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And the winner of our THE REPUTED WIFE  give away is… *** Terry Martini! *** Many to thanks to all who participated. Please stay tuned…this is the summer of give aways on my blog 🙂

My thoughts: This novel is a fascinating combination of history and fiction, with fabulous storytelling filling in the gaps in historical records left by the distance of over three hundred years. Jo Ann Butler makes Colonial New England come to life in a whole new way for me. She breathes life into the long dead, …

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The Execution of Mary Dyer June 1 is a sad anniversary in New England history. On that day in 1660 Mary Dyer was hanged in Boston for defying the Puritan government’s order of banishment on pain of death. What events led to the execution of that highly respected woman, and what does Mary Dyer have …

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I have fallen in love with yet another author. I know I am late to the party on this one, as usual. It seems to me that the whole world is already in love with Susanna Kearsley and her beautiful books, and for good reason. Reading her work is bliss. As I finished my  latest …

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Once again, I have been musing on some of my favorite people, Eleanor and her family. One of my favorite websites, English Historical Fiction Authors, lets me go on about them to my heart’s content. Here is May’s installment, my thoughts on Richard the Lionhearted… Richard I: The Troubadour King