by SMThornton | Apr 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
Let’s start this with a confession: I’m jealous of other writers. Specifically those authors who get to stay at home and write all day. Those writers post their daily word counts on Facebook and Twitter and I cringe a little, knowing that mine...
by SMThornton | Apr 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
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by SMThornton | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
I love historical fiction. In fact, I love all types of historical fiction, from epic Gone With the Wind-type sagas to historical mysteries like Gary Corby’s The Pericles Commission to read-through-the-night dramas in the style of Kate Quinn’s...
by SMThornton | Mar 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
My Review: I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of Girl on the Golden Coin since last year, and this book definitely delivered all the drama, romance, and intrigue I was expecting! Frances Stuart is portrayed as honorable and virtuous, yet she’s able to...
by SMThornton | Mar 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Synopsis During the second half of the 16th century, a wealthy widow by the name of Doña Antonia Nissim is arrested and charged with being a secret Jew. The punishment? Death by burning. Enter Suleiman the Magnificent, an Ottoman “Schindler,” and the most...
by SMThornton | Mar 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
In honor of Women’s History Month, I thought I’d invite five famous historical women to talk about politics, world conquest, and men over for peanut butter chocolate ice cream cake. Barring myself from inviting the usual suspects (Hatshepsut, Theodora,...
