Catherine Meyrick's Blog, page 23
October 13, 2021
Darjeeling Inheritance by Liz Harris
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Liz Harris’s newly released novel Darjeeling Inheritance as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Darjeeling Inheritance is the first book in Liz’s new series, The Colonials.
CHAPTER ONE
March, 1930
Charlotte Lawrence stood on the short drive leading up to her family’s home and stared in surprise at the silent house.
All around her, the harsh squawking of parrots vied with the repetitive call of the brainfeve...
After Gáirech by Micheál Cladáin
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Micheál Cladáin’s newly released novel After Gáirech as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. After Gáirech is the third book in Micheál’s series The Milesians.
The palisade of Crúachain poked through the mist, a pauper’s crown atop a monstrous head. The bleating of despondent sheep echoed from the plain. For once Conall could not smell them because the stench of the army, which had gathered only a few days before, hu...
October 5, 2021
At Her Fingertips by Kellyn Roth
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Kellyn Roth’s new novel At her Fingertips as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. At her Fingertips is the third book in Kellyn’s series The Chronicles of Alice and Ivy.
They had waited for hours, first in their carriage and later in the outer rooms, but at last it was almost time for Alice’s presentation at court. Aunt Lois passed her card and Alice’s as well as their official invitation to one of the stiff, uniform...
October 3, 2021
In a Grove of Maples by Jenny Knipfer
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Jenny Knipfer’s new novel In a Grove of Maples as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. In a Grove of Maples is the first book in the Sheltering Trees series.
April 5th, 1898
Dear Diary,
We buried Lyle today. Not near the maples but in the Catholic cemetery. His body may be there, but I will always think of him as being in the grove of maples. Father Henry read some scriptures and spoke a prayer over him. My heart ...
October 1, 2021
My Reading – September 2021
Private Prosecution by Lisa Ellery
I liked what I saw.
Revenge in Rubies by AM Stuart
“…Beneath the floor of a cellar in…Hilldrop crescent, Camden-road the mutilated and battered body of a woman which had been buried in quicklime was found.”
The Satapur Moonstone by Sujata Massey
Purveen Mistry sighed, adjusting her hat on her sweating brow.
The House on Boundary Street by Tea Cooper
Dolly Bowman stared in awe at the terrace houses and the strangest shiver tiptoed down her spine.
September 29, 2021
Over the Hedge by Paulette Mahurin
Today I’m delighted to be presenting Paulette Mahurin’s recently released novel Over the Hedge as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club.
During one of the darkest times in history, at the height of the German occupation of the Netherlands in 1943, members of the Dutch resistance began a mission to rescue Jewish children from the deportation center in Amsterdam. Heading the mission were Walter Süskind, a German Jew living in the Netherlands, Henriëtte Pimentel, a S...
September 28, 2021
Wall of Stone by Heather Robinson
Today I’m delighted to be presenting Heather Robinson’s novel of Roman Britain, Wall of Stone, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club.
In AD121 the Twentieth Legion of Rome stands at the northern frontier of Britannia. Forgotten, neglected and dour in spirit, they must still do their duty for an Empire whose meaning is becoming lost to them.
As the lives of the local Teviot family intertwine with the legion, relationships of love and bitter anguish unfurl. Wi...
September 23, 2021
Random Reading – June to September 2021
More of the bits and pieces I’ve read while rambling around the internet over the past few months. It’s not really time-wasting if you learn something, is it?
From Dunluce Castle in Antrim to Caerlaverock Castle in Dumfries and Galloway
Dunluce Castle
Watch 6 Ruined British Castles Come Back to Life
by Niall Patrick Walsh
While the ruins evoke a sense of magic and curiosity in their own right, a study into how these castles looked in their heyday is a worthy venture…
The Secret Ca...
September 16, 2021
Island of Gold by Amy Maroney
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Amy Maroney’s newly released novel Island of Gold as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club.
Spring, 1440
Bruges, Flanders
Sophie, Grégoire, and Cédric strolled along the canal and climbed the arc of the bridge straddling it. They stood admiring the reflection of the setting sun on the water. Rising above the rooftops was the bell tower of a church, the echo of its peals at the hour of vespers still reverberating ...
September 7, 2021
The Wisdom of the Flock: Franklin and Mesmer in Paris by Steve M Gnatz
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Steve M Gnatz’s novel The Wisdom of the Flock as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club.
Ben and Louis made their way to the garden off the back of the house. They settled at a table surrounded by several chairs. An arbor sheltered them from the sun, now approaching high noon. Thankfully, a light breeze provided welcome relief from the midday heat. It also brought in fresh country air fragrant with summer flowers. In th...
