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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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Who is Eleanor Elder?
Lady Eleanor Elder is a leading character in my Wars of the Roses series which will come to an end with the release of the final book, Crown of Fear. Of all the characters in all the books, she is … Continue reading
Book Review: Kindred Spirits: Ephemera by Jennifer C. Wilson
I am delighted to be kicking off the Blog Tour to celebrate the publication of Jennifer C Wilson’s Kindred Spirits: Ephemera. This is, I believe, the fifth in a series of books set in the world of historical spirits but … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative History, Blog Tour, Book Reviews, Historical Fiction, New release, Reviews, Uncategorized
Tagged Blog Tour, book reviews, Characters, England, fiction, History, New release
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Diana Jackson – Missing: Past and Present
I am delighted to host the very first stop on this Blog Tour for Diana Jackson’s new book: Missing – Past and Present. I was lucky enough to get hold of a copy of this book just before it came … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Tour, Book Reviews, New release, Reviews
Tagged Blog Tour, book reviews, fiction, New release, women
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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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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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Game of Thrones – A Review
N.B. Major – and I mean major! – Spoiler Alert!! Now that the dust and ash has settled – and there was a hell of a lot of ash to settle! – I feel I should put down a few … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, The Writing Process
Tagged book reviews, Characters, Daenerys Targaryen, fiction, Game of Thrones, Jon Snow, Sansa Stark, Writing
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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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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
Scars from the Past – 99p for 5 days only
Scars from the Past, book 1 of The Craft of Kings series is on a Kindle Countdown discount for 5 days – 99p! The Craft of Kings is the second series describing the world of the fictional Elder family as … Continue reading
Posted in Discounted, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Wars of the Roses
Tagged England, fiction, Historical Romance, History
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The Battle of Barnet, 14th April 1471
In honour of the anniversary of this important battle in the Wars of the Roses, I’m posting my take on it as portrayed in an excerpt from The Last Shroud, book 4 of my Rebels and Brothers series. This is … Continue reading