And By Fire
Scapegoat
In the days and weeks following the 1666 Great Fire of London, there was tremendous civil unrest in England. The destruction of London had taken place on such a massive scale (80% of what had been contained within the city walls was destroyed, including 13,200 houses burned or demolished to establish firebreaks) that the population…
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Feel like the current world is on fire? Slip between the pages of And by Fire and see what it was like to be surrounded by flames during the Great Fire of London in 1666. As you are “swept up in this double-barreled inferno” of a novel, Kirkus says you will “forget the history [you]…
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Delighted to see And by Fire on Jen’s list of “Must-Read Novels about the Great Fire of London.”
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Here we are in the middle of a long, extra hot summer. Three things are keeping me going–reading, writing, and the love that readers are showing my writing.ย If you know someone who loves mystery with a bit of twisty history–please recommend And by Fire to them! And if you loved the novel take a…
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We all know that Wednesday can be the most exhausting day of the week. So how about an And by Fire illustrated quote to liven things up? In my novel, Nigella Parker of the City of London Police doesnโt have time for a mid-week slump. Her adrenaline is way up and must stay up because…
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Hello dear readers! Her is the brand new SUMMER TRAILER for And By Fire! What do you think? Twisty enough? Hot enough to match the weather? If you enjoy it please share it. And if you enjoyed And By Fire please take a moment to review it somewhere (everywhere?)! Your words about the book will…
Read MoreChristmas Comes Early for Me . . . In an Avalanche of Great Reviews!
Ho, ho, ho . . . ๐๐ญ’๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซย ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ (no better gift for an author–that’s for sure).ย ย Here are a couple of the latest . . . “๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ! ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด…
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Chuffed to share this great new review from Rozier Reads and Wine (a bookish Instagrammer)! Some highlights . . . ๐ฅ โ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐. ๐ฅ โI thought this mystery book was extremely well done. The mysteries in each time period…
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Itโs ALWAYS Happy Hour somewhere, right? So, you can listen to this fabulous podcast morning, noon, or night (drink optional). Today Iโm DELIGHTED to be the guest author on the โHistory, Books and Wineโ. Listen wherever you download your favorite podcasts as chat with fellow authors Eliza Knight and Lori Ann Bailey covering some of…
Read MoreAutumn Book Trailer for AND BY FIRE
Donโt know as Iโve said this before but my dual-timeline mystery ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐บ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น. In modern London fall is in the air even as the scent of burning leaves comingles with the more distressing odors of burning bodiesโincluding one posed as a crucified Christ. In London of 1666 the Great Fireโan…
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