Regan Walker's Blog: Regan's Author Blog, page 15
July 1, 2016
Daring Privateers in the American War of Independence
There is something about the idea of privateers that stirs my blood. It has all the excitement and danger of piracy on the high seas, but with a significant difference: the privateers, armed merchant ships, operated with government sanction, “Letters of Marque” that allowed the private vessel to act under color of law.Privateers were a large part of the total military force at sea during the 17th and 18th centuries. During the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), privateers acting for their respective governments—American, British and French, among others—seized thousands of ships, sometimes the same ship more than once! See more.
June 21, 2016
New Interview with Regan for Rebel Warrior
Want to know more about Regan? What inspired her to write? What makes her stories different? Where she writes and how? And her advice for new writers?Well now's your chance with this new interview from Books Go Social. See it HERE.
Albert Bierstadt... Painter of the American West
Albert Bierstadt was among the most internationally honored American artists of the nineteenth century, best known for his huge, panoramic landscapes that depicted the unsettled American West of the 1800s. He brought the West to the people and, I daresay, we are still falling in love with the romantic images he portrays. Read more and see his lovely paintings HERE.June 10, 2016
Do you read or write to music? See the music that inspires my stories!
When I wrote To Tame the Wind, my seafaring romance set in London, Paris and the English Channel, for a particularly difficult battle at sea between the hero, Capt. Simon Powell and his schooner and the heroine’s father, pirate Jean Donet and his brig sloop, I used The Courier from the soundtrack of The Last of the Mohicans. If you listen to that song as you read the scene you can feel the tension mount as the two ships tightly maneuver to fire their guns. Read the scene and see my playlists for my reading HERE.May 27, 2016
When One Love Story Isn't Enough...
We all know that romance novels involve a hero and a heroine, an intricate plot that presents obstacles to their love and a story in which the obstacles are overcome so that the reader gets that longed-for happily ever after. Right? But what happens when more than one couple shows up and demands their own HEAs? When I began writing my newest novel, Rebel Warrior, set in Scotland in the late 11th century, I never thought there would be more than my hero, Steinar of Talisand, and his heroine, Catrìona of the Vale of Leven — two lost souls recovering from a devastating crisis. But I was wrong...See the rest of the post on USAToday's HEA column HERE.
May 23, 2016
Marriage in Medieval Scotland!
Curious about how they married in Scotland of old? What was the age to wed? Did the marriage need to be blessed by the church? Was there a ring? Did the have divorce? And did the woman take her husband's name? See the answers here.Swan, You Say? Medieval Feasting!
n the course of researching my Medieval Warriors series set in 11th century England and Scotland, I discovered the diet of the time, when not affected by war, was quite varied. While the plants and animals available changed over the course of the era (5th – 15th centuries), we can say much about what they ate, particularly in the Middle Ages. And yes, swan was on the menu, particularly if you were dining with the king, but more about that later. See more.May 17, 2016
Release Day for Rebel Warrior!
It’s Release Day for Rebel Warrior... your chance to get swept away to medieval Scotland!Here’s what the early reviewers are saying:
“Spellbinding and Expertly Crafted” – A Reader’s Review
“Rebel Warrior is beautifully layered with true historic figures, facts and authentic history of Scotland woven into a creative and intriguing fictional story. A spectacular, riveting adventure … 5 Stars!” –Tartan Book Reviews
“Touching and well written and my favorite by any author. The storytelling and world building are phenomenal and the romance between Steinar and Catrìona will have you cheering as well as shedding a few tears. Very well done!”
– The Reading Cafe
“Ms. Walker has written another WOW, Medieval Romance. Fast paced, action packed story of betrayal, passion, destiny, fate, healing, romance and finding peace and a HEA. Walker is a talented storyteller, who pulls readers into the story and holds them transfixed. A page turning Medieval Romance!” – My Book Addiction
See it on Amazon.
May 12, 2016
Get Lost in Medieval Scotland!
In a land of mountains and mists, there once lived a rough warrior king and his fair-haired ladylove, a queen so devout she had once thought to take vows to become a nun. But that was before Malcolm, King of the Scots, glimpsed her and instantly fell in love. Margaret and Malcolm were the proverbial beauty and the beast and a true love match. To their court in Dunfermline flocked the mighty men of valor who had faced down William the Conqueror, English fleeing their homeland as well as Northmen from the Orkneys, an Irish nobleman from Leinster and a Welsh bard. Oh yes, and a Northumbrian warrior, who was gravely wounded fighting with the rebels in York.
Once an English thegn's son, Steinar of Talisand, now serves as scribe to the unlettered King of Scots, while secretly regaining his skills with a sword.
Against this backdrop enters a Scottish nobleman’s orphaned daughter, a flame-haired beauty, who will become one of Queen Margaret’s ladies-in-waiting, and the woman all the warriors want for their own.
It’s Rebel Warrior, book 3 in the Medieval Warriors series. And it’s available on Amazon for preorder, releasing May 17.
Read an excerpt HERE.
Last year, my medieval novel The Red Wolf's Prize, won the RONE (Reward of Novel Excellence) award for best medieval. This year I have two books nominated. The first one up is Rogue Knight.
