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Welcome to the brand-new Ocelot Press Book of the Month ! Each month, we will focus on one particular Ocelot Press publication.  This month it is Sue Barnard ’s romantic intrigue The Unkindest Cut of All , the action of which takes place over one week in March, during an amateur dramatic society’s production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Here’s the blurb: BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH… Brian Wilmer is God’s gift to amateur dramatics – and he knows it.  So when the Castlemarsh Players take the ambitious decision to stage Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, there is only one man who can play the title role – even though Brian’s posturing “prima donna” attitude has, over the years, won him few friends and many foes. Rehearsals progress apace, and the production draws ever closer.  But when another member of the cast has to drop out due to illness, local journalist Sarah Carmichael (a stalwart of the Players’ backstage crew) suddenly finds herself called upon to step into the breach a...

I'm delighted to get you into the spirit of Christmas. It may be a little early, but it's never too early to read fabulous Christmas-themed novels, especially when the temperatures plummet outside. My thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for an advance copy. Tudor Christmas Tidings , a collection of three historical stories by bestselling romance authors, Blythe Gifford , Jenni Fletcher and Amanda McCabe , is a wonderful tapestry of life at different stages of the Tudor years. It portrayed very well the intrigues and dangers of the times. Blythe Gifford 's tale, Christmas at Court , begins on Christmas Eve in the year 1483 – the first under the new king, Richard III. Elizabeth Woodville, King Edward IV's widow, tells Alice that she is to be betrothed on Christmas Day – to John Talbot, the son of the Earl of Stanson. A family from the north. King Richard's country. Disappointed but acquiescing, Alice is unsure if she can trust the man she's supposed...

Today, I’m delighted to host author friend, Mary Anne Yarde , whose 5th instalment in her bestselling Du Lac Chronicles  – The Du Lac Curse – is now available.  Set in post-Arthurian times, in England and Brittany, the series is a must-read for fans of Game of Thrones and Gladiator. It’s full of action, adventure and especially intrigues! Check it out! The Du Lac Curse: Book 5 of The Du Lac Chronicles By  Mary Anne Yarde Blurb:  God against Gods. King against King. Brother against Brother. Mordred Pendragon had once said that the sons of Lancelot would eventually destroy each other, it seemed he was right all along. Garren du Lac knew what the burning pyres meant in his brother’s kingdom — invasion. But who would dare to challenge King Alden of Cerniw for his throne? Only one man was daring enough, arrogant enough, to attempt such a feat — Budic du Lac, their eldest half-brother. While Merton du Lac struggles to come to terms wi...