Welcome to the Book’s Delight and a stop on the Coffeepot Book Tour for Julia’s Ibbotson’s The Dragon Tree.
Book Title: The Dragon Tree
Series: Dr DuLac series #2 (but can also be read as a
stand-alone)
Author: Julia Ibbotson
Publication Date: Nov 2021
Publisher: Archbury Books
Pages: 240
Genre: historical romance / mystery time-slip
Blurb:
A haunting medieval time-slip (#2 in the
Dr DuLac series, sequel to A Shape on the Air,
but can be read as a stand-alone)
Echoes of the past resonate through time
and disturb medievalist Dr Viv DuLac as she struggles with misfortune in the
present. She and Rev Rory have escaped to the island of Madeira on a secondment
from their posts, yet they are not to find peace – until they can solve the
mystery of the shard of azulejo and the ancient ammonite. Viv’s search brings
her into contact with two troubled women: a noblewoman shipwrecked on the
island in the 14th century and a rebellious nun at the island
convent in the 16th century. As Viv reaches out across the
centuries, their lives become intertwined, and she must uncover the secrets of
the ominous Dragon Tree in order to locate lost artefacts that can shape the
future.
For fans of Barbara Erskine, Pamela
Hartshorne, Susanna Kearsley, Christina Courtenay.
“The idea of being able to ‘feel’ what
happened in the past is enticing … The sense of the island is really wonderful
… Julia brings it to life evocatively.”
~ Joanna Barnden
“Julia does an incredible job of setting up
the idea of time-shift so that it’s believable and makes sense.”
~ book tour reviewer
“… an engaging and original time-slip novel
that keeps the reader turning the pages…the characters are authentic and the
mystery is neatly woven between the centuries … seamless time transitions …”
~ Melissa Morgan
Buy Links:
This title is available to read on #KindleUnlimited.
Universal Buy Link: https://mybook.to/TDT
Author Bio:
Julia Ibbotson is fascinated by the
medieval world and the concept of time. She is the author of historical
mysteries with a frisson of romance. Her books are evocative of time and place,
well-researched and uplifting page-turners. Her current series focuses on early
medieval time-slip/dual-time mysteries. Julia read English at Keele University,
England, specialising in medieval language / literature / history, and has a
PhD in socio-linguistics.
After a turbulent time in Ghana, West
Africa, she became a school teacher, then a university academic and researcher.
Her break as an author came soon after she joined the RNA’s New Writers’ Scheme
in 2015, with a three-book deal from Lume Books for a trilogy (Drumbeats)
set in Ghana in the 1960s. She has published five other books, including A
Shape on the Air, an Anglo-Saxon timeslip mystery, and its two sequels The
Dragon Tree and The Rune Stone.
Her work in progress is a new series of
Anglo-Saxon mystery romances, beginning with Daughter of Mercia, where
echoes of the past resonate across the centuries. Her books will appeal to fans
of Barbara Erskine, Pamela Hartshorne, Susanna Kearsley, and Christina
Courtenay. Her readers say: ‘Julia’s books captured my imagination’, ‘beautiful
storytelling’, ‘evocative and well-paced storylines’, ‘brilliant and
fascinating’ and ‘I just couldn’t put it down’.
Author Links:
Website: https://juliaibbotsonauthor.com
Twitter: https://x.com/JuliaIbbotson
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JuliaIbbotsonauthor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-julia-ibbotson-62a5401a/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/julia.ibbotson
Pinterest:
http://www.pinterest.co.uk/juliai1
Book Bub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/julia-ibbotson
Amazon Author Page: https://Author.to/JuliaIbbotsonauthor
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/juliaibbotson
