Sometimes history doesn’t just whisper from the archives – it calls you by name. Every novelist dreams of a discovery that can’t be ignored. I found mine in the Tower — and in my own family. #MedievalSky #FamilyHistory #MissingPrinces #HistoricalFiction www.elizabethjstjohn.com/books/lost-a...

The Galloway Hoard is astonishing and if you get the chance to see it, you definitely should. Loads more detail and images here, from National Museums Scotland: www.nms.ac.uk/discover-cat...

#NewRelease📚 London, 1940. She’s a policewoman with a gift for code-breaking. He’s an MI5 officer with a grudge. The Shadow Code – a WWII thriller of betrayal, secrets, and survival. mybook.to/TheShadowCode #TheShadowCode #histfic #womensfiction #bookrecs

I started "Nettle and Bone" by T. Kingfisher last night. Today, on the way to and from the office, I couldn't stop reading it. No doomscrollling.Just reading. Love the characters, the quirks, the demon-possessed chicken. #booksky

There's something magical about diving into a world of history and culture. Scotland's tales weave together the past and present, inviting us to wander through time. Every page feels like a cozy embrace. #booksky #histfic

'Real history in the raw, heart-pounding drama, bone-chilling danger, intrigue, romance, and characters to love and fear…Last Train to Freedom has it all. Don’t miss the ride!' LANCASHIRE POST #TransSiberianExpress #HistoricalFiction #WW2 mybook.to/TransSiberian

📚 #99p #KindleBargain #KindleUnlimited First she must fight for her inheritance. Then she must fight for her life. 'a classy, compelling adventure story and a true journey of discovery.' -- Lancashire Evening Post #HistoricalFiction ⌛📚 mybook.to/ADivided

Ready to take a trip to Renaissance Naples? BookViral Book of the Year. Wishing Shelf Book of the Decade. 'Utterly irresistible' Coffee Pot Book Club ★★★★★ 💙📚 #HistoricalFiction #Booksky #Renaissance mybook.to/PoisonKeeper

'Real history in the raw, heart-pounding drama, bone-chilling danger, intrigue, romance, and characters to love and fear…Last Train to Freedom has it all. Don’t miss the ride!' LANCASHIRE POST #TransSiberianExpress #HistoricalFiction #WW2 mybook.to/TransSiberian

Happy National Book Lovers Day from Edna May Wonacott in Hitchcock's SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943). #FilmSky #BookSky

#WW2 #Adventure #Romance 'bone-chilling danger, intrigue, romance, and characters to love and fear…Last Train to Freedom has it all. Don’t miss the ride!' LANCASHIRE POST Luggage label from the Holocaust Museum. 📚⌛ #HistoricalFiction mybook.to/TransSiberian

Discover the shadowy world of apothecary and poisoner, Giulia Tofana. #HistoricalFiction #Renaissance #Booksky⌛📚❤️ mybook.to/AquaTofana

'A fast-paced, riveting plot with fascinating characters' - Coffee Pot Book Club Discover the fake news radio station in the depths of the English countryside, giving false information to the N@zis. #BargainBook £3.00 or 99p on Kindle. #KindleDeal #WW2 📚💙⌛ mybook.to/RadioLies

#WW2 #Adventure #Romance 'bone-chilling danger, intrigue, romance, and characters to love and fear…Last Train to Freedom has it all. Don’t miss the ride!' LANCASHIRE POST Luggage label from the Holocaust Museum. 📚⌛ #HistoricalFiction mybook.to/TransSiberian

The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens 4.25 ⭐️s 💙⏳📚💙 When her best friend is murdered, a quiet Minnesota librarian must resurrect her deadly past to protect a child and stop a killer. #alleneskens #fabledbookshop #allthingsmurderful #currentlyreadingbookishfriends #heartsanddag #bookstagram #booksky

😀 Happy Monday Everyone! On the blog this morning is my book list of all the books I read during June 📚 #authors @deborahswift.bsky.social @mofanning.co.uk @asakoyuzuki.bsky.social and more #booksky

Book Review: Last Train to Freedom, by Deborah Swift "A compelling narrative that combines elements of a thriller with the poignant reality of wartime struggle and sacrifice." tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/06/blog... @deborahswift.bsky.social #WW2 #HistoricalFiction #BookReview

40 years in the book industry... I've seen immense changes. #books

Ready to take a trip to Renaissance Naples? BookViral Book of the Year. Wishing Shelf Book of the Decade. 'Utterly irresistible' Coffee Pot Book Club ★★★★★ 💙📚 #HistoricalFiction #Booksky #Renaissance mybook.to/PoisonKeeper

"Tragedy can strike on a train and you still can’t get off – there is no way to escape yourself and your suffering, but also no way to escape other emotions like love and passion." — @deborahswift.bsky.social, The Last Train to Freedom #noescape #booksky jorielovesastory.com/2025/06/16/b...

New Historical Fiction - The Herb Knot by ‪@janeloftus.bsky.social‬ - epic adventure set in medieval Winchester. #NewRelease #Apothecary #Medieval #HistoricalFiction #14thCentury deborahswift.com/spotlight-on...

Secrets of Rose Briar Hall by Kelsey James is first up in my library haul. A gothic, historical thriller, this story is set in 1908 Long Island and promises lots of twists and turns #BookSky #Bookreview #thriller #mystery #BookTok #Bookstagram #BookTube #gothic #library #summerreadingclub 💙📚🖋️📚⚡📚⏳📚⏰

Time and Tide by @jmfrey.bsky.social is a time slip, historical fiction that sees a modern bi woman thrown back into 1805 via a plane crash. It's my next library read #BookSky #Bookreview #romance #timeslip #histfic #queer #LGBTQIA+ #BookTok #Bookstagram #BookTube #library 💙📚🌶️📚🖋️📚⏳📚⏰

#StepBackIntoThePast with author Deborah Swift #Holland 1944 Undercover British agent Nancy Callaghan a key member of the Dutch resistance has been captured and must play the role of a wealthy Nazi to win over a notorious SS officer ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2024/10/step...

Read my review of Unspoken by @jannalextx.bsky.social - set in the Texas Dust Bowl of the 1930's - hard-hitting, inspiring and full of historical detail. #ARC #Review #NewRelease #Americana #NetGalley deborahswift.com/unspoken-by-...

#BookBargain #99p #99c Just released - 'I seldom give books of this type five stars, but this one fully deserves it for bringing something new and refreshing to the genre.' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Based on true events - Join Zofia on the #WW2 Trans -Siberian Express. mybook.to/TransSiberian

I just reviewed Secrets at the Ambrose Café by Carryl Church — a beautifully written historical romance full of heart and quiet rebellion. Once it had me, I couldn’t put it down. Five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #HistoricalFiction #BookReview

#NewRelease Inspired by a True Story. She left Mull to mourn. But war had other plans. Now Eliza is tangled in secrets, spies, and a legacy of hidden power she never asked for. 🕯️ Her Darkest Hour is out now. mybook.to/HerDarkestHour #histfic #readingcommunity #WW2 #WitchLit

'5⭐The historical setting, with all of its rich diversity, is beautifully portrayed by the author, Nina Romano.' amazon.com/Secret-Language-... 'Lives propelled by an unshakable, enduring love!' #romance #lovestory #histfic #China #trilogy #Kindle #bookX #books #ebooks

#writingskills #writers #authors #writeaway #writinglife

Good morning yes yes I'm going to have to self promote again, sorry, sorry. Buy my book but, more to the point, if you do, PLEASE leave a review. Can't stress how important that bit is. Otherwise, it's very good and you know you want to. amzn.eu/d/hyXYYLf

Favourite source of medieval research is the book Cooking and Dining in Medieval England. As well as alerting me to the existence of a recipe for Cream Bastard, it now informs me of the names dairymaids gave their cows which were entered on record. That kind of stuff is just lovely. Go on, it is.

📚💙 #Booksky #NewRelease #KindleUnlimited #HistoricalFiction #WW2 'An epic journey across the Siberian wilderness that will keep you guessing until the end...captivating and unforgettable' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐ Pic-luggage label from the Holocaust Museum mybook.to/TransSiberian

WWII Historical Fiction Spotlight: Last Train to Freedom by Deborah Swift – The Heroism of Chiune Sugihara #HistoricalFiction #Review #WW2 #NewRelease suzyhenderson.com/wwii-histori...

Blog Tour Book Review: Last Train to Freedom, by Deborah Swift tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/06/blog... @swiftstory.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social #CoffeePotBookClub #HistoricalFiction #BookReview #Booksky 💙📚

#BookBargain #99p #99c Just released - 'I seldom give books of this type five stars, but this one fully deserves it for bringing something new and refreshing to the genre.' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Based on true events - Join Zofia on the #WW2 Trans -Siberian Express. mybook.to/TransSiberian

❀༻Book of the Day ༺❀ •´¸.•*´¨)✯ ¸.•*¨) ✮ ( ¸.•´ Zig Zag Woman By Roberta Tracy *´¨✫) maryanneyarde.blogspot.com/2025/06/zig-... #BooksWorthReading #BookOfTheDay #HistoricalFiction #booksky @histficcompany.bsky.social

Read my review of Unspoken by @jannalextx.bsky.social - set in the Texas Dust Bowl of the 1930's - hard-hitting, inspiring and full of historical detail. #ARC #Review #NewRelease #Americana #NetGalley deborahswift.com/unspoken-by-...

New Historical Fiction - The Herb Knot by ‪@janeloftus.bsky.social‬ - epic adventure set in medieval Winchester. #NewRelease #Apothecary #Medieval #HistoricalFiction #14thCentury deborahswift.com/spotlight-on...

Last Train to Freedom is a truly gripping book. Well worth reading 👍

Totally unputdownable - Deborah Swift's new book, Last Train to Freedom. An excerpt and my 5-star review. Beautifully written, and a little-known history of WWII Trans Siberian railway. #GreatHistoricalFiction @deborahswift.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author...

That's my book, that is. Publication 8th May

Thanks to Elizabeth St.John for this great 5* review of Last Train to Freedom - 'emotionally powerful historical novel that brings to light one of the most extraordinary yet overlooked acts of resistance during World War II' #CoffeePotBookClub #WW2 #History www.elizabethjstjohn.com/guest-author...

Do take a look at this interview I did with Jorie Loves a Story about my writing process for Last Train to Freedom. #JorieReads #WW2 #Interview #HistoricalFiction #Review jorielovesastory.com/2025/06/16/b...

Good morning! The Annunciation, a masterpiece of composition and color by Orazio Gentileschi, 1623. Today is his day.

As the shifting tides of fate wreak havoc on the succession, power and faith in England, Anna of Cleves must make choices which may endanger her freedom, & her life Under the Eyes of the World £3.99 or #Free #KindleUnlimited #Histfic #Tudor #Booksky 📚 www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

🛎 BARRIE HILL REUNION 🛎 🔶 Set in 1986 🔶 Eight friends. One Weekend. Eight Lives Forever Changed. "Witty banter, interesting array of characters, fantastic ending." 🛏 🚪 "Best reunion story I've read thus far!" mybook.to/BarrieHillReunion 📙 #LitFic 💥 #BookSky 💥 #KindleUnlimited

Weekend read for #99p #99c by a superb author! 💥💥 And on #KindleUnlimited Read it for history, thrills, romance, and a side of #WW2 that few people know about. mybook.to/TransSiberian 📕 @deborahswift.bsky.social

Welcome to the final day of our Blog Tour for ༻*·Last Train to Freedom·*༺ by Deborah Swift! Check out our last stops, with great excerpts, a fascinating guest post, and wonderful new reviews! thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/04/blog... #HistoricalFiction #WWII @deborahswift.bsky.social