The historical fiction novel, Lady of Lincoln, receives the Gold Medal for Historical Biographical Fiction
I’m absolutely thrilled that LADY OF LINCOLN has won the Gold Medal in the Historical Biographical Fiction category in the Coffee Pot Book Club ‘Book of the Year’ awards! 😀
I cannot thank the committee enough 🙏 for recognising the novel, the hard work in putting it together, but also Nicola de la Haye’s story! 🥳
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.