I had the most marvelous time yesterday at The Greyhound, an independent bookstore in Berlin, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Quaint Berlin, once dubbed “America’s Coolest Small Town,” is located a half hour from Ocean City and Assateague Island, Md. The bookstore is filled with best sellers and the works of local writers. I’m thrilled to…
Dear Kindle readers, I am happy to report that the Kindle edition of my new Christmas novella, LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD, is now available on Amazon.com. It took some doing but I’ve cut through the red tape, tamed the giant stack of paperwork to make sure Kindle fans could get a copy for their e-readers,…
A delightful romance! Tilghman skillfully captures the essence of young love and warm Christmas traditions in this holiday novella. – E. Elizabeth Watson author of Westward Bound and The Ladies of Scotland series This is the lovely blurb that appears on the top of my new novella, LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD, my Christmas story set in Annapolis…
After I signed books at the Greyhound, an indie bookstore in Berlin, Md., —and sold out— the owner asked me to bring extra copies to put on her shelves. I took them to the shop this past weekend and now I’m honored to say, you can find DIVIDED LOYALTIES and LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD on…
Introducing the cover of LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD. Due to be released July 25 (Christmas in July!) LOVE LETTERS & GINGERBREAD recalls the romances of two sisters living in 1831 Annapolis. Patsy burns with love for Vincent, until he goes away for the Christmas season. Her still-unmarried older sister, Angela, is devoted to helping her…
The Historical Novel Society came to town for its bi-annual conference and I was there. HNS2019 met in National Harbor, on the shores of the Potomac, June 20-22, bringing together historical writers of all stripes — Biblical, Civil War, ancient Rome, 1960s. We talked about everything from marketing to dancing a reel.The wonderful Dolen Perkins-Valdez …
Divided Loyalties, my Civil War-era saga of an Irish teen who volunteers to serve the men wounded after the Battle of Antietam, will be officially re-released in paperback July 1 with a brand new cover. I am delighted to introduce it now. It is very different from the original cover, darker but softer, I think.…
I have joined the most awesome group of writers. We’ve formed a Facebook page, Off the Beaten Path Historical Stories, designed for readers so we can share what we’re writing, researching, studying and reading. And so we can get to know those people we love almost as much as our own family. Our readers. We are…
The Historical Novel Society North America will celebrate historical fiction at National Harbor on the Potomac River with a special event for all readers during their national convention in June. The Historical Readers Festival and Book Signing will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor Saturday, June 22, 1…
Lots of fun. I spent Saturday afternoon in the company of history lovers, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution at Rising Sun Inn in Crownsville, Md. What a fascinating group of people. I had such a wonderful time talking about Divided Loyalties, introducing the cover for its second edition and, even better, introducing…
