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Medieval Monday ~ WHITE ROSE OF AVALON

06 Monday Jul 2020

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Welcome back to Medieval Monday!  Our nature theme continues, and I’m delighted to feature Kelley Heckart’s Arthurian romance, White Rose of Avalon.  It was inspired by The Mists of Avalon, a book I enjoyed so much that I read it in English and Swedish!

If you’re following my excerpt from Night of the Owl, you can find the tenth snippet on Kelley’s blog today.  Now, let’s enjoy her tenth snippet:

Sighing, she lay down, closing her eyes, thinking of Lancelot. She missed his fiery touch. Melancholy weighed on her heart.

A large shadow blocked the sun.

“You are a fine sight to see, my dark beauty.”

Check out the ending to this excerpt on her blog next Monday: https://kelleysrealm.blogspot.com/

A little more about White Rose of Avalon:

Do you like captivating, passionate historical fantasy featuring King Arthur, Gwenhwyfar, Merlin, Nimue, Morgaine, and Lancelot? Inspired by The Mists of Avalon, this sensual retelling of the Arthurian romances brings these legendary characters to life.

Destiny cannot be altered.

With Britannia falling to the Saxon hordes, Morgaine, Queen of the Faeries, has no choice but to make a pact with the Christian monks. She promises to give them a High King who will unite the Britons against the Saxons if he takes a queen from the faery realm. Morgaine hopes this will restore the Goddess faith and return Avalon to its rightful place. She sends Lancelot to guard the future High King, but when a love potion falls into the wrong hands, all seems lost.

Gwenhwyfar is the only hope for the future, but betrayal, revenge, and forbidden love surround her, all of which could send both Britannia and Avalon into ruins.

Buy the book:

Amazon Kindle | Amazon Paperback

Also available in KU

That’s all for this Medieval Monday!  Join me next week for the conclusion of not only our nature theme round but also my excerpt from Night of the Owl.  See you then!  🙂

Firecracker Summer Reading Giveaway ~ N. N. Light’s Book Heaven

01 Wednesday Jul 2020

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July is here, and whether you’re patriotic or just love watching fireworks, you’ll ooh and ahh over N. N. Light’s latest giveaway.  There are loads of free books up for grabs:  hardcover, e-copy, and audio!  My recent release, The Sword Unsheathed, is one of them.

If there’s a particular prize you’d like to win, be sure to say which one when you enter via Rafflecopter. Enter below and good luck!

Firecracker Summer Reading Giveaway: https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/92db775066

Literary Giveaway Portal:  https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/literary-giveaway-portal

Celebrate Audiobook Month ~ THE STONE AWAKENED

30 Tuesday Jun 2020

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It’s the last day of N. N. Light’s Audiobook festival, and it’s the last chance to enter to win one of 5 Amazon/B&N gift cards.  The audiobook of The Stone Awakened (Book Two in my Guardians of Erin series) is in the spotlight today.  Check it out here!

And don’t forget to enter the giveaway here!

Good luck, and happy Tuesday! 🙂

Medieval Monday ~ TO WEAVE A HIGHLAND TAPESTRY

29 Monday Jun 2020

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Welcome back to Medieval Monday!  Our nature theme continues, and I’m thrilled to feature my dear friend Mary Morgan’s To Weave a Highland Tapestry (A Tale from the Order of the Dragon Knights).  Such a magical cover, don’t you think?

If you’re following my excerpt from Night of the Owl, you can find the ninth snippet on Mary’s blog today.  Now, let’s enjoy her ninth snippet:

His features grew serious, and he brought her hand to his chest. “I can learn. Ye can start by telling me why ye ran out of the chambers.”

And tell you I’m from a land eight hundred years in the future? Nope. Not going to confess that to you. I’ll pretend some silly female problem.

“I think one of those awful men hit me too hard on the head,” she lied.

“Ye seemed taken aback by the year.”

She tried pulling him along, but the man was apparently built of steel. “Not really. You need to get out of this biting chill.”

Patrick lifted his hand and smiled. “’Tis mild.”

Follow along next week on Ruth A. Casie’s blog here: http://ruthacasie.blogspot.com/

A little more about To Weave a Highland Tapestry:

Patrick MacFhearguis, hardened by battles won and lost, desires what he can never have—peace within his heart and soul.  Yet, the ever-meddling Fae weave a new journey for him to conquer—a task this highlander is determined to resist.

When skilled weaver, Gwen Hywel, is commissioned to create a tapestry for the MacFhearguis clan, she embraces the assignment. While seeking out ideas, she finds herself clutching the one thread that can alter the tapestry of her life and heart.

A man conflicted by past deeds. A woman with no family of her own. Is it possible for love to unravel an ancient past, in order to claim two badly scarred hearts? Or will the light of hope be doused forever?

Buy the book:

AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE | APPLEBOOKS | BOOK PAGE

That’s all for this Medieval Monday.  See you next week!  🙂

Medieval Monday ~ EYES OF THE SEER

22 Monday Jun 2020

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Welcome back to Medieval Monday!  Our nature theme continues, and I’m excited to feature Eyes of the Seer, the second book in the Warrior Kings series by the lovely Ashley York.  If you’re following my excerpt from Night of the Owl, you can find the eighth snippet on Ashley’s blog today.

Now, let’s enjoy her eighth snippet:

“And I will not.”

Astrid wasn’t sure what to say to convince him that she was sincere in her desire to see to his needs. His chest rose and fell and she noticed his breathing getting faster. Looking from blue eye to green eye, she said, “Allow me to assist ye. I have wronged ye, and I know that. Believe me, I do. I ask ye to allow me to show ye the respect due every warrior. Respect I have been sorely lacking.”

Snap! See what happens next when I’m over at Cathy MacRae’s blog next week.

A little more about Eyes of the Seer:

He wishes to prove himself…

Marcán of Clonascra bears the bloodline of Brian Boru and his prowess as a warrior has earned him great respect from everyone but Astrid, the woman who holds his heart. Between her mother’s condemning him as a pagan Seer and Astrid’s total disinterest, he finds solace as the king’s protector and confidant.

She is desperate to escape…

Astrid is more than ready to wed but her brother, the king, is in no hurry to see her married, so she decides to see to her own match-making. The man she approaches quickly reveals his lack of honor, but her overbearing mother pushes her to wed him anyway. When Astrid discovers Marcán’s love for her, will it be too late to have the happiness she’d always dreamed of?

GRAB A COPY HERE

That’s all for this Medieval Monday.  See you next week! 🙂

Celebrate Audiobook Month ~ THE CAULDRON STIRRED

17 Wednesday Jun 2020

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The Celebrate Audiobook Month festival at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven continues!  41 audiobooks, 32 authors, plus a chance to win prizes.  5 Amazon/B&N gift cards are up for grabs!  The audiobook of The Cauldron Stirred (Book One in the Guardians of Erin series) is being featured today.

Check it out here!

Enter the giveaway here!

Good luck, and happy Wednesday! 🙂

Medieval Monday ~ A WINTER KNIGHT

15 Monday Jun 2020

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Welcome back to Medieval Monday!  Our nature theme continues, and I’m delighted to feature A Winter Knight by award-winning author and friend Barbara Bettis.  This book is part of her Knights of Destiny series and a wonderful read.  If you’re following my excerpt from Night of the Owl, you can find the seventh snippet on Barbara’s blog today.

Now, let’s enjoy her seventh snippet:

Luck was with him, however. The snow, while blowing like a needle-toothed banshee earlier, hadn’t completely filled in the tracks left by the riderless horse. Faint, but Nicholas could make out the slight indentations. Northeast, then.

He and Solomon plodded along the path, stopping once to investigate a drift at the edge of the road, only to find a skiff of hardened snow covering a low bush.  When he remounted, he tugged the heavy wool cloak tighter around his shoulders. The wind might have laid, but the air was turning colder. He beat his hands together. They were numbing in spite of his sturdy leather gloves.

See what happens next here: https://www.cathymacraeauthor.com/bits-n-bobs-author-blog

Find last week’s here: http://ruthacasie.blogspot.co.uk

A little more about A Winter Knight:

Sir Nicholas has given up on marriage. These days he’s content to captain his friend’s troops and avoid entanglements—until one winter night when he rescues a half-frozen woman from a snowstorm. Her irrepressible spirit and kindness to others reminds him that all ladies aren’t like his former intended, who wed his brother while Nick was on crusade. But he can’t open his heart to Lady Clare. She’s bound to another, and Nick won’t forfeit his honor. Even if she were free, he has nothing to offer but love, and this lady deserves everything.

Lady Clare’s dying grandfather has arranged her betrothal, but the arrival of the man she’s to wed sends her fleeing into a snowstorm. Injured when her horse stumbles, she’s rescued by a mysterious knight. She recovers at his run-down manor, safe at last—until her betrothed tracks her down two days before Christmas. Trapped at home with the wedding imminent, she longs for the winter knight she’s come to love.

Only a miracle can bring Clare and Nick together. But at Christmas, anything is possible.

Buy the book:

Amazon | Kobo

That’s all for this Medieval Monday.  See you next week!  🙂

Celebrate Weddings Bookish Event ~ SOUL OF THE WOLF

12 Friday Jun 2020

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The Celebrate Weddings event is still in full swing at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven.  Today, Soul of the Wolf (the second of The Novels of Ravenwood) is being featured.  Here’s a chance to get up close and personal with Lady Jocelyn de Bret and Wulfstan, Lord Nihtscua as they tie a knot neither of them wants but both need.  Read the excerpt and check out other books that feature weddings here!

Don’t forget to enter the giveaway.  You could win all 30 books featured in the event!  A winner will be chosen June 19, 2020.  Enter here and good luck!

 

Celebrate Weddings Bookish Event ~ FLIGHT OF THE RAVEN

10 Wednesday Jun 2020

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There’s a fun event happening at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven, and it’s all about the big “I do.”  You can read excerpts from 30 books featuring weddings, including my own Flight of the Raven, which gives you a front-row seat to the union of Saxon Lady Emma of Ravenwood Keep and the powerful Norman knight, Sir William l’Orage (William the Storm).  Read all about it here!

And guess what?  There’s a giveaway!  One lucky winner will get an e-book bundle of ALL BOOKS FEATURED IN THE EVENT!  That’s a wealth of stories, and you can enter to win here!

Open Internationally.

Runs June 9 – 12, 2020.

Winner will be drawn on June 19, 2020.

Enter now, and good luck! 🙂

Medieval Monday ~ THE PRINCE’S HIGHLAND BRIDE

08 Monday Jun 2020

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Welcome back to Medieval Monday!  Our nature theme continues, and I’m excited to feature Cathy and DD MacRae’s The Prince’s Highland Bride, the recently released, sixth book in the Hardy Heroines series.  Don’t you love the cover?!  If you’re following my excerpt from Night of the Owl, you can find the sixth snippet on Cathy’s blog today.

Now, let’s enjoy her sixth snippet:

“Please accept my apology, m’lady. I knew this, yet I thought . . ..” He sighed and stepped away, lifting an arm to the abbey’s walls. “We could strengthen the walls, raise the height, also. Replace the roof. Tile would be best, though mayhap a job for next summer.” His voice took on an impersonal tone.

“I would ask ye to inspect the interior, create a plan for the rooms within. New buildings or additions would also need to be addressed next year. There are not enough weeks left before harvest to do more than fortify what is already here.”

Maggie inhaled sharply. She liked Phillipe when he spoke to her as an equal, but not in this aloof tone that built a wall between them.

Join her next week on Kelley Heckart’s blog: https://kelleysrealm.blogspot.com/

A little more about The Prince’s Highland Bride:

Phillipe de Poitiers, a prince of Antioch, finds himself a breath away from wrongful execution. Risking everything, he leaves behind his crown, his family, his country—and a body sworn to be his by the Bishop, himself.

Free of court intrigue and drawn to Scotland by memories of a woman who once possessed his heart, Phillipe sells his sword to pay for his travels and accepts the task of guarding the daughter of Laird MacLaren.

When Maggie MacLaren’s abusive marriage fails, she wants nothing more than to retire to her childhood home on the banks of Loch Lomond. Trouble follows her, putting her clan in danger, and she travels to the Isle of Hola, placing her safety in the hands of a mysterious mercenary with a haunted smile and a kind heart.

As Maggie and Phillipe struggle with their pasts, love blooms. But when a pirate’s treasure offers a seductive lure, will it free them—or prove the downfall of all they hold dear?

Buy the book:

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That’s all for this Medieval Monday.  See you next week!  🙂