Another thrill! Thank you to all. One of the slides from my show: A warm crowd with terrific questions: I am truly humbled by the response. Again, I took too few books! It makes me want to work all the harder to grow my craft. Happy holidays to you all!
LAUNCH EVENT 1, December 11, 2018
Dear Friends and readers, what a thrill to present my power point on Edward Latham’s adventure at Empire Wealth Strategies, my old job, and have a reunion with former clients. The warmth in the room brought tears to my eyes and I took too few books!
Historical for the Holidays
Big thanks to Amy Bruno over at Historical Fiction Book Tours for hosting the Historical for the Holidays event over on Facebook tonight!
Blog Tour Interview Highlights
Dear Friends, as you know this is my first experience with blog interviews, all conducted by accomplished published writers. I had no idea what to expect. I was delighted with the questions and had to dig deep. With the interviewers’ permission, here are some highlights. From Adrienne Dillard (www.adrienne-dillard.com): During the opening scene at Oxford, …
Reviews from the public!
Dear friends and readers, customer and Goodreads appraisals are coming in. An exciting mix of glowing endorsements and thoughtful descriptions with minor reservations. I don’t know any of the writers. What’s astonishing is how readers are digging into the substance; they’re REALLY reading. If I was to excerpt I wouldn’t know where to begin, so …
A PERFECT SERVANT FOR A SPY
For several years, Latham makes do without a personal manservant, trusting to mirrors attached to his hat brim to detect followers, and temporary hires. But a surprise attack convinces him to interview his sub-agent’s beloved nephew. Latham was satisfied from his sub-agent’s description that the youth had enough speech defects that if he betrayed his …
MEET THE HEROES, HEROINES AND LOVABLE ROGUES OF THE REVERSIBLE MASK
Edward Latham’s sworn oath brother First is the Spanish officer who becomes his oath-brother. Latham had brought urgent intelligence to the Spanish army about a French Huguenot army approaching to break the Spanish siege Mons. Sentries mistook Latham for a rebel saboteur and were preparing to kill him. Here’s your first glimpse in Chapter 4 …
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THE WOMEN IN EDWARD LATHAM’S LIFE
Dear friends and readers, the book is now available. I’m breaking the still-unfolding tale of the Mystery Book to introduce you Latham’s friends, lovers, servants and enemies. Latham’s fictional recusant sister is his muse, and he is hers. We hear from her in Chapter 1, but their revelatory reunion comes only late in the action: …
Fresh Stories and Fish Sauce
A new interview over at Elena Hartwell’s blog, and for something a little different: a taster sample with Wendy J. Dunn of both the book and a favorite recipe!