Wednesday, 1 April 2026

Served Cold by Terry Tyler



What if revenge wasn’t driven by anger, but carefully planned long after the emotions have faded—executed with precision, patience, and devastating intent, where perfect lives unravel and buried suspicions rise to the surface—this is the chilling premise of Served Cold by Terry Tyler.


✔️ What if someone quietly decided to ruin your life?

✔️ One stranger. One arrival. Everything changes

✔️ How do you stop something you never saw coming?


✔️ What if you woke up… and couldn’t escape?

✔️ No memory. No way out. No one to trust

✔️ Someone put her there—on purpose

✔️ What if you already knew why?


Check out the blurb:


Two novellas in which vengeance is planned long after emotions have cooled ... these are calculated, deliberate acts of retribution. Justice designed for catastrophic effect.

The Steal

Jodie Tarrant has it all - her own small business, a husband she adores, lots of friends, a house she loves in a cosy English village.

She can see her and Kirk's future all mapped out, with the children she longs for - until the arrival of an enigmatic stranger becomes a threat to everything Jodie holds dear.

Lucky Star

Abduction! Imagine waking up in a strange room, in a strange building, with no recollection of how you got there.
This is what happens to Stevie Warren. Worst of all, she soon discovers that she can't leave. But who put her there, and why? Deep down, she has her suspicions...


If you’re ready for a chilling tale of calculated revenge, you can read Served Cold HERE.


Terry Tyler is the author of twenty-eight books available from Amazon, the latest being the post-apocalyptic thriller, Safe Zone. 

Other recent publications include the SFV-1 rage virus trilogy: Infected, Darkness and Reset, also 'Where There's Doubt', the story of a romance scammer and his prey, and 'Megacity', the final book in the dystopian Operation Galton trilogy. Happy to be independently published, Terry is an avid reader and book reviewer, and a member of Rosie Amber's Book Review Team.

Terry is a Walking Dead addict, and has a great interest in history (particularly Saxon, Plantagenet and Tudor), along with books and documentaries on sociological/cultural/anthropological subject matter. She loves South Park, the sea, and going for long walks in quiet places where there are lots of trees. She lives in the north east of England with her husband.



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Tuesday, 31 March 2026

All the King’s Bastards: A Succession of Chaos by G. Lawrence.

 



What if one sudden accident in 1536 had rewritten the course of English history, plunging the realm into uncertainty as Anne Boleyn stepped forward not just as queen but as Regent, forced to defend her children’s claim in a dangerous game of power, loyalty, and survival — this is the world imagined in All the King’s Bastards: A Succession of Chaos by G. Lawrence.

✔️ What if one event could change the course of English history
✔️ The King is dead, but who will live long now
✔️ Anne Boleyn rises as Regent for her children and her crown
✔️ Heirs will rise. Alliances will break
✔️ A war for the throne begins



Check out the blurb:

What if one event could change the course of
English history?

January 1536
England

The King is dead... but who will live long now?

A fateful accident upon the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead, crushed to death under the weight of his horse. His country, already divided over faith and power, trembles on the brink of chaos as Anne Boleyn rises to become Regent, ruling for her children, for her daughter Elizabeth and for the child as yet unborn in her womb.

Yet the children of Anne Boleyn are not the only ones who may stake a claim to the succession. Heirs will rise, supported by families of power and wealth, all vying to place their heir upon the English throne.

As conflict and rebellion unfold, alliances will be made and broken. At court and in the streets of England this war will rage, deciding who has the right to rule England, and who has the will to see this fight through, to the end.

All the King's Bastards is book one of A Succession of Chaos by G. Lawrence.
This is a work of speculative historical fiction.


Step into a Tudor world rewritten and discover who will claim the throne — get your copy of All the King’s Bastards HERE. Only 0.99 on #Kindle for a Limited Time. Read with #KindleUnlimited


I am an independently published author, and proud to be so. Living in a little cottage in Wales in the UK, I love where I live as much as I love to write.

The age of the Tudors has been an obsession for me since I was a child, and many of my upcoming books will centre on that time, but I also pen the odd dystopian fiction or historical fiction from other time periods. I will be releasing all my titles on amazon, for kindle, paper and hard back, and soon to come, audio books!

I studied Literature (with a capital L) at University and usually have twenty or more books I'm currently reading. Reading and writing are about mood for me, and I haven't found a genre I didn't enjoy something about so far...

I can often be found on social media, sharing my books and any interesting historical site I have managed to find that week, so come find me if that’s what you like to see!




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The Plantagenet Legacy Series: Henry IV – Audiobooks by Mercedes Rochelle



The Plantagenet Legacy Series:
Henry IV – Audiobooks

The Usurper King
The Accursed King

By Mercedes Rochelle




Publication Date: April 5th, 2021 / April 18th, 2022
Publisher: Sergeant Press
Pages: 305 / 301
Genre: Historical Fiction

Audiobooks:
Publication Date: April 24th, 2025 / June 17th, 2025
Publisher: Sergeant Press
Narrator: Kevin E. Green
Listening Length: 10 hrs 21 mins / 9 hrs 5 mins


The Usurper King

From Outlaw to Usurper, Henry Bolingbroke fought one rebellion after another.

First, he led his own uprising. Then he captured a forsaken king. Henry had no intention of taking the crown for himself; it was given to him by popular acclaim. Alas, it didn't take long to realize that that having the kingship was much less rewarding than striving for it. Only three months after his coronation, Henry IV had to face a rebellion led by Richard's disgruntled favorites. Repressive measures led to more discontent. His own supporters turned against him, demanding more than he could give. The haughty Percies precipitated the Battle of Shrewsbury which nearly cost him the throne—and his life.

To make matters worse, even after Richard II's funeral, the deposed monarch was rumored to be in Scotland, planning his return. The king just wouldn't stay down and malcontents wanted him back.



The Accursed King

What happens when a king loses his prowess?

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.



Universal Buy Links:

The Usurper King


The Accursed King



The Plantagenet Legacy Series



All titles in the series are available to read on #KindleUnlimited.


Mercedes Rochelle


Mercedes Rochelle is an ardent lover of medieval history, and has channelled this interest into fiction writing. Her first four books cover eleventh-century Britain and events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. The next series is called The Plantagenet Legacy about the struggles and abdication of Richard II, leading to the troubled reigns of the Lancastrian Kings. She also writes a blog: HistoricalBritainBlog.com to explore the history behind the story.

Born in St. Louis, MO, she received by BA in Literature at the University of Missouri St.Louis in 1979 then moved to New York in 1982 while in her mid-20s to “see the world”. The search hasn’t ended!

Today she lives in Sergeantsville, NJ with her husband in a log home they had built themselves.

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Saturday, 28 March 2026

Ascent: A story of danger, adversity, and love (House of Normandy Book 1) by Cathie Dunn

 


If you enjoy immersive historical fiction set in the Viking Age, ASCENT by Cathie Dunn is a novel well worth discovering. Bringing to life the story of Poppa of Bayeux—the handfasted wife of Rollo the Viking—this richly imagined tale blends history, drama and emotion, offering readers a compelling glimpse into a world of conquest, power and survival.


✔️ A young noblewoman forced into a Viking alliance
✔️ A fierce Northman torn between power and loyalty
✔️ A marriage that threatens to destroy everything
✔️ A love tested by ambition, faith, and betrayal
✔️ A clash between pagan past and Christian future





Check out the blurb:

A brutal Viking raid heralds the dawn of a new, powerful dynasty
– the House of Normandy

Neustria, Kingdom of the West Franks
AD 890

Fourteen-year-old Poppa’s life changes when Northmen land near Bayeux. Count Bérengar, her father, submits to them, and she is handfasted to Hrólfr, the Northmen’s heathen leader, as part of their agreement.

To her relief, Hrólfr leaves immediately in search of further conquest, only returning to claim her years later. In the face of retaliating Franks, they flee to East Anglia, where she gives birth to their son and daughter.

When Hrólfr and Poppa return to reclaim Bayeux, his new campaign strikes at the heart of Frankish power, and King Charles of the West Franks offers him a pact he cannot refuse. In exchange for vast tracts of land in Neustria, Hrólfr must convert to Christianity and accept marriage to Gisela, the king’s illegitimate daughter.

Poppa’s world shatters. She remains in Bayeux, with her daughter, Adela. When Gisela arrives one day, demanding she hand over Adela, to be raised in Rouen, Poppa’s patience is at an end. But Gisela makes for a dangerous enemy, and only one woman will survive their confrontation high up on the cliffs.

Will Poppa live to witness the dawn of a new era?


Don’t miss the opportunity to discover this compelling story—purchase your copy of ASCENT HERE.


Cathie Dunn is an Amazon-bestselling author of historical fiction, dual-timeline, mystery, and romance. She loves to infuse her stories with a strong sense of place and time, combined with a dark secret or mystery – and a touch of romance. Often, you can find her deep down the rabbit hole of historical research…
 
In addition, she is also a historical fiction book promoter with The Coffee Pot Book Club, a novel-writing tutor, and a keen reviewer on her blog, Ruins & Reading.
 
After having lived in Scotland for almost two decades, Cathie is now enjoying the sunshine in the south of France with her husband, and her rescued pets, Ellie Dog & Charlie Cat. 

She is a member of the Historical Novel Society, the Richard III Society, the Alliance of Independent Authors, and the Romantic Novelists’ Association.

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Friday, 27 March 2026

Blossoming of Truth: A gripping, emotional story of love, mystery and betrayal. A 1920s romantic suspens. by Susan Gray

 


Today in the spotlight is Susan Gray’s fabulous novel, Blossoming of Truth—a story of hidden truths, shattered trust, and a love that may be as dangerous as it is irresistible.


✔️ A chance meeting during a blizzard 

✔️ A mysterious woman hiding the truth

✔️ A connection that may not be what it seems

✔️ A tragic accident with devastating consequences

✔️ Trust pushed to its breaking point

✔️ A life turned upside down

✔️ Love tested by secrets and betrayal


Check out the blurb:

If the truth is denied...an identity is hidden...

a trust is eroded and a shocking betrayal ensues...
can love truly blossom?

A tragic accident...a bitter betrayal...a baffling mystery.

When an attractive young woman seeks refuge in his home during a blizzard, Tom Smallwood is convinced they have met before.

As their friendship develops, her persistent denial of their previous connection threatens to shake the bedrock of Tom's 'life code'.

A tragic accident robs Tom of his beloved brother, leaving him devastated.

His world implodes further when he is arrested...

HIS ONLY CRIME WAS TO FALL IN LOVE.

Can Tom's strong pillars of truth and integrity hold fast and enable him to win the heart of the woman he adores?


Discover the truth—grab your copy of Blossoming of Truth HERE!


Susan Gray

'
Never to old to follow your dreams' has become Susan Gray's mantra since beginning to write novels after celebrating a significant birthday. Susan endeavours to entwine the genres of mystery and romance and sets her novels in the early Twentieth Century. She lives with her husband in northeast England, setting her books in this picturesque area. She has a son and daughter, both married, two granddaughters and a grand dog. When not writing she loves to spend time reading, puzzling, walking and catching up with friends over a coffee. She enjoys travelling and tries to include many of the places she has visited in her books. Her plots are inspired by 'life' and how her characters navigate the waters. She loves to 'people watch' and creates her characters based on the many strangers she has observed. She has written six novels. SPANISH HOUSE SECRETS was her debut novel and is now joined by another standalone novel BLOSSOMING OF TRUTH. 

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Thursday, 26 March 2026

Secrets in the Woods by Susan D Levitte



If you love historical fiction that shines a light on forgotten moments in history and the ordinary people who lived through extraordinary events, then this is a book well worth adding to your TBR list.


✔️ Inspired by real historical events

✔️ A lesser-known American tragedy

✔️ Richly atmospheric and immersive

✔️ Stories of courage, loss, and survival

✔️ A powerful reminder of human resilience







Check out the blurb:


On October 8, 1871, fire turned night into a living
hell. 

While Chicago's blaze claimed the headlines, a fiercer and more devastating inferno swept across Wisconsin's Green Bay peninsula-obliterating farms, forests, and families in its path.

Here, among immigrant settlers carving new lives from the wilderness, survival came down to split-second choices: to run, to hide, to fight the flames. Mothers shielded children with their bodies, fathers vanished into smoke, and neighbors faced the firestorm with nothing but faith and will.

Inspired by forgotten accounts and newspaper fragments, Secrets in the Woods brings to life the untold human drama of one of America's most harrowing nights-a story of resilience, loss, and the fragile hope that rises from the ashes.


If you enjoy historical fiction that uncovers overlooked history and focuses on the strength of ordinary people in the face of unimaginable disaster, this is a book that deserves your attention.


Secrets in the Woods is available on Kindle, paperback, and hardback — buy here.


Susan D Levitte was born and raised as the fifth generation to live on the family land in Northeast North Dakota (nearly Canada). She moved to Wisconsin in 1997, living in Door and Manitowoc County and now resides in the pastoral Kewaunee County. Married to Quentin, they share their home with Olive and Penny, their silly Labrador retrievers, and Gil, their ever-lazy cat. As a devoted reader of historical fiction and nonfiction, she brings her passion for history and desire to educate readers into her work. With twenty-five years of experience in global advertising and marketing, she holds a master’s degree in communications and currently contributes her expertise to the Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport.

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Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Code of Honour (Soldier Spy, Book #3) by Rosemary Hayes







Code of Honour
(Soldier Spy, Book #3)
By Rosemary Hayes


Publication Date: February 2nd, 2026
Publisher: Sharpe Books
Pages: 251
Genre: Historical Fiction


'A first-rate historical thriller, full of period detail, fascinating characters, unexpected twists, mystery, intrigue and action.’
~ Peter Tonkin


1812


Britain’s war against Napoleon continues.


Will Fraser and Duncan Armstrong have served their country well as spies, exposing traitors and rescuing betrayed royalists.


Now they are asked to support military operations in the Peninsular War. The French are using a new code which is proving impossible to decipher. Will and Armstrong must work with Spanish guerrillas to intercept messages between French Commanders and pass them to Wellington’s codebreakers.


Will is reluctant, however. Portugal was where he was falsely accused of cowardice and desertion and forced to leave the army. And Captain Harcourt-Browne, the jealous and vengeful officer who caused his downfall, is still serving there.


But Will is given a compelling – and personal – reason to carry out the operation. If he does so, there’s a slim chance he could be reinstated.


Enemy agents are soon on their trail; agents who want them dead. Somehow Will and Armstrong must evade them and join the guerrillas in a daring attempt to uncover Napoleon’s battle plans.


But Will’s troubled past catches up with him. Four years ago he lied to protect the woman he loved. Now he must own up to that lie to save himself.


Rosemary Hayes has written over forty books across different genres, from historical fiction to chapter books for early readers and texts for picture books.


Praise for Rosemary Hayes:


‘Rosemary Hayes' Soldier Spy is a first-rate historical thriller, full of period detail, fascinating characters, unexpected twists, mystery, intrigue and action. It reminds me of Berrnard Cornwell's brilliant, Regency-set Gallows Thief. I am pleased to see that it is the first of a trilogy and look forward to reading more about the dashing Will Fraser.’
~ Peter Tonkin, author of The Richard Mariner thrillers


‘One of the very best historical novels I have ever read.’
~ Sandra Robinson, Huguenot Ancestry Expert


‘An absorbing tale told with sensitivity. The forgotten struggles of Huguenot refugees come to moving, heartrending life.’ 
~ Steven Veerapen, author of A Dangerous Trade



Soldier Spy Series Universal Buy Links:


Book 1 – Traitor’s Game

Book 2 – The King’s Agent

Book 3 – Code of Honour

This series is available to read on #KindleUnlimited.


Rosemary Hayes


Rosemary Hayes has written over fifty books for children and young adults. She writes  in different genres, from edgy teenage fiction (The Mark), historical fiction (The Blue Eyed Aborigine and Forgotten Footprints), middle grade fantasy (Loose Connections, The Stonekeeper’s Child and Break Out) to chapter books for early readers and texts for picture books. Many of her books have won or been shortlisted for awards and several have been translated into different languages.

Rosemary has travelled widely but now lives in South Cambridgeshire. She has a background in publishing, having worked for Cambridge University Press before setting up her own company Anglia Young Books which she ran for some years. She has been a reader for a well known authors’ advisory service and runs creative writing workshops for both children and adults.





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