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Kim Rendfeld has a lifelong fascination with fairy tales and legends, which set her on her quest to write The Cross and the Dragon.

She grew up in New Jersey and attended Indiana University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and English, with a minor in French. If it weren't for feminism, she would be one of those junior high English teachers scaring the bejesus out of her students, correcting grammar to the point of obnoxiousness. Instead, her career has been in journalism, public relations, and now fiction.

Kim was a journalist for almost twenty years at Indiana newspapers, including the Journal and Courier in Lafayette, The Muncie Star, and The News and Sun in Dunkirk, and she won several awards from the Hoosier State Pres...more

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Bertrada: Queen Mother and Diplomat

In the early months of 772, Bertrada was the queen mother of Francia, one of the most influential political positions, yet I doubt anyone would envy her situation. Her younger son, King Carloman, had died on December 4 at age 20, and her elder son, King Charles, quickly seized his late brother’s realm, denying her grandsons their inheritance.

On top of that, Charles divorced a Lombard princess,...

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The Cross and the Dragon
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Kim Rendfeld wrote a new blog post Bertrada: Queen Mother and Diplomat In the early months of 772, Bertrada was the queen mother of Francia, one of the most influential political positions, yet I doubt anyone would env... Read more of this blog post »
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Kim Rendfeld rated a book 5 of 5 stars A Thing Done by Tinney S. Heath (Goodreads Author) read in December, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
“A Thing Done” will take the reader back to 13th-century Florence, when an annoying prank snowballs into a vendetta among Florence’s noble families. The narrator is the jester ordered to pull the prank, whom we today would describe as working class....more
Jan 01, 2013 03:39pm · see review
Kim Rendfeld rated a book 4 of 5 stars Follow the River by James Alexander Thom	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kim Rendfeld wants to read The Widow's Redeemer by Philippa Jane Keyworth (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Kim Rendfeld rated a book 4 of 5 stars The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe read in January, 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is a great book. The story shifts between the 1990s and New England when it was a Puritan colony. The author did a good job in portraying mother-daughter relationships and the existence of magic. Highly recommended.
Oct 07, 2012 08:14pm · see review
Kim Rendfeld rated a book 3 of 5 stars Raintree County by Ross Lockridge read in January, 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book has an interesting story and gives the reader a look at 19th century Midwestern life before and after the Civil War. Its non-chronological structure places several emotional climaxes at the end. However, it could have used tigher editing. T...more
Sep 23, 2012 02:17pm · see review
Kim Rendfeld rated a book 4 of 5 stars Rhinoceros Dreams: Stories by Jessica Knauss (Goodreads Author) read in September, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
These amusing, quirky, surreal tales are enjoyable and satisfying but also point out a dark reality: the serious threat to rhinoceroses by poachers, who brutually cut off the horns and let the creatures die. The first tale is a paranormal love story....more
Sep 21, 2012 06:31pm · see review