Marcia Clayton

Showboat Soubrette

Showboat Soubrette

Today, I'm delighted to host Showboat Soubrette by Brodie Curtis on my website. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: The Coffee Pot Book Club: Blog Tour: Showboat Soubrette by Brodie Curtis About the Book FROM STAR SHOWBOAT SINGER TO PIRATE PREY...

My February 2026 Newsletter

My February 2026 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to my February 2026 Newsletter.  As I write this, at the end of January, the rain is hammering against my windowpane, and I long for a warm sunny day. Living in North Devon in the South West of England, we always get our fair share of...

Therein Lies The Pearl by Catherine Hughes

Therein Lies The Pearl by Catherine Hughes

Today, I'm delighted to host Therein Lies The Pearl by Catherine Hughes. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: The Coffee Pot Book Club: Blog Tour: Therein Lies the Pearl by Catherine Hughes About the Book History books record the experiences of...

Dance of the Earth

Dance of the Earth

Today, I'm delighted to host Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: The Coffee Pot Book Club: Blog Tour: Dance of the Earth by Anna M Holmes About the Book From world stages to theatres of war, Dance of the Earth...

Bright One

Bright One

Today, I'm delighted to host Bright One by Lisajoy Sachs. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: The Coffee Pot Book Club: Blog Tour: Bright One by Lisajoy Sachs About the Book When desperate choices mean the difference between life and death....

My January 2026 Newsletter

My January 2026 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to my January Newsletter.  Happy New Year, everyone, and may the year bring you everything you wish for. We had a lovely first Christmas in our new home, catching up with family and friends, and generally lazing around, eating and drinking too...

Humpty Dumpty and other Nursery Rhymes

Humpty Dumpty and other Nursery Rhymes

In our childhood, we all enjoyed hearing ancient nursery rhymes recited to us, and those of you of a similar age to me have probably continued the tradition and sung them to your children and grandchildren, but have you ever wondered how they originated? I thought I...

My December 2025 Newsletter

My December 2025 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to my December Newsletter.  I'm so pleased to tell you that we've finally moved house! It's been a stressful year, but we are delighted with our new home. Those of you who are regular readers will know that we had a large garden...

My November 2025 Newsletter

My November 2025 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to my November 2025 Newsletter.  At the end of September, Bryan and I visited Porto, which is the second-largest city in Portugal. I must confess, it's a city I'd never heard of, although since mentioning our visit to friends, it seems it's...

My October 2025 Newsletter

My October 2025 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to my October Newsletter.  What a lovely summer we had this year, followed, in Devon at least, by weeks of rain that didn't seem to know when to stop. However, we couldn't grumble because the gardens were in desperate need of rain, so...

My September 2025 Newsletter

My September 2025 Newsletter

Hello, and welcome to my September Newsletter.   It was my birthday in August, and Bryan and I had planned to spend a couple of days with our youngest son, David, and his wife, Jenny, in South Devon. However, they were both quite...

Everything We Thought We Knew

Everything We Thought We Knew

Today, I'm delighted to host Everything We Thought We Knew by Carolyn Niethammer. The book is on a blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/08/blog-tour-everything-we-thought-we-knew-by-carolyn-niethammer.html About the...

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