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The Phoenix and the Firebird (Fantasy Book Review)

A YA Historical Fantasy story of courage and friendship. The story of a White Russian refugee navigating life in 1920s China... until the legends become real in her path to saving her dad.

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Freedom, Fripperies, and Fun

Between the late 1880s and the very early 1900s, department stores unexpectedly became a means of women's emancipation.

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Strong Temptations (Historical Cosy Mystery) Book Review

A Historical Cosy Mystery set in 1912 in a very unusual setting: the Millinery Department in a big department store in Milwaukee. Vivid historical setting, strong character characterisation, clever mystery plot.

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Strong Suspicions (Historical Cosy Mystery) Book Review

First in the cosy mystery series set in 1912, about a strong-willed female reporter. Sophie finds herself entangled in a murder, with one of her suffragist friends as a suspect.

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Alternative 1920s Great Britain: Interview with Author Celia Lake

Interview with Celia Lake, author of the Albion Chronicles, a series of historical fantasy romances.

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Harmonic Pleasure (Historical Fantasy) Book Review

A sweet fantasy romance for readers who love to find more than just romance in their stories.

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Ancient Trust (Historical Fantasy) Book Review

This short novella introduces a larger historical fantasy series set in a parallel 1920s England where magic exists... though hiding.

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1920s Murder Mystery: interview with author Anna Sayburn Lane

The “1920s Murder Mystery” series is a series of 6+1 historical fiction cosy mystery inspired by the Golden Age of Mystery. Check out author Anna Sayburn Lane’s interview.

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Murder on the White Cliffs (Cosy Mystery) Book Review

Reminiscent of Agatha Christie's summer mysteries, this historical cosy mystery set on the White Cliffs of Kent presents a fantastic cast of characters and a mystery inside a mystery.

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Poison (Nelson Mandela Day 2025)

"Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies." - Nelson Mandela (quote)

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