The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour presents: The Cameo Keeper by Deborah Swift

 

Book Title: The Cameo Keeper

Series: Giulia Tofana Series

Author Name: Deborah Swift

Publication Date: 11th November

Publisher: Quire Books 

Pages: 370

Genre: Historical Fiction

Any Triggers: n/a

Tour Schedule Page: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/10/blog-tour-the-cameo-keeper-by-deborah-swift.html 

The Cameo Keeper 

by Deborah Swift

Audiobook read by Diana Croft

Rome 1644: A Novel of Love, Power, and Poison

Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always ― Dante Alighieri

In the heart of Rome, the conclave is choosing a new Pope, and whoever wins will determine the fate of the Eternal City.

Astrologer Mia and her fiancé Jacopo, a physician at the Santo Spirito Hospital, plan to marry, but the election result is a shock and changes everything.

As Pope Innocent X takes the throne, he brings along his sister-in-law, the formidable Donna Olimpia Maidalchini, known as La Papessa – the female Pope. When Mia is offered a position as her personal astrologer, she and Jacopo find themselves on opposite sides of the most powerful family in Rome.

Mia is determined to protect her mother, Giulia Tofana, a renowned poisoner. But with La Papessa obsessed with bringing Giulia to justice, Mia and Jacopo's love is put to the ultimate test.

As the new dawn of Renaissance medicine emerges, Mia must navigate the dangerous political landscape of Rome while trying to protect her family and her heart. Will she be able to save her mother, or will she lose everything she holds dear?

For fans of "The Borgias" and "The Crown," this gripping tale of love, power, and poison will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

'historical fiction that is brisk, fresh and bristling with intrigue' ~ Bookmarked Reviews ★★★★★

Universal Buy Link: https://mybook.to/CameoKeeper 

Deborah Swift is the author of twenty novels of historical fiction. 

Her Renaissance novel in this series, The Poison Keeper, was recently voted Best Book of the Decade by the Wishing Shelf Readers Award. Her WW2 novel Past Encounters was the winner of the BookViral Millennium Award, and is one of seven books set in the WW2 era.

Deborah lives in the North of England close to the mountains and the sea.

Website: www.deborahswift.com 

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The Coffee Pot Book Clubs Blog Tour presents: Ravenscourt by Samantha Ward-Smith

Book Title: Ravenscourt 

Series: n/a

Author Name: Samantha Ward-Smith

Publication Date:  31/10/2025

Publisher: Mabel and Stanley Publishing

Pages: 343

Genre: Historical Fiction / Gothic Romance

Any Triggers: Sexual content / references to domestic abuse

Tour Schedule Page: https://thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/10/blog-tour-ravenscourt-by-samantha-ward-smith.html 

Ravenscourt

Samantha Ward-Smith

He wanted to be gone from the dark enclosing room, with its mocking misery, to be gone from this house of nightmares, of shattered dreams, and discovered secrets which could not be put back in the box.

Venice, 1880.

Alexander, Viscount Dundarran, seeks refuge from scandal amidst the fading grandeur of crumbling palazzos during the infamous Carnival in the city. There he encounters the enigmatic Lady Arabella Pembrook—a young, beautiful widow. Both are scarred by their pasts but find solace in each other and a chance at redemption.

But when duty calls Alexander back to England upon his father's death, a darker journey begins. Travelling to Ravenscourt, the decaying estate once belonging to Arabella’s late husband, Alexander must confront the house’s disturbing legacy which has echoed through the generations. Within its walls lie secrets that refuse to stay buried and will threaten everything he thought he knew. But can Alex uncover the truth in time?

Universal Buy Link: https://books2read.com/u/mvJLpV 

This title is available to read on #KindleUnlimited.

Samantha Ward-Smith is the author of Tower of Vengeance, her debut historical novel set in the Tower of London during the 13th century, and the forthcoming Ravenscourt, a Victorian Gothic tale unfolding across Venice, London, and the windswept Lancashire moors. She lived in London for over three decades, building a career in investment banking while also pursuing a PhD in English at Birkbeck. 

For the past 13 years she has volunteered at the Tower of London, an experience that provided invaluable historical insight and directly shaped her writing. Now based in Kent by the sea, Samantha continues to explore the intersections of history, place, and story, writing in the company of her two cats, Belle and Rudy.

Website: www.samanthawardsmithwriter.com 

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Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Samantha-Ward-Smith/author/B0DTJ71Y58

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/54112168.Samantha_Ward_Smith