And the winner is....

The winner of the 400th post Giveway is... Deb Maher! Congratulations Deb, I will be emailing you shortly for your address. Again, thank you...

400th Post and Giveaway: PARIS TO DIE FOR

Hard to believe but this marks my 400th post and to celebrate I'm giving away a copy of the delicious new spy mystery PARIS TO DIE FOR, ...

Queen Ranavalona I - The Mad Monarch of Madagascar (1782 - 1861)

‘She is certainly one of the proudest and cruel women on the face of the earth, and her whole history is a record of bloodshed and deeds of ...

The Ones That Got Away

When my agent called to tell me that we had sold Scandalous Women to Perigee, I couldn’t have been more ecstatic. This was a dream come true...

Authors Night at the East Hampton Library

I was delighted to spend this past Saturday on the South Fork of Long Island at the Authors Night benefit for the East Hampton Library. As ...

The Winner of the Marie Antoinette Giveaway is.....

I'm so pleased by how many people stopped by and left comments on Juliet Grey's excellent post.  I wish I could give you all copies ...

Scandalous Book Review: Lady of the English

Title: Lady of the English Author: Elizabeth Chadwick Pub. Date: September 2011 Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated Format: Paperback , 544...

Guest Post - Author Juliet Grey on Marie Antoinette et Madame du Barry: Scandalous Women - Scandalous Rivalry

Scandalous Women is very pleased to welcome historical fiction author Juliet Grey to the blog.  Juliet is the author of the new trilogy abou...

Scandalous Book Review: Tobacco Wars

Title:  Tobacco Wars Author:  Paul Seesequasis Paperback: 113 pages Publisher: Quattro Books (October 2010) Language: English Synopsis:   T...

Guest Post: Colin Falconer on Cleopatra

Scandalous Women is honored to have a guest post by noted historical fiction auhor Colin Falconer today on the blog talking about one of my ...

August Books of the Month: Effie Gray Ruskin Millais

I am a huge fan of the Pre-Raphaelite painters. I even bought the BBC miniseries Desperate Romantics (which isn't very good although To...