Another great review for "The King's Mistress"!

Here's a quote from the lovely review in the Lancashire Evening Post:

"The King’s Mistress is that spellbinding combination of history, adventure, suspense and a fast-beating pulse of pure eroticism. Jane – pragmatic, patient, constant and brave – proves to be the perfect foil for Charles, one of England’s most fascinating and libidinous kings. Their story is a real romantic treat."

And here's the link to the complete review:

http://www.lep.co.uk/lifestyle/reviews/books/book-review-the-king-s-mistress-by-gillian-bagwell-1-4892389

The Girl Who Saved the English Monarchy

Thanks to Hoydens and Firebrands for hosting me today - here's the story of Jane Lane and her perilous odyssey with Charles II!

http://hoydensandfirebrands.blogspot.com/2012/09/jane-lane-girl-who-saved-english.html

Thanks to Helen Hollick for hosting me today!

I am the guest today on the blog of historical fiction author Helen Hollick, who is featuring a different author of historical fiction each day as we move closer to the Historical Novel Society conference in London at the end of this month. Hope you enjoy the 9 guests I'd most like to share a dinner table with, and more!

http://helen-myguests.blogspot.com/2012/09/hns-guest-gillian-bagwell.html?spref=tw

Giveaway of "The KIng's Mistress!"

Hi, all,

The lovely Jo Barton of the blog Jaffa Reads Too is hosting me today for an interview, and thanks to Avon, she had a copy of The King's Mistress to give away to a U.K. reader.

You can read my interview and enter to win here:
http://jaffareadstoo.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/author-interview-and-uk-giveaway.html

She also wrote a lovely five-star review of the book which will be on her blog this week and is already on Goodreads and Amazon UK:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B0070R7OFK/ref=cm_cr_pr_top_recent?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

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

Another post on the Penguin Books blog

The second of my three posts on the Penguin Books blog is now up:
November 30 - Penguin - The Author's Desk blog
http://community.penguin.com/_The-Royal-Oak-by-Gillian-Bagwell/blog/5534872/150186.html?SMC-PTWT2011
"The Royal Oak"

November 28 - Penguin – The Author’s Desk blog
http://community.penguin.com/_When-You-Cant-Get-There-from-Here-by-Gillian-Bagwell/blog/5527330/150186.html
"When You Can't Get There from Here"

Post on Penguin blog - recreating a journey distant by time and space

Today the first of my three posts on the Penguin Books blog is up!

http://community.penguin.com/_When-You-Cant-Get-There-from-Here-by-Gillian-Bagwell/blog/5527330/150186.html

There will be two more this week!

Guest post - 17th century memorabilia - and giveawy of September Queen

Thanks to Patty Woodland at Broken Teepee for hosting me on today's stop on my blog tour for The September Queen.

Here's the link to my guest post on seventeenth century memorabilia, and Patty's giveaway of one copy of the book!

http://www.brokenteepee.com/2011/11/guest-post-and-rafflecopter-giveaway.html

Blog post on recreating a journey

Thanks to Tinney Heath and her new blog Historical Research for hosting me today for my post "The Next Best Thing to Being There - Recreating a Journey.

http://historicalfictionresearch.blogspot.com/2011/11/next-best-thing-to-being-there.html

Another great review for The September Queen!

Thanks to Svea Love at A Muse in the Fog for a lovely review for The September Queen!

“[A] novel that will thrill and enchant you. The connection between Charles and Jane was so strong that I could have been reading a pop-up book, watching them come to life on each page … The September Queen is a novel that will appeal to all readers of historical fiction, and is one I'll recommend for years to come.” – 5 stars!

http://muse-in-the-fog.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-september-queen-by-gillian.html?spref=tw

Guest post - "Portait Miniatures"

Thanks to A Muse in the Fog for hosting me for today's stop on the blog tour - a guest post on portrait miniatures:

http://muse-in-the-fog.blogspot.com/2011/11/guest-post-gillian-bagwell-author-of.html

Guest post and giveaway on Crazy for Books!

Hi, dear readers,

You can read my guest post on the Royal Miracle and enter to win a copy of The September Queen at Crazy for Books!

http://crazy-for-books.com/2011/11/guest-post-giveaway-with-author-gillian-bagwell.html

Q&A and giveaway on Unusual Historicals!

Thanks to Unusual Historicals for hosting me on today's stop on my blog tour - a Q&A and giveaway of The September Queen!  Here's the link:

http://networkedblogs.com/pUWcm

Guest post on Historically Obsessed - "Priest Holes"

Thanks to Elizabeth Johnson at Historically Obsessed for today's stop on my blog tour!
Here's the link to my guest post on priest holes:

http://historicallyobsessed.blogspot.com/2011/11/guest-post-gillian-bagwell-priest-holes.html