I'd like to thank Deb Stratas for including my 'Take 5 Interview' about writing 'Queen Anna' in her July Newsletter: mailchi.mp/5bef1725d49b... @debstratasauthor.bsky.social #Writing #Stuart #HistoricalFiction

WW2 women: Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) women at the Royal Artillery Experimental Unit, Shoeburyness, Essex recover shells from the mud flats at low tide, with cart and horses. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

The Kingston Sisters: Before the War is a warm, emotional prequel novelette to the Kingston Sisters series, as the shadow of war rises. shorturl.at/uU3v9 ✨ OR Sign up for my newsletter and get the entire novelette FREE! debstratas.com. #WW2Books #LoveAndWar #Bookstagram #BritishHistory #MustRead

WW2 women: Auxiliary Territorial Service: Two ATS women operate a range finder on an anti-aircraft gun site at night. One of the guns is firing in the background. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

My June 2026 newsletter is here, featuring a Take 5 Interview with Nigel Stewart, introducing his newest book, Small Things in the Scheme of Things. And a book event for me this weekend! shorturl.at/0tFEa #ww2historical fiction #debstratas #newlsetter

WW2 women: Telephone switchboard operators at work for the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), attached to Coastal Command, 12 March 1940. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

WW2 women. Women reeving grommets for Boom defence nets. A great example of women taking on roles previously only held by men – who had gone off to fight. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

On this 82nd anniversary of D-Day, let us remember the efforts of all the men and women at Bletchley Park that supported the invasion. www.facebook.com/share/r/1Qji... #ww2 #dday #historicalfiction

The Kingston Sisters: Before the War is a warm, emotional prequel novelette to the Kingston Sisters series. shorturl.at/uU3v9 #WW2Books #LoveAndWar #Bookstagram #BritishHistory #MustRead

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WW2 women: A half-length portrait of members of the Land Army, Women's Voluntary Service (WVS), and Nursing Auxiliary. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

Books 1 and 2 of my Bletchley Park Chronicles are available and selling well! Get The Unquiet Translator and The Unseen Rider today. shorturl.at/iJHba #WW2Books #LoveAndWar #Bookstagram #BritishHistory #MustRead #BletchleyParkChronicles

WW2 women: Wren writers working on board the training ship HMS DEFIANCE at Devonport, with Royal Navy personnel. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

My Diana Spencer series is available in LARGE PRINT. Give your eyes a break while going back in time to relive Princess Diana’s story. Buy from amazon: shorturl.at/htCFR #royalbaby #diana #royal #thecrown #princess #books #bookstagram #largeprintformatting #largeprint

Please click to watch my friend Joyce Perrin's recent TEDX talk in Oshawa. A wonderful lady and incredible storyteller! Learn the power of using just one word to connect the world. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz61... #TEDX

WW2 women: Jean Sheehan, a Land Army girl in the Timber Corps, chopping a tree. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

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My May 2026 newsletter is here with highlights from my April research trip to Normandy, with a side trip to Barcelona to meet dear writing friends. Plus news about upcoming live events. shorturl.at/59To0 #ww2historicalfiction #Normandy #ww2

The Kingston Sisters: Before the War is a warm, emotional prequel novelette to the Kingston Sisters series. Ebook available for just .99 on Amazon. ✨ OR Sign up for my newsletter and get the entire novelette FREE! debstratas.com. #WW2Books #LoveAndWar #Bookstagram #BritishHistory #MustRead

WW2 women. Wren N S Hopkins, from London, operating a Holman projector, on the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship (DEMS) ranges at Cardiff. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

May 8, 1945. VE Day. 81 years ago, the Allies celebrated that World War II was over - Victory in Europe Day. It wouldn't be for a couple of months that VJ Day made it all officially over, but it was a wonderful day to finally declare victory over Hitler. #WW2 #WW2historicalfiction #VEDay

WW2 women: Wren Vera Holland, aged 19, at work in the signal tower. While on signal duty, she helped save HMS ESCAPADE from running aground by her prompt actions in signalling to the ship's commanding officer. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

Special Guest Post by By Deb Stratas, Author of The Unseen Rider, The Bletchley Chronicles Book 2 tonyriches.blogspot.com/2026/05/spec... @debstratasauthor.bsky.social #Writing #WW2 #HistoricalFiction

The Unseen Rider —Book 2 in my Bletchley Park Chronicles, has 68 4.5-star Goodreads reviews after just 3 weeks. T Amazon: shorturl.at/eWZqZ #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BletchleyPark #TheUnseenRider

WW2 women: A group of repair workers mend a damaged barrage balloon as part of their duties with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), 8 March 1940. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

The Unseen Rider has 37 ratings of 4.4 on Goodreads in just two weeks since launch! Read Fern Grey's tale as a motorcycle dispatch rider in WWII England. The sequel to The Unquiet Translator. #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BletchleyPark #TheUnseenRider shorturl.at/cnJsN

WWII Wrens at a naval exchange which deals with the immense network of naval private lines at the Royal Navy signal station at Greenock, Scotland. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

The Code Girl from London. Tillie and Maggie’s younger sister Katie Kingston is a wireless telegraphist on the eve of D-Day. The third book in the Kingston Sisters series! Available: shorturl.at/nEKPQ #WW2Books #LoveAndWar #Bookstagram #BritishHistory #MustRead #ReadmorePress

My April 2026 newsletter is here, ANNOUNCING the release of The Unseen Rider - the 2nd book in my Bletchley Park Chronicles! mailchi.mp/5936d554a7ca... #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

BOOK LAUNCH DAY! The Unseen Rider is here. The sequel to The Unquiet Translator, it follows Fern Grey's journey as a driver and motorcycle dispatch rider in the south of England during WWII. Amazon: shorturl.at/DTn9a #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BletchleyPark #TheUnseenRider

WW2 women: At a centre in Slough, Berkshire, England which provided training for work in war factories, Miss Ruby May is works on the tail component of an aircraft. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

The Unquiet Translator — Book 1 in my Bletchley Park Chronicles, has 196+ 4.2 star Amazon reviews. A story of resilience and finding your voice when every word matters. Amazon: shorturl.at/MiRDa #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BletchleyPark #TheUnquietTranslator

WW2 women: A recruit to the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), takes notes during a lesson as part of her training in a classroom at a Royal Air Force base, possibly RAF Bridgnorth in Shropshire. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

The Code Girl from London. Tillie and Maggie’s younger sister Katie Kingston is a wireless telegraphist on the eve of D-Day. 1960 4.4-star Amazon ratings! Available now: shorturl.at/nEKPQ #WW2Books #LoveAndWar #Bookstagram #BritishHistory #MustRead #ReadmorePress

WW2 Women: The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), In the Flying Control Room at RAF Dunholme, an aircraftwoman assists in the bringing of Lancasters back to base after a raid on Berlin. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

A Burning London Sky. The sequel to The War Twins of London. Follow Tillie and Maggie as the twins face new challenges and dangers in war-torn London. Available at Amazon: shorturl.at/clIP1 #WW2Books #LoveAndWar #Bookstagram #BritishHistory #MustRead #ReadmorePress

My March 2026 newsletter is here - featuring the cover reveal for my upcoming book, The Unseen Rider. It's the sequel to The Unquiet Translator, telling Fern Grey's story as a WWII motorcycle dispatch rider in England. shorturl.at/ESAe9 #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BletchleyPark #TheUnquietTranslator

WW2 women: The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Members of Bomber Command returning from a mine-laying operation on the enemy coastline are interviewed by a WAAF Intelligence Officer at RAF Lakenheath. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

The War Twins of London. The first book in the Kingston Sisters series. Meet Tillie and Maggie – twins in London who serve in dangerous roles, fighting the Blitz night after night. Available at Amazon: shorturl.at/qtKVX #WW2Books #LoveAndWar #Bookstagram #BritishHistory #MustRead #ReadmorePress

WW2 women: Leading Aircraftwoman M Wishart, a meteorological clerk, takes a weather reading from a thermohygrograph at RAF Pitreavie Castle, Dunfermline, Scotland. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

Author Lift: Entitled by Andrew Lownie. This well-timed, thoroughly researched biography of the former Prince Andrew, and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson offers a compelling and unbiased look into their scandalous and troubled lives. shorturl.at/5DxEH #AndrewLownie #Entitled #RoyalBiography

WW2 women: A Women’s Voluntary Services’ Clothing Centre crowded with people who lost all their possessions during the previous night’s bombing. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

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My February 2026 newsletter is here, featuring a "day in the life" of a writer, and an excerpt from my upcoming book, The Unseen Rider. shorturl.at/HK2Ol #WW2Books #LoveAndWar #Bookstagram #BritishHistory #MustRead

WW2 Women: The Wrens Guard of the Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships range, paraded on the occasion of the First Lord of the Admiralty's visit to Grimsby. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

WW2 Women: A torpedo maintenance Wren carries the engine of a Fleet Air Arm torpedo at Crail Fleet Air Arm Station, Scotland. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

The Unquiet Translator — Book 1 in my Bletchley Park Chronicles, has 160+ 4.2 star Amazon reviews. Violet Grey escapes her grief to Bletchley Park, translating German messages in secret. TRAILER: shorturl.at/T7z4C #HistoricalFiction #WWII #BletchleyPark #TheUnquietTranslator

WW2 Women’s Air Ambulance was used to bring emergency cases in from outposts of the Air War in the Hebrides and the Shetlands. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women

The Kingston Sisters: Before the War is a warm, emotional prequel novelette to the Kingston Sisters series. Ebook available for just .99 on Amazon. ✨ OR Sign up for my newsletter and get the entire novelette FREE! debstratas.com. #WW2Books #LoveAndWar #Bookstagram #BritishHistory #MustRead

Civil Defence: Woman firefighter dragging a body down stairs during practice for rescue work. IWM #WW2Books #BritishHistory #WW2Women