Guest post on History in an Hour

Here's my guest post on History in an Hour, about The Royal Miracle, as Charles II's escape after the Battle of Worcester came to be called.  Only five days until The King's Mistress is published in the U.K., telling this thrilling real-life romantic adventure!

http://www.historyinanhour.com/2012/07/14/charles-ii-royal-miracle/

Jane is here!

I'm so excited--just received two copies of The King's Mistress, the U.K. edition of The September Queen! Love the gorgeous cover! Jane hits the bookshelves on July 19.

The British cover!

Here is the gorgeous cover of The King's Mistress, the British title for the book, which will be released on July 19! Counting down - and I'm Tweeting the daily events of Charles II's escape after the Battle of Worcester that I originally posted in the runup to the release of the book in the U.S.

Enter to win "The September Queen"!

Enter to win one of two copies of The September Queen at the English Historical Fiction Authors blog - now through Sunday night!

http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/p/giveaways.html

Giveaway on Good Reads!

There are 20 copies of The September Queen to give away on Good Reads!  Thanks to my publisher, Berkley.

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/19581-the-september-queen

Tudor and Stuart Christmas Recipies and Traditions

Greetings, all - I hope you're having a splending holiday and that the New Year is happy and healthy for you.

Thanks to my fellow historical fiction author Stephanie Dray for having started the wonderful Foodie Fridays feature on her blog, with historical recipies.  Here is my little piece about Christmas food and traditions in 16th and 17th century England.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1oFoS1/www.stephaniedray.com/2011/12/23/christmas-recipes-from-tudor-and-stuart-england/

Last post on Penguin Books blog this week - the Royal Miracle.

Thanks to my publisher for hosting me on the blog this week.  Here's the third of my three posts:

http://community.penguin.com/_The-Royal-Miracle-by-Gillian-Bagwell/blog/5541825/150186.html