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REBELS & BROTHERS: The Complete Series
The Wars of the Roses brought to ferocious life!
It is September 1459 and in England the rival forces of York and Lancaster prepare to compete for control of the kingdom. But against the savage backcloth of the Wars of the Roses, another relentless struggle begins. The Elder family are young, flawed and they make mistakes; yet they have courage. They will need every ounce of it if they are to survive…
For the first time this epic conflict is available as a boxed set of e-books allowing the reader to follow the whole compelling story in one edition.
‘It is impossible not to feel invested in the characters – they are flawed and damaged, but trying their best to survive and you find yourself willing them on.’ The Review
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Category Archives: History
Author interview – Mercedes Rochelle
Mercedes Rochelle has just published The King’s Retribution, the second book, of her series set in the England of Richard II and I’m delighted to host the penultimate spot on her book’s blog tour. If you read A KING UNDER … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Historical Fiction, History, Medieval History, New release, Plantagenets, The Writing Process, Writing
Tagged Blog Tour, England, Historical fiction, History, New release, Richard II, Writing
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Authors Without Borders – Free Historical Fiction for those Staying At Home
Authors Without Borders is a group of fabulous historical fiction authors, including: Ben Kane, Simon James Atkinson Turney, Ruth Downie, Douglas Jackson, Christian G. Cameron, Simon Scarrow, Gordon Doherty LJ Trafford, Alex Gough, Sam Taw – and me. Our aim is to write stories … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History, Historical Fiction, Post Roman Britain
Tagged Author, Britannia, fiction, Roman fiction
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The Christmas Lord of Misrule in Kingdom of Rebels
As part of this Christmas season blog hop by members of the Historical Writers Forum, I’ve chosen to revisit a Christmas scene with a difference. A persistent, though occasional, medieval Christmas tradition was the election by lot of a ‘Lord … Continue reading
Posted in Blog hop, Christmas, Historical Fiction, Wars of the Roses
Tagged Christmas Bloghop, Lord of Misrule
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The Historical Writers Forum brings you… An Interview with Lady Nicholaa de Haye
In 1228, the monk, Hereticus, talks to Lady Nicholaa de Haye, one of the staunchest defenders of the king and his kingdom, at her manor at Swaton in Lincolnshire, as he gathers information for his forthcoming blockbuster chronicle: The Last … Continue reading
Who Is Eleanor Elder?
Lady Eleanor is a leading character in my two series set during the Wars of the Roses: Rebels & Brothers and the Craft of Kings. Of all the characters in all the books, she is the one who regularly – … Continue reading
Posted in Blog hop, Historical Fiction, Wars of the Roses
Tagged Characters, England, History, women
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Coming soon from the Historical Writers Forum
Lady Eleanor Elder has been a very popular character with readers throughout two series of books about the Elder family set during the Wars of the Roses. Don’t miss her candid interview with author Sharon Bennett Connolly.
Posted in Blog hop, Historical Fiction, Medieval History, Wars of the Roses, Women's history
Tagged Characters, England, fiction, History, women
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Where the History Podcasts meet the Historical Fiction…
Since I started producing my series of Wars of the Roses podcasts, quite a number of people have asked me how my historical fiction stories dovetail in with the non-fiction podcasts – or not! Until now I haven’t really thought … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, History, Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses, Writing
Tagged England, fiction, History, Warwick, Writing
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Review: Silk and the Sword by Sharon Bennett Connelly
Silk and the Sword: The Women of the Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest is, I suppose, a period about which we all know at least a little bit. We have heard of Harold Godwinson, William the Conqueror and perhaps Harald … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, History, Medieval History, Norman Conquest, Reviews, Saxon England, Women's history
Tagged book reviews, England, History, Norman Conquest, women
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Competition Time!
Over on my Facebook author page it’s giveaway time to celebrate the new audiobook version of Feud! Click here to win a chance of a free download of Feud on the Audible site – open to both UK and US readers – … Continue reading
Posted in Competition, Historical Fiction, New release, Wars of the Roses
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Storming the conventions of historical fiction
I came late to writing historical fiction – in fact late to writing altogether. History was what I knew best but there were a number of conventions associated with historical fiction that I did not like very much. The idea … Continue reading
