Charlene Newcomb

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  • Men of the Cross – sale July 28-29

    Two Day Sale on Amazon (U.S.) Get Men of the Cross for $1.99 (ebook) Why do you want to pick up Men of the Cross for this great low price? Well, it’s cheaper than that latte at the local coffee shop and will stick with you a lot longer! And Book II of the Battle Scars series is now available.…

  • Special sale – For King and Country

    July 6 – 8  Get For King and Country for $2.99/£1.99 (ebook) See what the reviewers are saying: “The history is sharp, the action appropriately bloody, the passion undeniable.”—Christopher Monk (aka researcher/consultant and The Anglo-Saxon Monk) “With a blistering siege scene, daring escapes and a truly dastardly villain there is something for everyone here.”—thurinius (aka…

  • Excerpt from Men of the Cross

    Book II? Well, I can’t buy that because I haven’t read Book I. Of course, I would love you to read both Battle Scars books, though I think – as does at least 1 reviewer – that For King and Country will work as a stand-alone. But let me entice you with a scene from Book…

  • Chancellor, justiciar, and papal legate William Longchamp – my guest post on #EHFA

    To his contemporaries, William Longchamp became “a man with three titles and three heads,” exercising power as justiciar, chancellor, and papal legate. His critics claim he was greedy, ambitious, and unscrupulous. Learn more about the man Richard the Lionheart left to attend to the business of his kingdom in my guest post on English Historical…

  • Goodreads Giveaway – For King and Country

    Enter to win one of 3 signed copies! This Giveaway will run June 6 – July 5. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway See what the reviewers are saying: “A breathtaking gallop through Richard the Lionheart’s England.”–Sharon Bennett Connolly at The Review “…emotional journey… With a blistering siege scene, daring escapes and a truly dastardly villain there…

  • The Lionheart’s fleet arrives in Acre, June 1191

    King Richard I of England had mustered his troops in March 1190 in Tours (now part of France) and set out for the Holy Land to answer the Pope’s call for the Third Crusade. After wintering in Messina, Sicily, his fleet – some 200 vessels strong – sailed east. Storms made the journey harrowing and…

  • Discovering 12th Century Nottingham Castle

    “Richard arrived at the siege of Nottingham in a black mood and his first act was to set up an enormous gallows beneath the walls.” — Richard Coeur de Lion by P. Henderson Line drawing is copyright The Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire. Used with permission. Earlier this week I was a guest at Catherine Curzon’s…

  • Research, Writing, Star Wars, and Medieval Knights

    I had the pleasure of being interviewed by award-winning author Anna Belfrage about a week ago. I probably went on too long about my research and inspiration for the Battle Scars series, my writing roots in the Star Wars universe, and the knightly romance, i.e., the forbidden love that is a central theme of this…

  • History comes alive – this week on #EHFA – May 7

    Read EHFA this week! Medieval war and the common people.And three kings:the early years of the Merry Monarch,the king who returns to England to secure his kingdom,and the king who is crowned without the usual celebrations. The Doubtful Triumph of James VI and I, May 7th 1603By Mark Patton The Battle before the Battleby Barbara Gaskell Denvil Richard…