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A MARRIAGE OF LIONS – Choosing a title

I have to confess that A MARRIAGE OF LIONS did not have a title for a long time, and the first title it acquired is not the one you see on the jacket cover. The novel’s  working title for most of its first draft life in private was ‘Joanna de Valence’  because that was the […]

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A MARRIAGE OF LIONS: A novel is conceived

Before I began to write A MARRIAGE OF LIONS  I had no idea that this was going to be the title – although it suits the subject matter perfectly.  I also had no idea that Joanna de Munchensey and William de Valence were going to be the subjects of the novel but I am so […]

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THE AUTUMN THRONE: COVER REVEAL!

  I am thrilled to reveal to you, fresh from the designer’s desk, the UK hardcover for THE AUTUMN THRONE,  the concluding part of my trilogy about Alienor of Aquitaine.  I absolutely LOVE the sumptuous autumnal colours and the rich feel they give to the jacket.  I think the subtle background design is fabulous too. […]

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