#historicalfiction

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The priestess. The temple she serves. The people and the gods she loves.

Having given up her only child and her very identity to become a priestess in ancient Crete, an idealistic young woman struggles to find meaning in the day-to-day life of the temple; but when she is chosen to be the next High Priestess, she must call on both mystical and practical skills to protect her people from the encroaching Mycenaeans, who want to destroy the Minoans’ way of life.

This is the story of one woman's struggle as the Minoans, a matriarchal / matrilineal people, face the destruction of their civilization by invading conquerors. Her story is painfully relevant for our times. Sorry, there's no happy ending for this one.

Details via website link in my bio.

A paperback copy of Last Priestess of Malia by Laura Perry sits next to ebooks on a tablet and a phone. In the background are several large storage vases at a Minoan temple. Above is a reviewer quote that reads "...a beautifully written tale that will break your heart - Nimue Brown, Druid Life Blog."

“Crime fiction has a long history of reinventing itself to allow its practitioners to explore whatever narrative world they’re drawn to. One of the things I love about the genre is that it allows me to tell whatever kind of story I want in whatever setting suits me, and still feel the buzz that comes with solving a sudden violent death!”

An interview with Val McDermid on her new novella QUEEN MACBETH

https://snackmag.co.uk/val-mcdermid-on-darkland-tales

Adelphos has done unforgivable things, or so he believes. Can he forgive himself and open his heart to love once again?

When a new bull leaper arrives at Phaistos, Adelphos is torn between his desire for the new man, his guilt-plagued commitment to his dead lover – and his fear of the powerful goddess he has offended.

When even his closest friends and family can’t get through to him, will this new love be powerful enough to break the hold of the anguish in his heart?

A gentle tale of grief and redemption, this story is very lightly steamy, heavily angsty, and full of longed-for happy endings.

More info here: https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/leap-a-love-story

Paperback copy of Leap surrounded by text connected to the book with arrows. The text reads "gay romance, ancient Minoans, bull leapers, pagan ritual, pining and angst, happy ending."

18 April: Do you write primarily in the same genre you read as a child?

Well... I didn't read as a child 😁
But I *did* read Graeco-Roman mythology as a child and countless fairytales from around the world and Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels thoroughly sold me on the genre at the age of 10.

I regard my stories as a genre mix of erotica, fantasy, and , but I don't remember reading much historical fiction as a child unless dinosaurs count.

! I am looking for of the genre!

I plan on featuring as many , , , , , , , , etc, as possible in the genre on my blog and in my newsletter. If you would like to be featured and have an upcoming (within the next year) or recent-ish (within the last five years) release, please feel free to fill out the form below!

Mostly, I am looking for info on your story, but there is an optional author interview section at the end!

PS: I accept , , weird mash-ups, and stories based on Sword and Sandal. If you think your book/series/etc fits, just go ahead and fill it out!

https://forms.office.com/r/k06i27Psg4

George MacDonald Fraser (1925–2008) – author, historian, journalist, screenwriter – was born , 2 April, 1925

“His dedication to strongly researched stories, built firmly on a bedrock of historical fact, but always with an eye to the humour of a situation, was the core of what appealed to me”

Historical novelist Michael Jecks discusses George MacDonald Fraser’s writing for the Royal Literary Fund:

https://www.rlf.org.uk/showcase/not-a-serious-writer/

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His dedication to strongly researched stories, built firmly on a bedrock of historical fact, but always with an eye to the humour of a situation, was the core of what appealed to me when I was young. It still appeals, and I read his books with as much pleasure now as I did 40 years ago. But the strongest influence that his writing had on me was not a matter of style or stance. It was more existential than that. Were it not for his glorious Flashman books, I believe, I would not have made my own first halting attempts at writing novels, and I would not be a writer today. Michael Jecks is the author of 40 historical novels, including the Templar Series, the Vintener Trilogy and the Jack Blackjack Tudor crime mysteries.

"...an entertaining and disturbingly informative novel. I had no idea of the pressure people endured going through residency programs"
-- of THE COMMITTEE WILL KILL YOU NOW

For , I thought I'd just post a reminder that I wrote a novel for and non-physicians alike and it came out a few months ago

https://www.amazon.com/Committee-Will-Kill-You-Now-ebook/dp/B0CFM6VZS7/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

an image of the lower portion of a woman's face, holding her finger up to her lips in the "shhh" symbol. In bottom right is the image of the book cover for THE COMMITTEE WILL KILL YOU NOW by JL Lycette. text: "an entertaining and disturbingly informative novel. I had no idea of the pressure people endured going through residency programs."--Goodreads review