Excerpt:
"Ivan!" Peter shoved the little man with his foot.
Ivan rolled onto his back and wiped the spittle from his mouth. He blinked
several times before answering as if trying to get his wits about him.
"Aye. I'm up."
Ivan's obvious annoyance was a boon to Peter's irritation.
"We need to talk. Now."
Peter walked a short distance past the stable, away from any
possibility of being overheard. Ivan joined him, his face scrunched up into a
nasty grimace.
"Tell me about Brighit."
Ivan stood a little taller and his face just about split
with his arrogant smile. "I thought you would take a liking to her."
Peter grabbed him by the front of the tunic and jerked his
face in closer. "Enough with your arrogance! Never speak so of the lady
again or you will find your entrails spilling onto the floor."
Ivan lifted his hands in surrender. His eyes two wide orbs.
"I yield, my lord. Beg pardon."
He paused, fighting to cool the rage coursing through him.
"If you lay a hand on her, I will cut that hand off. If
you look at her askance, I will pluck out your eye. If you offend her with any
part of your body, I will remove it."
BLURB:
A medieval soldier returns
home to find his lover died in childbirth just as his own mother had. Believing
he is cursed, Peter of Normandy turns from love. When he must give escort to an
Irish princess more noble than many knights, he struggles with his decision to
live a solitary life. Can he take the chance that his love won't be a death
sentence and possibly make them stronger?
Padraig MacNaughton's death bed decree rips his daughter, Brighit, from
the shelter of her protective clan in Ireland. Forced to take vows at a Priory
in England, she finds herself in the hands of lecherous mercenaries with their
own agendas. Dare she trust the Norman knight to see her safely to her new life
as a nun? Even when she finds in him the fulfillment of all she's ever wanted?
Or will honor and duty eclipse their one chance for happiness?
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I have
wanted to be a writer since the sixth grade. My first story was a mystery and I
discovered that my classmates loved it and it kept them guessing. I was a
voracious reader, even at a young age, and loved the history in the novels I
picked up. I was so enthralled with that history that I decided to get my MA in
History. The early medieval period is my favorite, as you can tell from the novels
I write.
Although my
works are fiction, I often like to incorporate authentic places, events, and
people to increase the reader’s enjoyment. One of the more valuable lessons I
have learned as a writer is the importance of using real history with the flair
of artistic license. You’ll discover a world of fiction wrapped around
historical people and events! I hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as
I delight in writing them.
I live in
New England with my husband, two cats and a yellow Labrador named Caledonia.
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