Julia Justiss

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Julia Justiss | Unusual Lives
September 18, 2024
One of the chief joys of historical fiction is learning about significant events or the lives of unusual people one has previously known little  Read More...

Julia Justiss | Lives of the Rich and Famous - Or Those Who Want to Be
May 17, 2023
For this month’s selections, we’ll begin with historical figures brought up in luxury who must grapple with dramatic change, then  Read More...

Julia Justiss | TINSEL AND GLAMOUR
January 10, 2023
December, with its decorations of stars bright and tinsel everywhere, is a fitting month to feature novels about famous names.  Do we ever  Read More...

Julia Justiss | LESSER-KNOWN LADIES
October 19, 2022
October, the time of witches, spooks, and people dressed up as something/one else provides a great backdrop to this month’s selections  Read More...

Julia Justiss | PERILS OF AN ENGLISH ROSE
June 15, 2022
Many romances feature dukes, princes, and other highly placed aristocrats, spotlighting the luxury, excess and intrigue of life at court.  But for the  Read More...

Julia Justiss | A Valentine To Remarkable Women
February 16, 2022
How great a debt we owe to valiant women of the past, who strained against conventional rules to expand a woman’s ability  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: New Year, New Worlds
January 19, 2022
Although the societal shifts that happened after World War I might have been more ground-breaking, by the 1940s, women were still mostly confined  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Pomp and Pageantry
December 15, 2021
For most of us, one of the delights of the holiday season is the yearly celebration of traditions, both personal family ones, and ones  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: History's Twilight in Ancient Greece
November 17, 2021
As we approach the long grey months of winter, this month we’ll extract from the dim past some new and fascinating versions  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Finding and Losing: Post-WWI Historical Fiction
October 20, 2021
In the years after World War I, cataclysmic changes in society were shifting traditional roles and expectations, with women demanding more independence and a  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Glitter and Glamour
September 15, 2021
Whether it’s heiresses vying to catch the eye of English aristocrats during the London Season, the American wealthy of the Gilded Age  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: The Extraordinary Far East
August 18, 2021
As lazy late summer beckons toward fall, we turn to stories about extraordinary women from the Far East, the circumstances, and actual characters of  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: VIVE LA FRANCE
July 21, 2021
Bastille Day on July 14 commemorates of the birth of modern France—a process that was lengthy, violent, and controversial.  But who  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: FAMOUS ROMANCE
June 16, 2021
Although marriages take place all during the year, June was traditionally the month of brides and weddings. For this June, as we emerge from  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: VIKING SPRING
May 19, 2021
The Viking invaders played a big part in the Conquest world of 1066 England whose stories were featured in last month’s column  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: SPRING OF A NEW AGE
April 21, 2021
Coming out of a long winter after an even longer lonely miserable year, we look forward to a spring of hope and new beginnings  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: The Ides of March
March 17, 2021
Every high school student reads about the famous betrayal of Caesar in the Shakespeare play but few learn much more about the period.   Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: The Valentine of Success
February 17, 2021
The month of romance conjures up thoughts of candy, cards, sweethearts, and gifts.  But for women who have historically struggled to make a  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: A Search for Normalcy
January 20, 2021
As we turn the page from a miserable 2020 into what everyone hopes will be a much better 2021, we’ll look at  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Larger-Than-Life
December 16, 2020
What a year 2020 has been!  Most of us can’t wait to see the last of it, along with fervent prayers  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Family as a Blessing and Bane
November 18, 2020
As we approach the (much different this COVID year) Thanksgiving holidays, traditionally a time of fetes and family gatherings, this month’s selection  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: The Aftermath of Upheaval
October 21, 2020
Like many, I’ve posted ironic images on my Facebook pages comparing the 2020 Year of COVID to many things--a hula hoop  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Amazing Women for Unusual Times
September 16, 2020
History is replete with examples of women who, despite the restricted roles their society intended them to occupy, manage to break out and become  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: RED HOT SUMMER
August 19, 2020
As the hot breath of August inspires us to escape the heat with cold drinks, swimming pools, and air-conditioned spaces (alone or properly  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Vive La France!
July 15, 2020
For the month of Bastille Day, I’m serving up a selection of historical fiction that captures the time just before, during, and  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Resisting the Beast
June 17, 2020
Last month we looked at lives impacted by World War I.  This month we’ll continue reading about the extraordinary feats and  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Hard Truths
May 20, 2020
The devastation of war tests the human spirit to its limits, as individuals struggle to survive in desperate and dangerous circumstances.  With the  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Moving On
April 15, 2020
Moving out of winter doldrums into the warmth and light of summer is always an energizing time. In the historical fiction we look at  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: God Bless Ireland
March 18, 2020
Continuing my tradition of featuring Irish-set historical fiction for the month of St. Patrick’s Day, I’m offering up a  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Four Fabulous Women for February
February 19, 2020
For your Valentine gift this year, I’m offering up an in-depth fictional look at four fascinating women who defied the rules  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: January 2020 - Looking Ahead, Looking Back
January 15, 2020
The traditional character associated with the month of January was Janus, the Roman god portrayed as two heads looking in opposite directions, one forward  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: The Gift of Self - Extraordinary Women
December 18, 2019
Christmas—the time for exchanging gifts with those we love.  But sometimes, the greatest gift we can give is to ourselves, sorting  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: A Thanksgiving Treat
November 20, 2019
For one of America’s favorite holidays, that gathering of families and friends to give thanks for blessings and to share meals, I  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Druids, Gods, and Prophecies
October 16, 2019
For historical fiction this month, we travel back into the mystic past to explore the land of Druids, Danes, and followers of the Norse  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Into the Sunset with Westerns
September 18, 2019
With summer already headed into the sunset in most locales, we’ll take a look at fiction set in the most famous of  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: The Renaissance, A Lush Splendor
August 21, 2019
Complex as its luxurious brocaded gowns in rich colors, the Renaissance abounds in stories of intrigue, political maneuvering, lust, and murder, and features larger  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Daring and Danger - A Tribute to WWII
July 17, 2019
Continuing with WWII fiction in honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day, we’ll focus on stories that illumine  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Lesser-Known Tudors: The Lives of the Not-So-Famous and Powerful
April 17, 2019
One of the first harbingers of spring in my area is the appearance of several tiny flowers that thrive in the grass, a miniature violet  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: The Wearin' O' the Green
March 20, 2019
For March, where can we look to for inspiring historical fiction but Ireland? And as might be expected in a land of poets, leprechauns, fairies  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: The Family Bond
February 27, 2019
February means Valentine's Day, a celebration of love and family. What better way to honor that tradition than by exploring love that endures through  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: Tapestry of Art and Scandal
January 16, 2019
Something about the richness and vibrant color of the brocade gowns of the Italian Renaissance calls up to me the decorations of the winter season  Read More...

Julie Justiss | History ReFreshed: For Richer or Poorer
December 19, 2018
With Christmas nearly upon us, thoughts turn to gifts, gift- giving and what a “gift” truly means.  What could be a greater blessing than realizing  Read More...

Julia Justiss | History ReFreshed: The Supporting Role
November 30, 2018
As we head into the holiday season, most of us anticipate sharing time with friends and family: those people who love us, assist us and  Read More...

Julia Justiss | Your First Crush
September 8, 2016
That sudden fascination…the nervousness of being around him but yet the compulsion to seek out his company… Can anyone forget their first crush, finally  Read More...

Julia Justiss | IN THE BEGINNING…
May 3, 2016
Where does an author come up with her stories? Sometimes from watching a movie or reading a book or news article that piques her interest  Read More...

Julia Justiss | The Eternal Appeal Of The Rake
February 9, 2011
It doesn’t take much research to prove that the “bad boy” is one of the most popular hero types in romance fiction.  For the  Read More...

Julia Justiss | It's All About The Passion
August 4, 2010
What is it that draws readers to romance fiction, keeps them coming back to favorite books and authors again and again, year after year? Whether  Read More...