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Susan Appleyard

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I was born in England where I learned to love English history. Now I live in Canada in the summer with my three children and three grandchildren. In winter I flee the cold for Mexico where I enjoy the sun and sea, restaurants on the beach and Happy Hours with my friends.
I don't think I have a particularly unique writing method. I always write in the mornings in a place where I can work relatively undisturbed. I never read over what I've written until the manuscript is finished so I can approach it with a fresh eye. ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 205 ratings · 66 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	In a Gilded Cage 4.07 avg rating — 73 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
	Queen of Trial and Sorrow 4.11 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Dark Spirit: Ludwig II the 'Mad' King of Bavaria 3.86 avg rating — 28 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
	Escape of the Grand Duchess 4.73 avg rating — 15 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 Remorseless Queen 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	This Sun of York 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	For the Crown 4.25 avg rating — 4 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 First Plantagenet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	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 Forsaken Queen 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	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
	Bonfire of the Perfect 3.50 avg rating — 4 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

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End of the blog tour

This was the last day of my blog tour. Twenty-seven bloggers gave their time and space on their blogs to help promote my book, Escape of the Grand Duchess. Mary Anne Yarde was the one who put it all together. I feel such immense gratitude to these twenty-eight selfless people who go out of their way to help other writers.

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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century

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Susan Appleyard wrote a new blog post End of the blog tour This was the last day of my blog tour. Twenty-seven bloggers gave their time and space on their blogs to help promote my book, Escape of the Grand Duc Read more of this blog post »
May 23, 2026 03:34AM · like
Susan Appleyard and 1 other person liked Helen Blackthorne's review of Escape of the Grand Duchess: "There’s a moment in Escape of the Grand Duchess where you suddenly stop thinking of the Romanovs as “history” and start thinking of them simply as a family watching the world fall apart around them. That’s what this book does so brilliantly. It strip" Read more of this review »
May 21, 2026 06:01AM · see review
Susan Appleyard and 1 other person liked Kathy's review of Escape of the Grand Duchess: "⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A must-read historical fiction novel based on a true story I picked up Escape of the Grand Duchess by Susan Appleyard because I’ve always found the Romanovs interesting, but I ended up enjoying it much more than I expected. What I liked most was" Read more of this review »
May 21, 2026 04:48AM · see review
Susan Appleyard and 1 other person liked Every Chapter Counts's review of Escape of the Grand Duchess: "I really enjoyed Escape of the Grand Duchess by Susan Appleyard because it takes the Romanovs out of the history books and makes them feel like real people. Before reading this, I only really knew the broad story of Nicholas II and the fate of his fa" Read more of this review »
May 19, 2026 06:28AM · see review
Susan Appleyard rated a book it was amazing Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy	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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Susan Appleyard rated a book it was amazing The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author)	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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Susan Appleyard rated a book liked it A Countess from Moscow by Alex Alvin (Goodreads Author)	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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Susan Appleyard rated a book really liked it The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author)	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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Susan Appleyard rated a book it was amazing The Queen's Fortune by Allison Pataki (Goodreads Author)	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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Susan Appleyard rated a book it was amazing The Land Beyond the Sea by Sharon Kay Penman	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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