Freedom’s Sword Chapter Four Caitrina shook her head. Donnchadh said they had gone north and a little east along the pine forest. He pointed to the North Star, faint in the black velvet sky. She rubbed her arms, covered with goose bumps, as they trudged. Even in April, the night Read more…
March 1306 Below the hill, every sort and color of flag and banner and pennant flew over a city of tents. From it streamed smiling and laughing men and women, gaily dressed, up the hill and into the Abbey. James found a place at the back where the warm March Read more…
Sir Andrew de Moray and the Scottish army have suffered defeat and capture in the south of Scotland at the hands of the English, but the news has not yet reached those awaiting their return in the north. CHAPTER THREE Caitrina de Berkely snapped off her thread and examined the Read more…
This is a well-written and entertaining time-travel novel. I enjoyed the author’s rather different take on time travel, and the fact that, for a change, it was men who were the “victims” of the phenomenon. Two men 700 years apart are ripped from their places in time. How does it Read more…
I’m sure some of you have noticed that in the course of my life, I’ve spent some time in Scotland. In the course of that, I’ve eaten a fair amount of Scottish food–and no haggis is not made out of sheep’s intestines. Like sausage, intestines serve as a casing. However, Read more…
Chapter One Stirling, Scotland: July 1304 Bishop William de Lamberton grasped his squire by a shoulder, pushing him towards the open doors at the end of the long, high-arched hall. James twisted out of Lamberton’s grasp and whirled to face him. A youth of sixteen, dark-eyed and slender as a Read more…
I’m going to do a short series on my own rules for writing historical fiction. Now these are my rules. I obviously can’t and won’t try to force them on anyone else. In at least one case, I wish I could. The one that absolutely infuriates me when it is Read more…
To be honest, I doubt that it’s anything personal. I doubt that Amazon has ever even noticed me, but, frankly, that’s no comfort. To make a long story long, a week ago I uploaded my novel, Freedom’s Sword, to KDP to be published for Kindle on Amazon. For of you Read more…
For Sample Sunday, I’m posting the start of Chapter Two of my new novel, Freedom’s Sword, available for Kindle now on Smashwords and still being processed for sale on Amazon. CHAPTER TWO Even if this medication is taken as per the guidance. pop over to these guys super viagra generic Read more…
I was going to wait until this was available on Amazon to post about it, but I’m so excited about the cover that TJ Lindroos did for me that I can’t wait. This novel has involved a huge amount of research and editing. I wanted it to do justice to Read more…