Let us Talk of Many Things; of Books and Queens and Pirates, of Mystery and Kings...: December 2023

Wednesday, 20 December 2023

Season's Greetings...

Wishing you all
a relaxing and happy Christmas

Website: https://helenhollick.net/

Amazon Author Page: https://viewauthor.at/HelenHollick

The Jan Christopher Cosy Mysteries

set in the 1970s

The SEA WITCH VOYAGES

nautical adventures set during the Golden Age of Piracy

If you enjoyed the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie

you'll love the Sea Witch Voyages

Coffee Pot Book Club
Bronze Award2022

THE SAXON SERIES

The story of the events that led to
The Battle of Hastings in 1066
Harold the King (UK edition)
I Am The Chosen King (US edition)
1066 Turned Upside Down
an anthology of 'What If'' tales
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The Forever Queen (US edition)
a USA TODAY BESTSELLER
A Hollow Crown (UK edition)

KING ARTHUR

The Pendragon's Banner Trilogy

The Boy Who became a Man:

Who became a King:

Who became a Legend...

Book 1 -THE KINGMAKING
Coffee Pot Book Club Bronze Award 2023

THE PENDRAGON's BANNER TRILOGY

US editions

Historical Stories of Exile by 13 popular authors
https://mybook.to/StoriesOfExile
Cryssa Bazos, Anna Belfrage, Elizabeth Chadwick, Cathie Dunn,
J.G. Harlond, Helen Hollick, Loretta Livingstone, Amy Maroney
Alison Morton, Charlene Newcomb, Elizabeth St.John,
Marian L Thorpe, Annie Whitehead.
With an introduction by Deborah Swift

Historical Stories of Exile by 13 popular authors
https://mybook.to/StoriesOfExile

Cryssa Bazos, Anna Belfrage, Elizabeth Chadwick, Cathie Dunn, J.G. Harlond,

Helen Hollick, Loretta Livingstone, Amy Maroney Alison Morton,

Charlene Newcomb, Elizabeth St.John, Marian L Thorpe, Annie Whitehead.

With an introduction by Deborah Swift

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NON-FICTION

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website: www.helenhollick.net

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Tuesday, 19 December 2023

My Coffee Pot Book Club guest: Beautiful Ghost by Milana Marsenich

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Wander through worlds
real and fictional,
meet interesting people,
visit exciting places
and find good books
to enjoy along the way!

About the Book

Book Title: Beautiful Ghost

Series: Sequel to Copper Sky

Author: Milana Marsenich

Publication Date: November 8, 2022

Publisher: Open Books

Page Length: 217

Genre: Historical Fiction

During the fall of 1918, the influenza pandemic crosses the nation and reaches the mining town of Butte, Montana.

Marika Jovich, who wants to go to school to become a physician, works menial tasks for Dr. Fletcher. She feels useless as she tries to save friends and neighbors from the ravages of the flu. In the midst of the pandemic, she watches the town shut down, young and old perish, and her medical dreams all but evaporate.

Kaly Monroe used to be a half-good woman of the night. She left that life to raise her daughter, Annie, and live and work with her long-lost mother, Tara McClane. Kaly waits for her husband, Tommy, to return from the war. Word from the east is that soldiers are dying of influenza and she prays that Tommy is not one of them.

When an out-of-town woman named Amelia suddenly dies in Dr. Fletcher's office, both women try to learn more about the mysterious woman and the circumstances regarding her death. Is she another casualty of the pandemic, or the victim of manmade foul play? Who is this stranger, and is her demise a portent of the fate that awaits the residents of Butte?

SHARING A SNIPPET....

But today was a new day with Michael at her side, tall dark-haired Michael, with his wide flat nose and strong broad forehead. He took long easy strides and sent her heart a shiver. He was about as fine a man as any woman could want for a husband, if a woman wanted a husband, which Marika hadn’t. Nevertheless, here she was, married, and better for it.

He pulled her hand close to his chest. She swooned at the simple gesture, her desire growing with their closeness. If they weren’t careful, Mama would be getting those grandbabies, and Marika would be looking for sitting services so that she could still work at the clinic. But she was careful. They’d been careful, her passion overruled by logic most of the time.

Most was a terrible word.

Praise for Beautiful Ghost:

“Marsenich doesn't just describe the place and times, she conjures it up like time travel.”

~ Amazon Review by Ellen Leahy Howell

Universal Buy Link:

https://books2read.com/u/m06BOJ

About the author

Award winning author, Milana Marsenich lives in Northwest Montana near Flathead Lake at the base of the beautiful Mission Mountains. She enjoys quick access to the mountains and has spent many hours hiking the wilderness trails with friends and dogs. For the past 20 years she has worked as a mental health therapist in a variety of settings. As a natural listener and a therapist, she has witnessed amazing generosity and courage in others. She first witnessed this in her hometown of Butte, Montana, a mining town with a rich history and the setting for Copper Sky, her first novel.

Copper Sky was chosen as a Spur Award finalist for Best Western Historical Novel in 2018. Her second novel, The Swan Keeper, was a Willa Award finalist in 2019. Her short story, Wild Dogs, won the Laura Award for short fiction in 2020.

She has an M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling from Montana State University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana. She has previously published in Montana Quarterly, Big Sky Journal, The Polishing Stone, The Moronic Ox, BookGlow, and Feminist Studies.

She has three published novels, Copper Sky, The Swan Keeper, and Beautiful Ghost, and one popular history book, Idaho Madams. Her upcoming novel, Shed Girl: A Juliet French Novel, will be released January 2024. Her popular history book, Mary MacLane: Butte’s Wild Woman and her Wooden Heart, will be out sometime in 2025.

Website:

https://milanamarsenich.com/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/milanamarsenich

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MilanaMarsenichAuthor

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/milanammarsenich/

Pinterest:

https://www.pinterest.com/milanamarsenich/

Book Bub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/milana-marsenich

Amazon Author Page:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Milana-Marsenich/author/B07DTJRR2K/

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/16544640.Milana_Marsenich

You can find her books and blog posts at https://milanamarsenich.com/.

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Twitter Handle: @milanamarsenich @cathiedunn

Instagram Handle: @milanammarsenich @thecoffeepotbookclub

Bluesky Handle: @cathiedunn.bsky.social

Hashtags: #historicalfiction #Butte #Montana #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub

Tour Schedule Page:

https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2023/11/blog-tour-beautiful-ghost-by-milana-marsenich.html

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The Jan Christopher Cosy Mysteries

set in the 1970s

The SEA WITCH VOYAGES

nautical adventures set during the Golden Age of Piracy

If you enjoyed the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie

you'll love the Sea Witch Voyages

Coffee Pot Book Club
Bronze Award2022

THE SAXON SERIES

The Forever Queen (US edition)
a USA TODAY BESTSELLER
A Hollow Crown (UK edition)

KING ARTHUR

The Pendragon's Banner Trilogy

The Boy Who became a Man:

Who became a King:

Who became a Legend...

Book 1 -THE KINGMAKING
Coffee Pot Book Club Bronze Award 2023

THE PENDRAGON's BANNER TRILOGY

US editions

NON-FICTION

Amazon Author Page: https://viewauthor.at/HelenHollick

website: www.helenhollick.net

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Monday, 18 December 2023

My Coffee Pot Book Club Guest - Heidi Eljarbo -Twelfth Cake House

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BOOK SPOTLIGHT

About the Book

Book Title: Twelfth Cake House

Series: Heartwarming Christmas

Author: Heidi Eljarbo

Publication Date: December 15^th, 2023

Publisher: independently published

Page Length: approx. 90 pages

Genre: Clean Historical Christmas Romance

Even a clever matchmaker may need a push in the right direction if she’s to find true love. When she’s asked to find a match for herself, it proves to be the most difficult task she’s ever undertaken.

Mid-December 1796.

Sixty-year-old spinster Miss Jemima Thurgood has three weeks to finish the preparations for her annual Twelfth Night party. In her position as a matchmaker, for over forty years she has assumed a grave responsibility. Luckily, she’s a shrewd observer of people, and many happy reunions have come about due to her exceptional talent for nudging kindred hearts in the right direction.

Every year, Jemima invites twelve carefully selected men and women to her festivity, and each guest is assigned a dinner partner. The days before the merrymaking are constantly disrupted by one unforeseen event after another. Jemima must work hard to be ready in time, and more importantly, to provide the kind of celebration her chosen guests deserve.

But this year, what Jemima doesn’t know is that her life is about to take a sudden change of course—one she could not have predicted or planned for. As the days pass, several gentlemen indicate they are interested in becoming better acquainted with her, but only a very special man can charm a matchmaker.

A sweet romance novella set during a witty and enchanting Georgian-Era Christmas, Twelfth Cake House is a story about traditions, goodwill, and finding hope and the courage to change and take a chance on finding true love.

This title is available to read on #KindleUnlimited.

Universal Buy Link:

https://books2read.com/u/b6lWzJ

About the Author

Heidi Eljarbo is the award-winning author of dual-timeline historical fiction with heartwarming clean romance, wit, and adventurous mystery.

Heidi grew up in a home filled with books and artwork and never imagined she would do anything other than write and paint. She studied art, languages, and history, danced on the BYU Ballroom Dance Team, and still sings in choirs.

After living in Canada, six US states, Japan, Switzerland, and Austria, Heidi now calls Norway home. She and her husband have a total of nine children, and fifteen grandchildren—so far—in addition to a bouncy Wheaten Terrier.

Their favorite retreat is a mountain cabin, where they hike in the summertime and ski the vast, white terrain during winter.

Heidi’s favorites are family, God's beautiful nature, and the word whimsical.

https://www.heidieljarbo.com/newsletter!

Amazon Author Page:

https://www.amazon.com/Heidi-Eljarbo/e/B073D852VG/

Website:

https://www.heidieljarbo.com/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/HeidiEljarbo

Facebook:

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