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  • Historical Fiction Promo

    14 authors. 14 fabulous #lgbtq romance reads. Men of the Cross is on sale for $1.99 until August 11. They risk their lives for the king.Will they risk their hearts and souls for each other?

  • 99c/99p sale – Men of the Cross

    November 26 – December 3 Get  Men of the Cross (ebook) for 99c/99pon US and UK Amazon ><><><><><><>< Charlene Newcomb recently published Book III of Battle Scars, 12th century historical fiction filled with war, political intrigue, and a knightly romance of forbidden love set during the reign of Richard the Lionheart. There will be more to come, so…

  • Men of the Cross – 99c/99p sale

    Monday, Sept 10 – Friday, Sept 14 Get your ebook copy of Men of the Cross for 99c/99p at US and UK Amazon ><><><><><><><

  • Joanna Plantagenet

    Joanna Plantagenet was Queen of Sicily, and the Countess of Toulouse. She was the daughter of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, born in October 1165. She died on 4 September 1199. At age eleven, Joanna (or Joan) wed William II, King of Sicily. Widowed at 24, she was held under house arrest for…

  • #OTD 8 June 1191 – King Richard I’s fleet arrives in Acre

    What a momentous day it must have been when Richard the Lionheart’s fleet finally sailed into the harbor at Acre in the Holy Land. Many of the crusaders (called ‘pilgrims’ in their own time) had been on the journey for more than a year. King Richard’s troops had gathered in Tours in present-day France to…

  • Men of the Cross Review & #Giveaway on Diverse Reader

    Diverse Reader loved Men of the Cross!! Thank you, Meredith. Check out Meredith’s review. Enter the giveaway for a chance to win an e-copy of this tale of war, passion, and forbidden love. You’ll also have a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card. Get over there now and enter the drawing! The drawing closes in 5 days…

  • Kindle Countdown Deal – Men of the Cross

      Just a friendly reminder that Men of the Cross is on sale all this week for Kindle (Amazon US & UK). The sale will end on Sunday, so now is your chance to indulge yourself and curl up with a book that Professor Andrew Latham, author of The Holy Lance, calls “a vivid picture of…

  • A shout-out from Sharon Kay Penman

    August slipped past and I never managed to mention that the lovely Sharon Kay Penman mentioned both For King and Country and Men of the Cross on her blog at the end of July. Sharon writes: “I think they might be of interest to my history-loving, book-loving readers and friends.” What a thrill to have my books noted by a best-selling author…

  • Voting begins today – Summer Indie Book Award

    VOTE EARLY AND DAILY!! Both of my historical fiction novels – Men of the Cross and For King and Country – have been nominated by a lovely reader for a Summer Indie Book award in the historical category. Readers can vote once a day Sept. 1 – 11.  You can even vote for both books! Vote here!  http://goo.gl/zK9veq Metamorphic…