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Julia Bell

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in London, The United Kingdom

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http://www.JuliaBellRomanticFiction.co.uk

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Historical Fiction, Romance

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December 2012

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I'm a writer of historical romances mostly and I'm pleased to say my historical romance Songbird won a Chill Book Premier Readers' Award in March 2019 and in September 2020 it was the Finalist Winner in historical romance with Readers' Favourite. I've also been awarded a 5* review from Readers' Favourite for The Wild Poppy (2021) and A Cruel Suspicion (2023).

I've lived in Yorkshire, England for most of my life. I have two children and five grandchildren with lots more family in the North of England.

I've done many jobs in my time, including a nurse; training at St James's Hospital in Leeds and I've also done 'time' working for the Prison Service.

When my children were young I successfully completed an Open University degree studying psycholo ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 292 ratings · 68 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wild Poppy 3.84 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Songbird (The Songbird Story #1) 4.12 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012	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
	Broken Blossoms 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	When Lucy Ceased to Be 4.12 avg rating — 25 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
	A Pearl Comb for a Lady 3.77 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	If Birds Fly Low 4.08 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	To Guide Her Home 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015	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
	Harriet Grace 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	A Tangle of Echoes (The Songbird Story #2) 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2014	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
	Nyssa's Promise 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015	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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New Release - Harriet Grace

I'm so delighted my new novel is out now. Harriet Grace is my 11th book!

Harriet Grace has lived a blissful life with her grandparents in a small signalman’s cottage near Malton, Yorkshire. She's engaged to be married to her childhood sweetheart, Ned, and a happy future seems certain.

But when she discovers her grandfather is losing his sight, she decides to man the signal box herself in order to ke Read more of this blog post »

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Secrets of the Gatehouse: a captivating, bittersweet, Victorian saga

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House of Secrets: The Haunting of Winchester Mansion / The Haunting of Bechdel Mansion

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I thought the premise of the stories in this two-box set was good. I certainly read both to the end. The first story probably needed a little more editing, as some of the character names were mixed up and sometimes even the pronouns. The second b00k wa ...more
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I thought the premise of the stories in this two-box set was good. I certainly read both to the end. The first story probably needed a little more editing, as some of the character names were mixed up and sometimes even the pronouns. The second b00k wa ...more
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Julia Bell made a comment in the group UK Book Club — Now in audio - Deceit of Angels topic " I'm so delighted to say that my modern romance, Deceit of Angels, is now in audio. It is in eBook and paperback, but I've always wanted my books in au ...more "
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