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Mary Anne Yarde is a multi-award-winning and bestselling author of Historical Fiction, as well as being an award-winning blogger. She studied History at Cardiff University and went on to study Equine Science at Warwickshire College.

Mary Anne is a passionate advocate for quality Historical Fiction and founded The Coffee Pot Book Club in 2015, which she still runs with award-winning author, Cathie Dunn. Mary Anne became a professional Editorial Reviewer in 2016. Mary Anne has worked closely with publishing houses and authors (both traditionally and independently published) to successfully market their books. Mary Ann and Ellie established Yarde Book Reviews & Book Promotion to create a comprehensive book marketing company for all genres.

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	The Du Lac Chronicles (The Du Lac Chronicles, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Du Lac Devil: Book 2 of The Du Lac Chronicles (Volume 2) 4.67 avg rating — 94 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Du Lac Princess (The Du Lac Chronicles, #3) 4.70 avg rating — 64 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pitchfork Rebellion (The Du Lac Chronicles, #1.5) 4.50 avg rating — 42 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Du Lac Prophecy (The Du Lac Chronicles, #4) 4.69 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Stamford Slaying by Andrew McAuley

The Stamford Slaying
By Andrew McAuley

Publication Date: 25th March 2022
Publisher: Yorkie-Montague
Page Length: 245 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction

Devon, AD 1402. Wool merchant Robert Wood is not well-liked. He is boastful, gruff, and takes offence as easily as he gives it, but he adores his pious younger wife and constantly seeks social advancement to please her. Robert attempts to bribe the notorio Read more of this blog post »

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