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Valentines? Room for Galentines and Palentines too

February 14, 2020 By marlowe benn

Galentines 1914

Valentine's Day, move over. Love's a big place. Plenty of room for Galentines and Palentines too. It’s easy to think of history as progressing ever forward, out of ignorance toward enlightenment. We snicker at the Victorians’ horror of exposed female anatomy (just try to swim … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1920s, Galentine, historical mystery, Julia Kydd, Passing Fancies, Relative Fortunes, Valentine

Black History Through Historical Fiction

February 5, 2020 By marlowe benn

Black history

Black history is American history. What better way to learn more about Black history than through historical fiction? Novels open up the past as it was lived and felt, offering deeper truths and richer insights than factual narratives alone. In my Julia Kydd novels, I use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1920s, Black History Month, Harlem Renaissance, historical fiction, historical mystery, Jacqueline Woodson, Jazz Age, Julia Kydd, Lyndsay Faye, Passing Fancies, Tulsa race massacre

Advance Peek at Passing Fancies

January 28, 2020 By marlowe benn

Passing Fancies

The highlight of my week? I just opened a heavy parcel and yelped in delight at what lay inside: an advance peek at Passing Fancies! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: 1920s, amateur sleuth, Amazon, Amazon Publishing, book club fiction, historical mystery, Jazz Age, Julia Kydd, Lake Union Publishing, Passing Fancies, Relative Fortunes

Limited Time Deal on Relative Fortunes!

January 27, 2020 By marlowe benn

Limited Time Deal on Relative Fortunes

Fabulous news! Amazon is offering a Limited Time Deal on Relative Fortunes in the US marketplace, running January 27 through February 2, 2020. This is a great chance to get my historical mystery for only $1.99 on Kindle! If you haven't yet met Julia Kydd, here's a wonderful … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Amazon, historical mystery, Julia Kydd, Passing Fancies, Relative Fortunes

Want to Know When Passing Fancies Is Released?

January 22, 2020 By marlowe benn

Passing Fancies

The second Julia Kydd novel is due out soon. Do you want to be notified when it's released so you can keep up on Kydd's latest adventures? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Julia Kydd, Passing Fancies

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