In 1536, Henry and Anne are at the mercy of influences outside their control, explosively incompatible, and caught in a marriage that ends in betrayal so shocking that Anne requires lifetimes to recover. Henry, seemingly in defense of Anne (but more likely acting out of "stubborn perverseness," she observes), terrorizes England and decrees widespread political murder in order to protect her. Ultimately, to Anne's horror, this once passionate husband turns on her and has her execute...

William Faulkner Literary Competition finalist for best novel.In 1536, Henry and Anne are at the mercy of influences outside their control, explosively incompatible, and caught in a marriage that ends in betrayal so shocking that Anne requires lifetimes to recover.Henry, seemingly in defense of Anne (but more likely acting out of "stubborn perverseness", she observes), terrorizes England and decrees widespread political murder in order to protect her. Ultimately, to Anne's ...

"Will you have a roadie instead of a rock star?"In 1973 Holly meets and falls in love with Trevor, a roadie for a famous British rock and roll band. From that moment, Holly's dreams of marriage, children, and a happy life are finally within her grasp.Trevor takes her with him on tour and introduces her to the circus-like backstage world of Rock and Roll. When she steps onto the band bus, she walks into a colorful, exciting adventure in a world completely different from the ...

Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist for FictionIn the year AD 2754 there are no more history books. Instead, Historians travel back in time to attend historically significant events and report on them as they actually happened, not as traditional history has always told us they happened. Then they upload their reports to the Educator Database, which 28th century history teachers use to create and develop their course curriculum.In this satire of 21st century America,...

Next Generation Indie Book Awards Finalist for FictionSome situations just call for a few psychopaths. They have limited emotional responses, no empathy, and they thrive on danger. When the situation calls for a fearless action hero, look no further. But what do you do in the 28th century when you desperately need psychopaths, but you've long since eradicated the condition? Fortunately, you have time travel. When you need some real live movie action heroes but there are no psychopa...

Winner of the Living Now Book Awards silver medal, and chosen as a Red Adept Select title, voted outstanding in genre.In 1973 "crazy" Holly unexpectedly falls in love with Trevor, a roadie for a famous English rock band. From the moment they meet, dreams of marriage, children, and a normal life are suddenly - finally - within Holly's grasp. Trevor takes her with him on tour and introduces her to the very "un-normal" backstage world of Rock and Roll. When she steps onto the...

EXTRACT:Although popular culture depicts the Chateu Vert pageant as being the moment Henry fell in love with Anne, it is not clear when the king did notice her. What is clear, is that from 1522 onwards, Anne's prospective suitors at court were stopped in their tracks by Henry VIII. Whether he simply sought to make her his mistress, as he had done with his sister, or to make her his wife, is also not clear. However, "Whoso List to Hunt", a poem written by Sir Thomas Wyatt in 1525 in...

The fall of Anne Boleyn and her brother George is the classic drama of the Tudor era. The Boleyns had long been an influential English family. Sir Edward Boleyn had been Lord Mayor of London. His grandson, Sir Thomas had inherited wealth and position, and through the sexual adventures of his daughters, Mary and Anne, ascended to the peak of influence at court.The three Boleyn children formed a faction of their own, making many enemies: and when those enemies secured Henry VIIIs ear...

From the New York Times –bestselling author of The Last Wife of Henry VIII, a novel about the second of Henry's wives to end her life on the hangman's scaffold."Carolly Erickson turns cold fact to hot fiction."― India Edghill, author of Wisdom's DaughterAmid the turbulent, faction-ridden late reign of the fearsome Henry, eager ...

Before queenship and Camelot, Guinevere was a priestess of Avalon. She loved another before Arthur, a warrior who would one day betray her.In the war-torn world of late fifth century Britain, young Guinevere faces a choice: stay with her family to defend her home at Northgallis from the Irish, or go to Avalon to seek help for the horrific visions that haunt her. The Sight calls her to Avalon, where she meets Morgan, a woman of questionable parentage who is...

A tremendously vivid, page-turning and plausible novel that depicts the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, the most spirited, independent and courageous of Henry’s queens, as viewed from both the bedrooms and the kitchens of the Tudor court.Everyone knows the story of Anne Boleyn. Henry VIII divorced his longstanding, long-suffering, older, Spanish wife for a young, black-eyed English beauty, and, in doing so, severed England from Rome and indeed from the rest of the western world. Then...

From the author of The Queen's Mistake comes the untold story of King Henry VIII's first well-known mistress.As the beautiful daughter of courtiers, Elizabeth "Bessie" Blount is overjoyed when she secures a position as maid of honor to Katherine of Aragon. But when she captures the attention of the king himself, there are whispers that the queen ought to be worried for her throne.When Bess gives birth to a healthy son the whispers become a roar. Bu...