UPCOMING EVENTS
EPISODE 6: The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan
My guest for Historical Happy Hour is bestselling author Mark Sullivan. He will be joining me on July 29th at 7PM EST to discuss his latest novel, The Last Green Valley, the epic WWII story of one family’s decision to escape tyranny and run to freedom.
“Mark Sullivan has done it again! The Last Green Valley is a compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days at the end of World War II.” —Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author
EPISODE 7: In All Good Faith by Liza Nash Taylor
My guest for Historical Happy Hour is bestselling author Liza Nash Taylor to discuss her upcoming novel, In All Good Faith, a story of two women’s unlikely success during the Great Depression.
EPISODE 8: The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison
My guest for this Historical Happy Hour is Nicola Harrison to discuss her new novel, The Show Girl. The Show Girl gives a glimpse of the glamorous world of the Ziegfeld Follies through the eyes of a young midwestern woman who comes to New York City to find her destiny as a Ziegfeld Follies star.
RECORDED WEBINARS
EPISODE 5: Lady Sunshine by Amy Mason Doan
My guest for this Historical Happy Hour episode is Amy Mason Doan. She will be joining me on June 17th at 7PM EST to discuss her latest novel, Lady Sunshine.
“Amy Mason Doan creates a whole world and mood with her exquisitely crafted novel, Lady Sunshine. It’s replete with late-’70s nostalgia, and Doan masterfully renders the lives of musicians and those who are drawn to them, no matter the price. A delicious daydream of a book.”
—Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of 28 Summers
EPISODE 4: The Secrets We Left Behind by Soraya Lane
My guest for May’s Historical Happy Hour is bestselling author Soraya Lane. She will be joining me (from New Zealand!) on May 27th at 7PM EST to discuss her latest novel, The Secrets We Left Behind.
Occupied France, 1940. When the staff at a field hospital draw straws to find out who will join the evacuation from Dunkirk, Nurse Cate is left behind. But when the Nazis arrive to claim prisoners of war, she takes her chance and flees into the night, taking one patient with her.
EPISODE 3: The Woman with the Blue Star by Pam Jenoff
New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff is our guest! Join us to discuss her new novel, The Woman with the Blue Star. Inspired by harrowing true stories, the novel is an emotional testament to the power of friendship and the extraordinary strength of the human will to survive.
EPISODE 2: Band of Sisters by Lauren Willig
New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig is our guest! Join us to discuss her new novel, Band of Sisters.
EPISODE 1: The Last Tiara by M.J. Rose
M.J. Rose is my guest to discuss her new novel, The Last Tiara, a provocative and moving story of a young female architect in the 1940s who begins a journey to discovering her mother’s life during the fall of the Romanovs.
In this webinar, I present an in-depth look at the experiences of some of the real Red Cross Clubmobile Girls in Europe in December 1944. I talk about the events before, during and after Christmas 1944, including Glen Miller’s secret concerts and heartbreaking disappearance. Finally, I also share the more details about the Battle of the Bulge, including more details about the incredible true story of the Christmas Eve dinner between German and American soldiers in a Belgian family’s cabin in the woods.
I had the pleasure of joining this all-star historical fiction panel featuring bestselling authors Joy Jordan-Lake, Under a Gilded Moon; Fiona Davis, The Lions of Fifth Avenue; Ariel Lawhon, Code Name Hélène; and Lauren Willig, Band of Sisters. We discussed the history that isn’t taught to us in school–the forgotten people and events that inspire their hit novels.
In this Webinar, I present an in-depth look at the experiences of the Red Cross Clubmobile Girls during WWII in England.
My new book, The Secret Stealers, is coming and I can’t wait to tell you about it. No spoilers will be revealed, but I will share some of the fascinating history about the women of the Office of Strategic Services and the French Resistance during WWII.
I’ll share with you the inspiration behind my first novel. You’ll even see some of the actual pottery the Girls made.