Today, my guest on Author Chats is Vivenne Brereton, discussing her debut novel of Thomas Howard, A Phoenix Rising. Opening at the dazzling court of Henry VIII, Vivienne’s first book in her Tudor series “The House of the Red Duke” is a page-turner from start to finish. And what comes next…I can’t wait to discover. Find out about Vivienne’s early inspiration for all things Tudor, why it was useful that she lost her son in the maze at Hampton Court, and why Gone with the Wind will always make her cry.

Author Chats and Spotlights
- The Bastard Prince of Versailles | “Must-Read” 17thC Historical Fiction by Will Bashor
- Tim Walker’s London Tales | A delightful collection of historical stories
- Twelve Nights | Delicious Tudor Theatre Murder Mystery by Penny Ingham
- The Warmth of Snow | Heidi Alarjbo’s Heartwarming Winter Historical Romance
- Who She Left Behind | Harrowing and Uplifting Family Historical Fiction | Victoria Atamian Waterman
- The Merchant’s Dilemma | Romantic Medieval Historical Fiction from Carolyn Hughes
- How to Dress Like a Tudor | From Codpieces to Coifs: A Fascinating Guide by Judith Arnopp
- War Sonnets | Gripping WWII Historical Fiction by Susannah Willey
- Burning Secret | Enthralling Victorian Historical Adventure by R J Lloyd
- Coffee Pot Book Club Spotlight | Drumbeats by Julia Ibbotson
- Champagne Widows | Award-winning Gilded Age Historical Fiction by Rebecca Rosenberg
- Absorbing and Heartrending Women’s Historical Fiction by Rosemary Hayes
- View All Author Chats
Recent Posts
- An intriguing Historical Fiction novel from the Coffee Pot Book Club
- The Missing Princes and The Godmother’s Secret
- Enjoy an Excerpt | A historical glimpse of London from Tim Walker
- BOOK LAUNCH PARTY | Historical Tales of Exile
- Enjoy an Excerpt | A Coffee Pot Book Club Historical Mystery
- Fourteen Days in EXILE | Our new anthology of Historical Tales | Day 1: Deborah Swift
- NEW BOOK RELEASE | Join me in EXILE
- Enjoy an Excerpt from Heidi Eljarbo’s Sweet Historical Romance
- Superb Storytelling | Times of Turmoil | Anna Belfrage’s Brilliant New Historical Time Travel Novel
- A Coffee Pot Book Club Feature | Enjoy an Excerpt
- A Companion Novel to the Popular Meonbridge Series | The Merchant’s Dilemma
- A Peek Beneath the Petticoats | Judith Arnopp’s Guide to Dressing Like a Tudor
- Coffee Pot Book Club | Enjoy an Excerpt | War Sonnets by Susannah Willey
- The Godmother’s Secret wins a Readers’ Favorite Gold Medal
- Enjoy an Excerpt | Burning Secret | Inspired by Family History
- Travel to 1960s West Africa with Julia Ibbotson’s gripping novel