Will this old soul, this sinner's Ba,
be reawakened to brave as yet another storm?
Find out in
Sirocco, Storm over Land and Sea (2),
After the Cataclysm (3), and
The Crystal Curse (4).
Look for Book 5 later this Fall.
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During this hopping about with our Shining Ladies some wear hooped skirts while others have donned a toga, a pleated linen sheath, or even swashbuckling pirates' boots.
On this, our first Tuesday, I am partnered with
Helen Hollick and Patricia Bracewell.
Both are shining their light on Emma of Normandy - from different viewpoints.
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Helen Hollick
Helen lives on a thirteen-acre farm in Devon, England. Born in
London, Helen wrote pony stories as a teenager, moved to science-fiction and
fantasy, and then discovered historical fiction.
Published for over twenty
years with her Arthurian Trilogy, and the 1066 era, she became a ‘USA Today’
bestseller with Forever Queen. She also writes the Sea Witch Voyages,
pirate-based fantasy adventures.
As a supporter of Indie Authors she is Managing Editor for the
Historical Novel Society Indie Reviews, and inaugurated the HNS Indie Award.
A woman married at the age of thirteen to a
man she despised; when he died the only way to survive and retain her status
was to marry the man who had been her enemy.
Forever Queen (US Edition Title)
A Hollow Crown (UK Edition Title)
More fascinating insight on Helen's own Blog:
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On to
Patricia Bracewell, and her EMMA.
Patricia taught high school English before pursuing a writing
career. The Price of Blood, is the second book in her trilogy about the 11th
century queen of England, Emma of Normandy. Her first book, Shadow on the
Crown, has been published in the UK, Australia, Italy, Germany, Russia and
Brazil as well as in the U.S and Canada. She continues to travel extensively
for research, and in the fall of 2014 she served as Writer-in-Residence at
Gladstone’s Library, Wales. She is currently at work on the final novel of her
Emma of Normandy trilogy. She lives in Oakland, California.
Meet Patricia's Emma
in
The Price of Blood
Emma of Normandy lived in an age ruled
by the sword – an age when even women’s hearts had to be forged from steel.
Warrior’s daughter, bride of kings, mother and peace-weaver, she was England’s
only twice-crowned queen whose strength of spirit would bind the wounds of a
shattered kingdom.
For the next three October Tuesdays, more
Shining Ladies!
For one, the man she most despises is the man who owns her
heart.
For another, a district nurse must cope with the tragedies of World War
II,
and another faces the horrors and tragedies of the American Civil War.
I can't wait to read about all of our Shining Ladies.
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