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Jul 08, 2024
Another fantastic review for She Serves the Realm!
Roslynn Ernst's superlative review of She Serves the Realm
appears in the July/August issue of the Ezine :
For...
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Jul 08, 2024
I will be participating in the Local Authors Fest at the
,
Virginia public library on Saturday, July 13, 2024 from 10:00 AM to
2:00 PM.
Thee will be over twenty...
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Jul 07, 2024
I had a great time at the Charlottesville,
Virginia Barnes and Noble on Saturday. The staff, especially
Destiny, could not have been more helpful and accommodating.
A...
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Jul 01, 2024
She Serves the Realm has been nominated
for June Book of the Month on the website
in the historical fiction/romance category.
Please take the time to vote for...
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Jul 01, 2024
She Serves the Realm is spotlighted this week on
the website.
Thanks so much for the featured placement as well as a simply
amazing closeup of the...
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Jun 28, 2024
I'm happy to announce I will be making another stop in my book
signing tour for the release of She Serves the Realm.
On Saturday, July 6th, I will be at the...
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Jun 25, 2024
I had a great time at my book launch for She Serves the
Realm at The Book Dragon Shop in Staunton, Virginia
Saturday.
I really appreciate everyone who took the time to...
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Jun 24, 2024
For an interesting discussion of She Serves the Realm,
check out the Podcast review at the English History - Fact and
Fiction website.
(The entire podcast is 53:57...
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Jun 21, 2024
Would you like to sample She Serves the Realm before
committing to a purchase?
There's a great website called Historical Fiction Excerpts that
lets you "try before you...
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Jun 20, 2024
I'm really happy to announce that
Rita Mock-Pie posted a brilliant review of She Serves the Realm on her t
literary review website.
"The best review I think I can...
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Jun 19, 2024
Another fantastic review!
LESBIreviewed has just
awarded She Serves the Realm their coveted
five star (out of five possible!) rating.
Watch Carol...
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Jun 19, 2024
Please join me this Saturday, June 22nd, for the launch of the
fourth novel in the No Man is Her Master series, She
Serves the Realm.
The event will be held at in...
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Jun 18, 2024
Today's virtual tour stop is the Sapphic Book Club, which
celebrates the release of the fourth novel in the No Man is Her
Master series, She Serves the Realm.
An added...
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Jun 17, 2024
Announcing another giveaway!
The website What is That Book About? is spotlighting
She Serves the Realm and sponsoring a giveaway.
Enter now for a chance to read about...
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Jun 17, 2024
Please check out a fantastic review of She Serves the
Realm on the Romance Reviews Today website
Thanks so much to Jani Brooks for saying such nice things!
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Jun 14, 2024
Join me for a book signing at the Harrisonburg, Virginia Barnes
and Noble on July 20th, 2024 between 1:00 and 3:00 PM.
An excellent opportunity to meet the author of...
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Jun 13, 2024
Please check out the great review
of She Serves the Realm on The Overbooked Bibliophile
website.
Thanks so much to Sujoya Sanyal
for saying such nice things about She...
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Jun 11, 2024
Check out our release announcements on the following great
websites:
Thanks so much to both these sites for their great shoutout!
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Jun 11, 2024
I'm offering a free copy of the fourth novel in the No Man is
Her Master series, She Serves the Realm, on Goodreads.
Feeling lucky? Enter now!
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Jun 11, 2024
I'm offering five free ebook copies of She Serves the
Realm on the LibraryThing website.
Enter now for a chance to read She Serves the Realm for
free!
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Jun 11, 2024
The day is finally here!
She Serves the Realm, the fourth novel in the No Man
is Her Master series, has been released today.
She Serves the Realm is a thrilling...
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Jun 11, 2024
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Keira Morgan
of the Historical Novel Society concerning the release of my
latest novel in the No Man is Her...
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Jun 11, 2024
She Serves the Realm, the fourth novel in the No Man
is Her Master series, is now available for review on
Netgalley.
What is NetGalley, you ask?
NetGalley is...
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Jun 06, 2024
Historical fiction author Lee Swanson will be
launching the fourth novel in his thrilling No Man is His Master series, She Serves the Realm" at in...
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Jun 01, 2024
I'm thrilled to announce
that I just received the Editor's Choice award from the
London-based magazine Reader's House for the soon-to-be-released
fourth novel in my No...
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May 20, 2024
, a London-based literary
magazine, has just published an interview where I discussed my
upcoming novel, She Serves the Realm, as well as the entire
No Man is Her...
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May 17, 2024
The schedule is out for the virtual tour launch of the fourth book
in the No
Man is Her Master series,
She Serves the Realm.
Remember the release date for...
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May 12, 2024
Throughout the No Man is Her Master
series, an essential plot element is Christina’s need to
successfully deceive others into believing she is a man. Her...
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May 01, 2024
Throughout the No Man is Her Master
series, the saga of Christina Kohl is meticulously interwoven into
actual places that exist in the 14th century. From the
Kohl’s...
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Apr 21, 2024
Throughout the No Man is Her Master
series, Christina Kohl's love of cakes and pastries is well
established. One of her favorite things to eat in Bruges...
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Feb 22, 2024
I had a great time as one of the presenters at the San Miguel de
Allende Writers' Conference Literary Sala author readings. I talked
about the No Man is Her Master...
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Feb 17, 2024
I was just notified my article "Medieval Monarchy on the Move - A
Cautionary Tale" will be published in the February 2025 Historical
Novel Society newsletter. The...
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Feb 01, 2024
The San Miguel Writers' Conference is the largest and most
prestigious co-cultural, bi-lingual literary gathering in the
Americas, attracting prominent authors and...
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Jan 31, 2024
I am pleased to announce that the fourth novel in the No Man
is Her Master series, She Serves the Realm, is
tentatively scheduled to be released on June 11, 2024.
She...
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Jan 20, 2024
Enamored with
medieval history after living in Germany and England, Lee Swanson
intricately weaves tales set in the 13th and 14th centuries, with a
focus on the...
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Aug 31, 2023
A detailed and highly complimentary review of Her Dangerous
Journey Home is featured in Ind'tale...
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Aug 30, 2023
Four five-star reviews for Her Dangerous Journey Home on
the Reader's Favorite...
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Aug 29, 2023
Her Dangerous Journey is featured on the I Heart Sapphfic
website at:
https://iheartsapphfic.com/bookinfo/her-dangerous-journey-home/
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Aug 28, 2023
Check out my favorite medieval historical fiction novels with
fierce female protagonists on the Shepherd.com...
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Aug 25, 2023
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Aug 21, 2023
Her Dangerous Journey Home is spotlighted as the featured
book of the week on the Functionally Fictional website.
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Aug 18, 2023
UK-based Historical Fiction Excerpts spotlights Her Dangerous
Journey Home on their...
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Aug 17, 2023
Read Rachel Lester-Hughes' review of Her Dangerous Journey
Home on her Facebook site
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Aug 16, 2023
Review of Her Dangerous Journey Home by Rita Mock-Pike at
the Mockingowl Roost website:
https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/her-dangerous-journey-home-review/
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Aug 11, 2023
I am offering a free ebook of
Her Dangerous Journey Home
through
BookSweeps.
If you'd like to enter the drawing, all you need to do is send me a
message...
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Aug 11, 2023
Video review of Her Dangerous Journey Home by
LESBIreview:
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Aug 08, 2023
Her Dangerous Journey Home is featured on the What is
This Book About website
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Aug 05, 2023
Lesbian Historic Motif podcast interview
Thanks so much to Heather Rose Jones for the opportunity to be
the first male author to appear on her podcasts!
(If you...
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Aug 04, 2023
The Bookreporter review:
(Special thanks to Barbara Bamberger Scott for saying such noce
things about Her Dangerous Journey Home.)
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Aug 04, 2023
The Overbooked Bibliophile review
(Special thanks to Sujoya Sanyal for the marvelous
review!)
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Aug 03, 2023
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Aug 03, 2023
Her Dangerous Journey Home is included in the
Hasty Book List August stack
(Special thanks to Ashley Hasty. Do remember to scroll down)
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Aug 02, 2023
Romance Reviews Today review
(Many thanks to Jani Brooks for saying such nice things about the
novel!)
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Aug 02, 2023
Sapphic Book Club guest post
(Article on the challenges faced by Christina Kohl in the
novel)
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Aug 01, 2023
Goodreads Paperback Giveaway
(Remember this contest ends on August 14th)
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Aug 01, 2023
August 1st, 2023
Historical Novel Society - Forthcoming Novels List
(Don't forget to scroll down for the August
entries)
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Aug 01, 2023
I can't begin to express my thanks to Tamian Wood of Beyond
Design International who just completed a revision of the
covers of my No Man is Her Master series.
Tamian...
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Aug 01, 2023
LibraryThing book giveaway
(Remember this contest ends August 25th)
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Jul 23, 2023
The schedule is out for the virtual tour launch of the third book
in the No
Man is Her Master series, Her
Dangerous Journey Home.
Please check out any...
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May 21, 2023
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May 20, 2023
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Dec 02, 2022
Throughout the No Man is Her Master series, the lives of
the fictional characters, such as Christina and Trudi, are
interwoven with those of actual people.
One such...
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Nov 28, 2022
Her Dangerous Journey Home
begins in the winter of 1310, an extended period of extreme cold
that created a tremendous hardship for London's...
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Nov 24, 2022
Christina Kohl is not the only female warrior of the Middle
Ages. Isabel of Conches is an actual woman who took up sword and
shield to fight alongside her...
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Nov 08, 2022
The Knarr was one type of ship favored by the pirates Christina
pursues in Her Dangerous Journey Home. Used primarily in
coastal waters since the 10th century by...
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Oct 23, 2022
I'm happy to announce that Her Dangerous Journey Home has
made the long-list of 25 top novels competing for the Chanticleer
International Book Awards pre-1750 Chaucer...
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Sep 27, 2022
Throughout the No Man is Her Master series, Christina and her
friends spend an inordinate amount of time drinking ale. This is
not unusual, as ale was the preferred...
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Sep 25, 2022
Visiting Warwick Castle is something every lover of medieval
history should do at least a dozen times in their lives. Leave an
hour, however, to visit the village of...
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Sep 15, 2022
Today, we journeyed to the ruins of Berkhamsted Castle in
Hertfordshire. Many thanks to my intrepid wife who drove, as the
two plus hours of travel from Staffordshire...
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Sep 13, 2022
Returned to Knaresborough Castle this morning as the museum and
keep tour were closed on Mondays. Met an absolutely brilliant young
lady working in the museum who had...
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Sep 12, 2022
We journeyed today to Knaresborough, a market town between the
Yorkshire cities of York and Harrogate. Although the castle is now
largely in ruins, it was an imposing...
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Sep 10, 2022
Today, our holiday took us to the Yorkshire town of Scarborough.
The weather was absolutely glorious, sunshine and a balmy
sea-breeze. We spent the entire afternoon...
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Sep 09, 2022
Today we toured Iceland's Golden
Circle, with stops at waterfalls, geysers, and Thingvellir National
Park. Amazingly, the Icelandic parliament met here at the...
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Sep 07, 2022
Today, I had the pleasure of visiting Reykjavik's Saga Museum.
One of my favorite exhibits detailed the exploits of Flóki
Vilgerðarson, who was one of the first...
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Sep 05, 2022
We're just getting ready to start the trek to Boston's Logan
Airport. We're flying Icelandair to Reykjavik for four days before
continuing on to England. Really...
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Aug 25, 2022
I am so happy to announce Stephanie Barko of Best Book Marketing
will be working with me to promote my new novel, Her Dangerous
Journey Home. Stephanie is a renowned...
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Aug 04, 2022
Just arranged an appointment for a pitch session with Anna
Worrall, an agent with the Gernert Company on September 24th. I
will be pitching my next novel in my "No Man...
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Aug 02, 2022
I'm very much looking forward to our upcoming trip to England in
early September. Besides visiting friends and family, as well as
considerable time in the pub, we are...
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Aug 01, 2022
The Historical Novel Society has just reviewed Her Perilous
Game in issue 101 of their Historical Novel Review quarterly.
Thanks to the reviewer, B.J. Sedlock for...
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England's Berkhamsted Castle is a major setting in She Serves
the Realm, the fourth novel in the No Man is Her Master
series, Although the castle lies in ruin today it...
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Had a great day as a visiting author at the Biblioteca
Publica (Public Library) Book Fair in San Miguel de Allende,
Mexico. There were a great number of authors,...
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I have finally decided on the subject for my next series of
novels. Isabella de Beaumont was a lady-in-waiting and confidant to
Edward I's Queen Eleanor as well his...
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To many, medieval England was rife with tales of witchcraft and
other workings of the devil. Surprisingly, there were very few
instances of accusations being brought...
