I am announcing Discovering Diamonds is to no longer continue. I have spent many hours running the site these past years - alas, I am now visually impaired, have muscle damage to my hands and find that I do not have the time I need to write, and market, my own books. Therefore I have made the regrettable decision to call it a day. The site will not be deleted, all reviews, articles etc will remain accessible to readers looking for a good book to read. I am particularly delighted that our last few reviews were 5 star Discovered Diamond Reviewer's choice selections - we have<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/blackshirt-masquerade-by-jason-monaghan.html" target="_blank"> ended on a high note</a> with some</b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 18.1333px;"><b> 'very good reads' to end on!</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">We had a total of <b>1,461 </b>books submitted to us for potential review. Several were, unfortunately, not selected to have a review published, but many received our five-star rating, some of which were selected as Book of The Month. We also received not far off <b>600,000 visitors</b>. We published <b>1,496 posts, </b>mostly reviews, but some articles, and for each year during December our much loved December Story Song short stories. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.6pt;">Sadly, and most regrettably, the closure of Discovering Diamonds has meant the disbandment of our planned Award for 2022. My apologies to the authors.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">there is also</span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.bragmedallion.com/" target="_blank">INDIE BRAG</a></span></b></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(although there is a fee for reviews)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">IndieBrag does good promotion for books and </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">you get gold stickers to place on your books to promote a standard of excellence</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3hBui5_KAii9VbHavUMmYjYWUen8T5LV8VoUHJvyLNze73NBBQcXkyLlEkh7wKUZvbYpmcwWOEqnP8aiHXRy0GweJpywZNUrHT89ouH13DHrE-dMpeym4z5ofKPGc43z2PSnqxBWAecLc1s53dLygW7USBLCqcZmNwObbCZnwOybfxvcPEZ5ADsQfg/s301/SeaWitchBRAG.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3hBui5_KAii9VbHavUMmYjYWUen8T5LV8VoUHJvyLNze73NBBQcXkyLlEkh7wKUZvbYpmcwWOEqnP8aiHXRy0GweJpywZNUrHT89ouH13DHrE-dMpeym4z5ofKPGc43z2PSnqxBWAecLc1s53dLygW7USBLCqcZmNwObbCZnwOybfxvcPEZ5ADsQfg/w266-h400/SeaWitchBRAG.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bragmedallion.com/award-winning-books/#!/author/helen-hollick/">https://www.bragmedallion.com/award-winning-books/#!/author/helen-hollick/</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">yours sincerely,</span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="mailto:author@helenhollick.net" target="_blank">HELEN HOLLICK</a></span></b></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Founder of #DDRevs </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">January 2017 - July 2022</span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFGGvgHPtiEdlmplrmjGFxdL9GsYVI03WixDx8MlFUZF7twspQCNnL_MHJ2GDxDuwMiWrhBIUPggglgBflCg7KIdLaEhYPJwm3ncKrFHToRTHjUWnV02ltVOqimJPnGRC9aNB265whefx/w200-h200/3+Helen+Small.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="http://www.helenhollick.net/" target="_blank">Website</a> </b><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/helen.hollick" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"> <br /></span></b><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in;">Twitter @HelenHollick</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div style="font-family: Georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">* * * </span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My enormous, grateful thanks to...</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ANNIE WHITEHEAD</span></b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Senior Reviewer </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and admin editor</span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAfiBKyM_gd_lqE21wG5ECR3-9NA28fpY_Lf4WSBgpPRnLvj4WoJw5MkAKOkXejco3-2NMRmAso7BmXUrM1JuQ6RIKGxiCaURvicZe5aSl7IHMyMPNR7DeiPNM3MpaajcQ3sqzqLht_Kn/s1600/headshot.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgAfiBKyM_gd_lqE21wG5ECR3-9NA28fpY_Lf4WSBgpPRnLvj4WoJw5MkAKOkXejco3-2NMRmAso7BmXUrM1JuQ6RIKGxiCaURvicZe5aSl7IHMyMPNR7DeiPNM3MpaajcQ3sqzqLht_Kn/s320/headshot.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 28.8px;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 28.8px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Georgia; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_rgg2uJvpwXQ-27s66TbFD22-yY263X8ebeXwYTok27wJjTqYtInvbGODw2o6pedUdRHFBC0FedEgU9Jp1IRo27OoeUO0fXShaO4RlJGyofSkj_v_D7WATAjYY9i62VERt2CHQx9Sy0v/s960/Annie+TBaQ.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_rgg2uJvpwXQ-27s66TbFD22-yY263X8ebeXwYTok27wJjTqYtInvbGODw2o6pedUdRHFBC0FedEgU9Jp1IRo27OoeUO0fXShaO4RlJGyofSkj_v_D7WATAjYY9i62VERt2CHQx9Sy0v/w250-h400/Annie+TBaQ.jpg" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/06/guest-spot-annie-whitehead.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Annie Whitehead</a><br /><b>and</b><br /><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/sunday-guest-spot-annie-whitehead.html?fbclid=IwAR3LI-2v9jzSq4kf8EgVWgLKFfiqCIbKfEn5mPmZfi1GMV_eQ4wE5V5Kzec" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">guest spot 2</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 28.8px;"><a href="http://anniewhiteheadauthor.co.uk/" target="_blank">Website</a> </b><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 28.8px;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Annie-Whitehead-Author-566498500155270" target="_blank">Facebook</a> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 28.8px;"><b style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 28.8px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://twitter.com/ALWhitehead63" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </span>@ALWhitehead63 </b></div><br /></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and to the authors and reviewers</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">who regularly supported <br />Discovering Diamonds one way or another</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">THANK YOU</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHY1VAHtGBcupcYn0QjzpFSQ_GwsnL3UN12MfBFT2lzUCqjuLSrakT9YEMJKJdQOzJQ2k-UX057sKyOH-EnxiDad-QnS0G2YuLq0aRwc3xNqboM8YeKltItzRglWdB0KL1bYypb2i_gTH/s1600/Jen+Black.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="137" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlHY1VAHtGBcupcYn0QjzpFSQ_GwsnL3UN12MfBFT2lzUCqjuLSrakT9YEMJKJdQOzJQ2k-UX057sKyOH-EnxiDad-QnS0G2YuLq0aRwc3xNqboM8YeKltItzRglWdB0KL1bYypb2i_gTH/s320/Jen+Black.png" width="201" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/guest-spot-jen-black.html" target="_blank">Jen Black</a></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLX-m4JMw6gWEUgaFgPc2YLSvgKtZ_Shhmbe18qrzrgqdtlVKrXO3dkDOLv8dckGWaE2rTIzfuajsjqLfeq6kTM6QE_yL5svO0sPJNqgiifn24v3opDQsYNl2gBb0NDIkjtQU-zZlUuzIB/s1600/Inge2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLX-m4JMw6gWEUgaFgPc2YLSvgKtZ_Shhmbe18qrzrgqdtlVKrXO3dkDOLv8dckGWaE2rTIzfuajsjqLfeq6kTM6QE_yL5svO0sPJNqgiifn24v3opDQsYNl2gBb0NDIkjtQU-zZlUuzIB/s400/Inge2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/04/mid-week-guest-spot-inge-h-borg.html" target="_blank">Inge H. Borg</a><br />and<br /><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/sunday-guest-spot-inge-h-borg.html" target="_blank">2nd guest spot</a></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTBD9YaZH2cRF7O65hiDO4vMgkTwGCW3JaVdMEOThsoDj7t9HDZ-atSRduClU5qnugbDE7SuSgbAGx95M2lExWXdfxsyADGROZDAnp65pwNIs6-9ovES_ArPWQfQaiJO2VqWdLLlGagEC/s1600/Joan+F+C.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTBD9YaZH2cRF7O65hiDO4vMgkTwGCW3JaVdMEOThsoDj7t9HDZ-atSRduClU5qnugbDE7SuSgbAGx95M2lExWXdfxsyADGROZDAnp65pwNIs6-9ovES_ArPWQfQaiJO2VqWdLLlGagEC/s1600/Joan+F+C.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/page/edit/4804142297590807485/2377299262737835476#" target="_blank">Joan Fallon</a> </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/02/sunday-guest-post-joan-fallon.html" target="_blank">Guest spot</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/04/sunday-guest-spot-kathryn-gauci.html" target="_blank">Guest spot</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">JANE HARLOND</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(author J G Harlond)</span></div></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8m1IjfAnYr3WBpfAJ4cY-p2F5Xa9r4Ly3MhLJ4Fc-6BfRYZ_BVGAeDH-h8LHx5WcdskctyoCaw5rSoHpN7vP7skphYNEb44fKF7bADi83T7yQ8y-WHrYH4OKYq5qv3X2tUf8OI2cl-vlz/s320/JG+Harlond.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="240" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;">Website:</span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;"> <br /></span><a href="https://www.jgharlond.com" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;">https://www.jgharlond.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEhU5ExrdY3tg3dPzWg-NJFFIdTjlURsqcZG1J-kN90upRO_9nLOni8DA7bIiT05KVdaa9dEekIP3oSpgEP2iByrIHOwgGaWGncp6A1Fha5_UO3Vdl-f3MuVuc9GGtgXMyWwrHXmvLckV/s800/Alison+INCEPTIO+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="518" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHEhU5ExrdY3tg3dPzWg-NJFFIdTjlURsqcZG1J-kN90upRO_9nLOni8DA7bIiT05KVdaa9dEekIP3oSpgEP2iByrIHOwgGaWGncp6A1Fha5_UO3Vdl-f3MuVuc9GGtgXMyWwrHXmvLckV/w259-h400/Alison+INCEPTIO+cover.jpg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/05/guest-spot-alison-morton.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Alison Morton</a><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4qnvzufXbYT8khe59cOdB7ODUJeeQa0GnAr_uY1k3QyQNfGeBlCoBAf0z3FzNU_v9y0F_h2YzHEV2l6FRG1IBdRxqV0C-hH5GgZS-Wsigp6HGMEXYuSmYXFhoksO945iUYErMHis2b6fDylNdDTD3sqKnbjftPl7YFCHPR9OD1na43esVMd6QHCJIQ/s2355/Robyn1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2355" data-original-width="1552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4qnvzufXbYT8khe59cOdB7ODUJeeQa0GnAr_uY1k3QyQNfGeBlCoBAf0z3FzNU_v9y0F_h2YzHEV2l6FRG1IBdRxqV0C-hH5GgZS-Wsigp6HGMEXYuSmYXFhoksO945iUYErMHis2b6fDylNdDTD3sqKnbjftPl7YFCHPR9OD1na43esVMd6QHCJIQ/s320/Robyn1.jpg" width="211" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/06/robyn-pearce-from-diamond-to-platinum.html" target="_blank">Robyn R. Pearce</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianbFYGaTfIECGXq4hzqOyQCjksjLKSmSPtIuMnw2qXMinRoqMTiBdolg_JYkHrxSG8kwTcRWqa-PxV3w-mYVK3iwBOx6o7eykQtYJN7dCVC8_URMU51q06lMTH51HBlcoC60siaBj2_3H/s1600/JR+cover.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEianbFYGaTfIECGXq4hzqOyQCjksjLKSmSPtIuMnw2qXMinRoqMTiBdolg_JYkHrxSG8kwTcRWqa-PxV3w-mYVK3iwBOx6o7eykQtYJN7dCVC8_URMU51q06lMTH51HBlcoC60siaBj2_3H/w213-h320/JR+cover.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/08/guest-spot-juhi-ray.html" target="_blank">Juhi Ray</a></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_jglP1ea1gtZiA95rv3bGfgiiafkXcVEk7a3x3R2AaBrkBHtZiMyI6e9zyD3LdM0Q75iQ5Gb9zd2ErL-YuUCvWC-olsjA5TtPOUteYfKxlSeUrA2Dpmw62vgCs73XAC9Bn4UVeZx6XAb/s426/Liz+SJ+all+books.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="426" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_jglP1ea1gtZiA95rv3bGfgiiafkXcVEk7a3x3R2AaBrkBHtZiMyI6e9zyD3LdM0Q75iQ5Gb9zd2ErL-YuUCvWC-olsjA5TtPOUteYfKxlSeUrA2Dpmw62vgCs73XAC9Bn4UVeZx6XAb/w400-h306/Liz+SJ+all+books.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/07/guest-spot-elizabeth-st-john.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Elizabeth St John</a><br /><b><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium; text-align: justify;"><b>LORRAINE SWOBODA</b></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedQ9z_P6aoi26yS6X7NsMgRIRraj56jq-tELY8doh8hD2iWBcyKtaCobPV2vKMUc0LuezhRtAB_fPOkDO0jbjfy0tMUuaCMaaskB4tSMqc5VnAhvCmzgbb6GjQ-QTMbp_3lijWGyB51bL/s320/Lorraine+Swoboda.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://wordsunderoneroof.wordpress.com/">https://wordsunderoneroof.wordpress.com/</a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsmaEpo2QAKzUzNd3mML4plNgX1GibLXyrDSZzNveWJNCG1qvdQJYqYmoQRI5TCSGhpaVlMY408BHJtd_0fIoHdlyZ0WGx8OwjlsyZzyDK6dIlbO3VZtm-qtaT9cfZPapDnICLHid8NZ3/s512/7d0289435a0aa6bf62389bf5eef5ba84-320x512-1.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsmaEpo2QAKzUzNd3mML4plNgX1GibLXyrDSZzNveWJNCG1qvdQJYqYmoQRI5TCSGhpaVlMY408BHJtd_0fIoHdlyZ0WGx8OwjlsyZzyDK6dIlbO3VZtm-qtaT9cfZPapDnICLHid8NZ3/w250-h400/7d0289435a0aa6bf62389bf5eef5ba84-320x512-1.png" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption"><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2020/07/guest-spot-richard-tearle.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;">Richard Tearle</span></a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><b>and</b></div><div><b><a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2021/03/sunday-guest-post-richard-tearle.html" target="_blank">Guest Spot</a></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>RICHARD TEARLE </b></span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">(deceased)</span><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">1948-2021</b></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Senior Reviewer</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>reviewed from 2012-November 2020</b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg0HS3x6GvD5g6vNL8PB8SH5KD7HxaMZagz3Cjy29uSrXDAqSi0XfCRHviUCWd6EZCyeNm3z60WBEvpfoROPDDwDjRFiySW0t0fq9AlrYv4UeUDSTixC8cywfmAZzQx4xkwrQp_YqoGFv/s1600/RichardBlogpic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg0HS3x6GvD5g6vNL8PB8SH5KD7HxaMZagz3Cjy29uSrXDAqSi0XfCRHviUCWd6EZCyeNm3z60WBEvpfoROPDDwDjRFiySW0t0fq9AlrYv4UeUDSTixC8cywfmAZzQx4xkwrQp_YqoGFv/w200-h176/RichardBlogpic.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCV5yE-Y8hTI-r8ZLzZpiykh-WGpAA7TspCaGszu3Fn-eYk9r92djnDziH8DshBY0uDVpFrCdRsLWGjor1aY9rI4LKG-yV6DcdvTb7FPwE94x7b2YU12-R7OCmozLoa5RXbv2FcjDc5JD/s218/Marian+hostage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-89500114864907637462022-07-30T03:30:00.070+02:002022-07-30T03:30:00.169+02:00 Blackshirt Masquerade by Jason Monaghan <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<p class="MsoTitle"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This
Yank will confess that as recently as a few years ago, I had only the vaguest
familiarity with the history of fascism in England. But the Blackshirts of the
British Union of Fascists are having a new notorious moment. Their creepily
charismatic leader, Oswald Mosley, had a long character arc in the dark and
brooding cable series, "Peaky Blinders." The BUF's lingering malign
influence on English society in the 1960s was featured in the recent excellent
BBC series, "Ridley Road." Now comes author Jason Monaghan with his
contribution to the British fascist canon, <i>Blackshirt Masquerade</i>. And
it's a marvelous stemwinder of a novel that's not to be missed by fans of
historical mystery or great general fiction.</span></span></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">In this unabashedly character-driven mystery, Monaghan
serves up two intricately drawn—and deeply flawed—main characters. Hugh
Clifton, scion of new-money minor aristocracy, seems a haplessly misfortunate
spoiled rich boy. Too young to have shared in the tragic heroism of the First
World War, he's packed off to India as a subaltern, only to be cashiered in
disgrace after being conveniently (and falsely) scapegoated for the killing of
unarmed civilians. Having received what were thought mortal wounds during this
atrocity, he neglected to die and therefore must by necessity be
court-martialed. He returns in disgrace to England and embarks upon an indolent
life of lassitude until recruited by an acquaintance of his father to penetrate
the BUF and gather intelligence on the movement's finances. He soon encounters
Sissy Rockwell, daughter of much more noteworthy nobility, who had been
attracted into the fascist movement as a fashionably exciting antidote to her
disastrous marriage.</span></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">What begins as a search for the BUF's financial
lifeline inexorably morphs into a murder mystery revolving around a friend of
Sissy's who went missing without a trace the previous autumn. And when that
thread is pulled, the serpentine course of Hugh and Sissy's investigations lead
them into an elaborately woven tapestry of dangerous intrigue wherein nothing
and no one is what they seem. This is indeed strange soil in which Hugh and
Sissy's deepening relationship blooms, but flourish it does. </span></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The author develops both his vividly drawn
characters and convoluted storylines—of which there are several—with unerring
skill, a consistent and distinctive voice, and enviable craftsmanship. The book
is impeccably structured and flawlessly edited, with an internal coherence that
keeps the pages effortlessly turning. But the apex of Mr Monaghan's artistry is
his characters. These are all full-blooded, multidimensional, and utterly
believable. </span></p>
<p class="BodyA" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The book is<i> </i>impeccably researched and
set within a malign movement few know much about. In the hands of an author as
accomplished as Jason Monaghan, this is the finest of historical fiction. <i>Blackshirt
Masquerade</i> is touted as first in a promised series that will give us
additional endeavors of the Hugh and Sissy investigative team. I for one
anxiously await the next installment, <i>Blackshirt Conspiracy.</i></span></p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© Jeffrey Walker</span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWvcrIefW2SHKzCeQ_PMDI4dJpUgPaHzxReXsaPT_7hLMACIebfnVzZZPHBP8KDYFWtNN-yHsbI9R8snzyBWSa1YrNN0hXyWRV1VfMvhcP7MM3Bx7X3Gu_6BEA_bxoPPJR2XGeBsaLODf/s800/%2521+ReviewersChoice.png" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWvcrIefW2SHKzCeQ_PMDI4dJpUgPaHzxReXsaPT_7hLMACIebfnVzZZPHBP8KDYFWtNN-yHsbI9R8snzyBWSa1YrNN0hXyWRV1VfMvhcP7MM3Bx7X3Gu_6BEA_bxoPPJR2XGeBsaLODf/w200-h200/%2521+ReviewersChoice.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s1600/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s320/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-admirals-wife-by-m-k-tod.html" target="_blank">previous </a></b></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>tomorrow, an important announcement</b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-31707742855933060492022-07-29T02:30:00.018+02:002022-07-29T02:30:00.192+02:00The Admiral's Wife by M. K. Tod<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-indent: 0in;">REVIEWER'S CHOICE</b></div></span></b></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLXYQGK0K6Q4nlKVO7N4gTXCpNMWG804dst-WzK80s5_oyEt96PosfyXE21X7mj0dzLZ4ZfNxAiuOXbxrTSJu0WSOZzqxYMo-JDG2Z_RGKe8G-3Pm-8MNTO0SB7KZaJeLNB9LOZqzokMLm7dVg0duCOjjM06AJ6HppZy6LJB2IztO6CvNQuPRJGrRcw/w268-h400/admirals.jpg" width="268" /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Admirals-Wife-M-K-Tod-ebook/dp/B09XRCKX7F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TRIVWHOU1F41&keywords=The+Admiral%27s+Wife+by+M.+K.+Tod&qid=1651753706&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+admiral+s+wife+by+m.+k.+tod%2Cdigital-text%2C120&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Admirals-Wife-M-K-Tod-ebook/dp/B09XRCKX7F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=H180NO7RIHLY&keywords=The+Admiral%27s+Wife+by+M.+K.+Tod&qid=1651753737&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+admiral%27s+wife+by+m+k+tod%2Cdigital-text%2C334&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon US</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Admirals-Wife-M-K-Tod-ebook/dp/B09XRCKX7F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=H180NO7RIHLY&keywords=The+Admiral%27s+Wife+by+M.+K.+Tod&qid=1651753737&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+admiral%27s+wife+by+m+k+tod%2Cdigital-text%2C334&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon CA</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Admirals-Wife-M-K-Tod-ebook/dp/B09XRCKX7F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2CKZ07TTEFOQ2&keywords=The+Admiral%27s+Wife+by+M.+K.+Tod&qid=1651753753&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+admiral%27s+wife+by+m.+k.+tod%2Cdigital-text%2C365&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon AU</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60550456-the-admiral-s-wife?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=6wuHRxSu6K&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><div>Dual Timeline</div><div>WW1/Modern day</div><div>Hong Kong</div><div><br /></div><div><i>"In 2016, Patricia Findlay leaves a high-powered career to move to Hong Kong, where she hopes to rekindle the bonds of family and embrace the city of her ancestors. Instead, she is overwhelmed by feelings of displacement and depression. To make matters worse, her father, CEO of the family bank, insists that Patricia’s duty is to produce an heir, even though she has suffered three miscarriages.</i></div><div><i>In 1912, when Isabel Taylor moves to Hong Kong with her husband, Henry, and their young daughter, she struggles to find her place in such a different world and to meet the demands of being the admiral’s wife. At a reception hosted by the governor of Hong Kong, she meets Li Tao-Kai, an influential member of the Chinese community and a man she met a decade earlier when he was a student at Cambridge.</i></div><div><i>As the story unfolds, each woman must consider where her loyalties lie and what she is prepared to risk for love."</i></div><div><br /></div><div>I confess to not being much of a fan of "parallel timeline" historical novels, but now and again I stumble upon an author who masters this subgenre. M.K. Tod has proven how well this can be done in her newest novel, <i>The Admiral's Wife</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the few years prior to a shabby little man in Sarajevo shooting an Austrian archduke and setting the world ablaze, Isabel Taylor finds herself in Hong Kong as the wife of an admiral newly appointed to command the Royal Navy's China Fleet. With the reader—but not the characters—fully aware of the looming First World War, the story is shadowed with foreboding, with our knowledge that this would be the apogee of the British Empire. </div><div><br /></div><div>Alternately, we're invited into the complicated life of Patricia Findlay, a thoroughly modern forty-year-old daughter of a wealthy Chinese-Hong Kong family. Educated and enjoying a successful professional career in the United States, where she's also married a European-American husband, Patricia feels more American than Chinese. She decides it's time to return to Hong Kong to reconnect with her dictatorial banker father and imperious socialite mother. Her husband agrees to take a job at her family's bank.</div><div><br /></div><div>Two woman, newly arrived in Hong Kong a century apart, both confronting issues of racial intolerance, social hierarchy, and familial obligation. How Ms Tod intertwines their stories is at the heart of this compelling story. Just as Isabel struggles to define her place in the upper reaches of the colonial hierarchy, Patricia struggles finding her space within her family and its business. Isabel isn't quite sure how to be a good British admiral's wife; Patricia has rather forgotten the role of a dutiful Chinese daughter. And both are struggling with issues of motherhood and how this has an impact on their self-identity. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ms Tod herself lived for some years as an expatriate in Hong Kong and this shows through in many ways. Her easy facility with the complicated geography of Hong Kong, her understanding of life as an outsider in a foreign place, her sensitivity to Chinese-Hong Kong culture—all these render the setting and characters utterly convincing.</div><div><br /></div><div>I admit to holding my breath when diving into <i>The Admiral's Wife</i>. At this moment in literary history, accusations of cultural appropriation are flung widely and often. The author, a White European-Canadian, could have been put off by the threat of such accusations. However, she deftly handles her Chinese characters with sensitivity and humility. There is nothing gratuitous and she scrupulously avoids stereotypes while creating deeply textured, three-dimensional characters whom the reader cares about. </div><div><br /></div><div>I've read some of Ms Tod's earlier books and her craftsmanship and creativity are undiminished. This volume is flawlessly edited and beautifully formatted, with a fetching cover. She writes with such easy fluency and skill that the pages turn themselves. This novel is prime book club fodder and an excellent read for any historical or general fiction fan who appreciates fine writing. </div></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="http://jeffreykwalker.com/" target="_blank">Jeffrey K. 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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-79755751816917633702022-07-28T03:30:00.004+02:002022-07-29T11:32:21.238+02:00The Wolves In Winter by Philip K. Allan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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text-indent: 0in;"><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">#2 of The
Wolves WW2 Series</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“Summer
1941 - Hitler launches his surprise assault on the Soviet Union. As German
Panzers drive deep into the heart of Russia, the Red Army is desperate for help
that can only be delivered through convoys of Allied merchant ships sent
through the bitter Arctic. But appalling weather and deadly cold are not the
only dangers awaiting the crew of the little escort ship HMS Protea. They must
run the gauntlet of attacks by German aircraft and surface raiders, as well as
the wolfpacks of U-boats waiting for them amid the ice.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Following
on from Sea of Wolves, the Wolves in Winter plots the lives of those caught up
on both sides. Jürgen Bortfeldt, the music-loving commander of U-133,
struggling to control the tensions amongst his divided officers. Jan Pedersen,
a member of the Norwegian resistance, fighting the enemy occupying his country
in whatever way he can. And Vera Baldwin, the skilled codebreaker at Britain’s
Bletchley Park and the unseen hand guiding the Protea and her convoys through
the dangers crowding around them.</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Triumph
and tragedy await them all in a battle fought across the roof of the world.”</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><br /></div><div>What an exciting read this has been. Philip K Allan has obviously put many hours into the research for this meticulous World War II novel, which he has based on true events. But it is not just the military detail that makes it so good, nor the descriptions of being in a bitterly cold and hostile environment or even life in the cramped conditions of a submarine, it is the way we are able to get to know the characters and empathise with them. As, in real life, there is more than one group of protagonists in this story; in fact there are four who all play a crucial role. </div><div><br /></div><div>In the first chapter we meet Captain Jurgen Bortfeldt the broad-minded and experienced German commander of the U-boat <i>U-133</i> and become acquainted with him and his crew. Then we meet Vera Baldwin and her colleagues struggling to break the Enigma codes at Bletchley Park. The next are the first lieutenant of the corvette HMS <i>Protea</i>, Leonard Cole, his commander and the crew, and our fourth focus of attention is on a Norwegian resistance group based in the north of Norway. Each, in their own way is portrayed as determined, tenacious and indefatigable in the pursuit of their task. Mr Allan skilfully moves the story between these four groups of protagonists to produce a tense, nail biting description of the events of 1941 when ships like the HMS <i>Protea</i> were deployed to protect merchant ships taking supplies to the Russians via the Artic, and the U-boats were ordered to prevent this from happening.</div><div><br /></div><div>For lovers of World War II fiction this is a must read, but it has a wider appeal as well because the characters are so well described that we come to warm to them all, whichever side they are on. In this book Mr Allan draws a clear picture of the barbarity of war but also emphasises the humanity of the participants, who through no fault of their own are caught up in the maelstrom of war. So much so that when it come to the exciting and vivid finale, we don't want any of them to die. </div><div><br /></div><div>An excellent book Mr Allan.</div><div><br /></div><div>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>©<a href="https://www.joanfallonbooks.com" target="_blank"> Joan Fallon</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWvcrIefW2SHKzCeQ_PMDI4dJpUgPaHzxReXsaPT_7hLMACIebfnVzZZPHBP8KDYFWtNN-yHsbI9R8snzyBWSa1YrNN0hXyWRV1VfMvhcP7MM3Bx7X3Gu_6BEA_bxoPPJR2XGeBsaLODf/s800/%2521+ReviewersChoice.png" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWvcrIefW2SHKzCeQ_PMDI4dJpUgPaHzxReXsaPT_7hLMACIebfnVzZZPHBP8KDYFWtNN-yHsbI9R8snzyBWSa1YrNN0hXyWRV1VfMvhcP7MM3Bx7X3Gu_6BEA_bxoPPJR2XGeBsaLODf/w200-h200/%2521+ReviewersChoice.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s1600/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s320/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-tacksmans-daughter-by-donna-scott.html" target="_blank">previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-admirals-wife-by-m-k-tod.html" target="_blank">next</a> ></b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-32368998815547135302022-07-27T02:30:00.006+02:002022-07-28T11:58:18.101+02:00The Tacksman's Daughter by Donna Scott<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-indent: 0in;">REVIEWER'S CHOICE</b></div></span></b></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: #b6d7a8; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQFYNWxO4FAcFN2VZWG9I_aNdTvWhLmNyNEJPo0X0TSbG4TdmxEE-IMiSlepE-OQJLSIxjSY83LrEh4m_mqRkKeK_CRR60lFSYCIskNWOluwIAknbcIJv0t-IFqUv3jdzQ4bHYpi6KFy9YJ8AKMVlx60bILXH1LLI9C9a47LS82vD1Gch_skc4QFkWA/s475/Tacksmans.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmQFYNWxO4FAcFN2VZWG9I_aNdTvWhLmNyNEJPo0X0TSbG4TdmxEE-IMiSlepE-OQJLSIxjSY83LrEh4m_mqRkKeK_CRR60lFSYCIskNWOluwIAknbcIJv0t-IFqUv3jdzQ4bHYpi6KFy9YJ8AKMVlx60bILXH1LLI9C9a47LS82vD1Gch_skc4QFkWA/w268-h400/Tacksmans.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tacksmans-Daughter-Donna-Scott-ebook/dp/B09NRZS14Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=BPWSQCZPS9RO&keywords=The+Tacksman%27s+Daughter+by+Donna+Scott&qid=1651752232&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+tacksman+s+daughter+by+donna+scott%2Cdigital-text%2C63&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tacksmans-Daughter-Donna-Scott-ebook/dp/B09NRZS14Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QMWIAG9QD4YD&keywords=The+Tacksman%27s+Daughter+by+Donna+Scott&qid=1651752221&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+tacksman%27s+daughter+by+donna+scott%2Cdigital-text%2C317&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon US</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Tacksmans-Daughter-Donna-Scott-ebook/dp/B09NRZS14Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NRTRS7QQ7J9H&keywords=The+Tacksman%27s+Daughter+by+Donna+Scott&qid=1651752211&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+tacksman%27s+daughter+by+donna+scott%2Cdigital-text%2C182&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon CA</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Tacksmans-Daughter-Donna-Scott-ebook/dp/B09NRZS14Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2G7ZN4398PHSE&keywords=The+Tacksman%27s+Daughter+by+Donna+Scott&qid=1651752201&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+tacksman%27s+daughter+by+donna+scott%2Cdigital-text%2C194&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon AU</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59923078-the-tacksman-s-daughter?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XlMsQEOrxN&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div>Fictional Drama</div><div>1600s</div><div>Scotland</div><div><br /></div><div>Purely as a matter of personal preference, occasionally a book has it all for me. To this happy list I add Donna Scott's marvelously crafted <i>The Tacksman's Daughter</i>. It ticks all the boxes. Set in Scotland? Check. Deals with a heretofore under-fictionalized historic event? Check. A cast of full-bodied, three-dimensional characters, both endearing and despicable? Check.</div><div><br /></div><div>The author had me with at the first line: "February 2, 1692, Alt Na Munde, Glencoe, Scotland." Anyone passingly familiar with Scottish history immediately knows we're in for a tale of the tragic duplicity and murder wreaked by soldiers of Clan Campbell upon their unsuspecting and gracious hosts, the MacDonalds of Glencoe. This horrible abuse of the near-sacred Highland obligation of hospitality resonates to this day in the Scottish collective consciousness.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ms Scott spins her engaging and heartbreaking tale through the eyes of an irresistible main character, Caitriona Cameron, daughter of one of the tacksmen—major landholders—under MacIain, chieftain of the MacDonalds. This places Cait in the stunning beautiful glen when red-coated soldiers arrive. These are mostly Scottish troops mustered from the Campbell lands and under the command of Captain Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, a name reviled down the ensuing 300 years.</div><div><br /></div><div>The MacDonalds offer shelter and hospitality to the troops who are transiting Glencoe when a winter storm hits, snowing them in for several days. Unbeknownst to their hosts, Captain Campbell has received orders to kill all persons under age of 70, women and children included. Cait narrowly escapes the massacre with the aid of advance warning from an English sergeant, with the remainder of the book taken up with her determined quest for vengeance and accompanying journey through her grief to a place of forgiveness, finding love along the way. Her quest meanders through Stirling and several villages before reaching its culmination in the crowded wynds and teeming streets of Edinburgh.</div><div><br /></div><div>The author avoids most of the simplistic stereotypes and quasi-historical tropes into which she could easily have fallen; much myth-making has been spawned by the Massacre at Glencoe, after all. Instead, she creates very nuanced characters who, while deeply traumatized by the horror that occurred in the snows of Glencoe, show an uncanny ability to heal and evolve. The much-reviled Glenlyon, for example, becomes a more complicated, even pitiful, character in Ms Scott's supple handling. </div><div><br /></div><div>This volume is professionally edited and formatted, with a lovely and engaging cover. Any weaknesses are small and detract very little from the craftsmanship of this accomplished storyteller. <i>The Tacksman's Daughter</i> should be a satisfying read for fans of <i>Outlander,</i> lovers of all things Scottish, and the general devotee of historical fiction. I highly recommend this engrossing novel. </div><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="http://jeffreykwalker.com/" target="_blank">Jeffrey K. 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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-39087965868484885262022-07-26T03:30:00.007+02:002022-07-27T13:37:48.458+02:00A Discovering Diamonds Review of Things that Bounded by Fiona Graph<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On the eve of the Great War, Kate and another suffragette burned down a church as part of a suffragette protest under the “Deeds not Words” banner. A man died and Kate disappeared. Sixteen years later, Ellen and her brother Freddie have rebuilt their lives after the trauma of war and loss. She is overjoyed when Kate reappears, but Kate is consumed by remorse over the death. They enlist the help of Alec, Freddie's ex-lover, to find out what happened that day in the church. There are ties from the past that bind them all: guilt, fear, pride. Can they break free from these and reclaim the lives they deserve? In order to do so, the foursome begins an investigation into the man’s death, which is peculiar because the church was searched thoroughly and found to be empty before the fire was set, so how did he get there? Since Alec is an attorney, he spearheads the investigation, using his contacts to get the documents needed to corroborate the facts. Their sleuthing pays off as a cover-up is revealed."</i></div><div><br /></div><div>The novel is well written, but the plot is a bit of a slow-burn for the first third to half. Once the investigation gets going, the plot takes off; however, it was pretty clear rather quickly what happened as the documents are found. The “reveal” is essentially a confirmation of the reader’s presumption.</div><div><br /></div><div>The plot revolves around two former suffragettes, so a good bit of history about the pre-war suffragette movement is included. The information, while accurate, is also disturbing when relaying how the women were treated—and how they were still being treated in 1930.</div><div><br /></div><div>While female characters from different classes are included, the reader sees that the abysmal treatment did not respect class distinctions. All the women were treated badly in one form or another, and the heterosexual men come across as boorish pigs while the two homosexual men seem to be the only ones with any sensitivity regarding the women. Perhaps because they were treated so poorly as well? </div><div><br /></div><div>The reader should be aware that the novel includes two homosexual relationships, one M/M and one F/F. Nothing more graphic than kissing is included, but if the topic makes readers uncomfortable, they should be aware of these relationships. </div><div><br /></div><div>The novel takes a sensitive look at how women and homosexuals were regarded in the early twentieth century. Once the book got going it became a good read!</div><div><br /></div><div>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds </div><div><br /></div><div>© Dawn Lee</div><div> e-version reviewed</div><div><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_055103695.html" target="_blank">previous</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-tacksmans-daughter-by-donna-scott.html" rel="nofollow">next </a>></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-7748675901773157962022-07-25T02:30:00.007+02:002022-07-27T13:37:17.014+02:00A Discovering Diamonds Review of The Cursing Stone, by Tom Sigafoos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The<i> Wasp</i> didn’t make it, nor did most of its crew and passengers, foundering in the narrow strait between Toraigh Island and the mainland. </div><div><br /></div><div>Around this historical event, author Tom Sigafoos has written a plausible and entertaining novel beautifully set in its time, culture, and landscape. But <i>The Cursing Stone</i> is also a political story. At its heart is the conflict between tradition and modernity, between definitions of ownership, between an agrarian society and an industrial one.</div><div><br /></div><div>The inhabitants of Toraigh still practise a form of Celtic Christianity, liberally laced with pre-Christian practices, defending the beliefs to their assigned priest what was bequeathed to them by St. Colmcille (Columba) himself in the 6th century. The traditional stories and beliefs about Toraigh described in the <i>Lebor Gabála Érenn</i> (a collection of legends about the founding and invasions of Ireland, dating in written form from the 11th C) are part of the heartbeat of life on the island, in direct conflict with the Church’s teaching and that of the priest. Eithne, the healer of Toraigh, is predominant in keeping these beliefs alive.</div><div><br /></div><div>Eithne’s nephew Ruairí is an island boy in whom both the local priest and the local schoolteacher see great promise. He is also the heir to the role of ‘King of Toraigh’, the leader of the island’s people. When an accident robs him of the sight in one eye, he must forfeit that role, and with the help of the schoolteacher is granted a place in the Admiralty’s cartography school on the mainland. </div><div><br /></div><div>Life aboard HMS <i>Wasp</i> is in stark counterpoint to the traditional life on Toraigh, although parallels are drawn. Sub-lieutenant Gubby is a young man unsure of his place in navy life; overweight, hesitant and unskilled in leadership, he is further hampered by an irascible, ill captain. The <i>Wasp</i> is a steamship, powered by coal, a machine lacking any of the romance of a sailing ship, a symbol of the modern, industrial world that will come into direct conflict with the traditions of Toraigh and Inishtrahull.</div><div><br /></div><div>In between these two stands the lighthouse, a bridge between tradition and modernity, the past and the future: the island light is the last light seen by Irishmen and women sailing to North America. It too is threatened by changes driven by efficiency and cold bureaucracy. </div><div><br /></div><div>The beginning chapters of<i> The Cursing Stone</i>, setting up the characters and conflicts in the three major settings, easily drew me in. Personalities are painted with a light hand, and the reader’s sympathies are drawn towards Ruairí and Gubby. When Ruairí’s brother Eoghan becomes a labourer at the lighthouse, we have a triumvirate of young men with whom we share the story. </div><div><br /></div><div>The last third of the novel, as it moves towards its historical and narrative climax, kept me reading until late, written with skill and evocative action. It is the middle chapters that are, to some extent, less convincing, especially regarding Gubby. He remained a character without real definition, moving between evoking sympathy and irritation, never quite coalescing. Ruairí too is unsure of himself in this section, vacillating over his decisions, but his choices and his subsequent responses come into focus. </div><div><br /></div><div>Overall, though, <i>The Cursing Stone</i> is a well written story of a small event, both geographically and historically, but one piece of Ireland’s 19th-century history in which so much of the whole is reflected.</div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>©<a href="https://linktr.ee/marianlthorpe" target="_blank"> </a></span><a href="https://linktr.ee/marianlthorpe" target="_blank">Marian L Thorpe</a><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-maids.html" target="_blank">previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-tacksmans-daughter-by-donna-scott.html" target="_blank">next </a>></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-84898394175413994872022-07-24T03:30:00.004+02:002022-07-25T12:13:52.329+02:00A Discovering Diamonds review of The Maids of Biddenden by GD Harper<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Maids-Biddenden-heart-warming-inspirational-12th-century-ebook/dp/B09ZBKX9S4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2W584SOK44DYZ&keywords=The+Maids+of+Biddenden+by+GD+Harper&qid=1656093350&s=digital-text&sprefix=the+maids+of+biddenden+by+gd+harper%2Cdigital-text%2C416&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Amazon AU</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60871746-the-maids-of-biddenden?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=bZYGXQ5iMx&rank=1#CommunityReviews" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Biographical Fictional Drama</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">1100s</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Kent, England</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div>"‘<i>There is no me; there is no you.</i></div><div><i>There is only us.’ The Maids of Biddenden is inspired by the real-life story of conjoined twins Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, born in 1100 into a wealthy family from a small Kent village. Joined at the hip, the sisters overcome fear and hostility to grow into gifted and much-loved women – one a talented musician and song-writer, the other a caring healer and grower of medicinal plants. Entangled in the struggles for power and influence of the great Kent nobles of the time, they achieve much in their lifetimes and leave behind a legacy in Biddenden that survives to this day</i>."</div><br /><div>Based on true events, this was a sensitive and emotional read. Conjoined twins in the heart of rural Kent would be a tale worth telling even today, but being based on the real lives of real people in Medieval England there was an extra poignancy to the story. The author hit the spot for quality of research and for his skill in weaving the facts of daily life and the use of herbal medicines into an intricate and absorbing novel. </div><div><br /></div><div>The two maids in question, Mary and Eliza Chulkhurst, were well written characters, each with their own personality bound together by not just their physical joining, but also by their shared dignity and sheer perseverance of spirit. </div><div><br /></div><div>Superstition and religious belief played its biased part in the lives of the girls and their family, where the work of the devil was uppermost in the minds of all, with the girls seen as monsters and abominations. Even the birth of twins was regraded as ‘unnatural’ in these times; the fact that Mary and Eliza survived into adulthood is remarkable.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is fiction, although based on fact, but the novel is written with such skill that every word seems entirely believable. My only caveat is that the novel becomes very slightly repetitive and a little slow towards the middle. At 400 pages, I think the author could have afforded a stricter edit.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do read the author's note; it is as fascinating as the novel itself. </div><div><br /></div><div>No spoilers, but how these two delightful characters survived is a story worth reading.</div><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© Helen Hollick </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/beloved-ghost-by-fiona-graph.html" target="_blank">previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_055103695.html" target="_blank"> next</a> ></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-56161053244769297602022-07-23T03:30:00.003+02:002022-07-24T13:24:44.366+02:00Beloved Ghost by Fiona Graph<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“<i>Theo
Lawder and Zac Bonneval meet in the army at the outbreak of World War II. They
survive the horror of Dunkirk and become lovers. Theo goes to work at Bletchley
Park, where he becomes friendly with Alan Turing. After the war he joins the
Foreign Office, while Zac works for MI6. They make a good life together. </i></span><i>But this is a time when homosexuals are criminalised, and
the pressure of being outcasts in society takes a terrible toll. Zac becomes
deeply depressed and goes away. Can their love survive society's hatred?</i>”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This is
the second novel by this author, and I think she will be a writer to watch in the future. It is a love story between two
very well drawn male protagonists who lived at a time when homosexual
relationships were illegal, and could result in painful, traumatic and
dangerous repercussions not only from the law but from relations, friends,
workplace colleagues and strangers. Homosexual men were at risk of prosecution,
ostracism and severe beatings because of their personal feelings. The attitudes, prejudices and consequences of this
period of British history are very well expressed, and exposed, by the author. As a reader I really felt for Theo and Zac in
their obvious love for each other and the agonies they suffered and endured because
of it.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I was not sure about the cover at first, but as I read I realised its subtle relevance, although I personally would have preferred more of the image and less text on the front, hard to read it at thumbnail size online.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The cameo
appearances of real-life people (Alan Turing and Guy Burgess, for instance) bring
a sense of heightened reality to the narrative, leading a reader to believe that
Theo and Zac did exist, although in a way they did as there were many men,
just like these two, trapped in an abusive world of intolerant discrimination. When
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A man with a head full of dreams.</i></div><div><i>1884. The symptoms of scarlet fever are easily mistaken for teething, as Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya discover at the cost of their two infant sons. Freya immediately isolates for the safety of their unborn child. Cut off from each other, there is no opportunity for husband and wife to teach each other the language of their loss. By the time they meet again, the subject is taboo. But unspoken grief is a dangerous enemy. It bides its time.</i></div><div><i>A decade later and now a successful businessman, Robert decides to create a pleasure garden in memory of his sons, in the very same place he found refuge as a boy – a disused chalk quarry in Surrey’s Carshalton. But instead of sharing his vision with his wife, he widens the gulf between them by keeping her in the dark. It is another woman who translates his dreams. An obscure yet talented artist called Florence Hoddy, who lives alone with her unmarried brother, painting only what she sees from her window…"</i></div><br /><div>This is a powerful story of Victorian England, a melange of repressed feelings, hidden secrets and understated emotions, and a portrait of a family slowly dissolving in grief. </div><div><br /></div><div>Inspired by the unbearable loss of his two boys, Robert Cooke builds the pleasure garden of his dreams – his Small Eden. The enterprise is supported by the Reynolds family: Frank, his wife, and their two boys, John and Gerrard.</div><div><br /></div><div>Robert comes across as a solid, almost saintly figure; Freya, his wife, a shadowy individual driven by societal norms and conventions, harbours a deep resentment toward her husband whom she blames for the deaths of their two sons. Their daughters, Estelle and Ida, are like chalk and cheese. Estelle is implacably cold towards her father, mirroring her mother’s feelings, while Ida delights in his company and everything he does.</div><div><br /></div><div>When Miss Hoddy, a disabled artist with uncanny social skills, enters their lives, she lights up everyone’s life, but plants the seed of an unjustified jealousy in Freya’s heart. What is remarkable about the Cooke family is that they can function at all. And they do – until the money runs out. </div><div><br /></div><div>Ms Davis has a remarkable talent that reminds me of Alice Munro. The way she burrows into the minds of her characters and exposes their moods by picking out their smallest observations is effortless and masterful. I can’t wait to read some more by this wonderful writer.</div><div><br style="font-family: Georgia;" /></div></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© <a href="https://www.JJToner.com/" target="_blank">J J Toner</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWvcrIefW2SHKzCeQ_PMDI4dJpUgPaHzxReXsaPT_7hLMACIebfnVzZZPHBP8KDYFWtNN-yHsbI9R8snzyBWSa1YrNN0hXyWRV1VfMvhcP7MM3Bx7X3Gu_6BEA_bxoPPJR2XGeBsaLODf/s800/%2521+ReviewersChoice.png" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWvcrIefW2SHKzCeQ_PMDI4dJpUgPaHzxReXsaPT_7hLMACIebfnVzZZPHBP8KDYFWtNN-yHsbI9R8snzyBWSa1YrNN0hXyWRV1VfMvhcP7MM3Bx7X3Gu_6BEA_bxoPPJR2XGeBsaLODf/w200-h200/%2521+ReviewersChoice.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s1600/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s320/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-in.html" target="_blank">previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/beloved-ghost-by-fiona-graph.html" target="_blank">next </a>></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-18860263839353326682022-07-21T03:30:00.098+02:002022-07-22T12:31:05.228+02:00A Discovering Diamonds Review of In the Shadows of Castles by G. K. Holloway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“<i>It's
the 1060s, and William of Normandy is establishing a new and brutal regime in
England, but there are those who would defy him. As Norman soldiers spread like
a plague across the land, resistance builds, but will it be enough to topple
William and restore the rightful king to his throne? The English have the
courage to fight, but the Normans, already victorious at Hastings, now build
castles seeking to secure their tenuous foothold in these lands. </i></span><i style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">And what
of the people caught up in these catastrophic events? Dispossessed but not
defeated, their lives ripped apart, the English struggle for freedom from
tyranny; amongst them, caught up in the turmoil, are a soldier, a thane and two
sisters. As events unfold, their destinies become intertwined, bringing drastic
changes that alter their lives forever</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This is a long awaited follow-up to Mr Holloway's first novel '1066: What Fates Impose'. It can be read as a standalone, but as with all books of a series worth reading it is worth starting at the beginning.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The
author is obviously passionate about his subject and the period – the aftermath
of the Norman Conquest at the Battle of Hastings, 1066. He develops his
characters with that same passion, bringing to life the bewilderment and devastation
of the English and the crowing, and, in part, equal disbelief of the conquering
Normans.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">From our
view in hindsight of the events of 956 years ago, we know that the Normans were
not to be defeated, and that their regime of feudalism (not existent in England
pre-1066) lasted for more than two hundred or so years – more if you include
the ongoing influence of the Normans in our speech, architecture, government and sovereignty etc. But back then, in those months and few
years after the dreadful defeat at a battlefield seven miles inland from Hastings,
the hope, the will to survive and the (alas) unfulfilled determination to send
the Normans back to where they came from was strong among the defeated English.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Although,
in a way, these English people that so resolutely populate Mr Holloway’s novel <i>did</i> win, for we
speak English, not French, and many of us regard our rightful kings - Harold II
and Edward the Confessor’s great-nephew, Edgar the Ætheling - as the<i> true</i> last English kings of England. Our heroes are the defeated, not the winners. Our Anglo-Saxon ancestors are regarded with affection and loyalty, the Normans are still thought of as unwanted foreign invaders. (Although strictly speaking, so were the Anglo-Saxons when they originally migrated to 'Engla-land' in the 400-500s AD!) But whether you are an ardent Anglo-Saxon supporter or pro-Norman this novel gives pause for thought. What did the people at the time really think, hope, and believe?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I came across a few errors, but this was a pre-publish ARC edition, so I assume these have been corrected.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I
personally do not agree with all of the author’s ideas and theories, as 1066
and its era is a subject very dear to my own heart, but if we all agreed on
these things there would be little scope for discussion, speculation and the writing of
fiction, so this is an interesting and entertaining story for readers who are intrigued by the events that changed English history forever.</span></p>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The first in an inspiring new World War 2 historical fiction saga series (The Bletchley Park Girls, Book 1)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></span></b></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #6aa84f;">Reviewer's Choice</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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London is in blackout, war has been declared, but Dulcie Treadwell can think only of American broadcaster, Glenn Reeves, who didn’t say goodbye before leaving for Berlin. Heartbroken, Dulcie is posted to Bletchley Park, where she must concentrate instead on cracking the German Enigma codes. The hours are long and the conditions tough, with little recognition from above. Until she breaks her first code…But when a spiteful act of jealousy leads to Dulcie’s brutal dismissal, her life is left in pieces once more. Is it too late for Dulcie to prove her innocence and keep the job she loves? And will her heart ever truly heal if she doesn’t hear from Glenn again…?"</i></div></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><div>Yes, this is another typical wartime romance with all the elements expected of this genre. Girl meets boy, boy disappears, presumably off to war, will boy return, will their love endure...? But this is why I so enjoy a Molly Green romantic novel, you know exactly what you are going to get - a beautifully written, curl-up-and-enjoy cosy romance and delightfully portrayed characters (yes even the baddies!) but with lots of unexpected elements that keep you wanting to know what happens next.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our heroine, Dulcie, is a young journalist fed up with having only the dull events to report and dissatisfied that, although highly intelligent, she is only a woman so is regarded as not capable of handling anything with more meaty content.</div><div><br /></div><div>Her life is to change when she meets Glenn, an American war correspondent, and then it changes again with the outbreak of war and her new employment as a code breaker at Bletchley Park.</div><div><br /></div><div>She loves her new job, despite the frustrations and difficulties of code breaking, but there is someone stirring trouble and while there are triumphs for Dulcie, there are also bitter struggles. No spoilers of course... does she win through, does everything become right?</div><div><br /></div><div>I was very slightly disappointed by the ending, but this is the first in a series so maybe there is more to come? Even so, I thoroughly enjoyed this one, maybe the best of Ms Green's yet?</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© Mary Chapple</span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWvcrIefW2SHKzCeQ_PMDI4dJpUgPaHzxReXsaPT_7hLMACIebfnVzZZPHBP8KDYFWtNN-yHsbI9R8snzyBWSa1YrNN0hXyWRV1VfMvhcP7MM3Bx7X3Gu_6BEA_bxoPPJR2XGeBsaLODf/s800/%2521+ReviewersChoice.png" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWvcrIefW2SHKzCeQ_PMDI4dJpUgPaHzxReXsaPT_7hLMACIebfnVzZZPHBP8KDYFWtNN-yHsbI9R8snzyBWSa1YrNN0hXyWRV1VfMvhcP7MM3Bx7X3Gu_6BEA_bxoPPJR2XGeBsaLODf/w200-h200/%2521+ReviewersChoice.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s1600/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s320/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_02001902534.html" target="_blank">previous</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-in.html" target="_blank"> next </a>></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-46589772233036556682022-07-19T03:30:00.004+02:002022-07-20T11:17:50.796+02:00A Discovering Diamonds Review of Jasmine in Paris by Clare Flynn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeHIt1wFi-GsnA5e0kC6fxP6B10m0JhhnHz1QmePKpPtSMrFVd63Sq_UHNOrdl8OrztQjuWyZsQTKkS9GjnE3Nha3zsRrWzxFF3YwiWp7hzl1vIe-kUwv4rgDfQOo2AMd65FmF1hzOXAaNsKNQ4bVVs8WQGw7DJSxS1Evwq2CmQMqkzEdZxikyS8wrw/s2560/Jasmine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1707" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeHIt1wFi-GsnA5e0kC6fxP6B10m0JhhnHz1QmePKpPtSMrFVd63Sq_UHNOrdl8OrztQjuWyZsQTKkS9GjnE3Nha3zsRrWzxFF3YwiWp7hzl1vIe-kUwv4rgDfQOo2AMd65FmF1hzOXAaNsKNQ4bVVs8WQGw7DJSxS1Evwq2CmQMqkzEdZxikyS8wrw/w266-h400/Jasmine.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></span></b></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; 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text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59180589-jasmine-in-paris?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=lNG1Sfkxf6&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;">Fictional saga</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="text-indent: 0in;">1950s</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Malaysia/ France</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“<i>Desperate
to make her mark as an artist and prove herself as an independent woman,
Jasmine Barrington heads for Paris and a place at the prestigious Beaux Arts
school. Following in the footsteps of former students like Renoir and Degas,
she immerses herself in her studies by day and discovers the cafés and bars of
the left bank by night.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">But life
in the City of Light is far from easy. Will the challenges and discipline of
the classical training regime crush Jasmine’s creative spirit, and will her
charismatic teacher, Lachlan, break her heart? Meanwhile, on the other side of
the world, Howard, the man to whom she owes her life, faces the daily dangers
of the Malayan Emergency without so much as a postcard to fuel his fading hope
that Jasmine might one day return to Penang</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Set
against Paris in the 1950s, this is an
entertaining read that follows on from the heroine, eighteen-year-old
Jasmine Barrington’s life. I have not read the previous books, but found this
one a suitable standalone, although as with most series worth reading it will
always be best to start at the beginning.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Miss
Flynn masterfully recreates the feel of the era and place by skilfully using
historical detail and descriptive narrative.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jasmine,
an artist, leaves Penang for Paris where she enjoys her new life at the Beaux
Arts School and the Parisian night life of the bars and cafes. It is not all
roses, however; there are difficulties and challenges for her to face, new
people to deal with, to learn to trust or distrust.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">And then
there are those she left behind in Malaya. Plantation manager Howard, who must face
his own dangers and desperately wants Jasmine to return... no spoilers here, of
course.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A novel
that explores the emotions and motivations of believable characters, whilst evoking
the upheavals of the time and place, all skilfully intertwined with the
emergence of a delightful young lady as she grows into adulthood.</span></p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© Mary Chapple</span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-stone-rose-by-carol-mcgrath.html" target="_blank">previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/summer-secrets-at-bletchley-park-by.html" target="_blank">next</a> ></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-83464789732771236962022-07-18T02:30:00.005+02:002022-07-19T11:42:59.051+02:00The Stone Rose by Carol McGrath<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Agnes, daughter of a stonemason, is struggling to keep her father's trade in a city decimated by plague. And then she receives a mysterious message from the disgraced Queen Isabella: mother of King Edward III, and widow of Edward II. Isabella has a task that only Agnes can fulfil. She wants her truth to be told. Much has been whispered of the conflicts in Isabella and Edward's marriage. Her greed and warmongering. His unspoken love for male favourites. But as Agnes listens to Isabella, she learns that she can be of help to the queen - but can either woman choose independence, follow her own desires, and survive?</div><div>Based on the extraordinary true story of the female stonemason who carved a queen's tomb."</div></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div>I knew I would enjoy <i>The Stone Rose</i> for Ms McGrath’s impeccable biographical fiction skills…I was even more delighted to be so enthralled with her creative narrative that brings this complex period of history to life. The depth and detail of Ms McGrath’s research gives us enlightening insights to draw our own opinions of Edward and Isabella, their ambitions, weaknesses and terrible mistakes. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>The Stone Rose</i> brings us into the centre of medieval politics and machinations, and bursting with a massive cast of characters, Isabella’s story is one that takes time and concentration to fully appreciate. Ms McGrath’s impressive skills guide us on the queen’s journey capably and with authority, and I learned a great deal about this time.</div><div><br /></div><div>That being said, my true joy in this novel was the story of Agnes, who starts with her own precipitous journey through plague-ruined England. In contrast to the ebullience and restlessness of the court, Agnes takes us into a world as spare and unyielding as the stones she carves, and I would have enjoyed even more of her world. Both stories intertwine to illustrate the enduring power of women – both Isabella and Agnes find a way to survive and thrive in what is essentially an unforgiving and challenging world.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ms McGrath has written a fascinating and memorable novel, with beautiful narrative, enthralling characters and immersive detail. These women’s stories will stay with me for a long time, as I think about the full spectrum of medieval world. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>The Stone Rose</i> is a window into that world that I highly recommend.</div></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© <a href="http://www.elizabethjstjohn.com/" target="_blank">Elizabeth St John</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s1600/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s320/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01435022968.html" target="_blank">previous</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_02001902534.html" target="_blank">next </a>></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-1314408978600000672022-07-17T03:30:00.003+02:002022-07-18T11:57:19.049+02:00A Discovering Diamonds Review of RALEIGH by Tony Riches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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He didn’t dance or joust, didn’t come from a noble family, or marry into one. So how did an impoverished law student become a favourite of the queen, and Captain of the Guard? The story which began with the Tudor trilogy follows Walter Raleigh from his first days at the Elizabethan Court to the end of the Tudor dynasty.</div><div><br /></div><div>This fascinating account of Sir Walter Raleigh's life spans the years from 1576 until 1603 when the other star of this book, Queen Elizabeth I, dies. Tony Riches has researched the period extremely well, illustrating Raleigh's achievements and numerous failures as well as his unswerving ambition. He depicts a man of culture, a poet and an adventurer, a man who is obsessed with becoming the Queen's right-hand man. From a humble background, Raleigh is convinced that he is as worthy as anyone else to win the Queen's favour, which he does as many times as he loses it. I found myself smiling as each time Raleigh is depicted visiting the queen, her first question is always which favour does he want now. An amusing illustration of how his ambition never seemed to be quite satisfied. Raleigh's eye was always on the next step up the ladder.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mr Riches doesn't neglect the other side of Raleigh's character, that of a man who falls in love and risks his position at court to marry the woman he loves. Although once he has her, he spends more time away from her and his son, than with them. He also depicts Raleigh as a loyal, compassionate man who treats those who work for him generously, although his attitude to governing the Irish is quite different.</div><div><br /></div><div>The book vividly portrays the Elizabethan age, with its descriptions of a court full of intrigue and gossip, of the constant threat of battles with the Spanish and the competition to explore the New World to establish colonies, and above all to find gold. Raleigh saw his own salvation in these ventures and invested a lot of money in ships and expeditions, few of which brought him any long-term profit. Mr Riches portrays a powerful picture of how a man's fortunes could grow or disappear entirely on the whim of the monarch or the treachery of those around her.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was an engrossing read about a man about whom I knew very little and I am left with an image of a 16th century man, Sir Walter Raleigh, who by today's standards we would probably have considered to be a good businessman, a good employer, a loving but absent husband and altogether too much of a risk-taker to achieve all his unbounded ambitions.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although this is the third book in the Elizabethan series, it is an enjoyable read in its own right. 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text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60646731-the-road-to-murder?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=8rT1MGEHHn&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Murder mystery</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">16th century/ Tudor</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">England<br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">It’s 1581 and nineteen-year-old Thomas
Walsingham, cousin of Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, is
on yet another courier assignment. As a servant of the Queen, and employed by his
powerful cousin, he’s expected to safely and discreetly deliver confidential
information and diplomatic packages between the two capitals of England and France. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">This time, however, his assignment is to
safely escort a fussy, tardy, and annoying glove-maker from London to the
French court in Paris. </span>Their journey has only just begun when, in
a sleazy tavern in Picardy, the glove-maker most inconveniently gets himself killed.
The already-fraught journey turns into a nightmare.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">Tom blunders from crisis to crisis, suffers
terrible weather, dreadful roads, rogue soldier/bandits, an arrogant fellow-courier
who constantly undermines him, more murders, secret ciphers, and that’s just
for starters. Underpinning his many problems is the constant worry about what Sir
Francis will say when he learns of Thomas’s mistakes and problems. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">Will he be the next victim? Will he make it
back to London before his enemies discredit him? And who’s the murderer?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">If you like historical fiction and a
rollicking murder mystery, try this. It was fun. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">The only minor niggle I have is the
author’s over-indulgent use of … instead of finishing a sentence. Occasional
use is fine, but multiple times on a page distracted me at first, hence my
rating of 4 stars. However, as I got engrossed in Tom’s woes, I stopped
noticing. </span></p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© <a href="mailto:robyn@gettingagrip.com" target="_blank">Robyn Pearce</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-hag-of.html" target="_blank">previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01435022968.html" target="_blank">next</a> ></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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A place of hillforts and homesteads, cattle and seabirds, a land where warriors and druids are honoured – but also not an isolated island, but one known to traders from the east, and a land that men leave to find employment and glory fighting in wars not their own.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brennus’s father is one of these warriors, leaving his family to fight in and die in distant lands. Brennus should follow his father into the warrior’s life, but this is not to be his fate, he believes (and regrets) – until his home is invaded by an unknown group of men he labels ‘the Hillmen’. Eschewing iron, fighting with stone tools, they are nonetheless a formidable foe.</div><div><br /></div><div>Brennus’s world is one where the border between the world of men and the world of the Sidhe, the supernatural beings of his land, is thin, at least for him. He can see ‘beyond the fields we know’ to interact with the powers of the land, one of whom, the Cailleach, the hag of the title, tells him he can have what he wants – at a price. His journey towards the achievement of his dream is the heart of <i>Hag of the Hills</i>. Brennus is no stoic hero: the price the Cailleach spoke of is great; his doubts and fears are many, and only an oath sworn to a Druid keeps him on track for much of the story. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Hag of the Hills</i> is an imagined recreation of a time before history – a written record – has much to say about the location and time of the book. Perhaps Himlico of Carthage explored these lands in the 5th C BC, as Pliny says. According to Avienius’s Oro Maritima, written 900 years later in the 4th C AD, the Carthaginian explorer was following routes set down by earlier traders from southern Iberia. Disputed as reliable history, these accounts nonetheless provide an anchor to the ‘what if’ of the story.</div><div><br /></div><div>The inclusion of various manifestations of the Sidhe might suggest to some readers that <i>Hag of the Hills</i> is historical fantasy, but I hesitate to call it that. Author J.T.T. Ryder is an archaeologist specializing in Iron Age cultures of northern Europe, and in <i>Hag of the Hills</i> he has attempted to show us a world interpreted through Iron Age eyes and beliefs. While these are clearly not those of our modern world of scientific rationalism, they are not ‘magical’ either, but a different way of interacting with reality. The Sidhe serve to guide Brennus, not to intervene. </div><div><br /></div><div>The sense of a different experience of reality is increased by Ryder’s unconventional switching of tenses within paragraphs as Brennus narrates his experiences. For me, it added to the feeling of a world experienced and understood differently, one in which time might not be always or entirely linear. There are a few errors, mostly homophones, and a few word choices which sound too modern, perhaps the archeologist’s vocabulary overriding the writer’s. </div><div><br /></div><div>Brennus’s attitude towards women is very much that of the ‘male gaze’, and this may feel uncomfortable to some readers, especially in an era where the role of women warriors and leaders is central to many stories. But overall, I thoroughly enjoyed <i>Hag of the Hills</i>, and am looking forward to its sequel, completing the duology, later this year.</div></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://linktr.ee/marianlthorpe" target="_blank">Marian L Thorpe</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-men-of.html" target="_blank">Previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-road.html" target="_blank">Next </a>></span></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-50498369336555628082022-07-14T03:30:00.007+02:002022-07-15T12:21:54.613+02:00A Discovering Diamonds Review of Men of Bone David Penny<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58519350-men-of-bone#CommunityReviews" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> (Goodreads: a little confusing as the link goes to the correct title and description, but the book cover does not match up?)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0in;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0in;">Fictional </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0in;">drama / mystery</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0in;">1500s / Tudor</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 0in;">England</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“1501:
London, England. Can a man turn his back on all hope to protect those he loves?<br />
Returning to an England now alien to him Thomas Berrington falls foul of a
thieves’ guild. In his efforts to protect a stranger he becomes their target.
When the bonemen come to inflict punishment he has no choice but to kill one of
their order. Fleeing London in the company of Arthur, Prince of Wales, heir to
the English throne, Thomas believes he has escaped retribution for his actions.
But it is a mistake that may get him and his companions killed. Sent to England
by the Spanish Queen to watch over Catherine of Aragon on her marriage to
Arthur, Thomas intends the duty to be short-lived. But he hasn’t reckoned on
the bonemen, who are spreading their influence ever wider. As danger mounts,
Thomas is no longer sure he is the man for the task but has no option but to
fight, as he always has. For the innocent, for justice, and for his life. Politics
and crime collide in Tudor England in a new series of adventures for Thomas
Berrington. Join him on his latest journey in Men of Bone now.”</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This is
the first I have read of author David Penny, and apparently <i>Men Of Bone</i>
is the first in a new series which continues on from a previous
adventure/mystery series about the same characters, and in particular the
protagonist, sixty-year-old Thomas
Berrington.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The book is set at
the time of Catherine of Aragon’s betrothal and marriage to Henry VII’s eldest
son, Arthur </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">–</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">I enjoyed his inclusion – and it was a nice change to have a Tudor story that
was not Henry VIII or Anne Boleyn!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">It was
obvious from the first chapter that this was a continuation of a previous
series, as the narrative throughout included quite a few references to Berrington’s
backstory of his early life in England, and his subsequent adventures in Spain
serving Queen Isabella. On the whole this backstory element did not hinder this
present story: there were enough facts to understand Berrington’s past and
therefore his present involvement with both the Tudor and Spanish courts, but
some of the references were a little tedious as they were often repeated but not
fully explained. No spoilers, but his relationship with the Spanish Queen and
the princess Catherine, for instance. Would someone like Berrington<i> really</i>
be so close to both of them? But then, as I have not read the previous books, I
cannot say – although I did feel this was, maybe, a little far-fetched. As also was
Berrington’s fighting ability. For a sixty-year-old man he was remarkably fit
and agile, even after a severe beating by his enemies, but then, this <i>is</i>
fiction.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I’m not
sure that this qualifies as a mystery as such – I realised at least one ‘baddie’
right from the start (maybe the red-herrings were not well enough hidden?) </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">–</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-indent: 0in;">but
the plot was interesting and the characters were intriguing. The detail and description of
Tudor England was well researched and written. There was some violence and a rape – an area where I did feel the victim's later reaction was too calm, too accepting of what had happened. (And was a rape even necessary for the plot?) Perhaps, though, her
violation will be explored more in the next book?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">There
were a few typos in the e-book edition I read, and Aunt Joan turned into Aunt
Jean then back again, plus I spotted a few continuity errors, however, none of
these detracted from the story.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-mirror-indents: yes; text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">So, a
good romp worth reading, set in a different Tudor period to the norm, with
engaging characters and no need to be familiar with the original series. Readers
of Berrington’s past will particularly enjoy catching up with his
family and his ‘present’ adventures.</span></p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© Jack Holt</span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/undisciplined-ardor-by-jenny-brown.html" target="_blank">previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-hag-of.html" target="_blank">next</a> ></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-21086472837097362042022-07-13T02:30:00.007+02:002022-07-14T11:33:29.291+02:00Undisciplined Ardor by Jenny Brown<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Her father wanted a boy but had only one child, a daughter. So, choosing to ignore convention, he treated her as a boy, even allowing her to dress as one and letting her spend most of her time hanging out in the stables with the stable boys. Horses are her passion; her dream is to become a good enough rider to perform at Astley’s Amphitheatre. </div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately for Jo, her Papa shuffles off his mortal coil. She’s left to the ‘tender’ mercies of his nasty younger brother - the new heir - and his equally horrible wife. The first thing the ratbag uncle does is sell her beloved mare, Comet. His next action is to try and marry Jo off to the highest bidder before she reaches twenty-one and becomes free of his control.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jo’s future is looking very dire. The ghastly aunt dresses her in the aforementioned stays and ugly unfashionable hand-me-downs and drags her off to Hyde Park. And, you guessed it, along canters the wicked but handsome Viscount Wixford, exercising a new horse ― her horse. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fast-paced, unpredictable and delightful are my descriptors of this story. It’s well-written, with amusing and believable storylines and characters. Of course, we have the traditional tropes of a Regency romance but the twists and turns keep the pages turning. </div><div><br /></div><div>(There are a few graphic sexual scenes, however, which may not suit all readers.)</div></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="robyn@gettingagrip.com " target="_blank">Robyn Pearce</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s1600/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOIa_UOuCLe5tEV0U4eSD_ljrNoG7UiKeyw4NirJ3GSBNQJrIAp0f703Ck9ZPMB4w57JKZB6Y57gv95T5d6XMA3qt6lDj96DZHfxK0gLNnKsr4TZxuNPIk_onue4rTIo8WDHfHL8lAfKq/s320/%2521A+Discovered+Diamond.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01105702861.html" target="_blank">previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-men-of.html" target="_blank">next</a> ></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-74231028482603490252022-07-12T03:30:00.010+02:002022-07-13T14:44:08.065+02:00A Discovering Diamonds Review of The Watchmaker’s Daughter by Dianne Haley<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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maintaining its precarious independence, but at a cost. The residents live on a
knife-edge of suspicion, shortages of food and essential supplies, German spies
and Swiss informers. Who is friend, who is foe? Life is dangerous. Frightening.
Horrific.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">Valérie’s boyfriend, Philippe, joins the Swiss Army. He and his colleagues
are barracked in mountain caves, ready to defend their fragile borders. At any
time, the Nazis could sweep through, as they have in so many other European
countries. Philippe is selected to do special secret map-making work. But
something is off. He’s falsely accused of espionage. Who is the spy? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">Valérie, desperately missing him and
wanting to contribute to the struggle, joins the local Resistance, which works
closely with the French Resistance. Because she does the courier deliveries for
her skilled watchmaker father, she’s able to cover her activities. At first, it’s
messages she delivers, but soon she’s helping to smuggle people-- Jews escaping
from Vichy France. Then--someone discovers her secret. Who is the informer? Is
it one of her friends? Is it the unpleasant German, Dieter, who’s one of her father’s
important clients? But how could he know?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">Tension keeps ramping up. The stakes get
higher. It’s an exciting read and I’m happy to recommend it. You’ll get drama,
a love interest, a tight story and carefully researched historical detail. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">I was unaware of how much the Nazi war
machine had an impact on neutral Switzerland. However, that neutrality came at a cost. This
book helps fill the gap, through the eyes of a brave young woman.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-NZ">My only niggle is that at times I felt the
storyline was a bit jerky. However, it didn’t detract from an exciting story.</span></p></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-NZ"><a href="mailto:robyn@gettingagrip.com" target="_blank">Robyn Pearce</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-oswald.html" target="_blank">previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/undisciplined-ardor-by-jenny-brown.html" target="_blank">next</a> ></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-90545502997464623802022-07-11T02:30:00.005+02:002022-07-12T19:57:05.947+02:00A Discovering Diamonds Review of Oswald the Thief by Jeri Westerson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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From the bed of a housemaid he goes in search of the lord’s treasure and finds it. Alas, as he is creeping out he is seen by a guard, and his loot is scattered in the ensuing chase. He is also spotted by the lord himself before he leaps out of a window to make his escape, only to trip over a corpse in the garden. Well, that’s Oswald. Womaniser, burglar, always with a Plan and for whom things tend to go wrong.</div><div><br /></div><div>His lordship recognised our hero. (As the story progresses, it seems most of London knows him.) Lord Percy de Mandeville is Keeper of the Wardrobe at the Tower of London, and he has an audacious enterprise he wants Oswald to carry out: stealing the crown jewels from the Tower. If Oswald doesn’t agree, it’s the noose for burglary and murder. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oswald comes up with a Plan. To help him is his friend, the simple and unworldly Geoff, who has a useful talent as a lock-breaker; also the ever-complaining Walter, their landlord – his talent is he can read – who reluctantly gets roped in. The gang is completed by a loony alchemist, a strong but silent blacksmith, and Alison, a tavern owner whose late husband left her in debt. Needless to say, our hero takes a shine to her.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a rollicking good story, with a protagonist who is a lovable villain, an interesting cast of secondary characters, a textbook villain, and lots of laughs along the way. The plot is implausible but that’s the kind of book it is. If the reader can suspend their disbelief they will enjoy this delightful romp. </div><div><br /></div><div>Having assembled such an interesting and likable cast of characters, I would hope the author has more adventures in store for them. It would be a shame to just let them pass away into oblivion.</div><div><br /></div><div>There were a very few typos, but I highly recommend the for those looking for a light and humorous read.</div><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>©<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Susan-Appleyard/e/B00UTVMT5Y/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1512599287&sr=1-2-ent" target="_blank"> Susan Appleyard</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_029237937.html" target="_blank">previous</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_01105702861.html" target="_blank"> next </a>></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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The day Henry IV could finally declare he had vanquished his enemies, he threw it all away with an infamous deed. No English king had executed an archbishop before. And divine judgment was quick to follow. Many thought he was struck with leprosy—God's greatest punishment for sinners. From that point on, Henry's health was cursed and he fought doggedly on as his body continued to betray him—reducing this once great warrior to an invalid. Fortunately for England, his heir was ready and eager to take over. But Henry wasn't willing to relinquish what he had worked so hard to preserve. No one was going to take away his royal prerogative—not even Prince Hal. But Henry didn't count on Hal's dauntless nature, which threatened to tear the royal family apart.</div><div><br /></div><div>My first impression of this book was that the author had devoted a lot of time and effort to her research of the period. She brilliantly brings to life the smells, sights and sounds of 15th-century England. My second thought was that I should have read the earlier books in the series first in order to acquaint myself with the cast of characters, which is long and complex. This is made more so by the fact that many of the characters are sometimes referred to by their titles and at other times by their names. However a comprehensive glossary is there to help the reader.</div><div><br /></div><div>Having said this, once you get into the story it is the gripping tale of the English king, Henry IV, who is driven by his lust for power into making unlikely alliances with his French enemies, who executes one-time friends and does not stop short of beheading the Archbishop of York. Yet at the same time, the author makes it clear than Henry doesn't take these actions lightly. His conscience tortures him, but he convinces himself that what he does is for the stability of England and the House of Lancaster.</div><div><br /></div><div>Despite suffering from a serious of strange ailments, which he starts to believe are a punishment from God for executing an archbishop, he clings to the throne and refuses to relinquish power to his son and heir Prince Hal.</div><div><br /></div><div>The author has chosen to write about a turbulent, but significant period in English history when Henry's kingdom is beset with internal rebellions from covetous nobles, attacks from the Welsh, constant raids from the Scots, and problems with the French who want the English out of their country. 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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-70721659893176827582022-07-09T03:30:00.003+02:002022-07-11T16:05:54.893+02:00A Discovering Diamonds Review of Before Beltane by Nancy Jardine <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; text-align: justify;">Celtic Fervour Series Prequel</span></div></span></b></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-indent: 0in;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60780663-before-beltane?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=a0jGd6mtcW&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><div>Fictional Drama</div><div>AD 71</div><div>Roman Britain</div><div><br /></div><div><div>"<i>AD 71 Northern Britannia</i></div><div><i>At the Islet of the Priestesses, acolyte Nara greets each new day eager to heal the people at Tarras Hillfort. Weapon training is a guilty pleasure, but she is devastated when she is unexpectedly denied the final rites of an initiated priestess. A shocking new future beckons for Princess Nara of the Selgovae…</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>In the aftermath of civil war across Brigantia, Lorcan of Garrigill’s promotion of King Venutius is fraught with danger. Potential invasion by Roman legions from the south makes an unstable situation even worse. When Lorcan meets the Druid Maran, the future foretold for him is as enthralling as it is horrifying…</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Meet Nara and Lorcan before they meet each other in The Beltane Choice, Book 1 of the </i>Celtic Fervour<i> Series</i>."</div></div><div><br /></div><div>For those who, like this reviewer, have not read any of the <i>Celtic Fervour</i> books, this prequel seems to set up the two primary characters of the series well. Reading the excerpt from the first novel in the series at the end of this book, one can see that it picks up fairly close to where the prequel ends, so the lead-in is rather seamless. The introduction of Nara and Lorcan picks up a few months before they’ll meet in the first novel of the series. The readers learn about their personal histories and worldviews, as well as the historical climate of the time period.</div><div><br /></div><div>Jardine provides some maps of the area, pronunciation guides for personal and place names to assist the reader, as well as an author's note at the end of the novel about the historical time period covered and the research done in order to approximate the lives of the people in the early first century of northern Britannia, about whom not much is actually known. These are quite interesting and helpful.</div><div><br /></div><div>The syntax and diction of the novel are in keeping with the patterns established by previous authors writing about this time period. Granted no one knows how the people themselves spoke, but the style here suggests a time quite distant from the twenty-first century.</div><div><br /></div><div>The pacing of the plot keeps the story moving along. The chapters alternate between Lorcan’s story line and Nara’s, so the reader goes back and forth between them as their stories develop to interweave in Book 1. The coverage is balanced and indicates everything is leading up to Beltane, as implied by the title. The story is enjoyable to read and certainly sparks curiosity regarding what comes next for these two characters.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are a couple of grammatical or typographical errors as one nears the end of the novel. They’re not glaring but do cause one to stop and backtrack to determine if one misread or not. The history seems plausible; although, I am not an expert on this era. </div><div><br /></div><div>A light, enjoyable read, especially recommended for readers familiar with the series, but a good place to start for those who are not. </div><div><br /></div><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© Dawn Lee</span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0987144045.html" target="_blank">previous </a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_029237937.html" target="_blank">next</a> ></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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</div>Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-52055636917489111372022-07-08T02:30:00.005+02:002022-07-11T16:02:08.245+02:00A Discovering Diamonds Review of Needing Napoleon by Gareth Williams<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As a history teacher, Richard Davey knows the answer. At least, he thinks he does. On holiday in Paris, he stumbles across a curious antiques shop. The eccentric owner reveals a secret Richard dares not believe. Richard’s conviction that Napoleon Bonaparte should have won the Battle of Waterloo could be put to the test. Accurate historical detail collides with the paradox of time travel as an ordinary twenty-first-century man is plunged into the death throes of the French empire."</i></div><div><br /></div><div>Richard Davey is a lonely and disillusioned teacher working in a girls' school; his main interest in life is Napoleonic history. When he is offered the incredible opportunity to travel back to the early 19th century and meet his hero, Napoleon Bonaparte, he doesn't hesitate even though he can hardly believe it is true. The story opens when Richard finds himself transported back to 1815 on the eve of the battle of Waterloo; his adventure begins with him being deposited amongst the British troops unsure of how to make his way to the French army without being shot as a spy. Despite being soaked from the persistent rain, hungry, frightened and cold he knows that now there is no going back to his old life.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the first part of the book there are a few flashbacks to the twenty-first century so that the reader can understand Richard's life and how he came to make such a momentous change to it. After that it concentrates on how he meets Napoleon and becomes part of his hero's entourage both on the battlefield and in exile.</div><div><br /></div><div>The historical details of the battles and the period are well researched and the author gives such precise descriptions of the blood and gore of the battles that you feel you are there, smelling the cordite and hearing the clash of steel on steel. Mr Williams appears to have an expansive knowledge of 19th-century warfare both on land and at sea, all of which bring the story to life. But it is not all about battles; there is plenty of intrigue going on among the court of Napoleon while he is in exile on St. Helena. The book is elegantly written and packed with intricate details of dress and behaviour, as well as painting a very sympathetic portrait of Richard's hero, Napoleon Bonaparte.</div><div><br /></div><div>Although this is not my usual choice of historical novel, I found it a compelling read and couldn't put it down until I found out if Richard Davey did in fact manage to change the course of history.</div><div><br /></div><div>I suggest you read it yourself to learn more.</div><div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span>Reviewed for Discovering Diamonds</span></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>© </span><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.joanfallonbooks.com" target="_blank">Joan Fallon</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <i style="text-indent: 0in;">e-version reviewed</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzplle95KBeIfAVXxdWHLzWUlwg1-qYnH90yTxBH5aLg8a-HxCfMYdqZksRxTLTNxYtXXPlH2FqHJFCKJ2hRDO2ksG4xT7mA53ZtckS5lTlH48wqYOtY_mypE-stubV4HYMW7XRvYSPowN/s1600/%2521BOOK+REVIEWED.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><<a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of_0780702279.html" target="_blank">previous</a> <a href="https://discoveringdiamonds.blogspot.com/2022/07/a-discovering-diamonds-review-of-before.html" target="_blank">next </a>></b></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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