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Nov 5, 2018

Medieval Monday

Mary Morgan and Dragon Knight's Shield

Welcome back for another round of Medieval Monday - Fall 2018 edition. This hop will only last a short eight weeks with a snippet at every blog stop. There are prizes at the end for those who follow along each week, just be sure to leave comments at each :) My first exchange is with the lovely Mary Morgan. She writes time travel novels set in Scotland. This is from Dragon Knight's Shield, book 4 in her Order of the Dragon Knights Series. Enjoy! “Your quest is not finished, D

Apr 30, 2018

Weekend Writing Warrior

#MedMon18 Astrid Finds Her Love

And, sad to say, this is the last of our Medieval Monday snippets for now. Check back for our next set of excerpts. Astrid took a step closer. “I am readying a bath for ye.” She swallowed right before she reached a hand out to him. “Come.” She couldn’t be sure, but she sensed there was some inner struggle. Don’t give up on me now! When she moved closer, he finally closed the distance to her and accepted her hand. Heat shot up her arm, warming her innards. His palm was rough a

Apr 23, 2018

#MedMon18 The Lady of the Forest

It's Monday! I'd like to extend a warm welcome back to Barbara Bettis with a very compelling excerpt from The Lady of the Forest. Kate had no more than lain across her pallet when the realization hit. Sir Mort would never allow such an incursion to go unpunished. He’d set his entire troop to search. Everyone in the village would be at his mercy. And everyone in the forest. A giant fist squeezed her lungs until she couldn’t draw breath. The little food she’d eaten set its own