After a long, gruelling week of constant campaigning (sorry about that), Traitor’s Knot has won Author Shout’s Cover Wars! I couldn’t have done it without everyone’s support. Thank you! Let the celebration begin…
Traitor’s Knot: Discovered Diamond
Traitor’s Knot has been awarded a Discovered Diamond, and in particular, a “highly recommended” rating! And in a surprising twist, two reviews from two readers! Discovering Diamonds is a review blog started by Helen Hollick to showcase quality historical fiction. Here is some information from their blog: “We only publish reviews of the best books, so we also take note of correct presentation and formatting as well as the quality of writing – and when space and time are limited we may only select a few books a month to review on this blog. This will mean that if…
Cover Wars: The Battle is ON!
In this corner, weighing in at 718 KB….Traitor’s Knot! And in the other corner… the Contenders (aka other novels). Traitor’s Knot is battling it out this week on Cover Wars against 14 contenders. The cover at the end of the week with the most votes becomes Author Shout’s Book of the Week! I really need your help, and I’m not above a bit of pleading and grovelling. The competition has started now! This is how it works: Vote for Traitor’s Knot… ahem…your favourite cover and then share (tweet, like, etc) Cover Wars so others can come and show their support….
Giving voice to women of the past
A recent interview by Dame Hilary Mantel, of Wolf Hall fame, has generated a number of discussions in the historical fiction community on how women have been portrayed in the past. Dame Mantel went on to say women writers who write about women in the past “can’t resist retrospectively empowering them.” The discussion got me thinking about Æthelflæd, daughter of King Albert of Wessex, who led an army of Mercians into Wales. I first learned about Æthelflæd by reading the novel To Be a Queen, written by Annie Whitehead. I loved her portrayal of Æthelflæd and found her to possess…
Special Giveaway: Traitor’s Knot
To celebrate the release of my debut novel, Traitor’s Knot, I’m offering 6 chances to win a paperback copy of the book! Here’s how you can enter: Pop on over to the English Historical Fiction Authors Blog (EHFA) and enter a comment with your contact details for a chance to win one paperback copy. The Giveaway starts on Monday July 3rd and runs until midnight Pacific Time on Sunday July 9, 2017. Click here to enter. Enter the Goodreads Giveaway for one of 5 paperback copies! This giveaway runs from July 5th to August 5, 2017. Here’s how to enter. Goodreads…
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