The Famous City of Bath – The Ladies of Carson Street trilogy - Rachel Brimble - Armchair Travel #5
Today, I'm delighted to welcome Rachel Brimble with a guest post about the famous city of Bath, the setting for her Ladies of Carson...
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Lynne Shelby
- Jun 25
- 7 min
A Meet Cute in Rome - Rome For The Summer - Lynne Shelby -ArmchairTravel #4
One of my favourite things to write is the 'meet cute' when the heroine and hero of a romantic novel set eyes on each other for the...
Lynne Shelby
- Jun 15
- 4 min
An Interview With Sandy Barker - A Wedding In Tuscany - Armchair Travel #3
Today I'm delighted to be chatting with Sandy Barker whose latest novel, A Wedding In Tuscany, the fifth book in her Holiday Romance...
Lynne Shelby
- Jun 1
- 4 min
The Spanish Wedding Disaster - Karen King - Armchair Travel #2 - Andalucia
Today, I'm delighted to welcome Karen King to Armchair Travel. Karen lives in Andalucia, on the Costa del Sol in Spain, the setting for...
Lynne Shelby
- Dec 4, 2021
- 7 min
Poppy's Christmas Wishes - Annette Hannah - Blog Tour
Today, I'm delighted to be joining the Blog Tour for Poppy's Christmas Wishes, the new novel from Annette Hannah, which was published on...
Lynne Shelby
- Oct 19, 2021
- 4 min
A Staycation Story - Rosie Travers - This Writing Life #32
Today, I'm delighted to host a guest post from Rosie Travers... A Staycation Story Rosie Travers One thing the enforced lockdowns over...
Lynne Shelby
- Oct 18, 2021
- 3 min
The Best Christmas Ever - Karen King - Blog Tour
Today I'm delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Karen King's wonderful Christmas novel, The Best Christmas Ever, which is...
Lynne Shelby
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
Things I Should Have Said And Done - Colette McCormick - This Writing Life #30
Today, I'm delighted to host a guest post from Colette McCormick about her writing life and her novel Things I Should Have Said And Done,...
Lynne Shelby
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
The Muses - Annette Hannah - Cosy Little Cupcake Van Blog Tour - This Writing Life #29
Today, I'm delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Annette Hannah's The Cosy Little Cupcake Van. Annette has written a fab guest...
Lynne Shelby
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
And Then There Were The Victorians - A Short History of Libraries - Part III
From the fall of the Roman Empire, through the Dark Ages and the Middle Ages, to the Renaissance, the monks of Northern Europe could be...
Lynne Shelby
- Oct 18, 2021
- 3 min
Books and Gardens - Suzanne Snow - The Garden of Little Rose - This Writing Life #28
I'm always fascinated by the inspiration behind a book, and today I'm delighted to welcome Suzanne Snow to my blog, with a guest post...
Lynne Shelby
- Oct 17, 2021
- 3 min
Plotter or Pantser? - Deborah Klee - Just Bea - This Writing Life #27
Today, I'm delighted to welcome author Deborah Klee with a fab guest post. Deborah's latest novel, Just Bea, was published in February...
Lynne Shelby
- Oct 17, 2021
- 5 min
Ssh... It's Our Secret - Lizzie Chantree
It's Publication Day for Lizzie Chantree's fabulous new novel, Ssh... It's Our Secret, and I'm delighted that Lizzie is here today to...
Lynne Shelby
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
Monks and Princes - A History of Libraries - Part II
In Roman times, a man about town might well spend his morning at the public baths, his ablutions followed by a few hours browsing and...
Lynne Shelby
- Jul 22, 2021
- 2 min
Her Outback Driver - Giulia Skye - Armchair Travel #1 - Western Australia
Today, I'm delighted to join the Silver Dagger Blog Tour for Giulia Skye's debut novel, Her Outback Driver, which is a finalist in the...
Lynne Shelby
- May 14, 2021
- 4 min
Going Undercover with Jane Risdon
Today I'm delighted to welcome Jane Risdon to my blog with an extract from her book of short crime stories: Undercover: Crime Shorts....
Lynne Shelby
- Apr 28, 2021
- 5 min
One Summer In Cornwall - Karen King - Blog Tour
Today, I'm delighted to be taking part in the Blog Tour for Karen King's new novel, One Summer In Cornwall. Here is an extract from the...
Lynne Shelby
- Apr 11, 2021
- 4 min
The Damask Rose - Carol McGrath - The City of Acre - A Sense of Place #15
Today, I'm delighted to welcome Carol McGrath, with a fascinating guest post about the setting for her new historical novel, The Damask...
Lynne Shelby
- Feb 23, 2021
- 4 min
Scribes and Emperors - libraries in the ancient world
Almost as soon as ancient civilisations developed the earliest form of writing – cuneiform on clay tablets in Mesopotamia, hieroglyphics...
Lynne Shelby
- Jan 22, 2021
- 1 min
From Page to Screen - Book Quiz #5
Can you name these books that have all been made into movies from the film poster with the title removed? Bonus point if you can also...
