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Author Interview : JOHN HENNESSY

31 Tuesday May 2016

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We are starting with a new section of Author Interviews and there could not have been a more apt person  than John Hennessy to start off this section.

John Hennessy is one of he most amazing and funniest people you would ever meet and the irony is that he is the author and creator of some of the best horror works you would ever see and you would get to see his quirky and fun side as he suffers through our 15 rounds of torture

Catch AUTHOR JOHN HENNESSY at his best in our very first Author Interview


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There is one question that has been bothering me ever since I have started reading your books and I guess you might even have an idea as to what it might be as I have always been asking that in my reviews . Where do you find inspiration for your books because none of your characters or stories are…

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The #BloggersBash Agenda and Who’s Who | aliisaacstoryteller

31 Tuesday May 2016

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You’ve all been asking for it… and now you’re gonna get it! The Bloggers Bash Agenda, that is. I can’t believe that it’s already nearly a year since the very first Bloggers Bash. When Sacha, Geoffle, Hugh and I sat down to our first Google Hangout to discuss Bloggers Bash 2016, it seemed ridiculous to even contemplate it so soon after the first one, yet here we are, only 16… yes, SIXTEEN days to go, and I can honestly say the time has flown by.

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BLOGS!!!

We are really looking forward to seeing all our old friends from last year again, and meeting all our new ones too. It’s an extraordinary experience meeting a blogger for the first time when you have known each other for ages on WordPress. I’m so excited!


WHAT WILL THE DAY LOOK LIKE?
1:00 PM
ARRIVAL AND REGISTRATION
2:00 PM
WELCOME ADDRESS FROM SACHA
2:30 PM
PRESENTATION OF FIRST TWO ABBA AWARDS
3:00 PM
PRESENTATION FROM LUCA SARTONI, GROWTHKETEER AT AUTOMATTIC
INTRODUCED BY GEOFFLE
3:30 – 4:45 PM
PRESENTATION OF ABBA AWARDS
4.45 PM
CLOSING SPEECH FROM SACHA
FOOD WILL BE SERVED THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON
HUGH WILL BE CIRCULATING DURING THE EVENT, CAPTURING THE DAY ON FILM

WHO’S GOING TO BE THERE?

In no particular order. Please feel free to drop by the virtual homes of your fellow bloggers and say “hi”, by clicking the links. Have fun!

Noelle Holten
Crime Book Junkie

Judy E. Martin

Sherri Matthews
A View from my Summerhouse

Lucy Brasier
Secret Diary of Porter Girl

Helen Jones
Journey to Ambeth

Linda Hill
Linda’s Book Bag

Cynthia T. Luna
Living in Cyn

Lucy
Blonde Write More

Ritu
But I Smile Anyway

Rich Moran
Wafflemethis

Esther Newton
EstherNewtonBlog

Marje
Kyrosmagica

GraemeCumming

Barb Taub 

Julie Lawford

Suzanne Cronnolly
Suzie Speaks

Thalia
April4June6

Christina Philippou
Writing Round the Block

Rosie Amber

Alison Williams
Alison Williams Writing

Amanda Lyle
Inside the Life of Moi

Simon Farnell
Universe of Possibilities

Dwane Bickersteth
The Rantaman

Adam Dixon
Adam Dixon Fiction

Christoph Fischer

Shelley Wilson
I Write. I Read. I Review.

Emma Robertson
Hello Emma Kay

Sarah Hardy
By the Letter Book Reviews

Urszula Humienik-Dworakowska
Confessions of a Broccoli Addict

Steve Tanham

Loretta Milan
Literary Lightbox

Becky Brown
It Caught My Eye in Portugal

Ruth
Image and Word

Dave Robertson
Misty Books

Lauren Wills
My Kind of Movie

Alex
Alex Raphael

Willow Willers
Willowdot21

Mary Smith

Erika Kind

Steve
Steve Says

Mick Canning
My Writing

Elouise de Souza
Thoughts by Mell0-Elo

Annika Perry’s Writing Blog

Constantina Kaponi
LondonHealthMum

Olga Nunez
Just Olga

Judith Barrow

Luca Sartoni

Sacha Black

Geoff Le Pard
TanGental

Hugh Roberts
Hugh’s Views and News

Me (Ali Isaac)
Aliisaacstoryteller


So that’s everyone! Hope I haven’t missed anyone off the list. Have fun getting to know one another before the big day, if you don’t already, and see you all there very soon. Any questions? Check out the FAQ on Sacha’s blog. Geoff will be posting directions to the venue on Thursday 2nd June, and if you still haven’t voted for your favourite bloggers, you have until Thursday 9th June.

#Book #Review by @RobertHughes05 of “Davey & Derek – Junior Detectives: The Case Of The Missing Cell Phone” by @janice_spina | Lit World Interviews

30 Monday May 2016

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Title: Davey & Derek – Junior Detectives: The Case Of The Missing Cell Phone Author: Janice Spina Published: 5 May 2015 by Janice Spina Genre: Children’s Books Language: English Pag…

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Title: Davey & Derek – Junior Detectives: The Case Of The Missing Cell Phone

Author: Janice Spina

Published: 5 May 2015 by Janice Spina

Genre: Children’s Books

Language: English

Pages: 158 (paperback)

ISBN-10: 0692433279

ISBN-13: 978-0692433270

Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 0.9 x 20.3cm

Price: £6.78 (Paperback)

Sold By: Amazon UK Amazon USA

Twin brothers, Davey & Derek, are up for an adventure. They want to become junior detectives and solve their first case. With the help of their friend Mickey, they soon have their first case to solve after overhearing a conversation their mother has on the phone.

It’s not long before the three boys are on the case to find a missing cell phone. However, the case is not going to be that easy to solve for the Fifth graders, given that the suspects are all in the Sixth grade at their school. When the police get involved, the whole school can talk about nothing else and the three junior detectives become even more determined to solve the case of the missing cell phone.

It’s been a long time since I read a book that has been written for children, but from the opening chapter I was engrossed in this story and could not put it down. Okay, it only took me two hours to read, but for the entire time I was willing on the main characters to quickly find the culprit(s) so they could be brought to justice.

The main characters are very likable and you can’t but want them to succeed in their first case as junior detectives. For me, the Author’s characters remind me of the works of the great Children’s Author, Enid Blyton. Even the villains are written in a way that you can’t not feel for them and, when you read the book, you’ll get exactly what I mean.

The story moves along at a fast pace and there’s nothing in it that will make the reader wonder if they’ve missed anything. Sure, there is a red-herring, but what’s an excellent detective mystery without the odd red herring thrown in? Given who the Author has written the book for, I firmly believe she’s done an excellent job. It’s a no wonder, then, that the book has already won an award.

I was delighted to hear that there is a second book in the series. Janice Spina is on to a real winner here and I can only see that Davey & Derek are going to become characters that children of all ages are going to love. Now, if only she could introduce a pet dog into the stories like Enid Blyton did with The Famous Five and The Secret Seven, then I think the character selection would be complete.

If you’re looking for a book that has the very real prospects of becoming a great series of stories for Junior School children, then look no further than this book.

Ratings

Realistic Characterisation: 5/5

Overall Enjoyment: 5/5

Readability: 5/5

Recommended: 5/5

Overall Rating: 5/5

Review by:

Hugh Roberts

Hugh Roberts

@RobertHughes05 (https://twitter.com/RobertHughes05)

hughsviewsandnews.com (http://hughsviewsandnews.com/about/)

Mystery Mondays: Julie Seedorf

30 Monday May 2016

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julie 2015 profile picWhat type of crime fiction do you write and why?

So far the type of mysteries I write seem to fall under the Cozy Mystery category although I have had a few reviews that say my books are not your usual cookie cutter cozy. I have to admit I didn’t know what a cozy was when I wrote the first cozy in my Fuchsia Minnesota Series,but in looking for a publishing company that seemed to be where my books fit. The reason I chose cozy or cozy chose me is because I see no need to use questionable language, gore or graphic sex to write a good mystery.

Tell us about the concept behind your books.

How did you get the idea? I get frustrated living in the real world where we have rules and regulations. Don’t get me wrong I feel we need laws and regulations to be able to live together in society but I feel things get carried too far when it comes to telling us what color our houses can be and what we can put in our yards. Getting older has been an experience for me because expectations that get put upon older people were frustrating to me also. Look at the commercials on television about older people to see what tone they set. I come from a generation of women that are tough and have defied what people think of old age. So my books are defiant of all those generalizations. I also wanted to take people away from the real world and its gloom and doom and make them laugh and give them some joy. The ideas just pop in my head and are silly and I began writing and they wind up as my cozy mysteries.

Tell us about your Detective / main character. The_Penderghast_Puzzle_Protectors_jpg

My main character in my newest series and the first book in the series, The Penderghast Puzzle Protectors is Jezabelle Jingle. She is somewhere in her sixties, I never exactly tell her age, lives in the first neighbourhood built in Brilliant Minnesota where the story takes place, and she is sensible yet silly, snarky yet sharp, cares about her neighbours and isn’t afraid to snoop on their lives. It’s a good thing she does because she finds her neighbour Mr. Warbler in trouble. His trouble leads to a whole lot of trouble for the neighbourhood and her neighbours that she formerly kept an eye on with their strange habits get drawn into the story.  Jezabelle keeps secrets too which weaves a mystery within the original mystery.  We have only touched the tip of the iceberg in the first book with the character of Jezabelle. I like to build on my characters as the series progresses so my readers feel they know them and grow to love them.

What is more important in your books – the plot twists or the characters?

For me both plot and characters are important. You can’t have a good plot without strong characters and you can’t have good characters without a strong plot. For me they build on one another. Not only do you have to care about the story but you have to care about the characters for the book to be a success.

Do you plot the entire novel and know who did it before you start, or can that change?

When I start a book I usually have a character or two in mind and an idea of the plot. Usually I have no idea who did it or the twists and turns that will happen in the book. There are times I am writing and so involved in the story that I write something I hadn’t planned and I have to stop because I don’t know what is going to happen next and I am surprised at what I wrote.

Do you include humour?

My cozy mysteries have lots of humour. The characters are strange so some of them are humorous too in the concept of the entire character. I write to make people laugh and lighten their world and if they laugh just once or smile while reading my books I have accomplished my goal.

What are you working on now? 

I am working on the fifth book in the Fuchsia Minnesota Series called Granny Pins A Pilferer. Also I am starting the second book in the Brilliant Minnesota Series. I also have a serious book in the works called The Joy Killer about finding joy as you grow older and the things in life that have killed your joy. It is a book of fiction. I also write my weekly column Something About Nothing where I write about things that are always under the surface but do not get said. We talk about the nothings in life when the somethings really are what wants to be said.

What makes you laugh?

My grandchildren make me laugh. I love to look at the world through the eyes of children. My shysters, Natasha and Boris keep me in stitches and I also love to read funny stories or books that are funny. And I laugh at myself because if we take ourselves too seriously we miss out on life.

Who would you like to invite for dinner?

I would like to invite my father for dinner. He died when I was twenty years old. He died four months before my son and his first grandchild were born. I didn’t know my dad as an adult and I would love to ask him his opinion and advice on so much. I would like to know him as a person not just my dad.

What book are you currently reading and in what format (e-book/paperback/hardcover)?

As of the day I write this I am alternating between the paperback  Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger I invited him to have dinner with my Red Hat group next week and he accepted and he is coming to our library so I am excited about meeting someone with so much talent . I am listening  to two audiobooks, The War Room by Chris Fabry and Happier At Home by Gretchen Rubin. I am also listening to The Penderghast Puzzle Protectors audio to approve it for release.

 

Websites: http://julieseedorf
Blog:          http://sprinklednotes.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/julie.seedorf.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JulieSeedorf
Amazon Author Page:  http://www.amazon.com/author/julieseedorf

The Penderghast Puzzle Protectors: Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BDZWAE4
Paperback: Amazon: http://amzn.to/1REieD0
Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/1REisdp
Signed copies available on my website under SHOP: http://www.julieseedorf.com/#!shop/wroqv

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Author Bio: Julie Seedorf is a Minnesotan. She calls dinner—supper, and lunch—dinner. She has had many careers over her lifetime but her favourite career was that as mother to her children. In later life she became a computer technician, opening her own business. In 2012 Julie signed a contract with Cozy Cat Press for her Fuchsia Minnesota Series. Books included in that series are Granny Hooks a Crook, Granny Skewers A Scoundrel, Granny Snows A Sneak and Granny Forks A Fugitive. Closing her computer business in January 2014 Julie has transitioned to becoming a full time writer adding free-lance work for various newspapers, along with continuing her column, Something About Nothing, which is now in book form in a book of the same name released in early 2015. Her children’s series, Granny’s In Trouble, gives her grandkids a hint of the young Grandma underneath the wrinkles. Her books are light and fluffy and highlight the fact in the midst of life we have to find the humour in bad situations to keep us going. “We all take ourselves too seriously and we need to have a little fun.” Julie secretly yearns to be like the Granny characters in her books. In February 2016 the first book in the Brilliant Minnesota Series was released titled, The Penderghast Puzzle Protectors. She also is part of a group mystery by Cozy Cat Press Authors titled Chasing the Codex. Julie’s serious side is revealed in a story included in the anthology, We Go On – Anthology for Veterans where the proceeds will go to veteran’s charities and is  available on Amazon. Her blog Sprinkled Notes is a little scattered like Granny but lends itself to wisdom and occasional flip flops about life. You will also find her on Facebook and Twitter. She encourages you to enjoy the moments; they may carry you through a lifetime.

 

PanGea Sound – the team behind the #audiobook for my #medical #thriller THE HEALER

29 Sunday May 2016

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images (24)It’s time I introduced the team behind the audiobook for The Healer. The novel was read by Georgina Tate of Pangea Soundlab in London and I’m really loving it, if I may say so myself…I cannot emphasize enough what an exciting and remarkable experience it was to have someone read my lines so well and make them more interesting than they sounded in my own head.
I can only recommend them for the quality and 13220695_474308702763374_7694318875342135183_othe speed of their work. They were easy to communicate with and highly professional. I know a lot of you out there are thinking of having your books produced. Get onto ACX and put your work out there.

 

PanGea Sound (aka Panos Chountoulidis and Georgina Tate) formed through combined loves of storytelling and sound.

During her Master’s degree in Sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art, Georgina abandoned plaster and clay and took to the microphone recording stories, songs and sound art, and has been writing and experimenting with sound and narration ever since.photo

 

 

 

 

At the same time over in Athens Panos was making music and studying Audio Production. He came to London in 2014 to complete his degree at SAE Institute London.

With Panos’ technical expertise and musical ear, and Georgina’s love of the written and spoken word they began working together in 2015 producing music, sound design and audiobooks.13220695_474308702763374_7694318875342135183_o

Most days they can be found at home in Dalston, working in a dimension of sound and stories.

You can follow them here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pangeasoundlab

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pangeasoundlab

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pangea-sound

The book is now available on Audible http://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Crime-Thrillers/The-Healer-Audiobook/B01G62B9J6

and Amazon http://bookShow.me/B00QIJ4DJ6

Audio sample THE HEALER https://soundcloud.com/pangea-sound/the-healer-taster

 

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When advertising executive Erica Whittaker is diagnosed with terminal cancer, western medicine fails her. The only hope left for her to survive is controversial healer Arpan.

She locates the man whose touch could heal her in a remote place in Wales, but finds he has retired from the limelight and refuses to treat her. Erica, consumed by stage four pancreatic cancer, is desperate and desperate people are no longer logical nor are they willing to take no for animages (24) answer. Arpan has retired for good reasons.

Casting more than the shadow of a doubt over his abilities. So begins a journey that will challenge them both as the past threatens to catch up with him as much as with her.

Can he really heal her? Can she trust him with her life? And will they both achieve what they set out to do before running out of time?

Here is a link to a sample from the book slider-healer-new2

http://venturegalleries.com/blog/tuesday-sampler-the-healer-by-christoph-fischer/

Audio sample THE HEALER https://soundcloud.com/pangea-sound/the-healer-taster

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As one reviewer said: Christoph Fischer has penned an original and thought provoking tale, expertly building an eloquent portrayal of human neurosis triggered by primal traits and pinpointing the depths that we will sink to, to achieve our goals. The plot weaves this way and that around the central character on the run up to a perfect little twist.

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When advertising executive Erica Whittaker is diagnosed with terminal cancer, western medicine fails her. The only hope left for her to survive is controversial healer Arpan. She locates the man whose touch could heal her but finds he has retired from the limelight and refuses to treat her.  Erica, consumed by stage four pancreatic cancer, is desperate and desperate people are no longer logical nor are they willing to take no for an answer. Arpan has retired for good reasons, casting more than the shadow of a doubt over his abilities. So begins a journey that will challenge them both as the past threatens to catch up with him as much as with her.  Can he really heal her? Can she trust him with her life? And will they both achieve what they set out to do before running out of time?

Amazon: http://smarturl.it/thehealerthriller
http://bookShow.me/B00QIJ4DJ6

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23662030-the-healer

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHealerNovelbyChristophFischer?ref=hl

Book-likes: http://booklikes.com/the-healer-christoph-fischer/book,12975746

Rifflebooks: https://read.rifflebooks.com/books/388235

Using Family Photos, Letters and Stories – The Book Designer

29 Sunday May 2016

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I was inspired to write my novel Coyote Winds by my father’s memoir of growing up during the Dust Bowl. His stories were full of authentic details, such as using summer hail to make ice cream and sh

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What Should Be Included On Your Book Copyright Page? | Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

29 Sunday May 2016

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Excerpt from an informative article on The Write One Site: Obtaining the copyright for your newly complete manuscript is an essential part of protecting your work. Once you have gotten the rights t…

Source: What Should Be Included On Your Book Copyright Page? | Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

All About Google+ For Writers | Savvy Book Writers

29 Sunday May 2016

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More than 625,000 People join Google+ EVERY DAY, according to Digital Buzz and Huffington Post statistics.  Before I even joined Twitter, GooglePlus (Google+) was my first Social Media network of c…

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Do characters all have to be super heroes, brave, unfallible and larger than life? Honouring realism and the right to be human

28 Saturday May 2016

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“A recent comment about one of my fictional characters brought up the following thoughts in me.

I know that bravery, attractive cheerleaders and bulging biceps alpha males are the stuff that great dreams and heroic tales are made of.
Of course it is inspiring to read about the people who are fearless and unbreakable.
Authors want to write role models and set good examples.

So characters can become brave, unfallible and larger than life, so that the readers find them likeable and make your book a bestseller.

What about the more normal humans? Those only partially heroic or good? The flawed, the ‘spinesless’ ‘weak’ or even the ‘cowards’ ? Should we write about them in anything but a derogative way? Who are they anyway? Surely not us?

Hand on heart: Who of us is sure they would hold up under torture? Who would be sure not to save their own skin if pushed against the wall and forced to make an unthinkable choice?

 

 

We’re creating false illusions about heroism and unrealistic expectations about people.

What about representation and realism?

Don’t get me wrong. I love the fearless hero, too, I admire his actions and wish I could be like him. But I’m probably not going to live up to his standards, however hard I would like to do so.

Sometimes, however, I’m tired of watching or reading about the big-chested models and biceps-bulging machos with their super-powers who never fail and who can make the reader feel small and inadequate for being a regular human.

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Isn’t it the era of the geek and the anti-hero, a time where we come to realise that everyone has their place in our world – brave or weak, attractive or regular? That everyone is unique, with good and bad sides, individual strengths and doesn’t have to be perfect?

I’m writing a lot of WW2 fiction and I doubt that all the soldiers in that era were of the alpha-male type, as much of the fiction written about that time leads us to believe. In my novels I focus on characters who are not perfect, who are afraid, who act ‘human’ because I believe that is reality and that doesn’t need to be judged so harshly.

Only because a drag queen may cower in the corner when faced with brutal violence it doesn’t make her a lesser person. She has her place in society and might be the support that stops someone from committing suicide, the person nursing you to health, bailing you out or winning the Grammy or Eurovision Song Contest.

(Thanks for that speech Conchita!)

Halina and LudwikaNow to the case of my character Ludwika: A woman who moves to Germany and leaves her child behind with her sister and mother – in exchange for the promise of safety for her family – is she out of her mind or the opposite? Ludwika is actually based on a real person and who are we to judge her decisions at the time? Doing the heroic or ‘done’ thing often doesn’t help anyone under Nazi rule; and not everyone is a warrior type with unbeatable strength.

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I remember the key scene in “The Reader”. A woman has the choice to follow orders and keep a door locked, by doing so allowing multiple deaths to occur. But if she opens the door to free the captives, she will be killed herself by those who gave her the orders. I’d like to think I’d have opened the door, but can I be sure? What would you have done?

So i6c69c-christoph2bfischer2bprofile2bpic2bludwikaf you read any of my novels, you’ll meet some bravery but no glorification and super humans. You’ll get real characters who may be good but not perfect. These are characters that I can relate to more than the hero stereotype. They won’t make you feel inadequate when reading about them but it doesn’t have to mean they are lesser human beings, less likeable or don’t have good sides to them. They all have a story to tell.

 

It is my believe that it is ok to be flawed and human and ok to write characters that way.

What do you think?

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koJlIGDImiU
 

Reviewed for the Historical Novel Society: In the Shadow of the Storm BY ANNA BELFRAGE

28 Saturday May 2016

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In the Shadow of the Storm

BY ANNA BELFRAGE

In the Shadow of the Storm by Anna Belfrage
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Kit is abducted in a mysterious and intriguing opening scene that leaves much room for speculation. It soon turns out, though, that she is the bastard child of Thomas de Monmouth, and she is being forced to replace her legitimate but runaway half-sister Katherine de Monmouth in an arranged marriage to Adam de Guirande. This union is suggested by Baron Mortimer and encouraged by him with a great dowry. Kit, posing as Katherine, and Adam find themselves sexually compatible in a series of explicit romantic scenes but they still have to overcome their other differences. The real Katherine had an affair with Baron Mortimer and keeping the switch hidden becomes more difficult as the novel progresses, while the political background for this early 14th century story is the uprising of Roger Mortimer against the king.

Belfrage does a great job at depicting the political chess moves, manipulations, blackmail, loyalties, alliances, the clans and ‘houses’ of those days. We also get to see the world through a woman’s eyes, the morals of marriage and ‘gender politics’.

The romance part is very competently written with excellent chemistry and intriguing main characters. The love story is original and the emotional developments come off as very believable and enjoyable. As for the historical value: At times I missed a sense of location and scene setting and found that the battles and fighting happened too far in the background. I would have liked to be more engaged in that side of things, since I knew nothing of the uprising before; I found the setting, however, very fascinating and gripping.

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PUBLISHER
SilverWood

PUBLISHED
2015

GENRE
Adventure, Romance

PERIOD
Late Medieval (1338 to 1485)

CENTURY
14th Century

PRICE
(UK) £10.99

ISBN
(UK) 9781781324332

FORMAT
Paperback

PAGES
396

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