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Tansy’s Hot Cup of History essay series continues with the real history behind some of Xena’s greatest hits. This month, to prepare yourselves for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, we have a 3-episode extravaganza on everything you needed to know about the Trojan War but were afraid to ask… Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at...

Tansy’s Hot Cup of History essay series continues with the real history behind some of Xena’s greatest hits. This month, to prepare yourselves for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, we have a 3-episode extravaganza on everything you needed to know about the Trojan War but were afraid to ask… Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at...

A cozy contemporary fantasy about a chaotic witchy family and a terribly organised admin assistant, taking up residence at Frightful Manor. Set in the same world as “The Twelve Days of Witchmas.” Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supportin...

A cozy contemporary fantasy about a chaotic witchy family and a terribly organised admin assistant, taking up residence at Frightful Manor. Set in the same world as “The Twelve Days of Witchmas.” Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supportin...

A cozy contemporary fantasy about a chaotic witchy family and a terribly organised admin assistant, taking up residence at Frightful Manor. Set in the same world as “The Twelve Days of Witchmas.” Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supportin...

A cozy contemporary fantasy about a chaotic witchy family and a terribly organised admin assistant, taking up residence at Frightful Manor. Set in the same world as “The Twelve Days of Witchmas.” Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supportin...

A cozy contemporary fantasy about a chaotic witchy family and a terribly organised admin assistant, taking up residence at Frightful Manor. Set in the same world as “The Twelve Days of Witchmas.” Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supportin...

A cozy contemporary fantasy about a chaotic witchy family and a terribly organised admin assistant, taking up residence at Frightful Manor. Set in the same world as “The Twelve Days of Witchmas.” Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supportin...

A cozy contemporary fantasy about a chaotic witchy family and a terribly organised admin assistant, taking up residence at Frightful Manor. Set in the same world as “The Twelve Days of Witchmas.” Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supportin...

A cozy contemporary fantasy about a chaotic witchy family and a terribly organised admin assistant, taking up residence at Frightful Manor. Set in the same world as “The Twelve Days of Witchmas.” Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supportin...

"Bonnets at Dawn," a tale of duelling traditions, eternal friendship and occasional conspiracies featuring the correspondence of Regency witches. Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supporting me at  Patreon  where you can receive all kinds...

"Bonnets at Dawn," a tale of duelling traditions, eternal friendship and occasional conspiracies featuring the correspondence of Regency witches. Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supporting me at  Patreon  where you can receive all kinds...

"Bonnets at Dawn," a tale of duelling traditions, eternal friendship and occasional conspiracies featuring the correspondence of Regency witches. Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supporting me at  Patreon  where you can receive all kinds...

"Bonnets at Dawn," a tale of duelling traditions, eternal friendship and occasional conspiracies featuring the correspondence of Regency witches. Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supporting me at  Patreon  where you can receive all kinds...

"Bonnets at Dawn," a tale of duelling traditions, eternal friendship and occasional conspiracies featuring the correspondence of Regency witches. Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast consider supporting me at  Patreon  where you can receive all kinds...

Tansy’s Hot Cup of History essay series continues with a two-part tale of the Roman poet who specialised in snark, adultery and Sapphic allusions… and still found time to slag off Julius Caesar and friends. Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast conside...

Tansy’s Hot Cup of History essay series continues with a two-part tale of the Roman poet who specialised in snark, adultery and Sapphic allusions… and still found time to slag off Julius Caesar and friends. Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, follow me on Insta, Threads or Bluesky as @tansyrr, find me at  tansyrr.com  and on Facebook at TansyRRBooks, and if you like this podcast conside...

Crown Tourney, or: how to win a crown, a kingdom and a wicked fairy in Ten Easy Tournaments” was first published in my collection of fairy tale retellings; Crown Tourney (2025) The wicked fairy Carabosse cursed Princess Aura years ago, and is now trying to make amends by providing the one thing a princess needs to win back her kingdom on the tourney circuit: a wife. Sign up to  my author newslette...

Crown Tourney, or: how to win a crown, a kingdom and a wicked fairy in Ten Easy Tournaments” was first published in my collection of fairy tale retellings; Crown Tourney (2025) The wicked fairy Carabosse cursed Princess Aura years ago, and is now trying to make amends by providing the one thing a princess needs to win back her kingdom on the tourney circuit: a wife. Sign up to  my author newslette...

Crown Tourney, or: how to win a crown, a kingdom and a wicked fairy in Ten Easy Tournaments” was first published in my collection of fairy tale retellings; Crown Tourney (2025) The wicked fairy Carabosse cursed Princess Aura years ago, and is now trying to make amends by providing the one thing a princess needs to win back her kingdom on the tourney circuit: a wife. Sign up to  my author newslette...

Crown Tourney, or: how to win a crown, a kingdom and a wicked fairy in Ten Easy Tournaments” was first published in my collection of fairy tale retellings; Crown Tourney (2025) The wicked fairy Carabosse cursed Princess Aura years ago, and is now trying to make amends by providing the one thing a princess needs to win back her kingdom on the tourney circuit: a wife. Sign up to  my author newslette...

Crown Tourney, or: how to win a crown, a kingdom and a wicked fairy in Ten Easy Tournaments” was first published in my collection of fairy tale retellings; Crown Tourney (2025) The wicked fairy Carabosse cursed Princess Aura years ago, and is now trying to make amends by providing the one thing a princess needs to win back her kingdom on the tourney circuit: a wife. Sign up to  my author newslette...

Crown Tourney, or: how to win a crown, a kingdom and a wicked fairy in Ten Easy Tournaments” was first published in my collection of fairy tale retellings; Crown Tourney (2025) The wicked fairy Carabosse cursed Princess Aura years ago, and is now trying to make amends by providing the one thing a princess needs to win back her kingdom on the tourney circuit: a wife. Sign up to  my author newslette...

Tansy’s Hot Cup of History essay series continues with a two-part tale of scandal, politics and celebrity stalkers in Regency England. Lady Caroline Lamb is famous for being Lord Byron’s crazy ex-girlfriend, and for writing him into her novel as a villain… but not enough people talk about all the poetry she wrote during her chaotic, creative life! Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, fol...

Tansy’s Hot Cup of History essay series continues with a two-part tale of scandal, politics and celebrity stalkers in Regency England. Lady Caroline Lamb is famous for being Lord Byron’s crazy ex-girlfriend, and for writing him into her novel as a villain… but not enough people talk about all the poetry she wrote during her chaotic, creative life!   Sign up to  my author newsletter  for updates, f...