Candace Robb's Blog

I am excited to share with you the atmospheric cover art for A Lion’s Ransom, Owen Archer 16, to be published by Severn House in early February 2026. Isn’t it stunning? [For the vision impaired, a description of the cover: A cloaked man stands...

I’ve been away from this blog for a long stretch, so before I dive into musings about life in medieval York in my next post I am here to bring you up to date on what is happening on my publishing front. Good things!...

In stressful times, with so many suffering immense loss and or steeling themselves for imminent chaos, I wonder whether I’m being selfish sitting in my office spending a chunk of my day writing fiction. I do other things, volunteering, gardening, but a good part...

It’s been a busy month with the launch of the 15th Owen Archer mystery, A Snake in the Barley. I’ve been delighted with critics’ and readers’ reviews. “A story of love, danger, and political intrigue sure to please history buffs.” (Kirkus Reviews) “…the rich,...

Firstly… The 15th entry in my Owen Archer series, A Snake in the Barley, is out in the world this week. I am looking forward to a launch at a local bookstore on Wednesday evening (4 December), a place close enough that I’m there...

Your wait is almost over! The 15th Owen Archer mystery, A Snake in the Barley, will be out on 3 December. I am excited to share with you the cover and my publisher’s description, plus a bit of background on the story. Where is...

Once upon a time, in between writing the short story that grew into the first Owen Archer mystery and writing that mystery, I wrote what I thought might be shelved as historical fantasy, a tale of a shaman in medieval Brittany during the Black...

I am thrilled to welcome my friend Dr. Mary Morse as a guest to this blog, writing about her research on birth girdles. Mary is Professor Emerita, English, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, where she also directed the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program. You can...

We come to the last two of the Owen Archer backlist reissued by Severn House, The Guilt of Innocents (book 9) and A Vigil of Spies (book 10). The Guilt of Innocents is based on an event I found in the St Peter’s School...

On Tuesday, 6 February, Owen Archer books 7 (A Spy for the Redeemer) and 8 (The Cross-legged Knight) will be available once more in e-book for the US and Canada, as well as in trade paperback with beautiful new covers from Severn House. Doubtless...