Publication Date: 13 March 2025 Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Ally Sherrick's latest historical blockbuster, featuring a fantastic guest post from Ally. But first. find out a little more about this trip into the English Civil War... The Blurb England, 1645. Merriweather Pryce is the daughter of a nobleman fighting for … Continue reading Rebel Heart by Ally Sherrick
Tag: historical fiction
Hunt For The Golden Scarab by M.G. Leonard, illustrated by Manuel Šumberac
Publication Date: 30 January 2025 The Blurb Sim and his mum never live anywhere long. When dangerous strangers appear one night, Sim discovers why. His mum has been keeping secrets: she has the power to open doors in time. Running for their lives, Sim and his friends are determined to outwit the sinister Council of … Continue reading Hunt For The Golden Scarab by M.G. Leonard, illustrated by Manuel Šumberac
The Last Boy by Eve McDonnell
Publication Date: 12 September 2024 Welcome to my stop on The Last Boy Blog Tour, featuring a fascinating guest post from Eve McDonnell. The Blurb A magical page-turner inspired by the true story of George Brewster, the last child chimney sweep. Brewster has been sold to a cruel Master Sweep to risk his life up … Continue reading The Last Boy by Eve McDonnell
The Houdini Inheritance by Emma Carroll
Publication Date: 4 July 2024 The Blurb The English seaside, 1920sA world famous escape artist . . .A suitcase full of secrets . . .And a death-defying stunt . . .When Harry Houdini comes to visit the seaside town of Sidford-on-Sea, Glory and her friend Dennis are first in-line to see him. He is there … Continue reading The Houdini Inheritance by Emma Carroll
The War Of The Heavenly Horses by Roland Chambers
Publication Date: 25 January 2024 The Blurb Shaman by name and shaman by nature... Billy just hasn't found his magic yet... but he is learning fast. No one is more surprised than Billy when he wakes up on a Chinese battlefield. Scooped from the jaws of death by a boy called Han, Billy's far from … Continue reading The War Of The Heavenly Horses by Roland Chambers
The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith
Publication Date: 8 June 2023 The Blurb BERLIN 1961 Anja and Monika live opposite each other. They play together every day, with Otto the cat. One night they wake up to bangs and shouts. Soldiers are building a huge barbed wire fence between them. A terrible forever wall that gets longer and higher until it … Continue reading The Wall Between Us by Dan Smith
Call Of The Titanic by Lindsay Galvin
Publication Date: 8 June 2023 The Blurb Young cabin steward, Sid, is proud to be working on the Titanic, the greatest stream liner ever built. Clara dreams of adventure at sea, and discovers it the hard way as a stowaway on a much smaller ship, the Carpathia. Here, she meets a giant bear of a dog: Rigel, who has … Continue reading Call Of The Titanic by Lindsay Galvin
The Adventures Of Billy Shaman: The Rage Of The Sea Witch by Roland Chambers
Publication Date: 13 April 2023 The Blurb Shaman by name and shaman by nature - Billy just hasn't found his magic ... yet. His selfish, globetrotting parents abandon him for yet another summer in Charles Darwin's strange, museum-like house, where Billy stumbles across a 200-year-old giant talking tortoise named Charles Darwin, by the famous man … Continue reading The Adventures Of Billy Shaman: The Rage Of The Sea Witch by Roland Chambers
The Chestnut Roaster by Eve McDonnell
Publication Date: 27 October 2022 The Blurb From the acclaimed author of Elsetime, shortlisted for the Awesome Book Award, a magical and thrilling adventure. "Starting on All Fools Day, twelve years ago, I remember everything. EVERYTHING. That was a wet Saturday, and that was the day I was born." 12-year-old Piaf has the ability to … Continue reading The Chestnut Roaster by Eve McDonnell
My Friend The Octopus by Lindsay Galvin
Publication Date: 2 June 2022 The Blurb England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris. The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering a talent for art, Vinnie begins to … Continue reading My Friend The Octopus by Lindsay Galvin
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