For all of the historical fiction lovers out there! We had a wonderful time discussing our upcoming books, our love of history, and the writing life. Madeline Martin told us the spine-tingling background to A TIME OF WITCHES, which has been percolating in the back of her mind for 25 years! Katherine Reay shared the intriguing background to her Cold … Read more »

**Warning—this post contains spoilers for SISTERS OF THE RESISTANCE**

When I first learned about Catherine Dior’s role in the French resistance, I was sitting on a train, scrolling through Twitter. A tweet with a link to an old article on Jezebel.com came up and I froze. Christian Dior’s sister was involved in the French resistance? How had I never … Read more »

Today, I’m continuing the series I began earlier this month, with a look at Jane Archer, who inspired the character of Eve in THE TRAITOR’S GIRL.

I’ve always been fascinated by the story of the Cambridge Spies, a group of students who were recruited as intelligence agents by the Soviet Union while these men were still at Cambridge … Read more »