🎨Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906) The Fair Student (1858)

🗝 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOTHIC MYSTERY MEETS POLITICAL INTRIGUE? 🗝 𝐀 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧. 𝐀 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡. 𝐀 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞

Day 31 #HistFicMay - what will my next book be? I'm writing a historical romance set in 1879 in New England and Scotland. Can't say much more about it at the moment, but it's got this sort vibe going on: Singer Sargent's portrait of Lady Agnew of Lochnaw. Out February 2026.

This is a superb interview with loads of fascinating information about Prince Rupert! Well worth a few minutes of your time, IMO.

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#Art #Romanticism #Artoftheday A young woman dressed in black kneels by a grave in a cemetery, overcome with grief. Her expression is absorbed and deeply sorrowful. The surrounding landscape conveys solitude and suffering. She is mourning the death of her husband, Luciano

The sky had only just darkened when he reached the canal. He walked briskly, driven by curiosity and a burning desire for knowledge. There it was— the mysterious palazzo. And there, too, the balcony from which the Lady would appear… ~ from my #workinprogress #StayTuned

A Landscape with Figures by a River and Mountains in the Distance (1794), by Hendrik Voogd

Mauritz de Haas - "Early Morning Off the Coast" (1891)

#Milan is perhaps the Italian city that has changed the most over time. Today, it would be impossible to find the view painted in the 1800s by Carlo Canella. Not everyone knows, in fact, that Milan was once surrounded by a network of canals known as yhe 'Navigli' These canals

#TitleReveal of my upcoming book (look at the second photo!) . . Coming Autumn 2025 ~ 📚 Historical fiction 🗝 Gothic mystery ✒️ Political intrigue 🌹A touch of romance 🏛 Milan, 1820-1821 . . . instagram.com/p/DLRkDLsNFUW/… . . . #historicalmystery #Historicalfiction

Good morning with this beautiful painting by Francesco Hayez, which portrays the Italian noblewoman 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝘃𝘂𝗹𝘇𝗶𝗼 𝗱𝗶 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗼, born #onthisday #June28, 1808, in Milan. ✒️ Born into Milanese aristocracy, Cristina used her privileged position

Working on the first draft of my upcoming #historicalfiction book... The most difficult part will be translating it into English 😅🤣 #writerscommunity #WritingCommmunity #amwriting #historical

✒️ FIRST LINES OF 'THE VEILED LADY', MY DEBUT NOVEL ✒️ << The carriage passed beneath the towering arch of Porta Romana and into the district that shared its name. It turned onto Via Santa Sofia, paused briefly to let a few pedestrians cross, then moved on, following the path of

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Just a couple more days of my book #TheHouseoftheWitch being in a kindle deal so grab it while it’s on offer! Two women separated by centuries, a witch hunter and a secret to bind them both. shorturl.at/J9Y7W

My #TuesNews Romantic Novelists' Association is I have a #newrelease For readers of Barbara Erskine: blkdogpublishing.com/post/sea-glass #HistoricalRomance #holidayreading

🎨Auguste Toulmouche (1829–1890) The Note, 1883

📚 COVER REVEAL 📚 of my novel 🕯 THE VEILED LADY 🗝 Milan, 1820. On nights lit by the moon, a ghostly figure appears on the balcony of an old palazzo. She is The Veiled Lady —the protagonist of a chilling legend that haunts the city. No one dares get close. No one has ever