Lara Byrne

Thank you for your interest in my author page. It is great to meet you! History, especially ancient and medieval, has always been my passion. There was, after all, a castle in my village, which one day will become the setting of one of my novels. When I was little, I loved reading about the great men and the occasional great women of history, and the moment I finished a book my mind would start journeys of its own, turning historical figures into the heroes and heroines of stories. Lotharingia and The Road to Canossa, part of the Comitissa of Tuscany series, are a blend of romance, Machiavellian political intrigue, and mystery. They whisk you away to medieval Europe, introducing you to some fascinating historical characters who deserve to be better known, including some trailblazing women who changed European history at the turn of the first millennium. Lotharingia won the 2021 HFC Book of the Year contest in the World Historical Fiction Category, was shortlisted for the Page Turner Awards and is a Historical Novel Society Editor's Choice. It has climbed the charts, making it to #1 on multiple Amazon Best Seller lists in the UK, Canada and Australia, and being selected by Amazon Prime in the UK and Australia. Lotharingia's sequel, The Road to Canossa, released in late March 2023, has topped the Amazon US Best Sellers chart in multiple categories. Sign up to my mailing list, or follow me on Amazon and Bookbub for updates on the release of the third volume of the Comitissa series. You also find me on Substack and Bluesky. Thank you for your time and happy reading!