Finalist in Book of the Year! 🥳

Book AwardBook ReviewLady of LincolnNicola de la HayeHistorical FictionMedieval England
Written By Rachel Elwiss Joyce

I was overwhelmed last night to receive this surprise email:

“I am pleased to announce that your book, Lady of Lincoln, is a Finalist in The Coffee Pot Book Club Book Of The Year Awards 2025.”

Lady of Lincoln is a finalist for Book of the Year Award with the Coffee Pot Book Club

I’m overjoyed, grateful, and so delighted that the first in my historical fiction novel trilogy covering Nicola (Nicholaa) de la Haye’s extraordinary story is gaining recognition. 🏰💛

Thank you to everyone who’s been cheering this book on—you’ve helped bring a forgotten, but extremely important, medieval woman back into the spotlight. ✨

Rachel Elwiss Joyce

Rachel Elwiss Joyce, Author of Historical Fiction.

Exploring power, loyalty, and love in turbulent medieval England.

Rachel came to novel writing later in life, but she has always been passionate about history, storytelling, and the forgotten voices of women. She writes meticulously researched, immersive historical fiction that brings overlooked heroines into the light.

She started inventing tales about medieval women living in castles when she was just six years old—and never stopped. But when she discovered the extraordinary story of Nicola de la Haye, the first female sheriff, who defended Lincoln Castle from a French invasion and became known as ‘the woman who saved England’, Rachel knew she had found a heroine worth telling the world about.

Lady of Lincoln is her debut novel, the first book in her Nicola de la Haye Series, with sequels to follow.

https://rachelelwissjoyce.com
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