The Napoleonic Wars was a miserable twelve years of almost constant fighting between England and France, which ended in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, when Napoleon was defeated a second time. The Napoleonic Wars as a whole are ranked in the top twenty highest casualties of all wars throughout history. In part because of […]
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The first book in my Sherlock Holmes series, Chronicles of the Lost Years, is free for the next three days. When Sherlock Holmes was at the peak of his success he disappeared, abruptly, for three years. Dr. Watson believed him to be dead. No one knows what happened to him in those years…until now. Watson
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For the longest time, medieval historical periods have been the favourite playground for romance writers – lords and ladies, knights, kings and queens and all the derring-do and darling, don’t, along with some really frightening civil wars led by slightly crazy to downright deranged princes and military advisors. It’s the stuff of…oh, yeah. Books. Personally,
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Forbidden is book one of the Scandalous Sirens series, and it’s free until Sunday. I don’t think there’s anything else I can add to that! 🙂 Grab a copy. It’s really good. How’s that? Enjoy the read! __________ Vaughn wants revenge. Elisa wants her son back. Neither expected to want each other. Elisa’s determined to
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For the Canucks amongst us, Happy Victoria Day. Enjoy the sunshine (if it’s sunny — not always a given, especially in my neck of the woods) and I hope your long weekend has been fabulous. This is one of those rare years when Canada’s Victoria Day and the US Memorial Day weekend don’t coincide. The
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Quick reminder that Forbidden, book one of the Scandalous Sirens series, is free until Sunday. __________ Vaughn wants revenge. Elisa wants her son back. Neither expected to want each other. Elisa’s determined to have her son back at any cost, even if it means marry a vicious stoat of a man like Rufus Wardell, but
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Forbidden is book one of the Scandalous Sirens series, and it’s free until Sunday. I don’t think there’s anything else I can add to that! 🙂 Grab a copy. It’s really good. How’s that? Enjoy the read! __________ Vaughn wants revenge. Elisa wants her son back. Neither expected to want each other. Elisa’s determined to
FORBIDDEN – Historical Romance – Free for the Next Five Days. Read More »
It might have been a nice birthday for Hugo, had the 85th Oscars played out just a little differently a few days ago, but Argo beat Les Miserable out for best picture, instead. Still, Victor Hugo remains one of France’s biggest literary exports. Abroad, his two most famous works are Les Mis, and The Hunchback
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The original New Amsterdam fort the Dutch built on lower Manhattan island was established in 1625, but the actual city of New Amsterdam was incorporated today, three hundred and sixty years ago. Of course, the name didn’t last too long. The English bopped along in four frigates in 1665 and dubbed the thriving city New
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Henry Tudor died 466 years ago today, but because of all he achieved in his life, his influence lives on. Most people tend to remember Henry because of his six wives, his obesity, and the fact that he split the Roman Catholic church asunder and formed the Church of England just so he could marry
Henry VIII Lives On. Read More »