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A Midwinter visitation

Midwinter greetings to you! Daughter of the Sea opens on Midwinter’s Day when Effie rescues a baby and a basket that she spots floating out to sea. A year later a visitor arrives on Midwinter’s Night. Read on to discover the first encounter between Effie and Lachlan. ‘It’s late,’ Effie said cautiously. ‘Do you needContinue reading “A Midwinter visitation”

Medieval Monday – Families

It’s almost time for another series of Medieval Monday posts. If you’ve only just joined me, here’s how it works. Each week I’ll be sharing an excerpt from a Medieval romance by a guest author, and she’ll be sharing an excerpt from my book on her blog. The blog hop will run for eight weeksContinue reading “Medieval Monday – Families”

Something Different

I wrote this short piece for a Wattpad contest to tie in with The Handmaid’s Tale that I never ended up entering (I didn’t read the small print and it was only open to Canadians I think). It’s been sitting on my desktop ever since and I haven’t known what to do with it. ThisContinue reading “Something Different”

Medieval Monday with Barbara Bettis

This week on Medieval Monday I’m delighted to share an excerpt from Barbara Bettis’ The Lady of the Forest. Paxton already must have arrived to spread his lies. Damnation. “This has all been a mistake,” he insisted. “You might well think so.” She edged closer as they spoke. Something about her hair—its remarkable color—danced atContinue reading “Medieval Monday with Barbara Bettis”

Medieval Monday

Bob Geldof sang that he didn’t like Mondays but I do because it means another Medieval Monday excerpt. Today I’m hosting Lane McFarland. The Daughters of Alastair MacDougall Series Set in late thirteenth century Scotland, this series tells the stories of Laird Alastair MacDougall’s four independent and oftentimes, headstrong daughters coming of age in aContinue reading “Medieval Monday”

Medieval Monday

We’re halfway through the Villains theme. Are you enjoying it? I know I’m loving getting to read and share some great excerpts. Today’s comes from The Highlander’s English Woman by Ruth A. Casie Laura Reynolds is in love with her long-time friend, Jamie Maxwell Collins. She adores his playful sense of humor, caring nature asContinue reading “Medieval Monday”

Medieval Monday: New theme, new style!

We have a new theme for Medieval Mondays and a new way of sharing our excerpts. The theme is Villains so join us to find some of the nastiest, most ruthless bad guys who ever plagued our heroes and heroines. Rather than share a whole excerpt in one go each of us is hosting a shorter snippetContinue reading “Medieval Monday: New theme, new style!”