The Coffee Pot Book Club Book of the Year Awards 2023

The Coffee Pot Book Club
Historical Fiction Book of the Year Awards 2023

* Categories & Winners *

ANCIENT WORLD

Gold Medal

JULIA PRIMA
(A Roma Nova Novel)
by Alison Morton

Silver Medal

The Moon That Fell From Heaven
by N. L. Holmes

Bronze Medal

Delicatus
(Nero and Sporus, Book 1)
by S. P. Somtow

Honourable Mention
Hammer
(The Iron Between, Book 1)
by Micheál Cladáin

EARLY MEDIEVAL (500s-900s)

Gold Medal
Pagan Warrior

(Gods and Kings, Book 1)

by M. J. Porter

Silver Medal

Wolves of Wagria

(Olaf's Saga, Book 3)

by Eric Schumacher

Bronze Medal

The Kingmaking

(Pendragon's Banner Trilogy, Book 1)

by Helen Hollick

HIGH & LATE MEDIEVAL (1000s-1400s)

Gold Medal

The Godmother's Secret:

The Mystery of the Missing Princes in the Tower

by Elizabeth St.John

Silver Medal

His Castilian Hawk

(The Castilian Saga, Book 1)

by Anna Belfrage

Bronze Medal

Squire's Hazard

(The Meonbridge Chronicles, Book 5)

by Carolyn Hughes

Honourable Mention

Trust and Treason

(Archibald the Grim Series, Book 2)

by J R Tomlin

Honourable Mention

Godwine Kingmaker

(The Last Great Saxon Earls, Book 1)

by Mercedes Rochelle

RENAISSANCE

Gold Medal

The Fortune Keeper

(Italian Renaissance Series, Book 3)

by Deborah Swift

Silver Medal

The Queen's Scribe

(Sea and Stone Chronicles, Book 3)

by Amy Maroney

Bronze Medal

Turning the World to Stone:

The Life of Caterina Sforza Part One (1472 to 1488)

by Kelly Evans

Honourable Mention
The Hearts of All on Fire

(A Guid'Antonio Vespucci Mystery)

by Alana White

Honourable Mention

The Muse of Freedom

(A Cévenoles Saga Novel)

by Jules Larimore

THE TUDORS & THE AGE OF DISCOVERY

Gold Medal

A Matter of Faith:

Henry VIII, the Days of the Phoenix

by Judith Arnopp

Silver Medal

Brushstrokes from the Past

(Soli Hansen Mysteries, Book 4)

by Heidi Eljarbo

THE STUARTS & THE COMMONWEALTH

Gold Medal

The Black Madonna

(Roundheads & Cavaliers, Book 1)

by Stella Riley

Silver Medal

The Lady of the Tower

(The Lydiard Chronicles, Book 1)

by Elizabeth St.John

ENLIGHTENMENT (1600s-1800s)

Gold Medal

The King's Command

by Rosemary Hayes

Silver Medal

Brushstrokes from the Past

(Soli Hansen Mysteries, Book 4)

by Heidi Eljarbo

Bronze Medal

Eleonora and Joseph. Passion, Tragedy, and Revolution in the Age of Enlightenment

by Julieta Almeida Rodrigues

Honourable Mention
The Hussar's Duty

(The Winged Warrior Series, Book 3)

by Griffin Brady

Honourable Mention
Blue Billy's Rogue Lexicon
An Historical Bawdyhouse Romance

by David Lawrence

AMERICAN WARS OF INDEPENDENCE

Gold Medal

Muskets & Masquerades

by Lindsey S. Fera

WESTWARD EXPANSION (NORTH AMERICA)

Gold Medal

The Founding

(Across the Great Divide, Book 3)

by Michael Ross

Silver Medal

Campbell's Boy

by Mary Kendall

Bronze Medal

The Lonely Spirit

by Tamar Anolic

Honourable Mention

Guilty of Stealing His Heart:
Never Say You Love Me

Nancy Lynn White

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Gold Medal

That Dickinson Girl

by Joan Koster

Silver Medal

Campbell's Boy

by Mary Kendall

20th CENTURY HISTORICAL FICTION

Gold Medal

In The Shadow of the Pyrenees:

The Freedom Trail to Spain

by Kathryn Gauci

Silver Medal

Saving Madonna

by Kate Bristow

Bronze Medal

Tapestry

(The Silk Trilogy, Book 2)

by Sophia Alexander

Honourable Mention

Who She Left Behind

by Victoria Atamian Waterman

Honourable Mention

The Yanks are Starving:

A Novel of the Bonus Army

by Glen Craney

Honourable Mention

A Turbulent Peace

by Paul Walker

HISTORICAL LITERARY FICTION

Gold Medal

The King's Command

by Rosemary Hayes

Silver Medal

Madame Pommery

(Champagne Widows, Book 2)

by Rebecca Rosenberg

Bronze Medal

The Devil's Glove

(Salem, Book 1)

by Lucretia Grindle

Honourable Mention

The Portraitist:
A Novel of Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

by Susanne Dunlap

Honourable Mention

Margaret Anne: Child of the West Wind
by Ronan James Cassidy

HISTORICAL WOMEN'S FICTION

Gold Medal

The Song of the Partisans:
A Powerful and Unforgettable Novel of Resistance

by Kathryn Gauci

Silver Medal

The Low Road

by Katharine Quarmby

Bronze Medal

Cold Blows the Wind

by Catherine Meyrick

Honourable Mention
Beneath the Darkening Clouds

(The Irish Fortune Series, Book 2)

by Juliane Weber

Honourable Mention

Christmas Parties, Snow, and other Follies

(A Heartwarming Christmas Novel)

by Heidi Eljarbo

HISTORICAL ROMANCE

Gold Medal

The Shadow Earl

by Stella Riley

Silver Medal

A Heart Purloined

by Lisa M. Lane

Bronze Medal

The Husband Criteria

(The Lorings, Book 3)

by Catherine Kullmann

Honourable Mention

The King's Champion

(The Boar King's Honor, Book 3)

by Nancy Northcott

Honourable Mention

The Low Road

by Katharine Quarmby

Honourable Mention

In Silence Cries the Heart

by Catherine Hughes

HISTORICAL MYSTERY

Gold Medal

Floats the Dark Shadow

(The Paris Trilogy, Book 1)

by Yves Fey

Silver Medal

The Matchstick Boy

by Rowena Kinread

Bronze Medal

The Godmother's Secret

The Mystery of the Missing Princes in the Tower

by Elizabeth St.John

Honourable Mention

The Whispering Women

(A Delafield & Malloy Investigation, Book 1)

by Trish MacEnulty

Honourable Mention

The Traitor Beside Her

by Mary Anna Evans

TIME TRAVEL / TIME-SLIP / DUAL-TIMELINE FICTION

Gold Medal

Times of Turmoil

(The Time Locket, Book 2)

by Anna Belfrage

Silver Medal

The Woman in the Painting

by Amanda Roberts

Bronze Medal

Brushstrokes from the Past

(Soli Hansen Mysteries, Book 4)

by Heidi Eljarbo

Joint Bronze Medal

A Shape on the Air

(Dr DuLac Series, Book 1)

by Julia Ibbotson

Honourable Mention

Dark Blue Waves

by Kimberly Sullivan

HISTORICAL FANTASY

Gold Medal

The King's Champion

(The Boar King's Honor, Book 3)

by Nancy Northcott

Silver Medal

Minotaur's Lair

(Servant of the Gods, Book 3)

by Luciana Cavallaro

Bronze Medal

General Jack and the Battle of the Five Kingdoms

by David Bush

ALTERNATIVE HISTORY

Gold Medal

INCEPTIO

(A Roma Nova Novel)

by Alison Morton

Silver Medal

And They Marched Up:
A Novel from the Saga of Fallen Leaves

by J. L. Feuerstack

Bronze Medal

Alternate Endings

by Historical Writers Forum Authors

HISTORICAL ANTHOLOGIES

Gold Medal

Life and Death in Ephesus

by Finlay McQuade

Silver Medal

A New Page

by Jennifer. C. Wilson

Bronze Medal

London Tales

by Tim Walker

Honourable Mention

Alternate Endings

by Historical Writers Forum Authors

HISTORICAL NON-FICTION

Gold Medal
Delaware Before the Railroads:

A Diamond Among the States

by Dave Tabler

Many congratulations to all the winners and runners-up!

It was a tough competition, with so many fascinating, gripping, and well-researched books.

And lastly, a big *Thank You* goes to our fabulous Awards Readers –
you're simply the best!