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Sweet Saturday Samples

In this excerpt from my sweet medieval romance, Loyalty's Web (rated PG), my eighteen-year-old heroine, Heléne, is watching the arrival at her father's castle of the Earl of Gunthar and his entourage. A few years before, King Henry II's sons rebelled against him and Heléne's father fought on the side of the rebels. The Earl of Gunthar has been sent to marry Heléne's sister, Clothilde, to cement their father's reaffirmed loyalty to the crown. Heléne is spying on Gunthar's arrival from her bedroom window.
           Heléne's voice took on a crisp note of anger. "It is not enough that the King has ordered Gunthar to take our brother away and make him little better than a hostage. He insists on humiliating us with this insulting offer of marriage.Were the King to bear such a dictate to me, I would--"            "Heléne, is he fat?"            Heléne turned her head, biting her tongue on an exasperated response. What on earth had that to do with anything?            Clothilde gave a despairing shudder and too late Heléne understood the urgency of her sister's question.              "No, no," she said quickly as Clothilde raised trembling hands to her face. "He is just as you hoped. He is very tall and lean and--and handsome." She added this last though in fact she had not yet seen his face. "Come, Clo, see for yourself. He will never know we are looking."            She turned back towards the window and leaned out over the courtyard once more. Only then did she realize the inaccuracy of her last statement. The Earl of Gunthar had turned away from her father and, as if sensing her gaze, suddenly glanced up at the window.              Heléne expected to feel again the rush of hatred she had known when she had seen him in her father's hall, his features concealed by a fearsomely crested helmet. Instead she gasped. His face, exposed to her now, was hawkishly proud, though not exactly handsome. His eyes, grey and piercing beneath thick, lowering brows, met her contemptuous stare with a powerful, probing regard. For a moment it transfixed her so thoroughly that she felt as though she had ceased to breathe, had been frozen into some curiously fashioned image laid open, every favor and flaw, to his uncompromising gaze.            Then one of his heavy eyebrows lifted and his cold, unyielding mouth curved upwards into a quizzical smile.            With that first glimmer of unexpected charm, Heléne remembered her awkward state of undress. Like her sister, she wore only a sleeveless chemise, with her pale gold braid spilling over her shoulder. With belated modesty, she drew back and leaned against the cold stones that ensconced the window seat. She pulled up her knees and twisted her arms around them, trying desperately to quiet the wild thudding of a heart which had but a moment ago been so inexplicably still.


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Get to Know the Reviewer: English Rose of Clean Romance Reviews

Our Get to Know You guest today is English Rose of Clean Romance Review. (Yes, that's her reviewer name.) Welcome! Thanks for joining us today.

JDP: Did your mother read to you as a child?
English Rose: Yes.  I remember her reading all kinds of kids books to me.  And my older sister - we liked to read together.  I don't really remember what we read, but we did.  Then I remember a lot of reading on my own as a kid too.  Trips to the library with my mom and siblings was awesome and regular.
JDP: Do you remember a favorite book from your childhood?
English Rose: Favorite book?  Not per se, but there was one that was memorable.  It was called Christina's Ghost (by Betty Ren Wright?) and I was probably 9 or 10 when I read it.  But I got so freaked out by the story partway through that I put it down for like two weeks and wouldn't even walk near it.  Eventually I did finish it though - and oddly enough I love ghost stories now.  :)  I also remember reading The Dark Is Rising Series by Susan Cooper when I was young - awesome series!
JDP: Name a favorite author as an adult
English Rose: Well that's an unfair question!  Since discovering so many wonderful authors while doing my blog, I'm not sure I could pick.  Besides, I'm not sure I could pick.  I will tell you that I enjoy Georgette Heyer, Orson Scott Card and Susan Cooper (all authors I liked as a teen).  
JDP: (Oooo, Georgette Heyer is my hero! Or I guess I should say, heroine.) Share a book you've read multiple times.
English Rose: Hmmmm.....anything I actually own (I'm a library kind of girl).  Georgette Heyer, Tarzan, Harry Potter, Twilight, Ender's Game, etc.  If I own it, I've probably read it many times.  I often get the urge to read late at night and (until recently) the only choices at that time of night were what was on my shelf.  It's not uncommon for me to read a book 5-6 times.
JDP: Ah, you're a girl after my own heart. J Now, very important question: Kindle, Nook, or good old hard copy?
English Rose: Although I'm saving up for some kind of e-reader, I haven't decided which one to get yet.  Nothing will ever beat a paperback though.  I love the feel of holding it up and turning the pages.  One of my favorite smells in the world is books - the dustier the better.  :)  Another reason I like libraries.  Hardbacks are good too, but paperbacks are my favorite.
JDP: I bought a Kindle in January, but I'm finding I'm still clinging to hard copy books, too. As you say, I love the feel of them in my hands, the ability to flip through pages (instead of punching a button to go back one page at a time), even being able to stick my fingers in three separate spots so I can look back and forth. I suppose there are electronic equivalents, but it's just not the same. What's your favorite place to read?
English Rose: Well, I usually end up reading in bed, after everyone else is asleep.  But my favorite place?  To be honest, my grandmother used to have a ski cabin that we would visit in the summertime.  She had an old-fashioned rocking chair next to her bookcase of Regency Romances.  It was the best place to read ever!  I guess that would translate over to reading on the couch now.  :)
JDP: What are your three favorite reading genres?
English Rose: Romance!  Okay, let's see. 1- I love historical romance.  I was an Archaeology major in college and have always loved history.  Combining that with romance it is just a natural favorite.  Regency England, Medieval European, American anything....it's all so much fun!  2- I must say I think I like fantasy romance as well.  There is something about being drawn into an entirely different world where all the rules are different, except the rules of the heart.  3- Christmas romance is definitely a favorite too.  It's not a normal genre, but one I consider as a genre.  Christmas is the best, most wonderful and magical season ever!  Combine that with falling in love and you can't beat it.  
JDP: What's the last book you read?
English Rose: The answer to this changes several times a week, so this is hardly fair.  I did just finish one last night - Count Down to Love by Julie Ford.  But you should really check my blog for the most recent books I've read.  I don't read much but romance, so they all get put up there.
JDP: What are you're reading now?
English Rose: Again, this changes a lot too, but I just started The Wrong Path by Vivian Marie Aubin de Paris.  
JDP: What's next on your reading list?
English Rose: Hmmm....I can't really tell you.  I have lots of books on the list - I think I was at around 20 or so last time I checked, but I don't know which one will be next.  It will depend some on if I want to read a paperbook or an e-book next.  I never decide out the exact order ahead of time - so I can mix things up a bit as I go.
JDP: What you would like to read more of? (author, genre, etc)
English Rose: Mostly, the books I look forward to are the later books in a series.  Right now, I am anxiously awaiting books in the Marina's Tales Series, Rogue Heart Series, Bloodstone Saga, Echoes series and many others, including yours Joyce!  I love reading series or connected books - probably because I already know I like the way the author writes and some of the characters.  :)
JDP: Well, you just put a big smile on my face. J Thanks, Jennifer! Can you share a favorite book that you've read in the last 12 months?
English Rose: Again, how is that fair to pick just one?  *sigh*  J  I'll tell you about one I got from the library.  It was Call Me Mrs Miracle by Debbie Macomber.  It was actually my first Debbie Macomber book ever.  It was a totally cute story that was easy to imagine as a Lifetime Movie (which did happen).  The characters were sweet and fun and totally believable.  Christmas magic sparkles in the air and you come to believe that there are times that you really can get just about anything for Christmas.  For my full summary and review, click here: http://cleanromancereviews.blogspot.com/2011/02/call-me-mrs-miracle.html
More about English Rose! : I grew up in California and will always be a California girl at heart.  I started reading romances when I was a teenager and my grandmother lent me one of hers - been reading them ever since.  After high school I left California, never to return (yet).  I attended college at Brigham Young University.  It was there that I met and married my wonderful husband.  We have two little boys now that keep me busy and laughing.
My review site is called Clean Romance Reviews .  I review romances without the bedroom scenes, and other such inappropriateness that gets in the way of the story.  ;)  I do all kinds of genres from historical to paranormal, fantasy and young adult.  I love reading and I love being able to share with others great titles that they don't have to be wary about reading.  Like everything wonderful in my life it's because of my husband - he gave me the idea to start my blog and is continuously supportive of me.  

Author Interview & Giveaway with Regency Author Wanda Luce

As you know, if you follow my Tuesday Teasers, I am smack in the middle of a brand new Regency romance by debut author, Wanda Luce. Wanda has kindly agreed to be interviewed for my blog and is generously giving away a copy of her Regency romance,  Lydia . Read on, and at the end of the interview, I'll tell you how you can enter to win a copy of her book.
JDP: How long have you been reading Regency romances?
Wanda: I fell in love with Jane Austen's novels when I was eleven or twelve.
JDP: What was the first Regency romance you ever read?
Wanda:  Pride and Prejudice .  I remember having a big crush on Mr. Darcy and reading it twice just to fall in love with him again. 

JDP: When did you first realize you wanted to write Regency romances?
Wanda: Just three years ago I started re-reading the British historical novels I had loved as a girl.  First, I re-read all of Jane Austen's books, and then I read every clean Regency I could find in our local library.  My husband likes TV, and I prefer to read, so every evening, I would read while he watched.  One day he suggested that I write a Regency, so I just sat down at the computer and wrote the first line for fun.  I was hooked from then on and one line became ten and then twenty and so on until six months later I wrote "The End."  That very first line once read: 
"Condolences were generally felt though no longer expressed that the lovely Lydia still stood in want of a husband."
I am currently finishing up the first draft of my second Regency.  Now that writing has gotten into my blood, I just can't quit.  I'm addicted to the thrill of the hunt with words and plot as my game.   

JDP: That's a lovely first line! Although I think readers will thoroughly enjoy your revised beginning. :-) Which Regency romance authors have most influenced you in your love for the Regency period?
Wanda: Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer lead the list.  Next, I'd have to say Pamela Aidan whose rewrite of  Pride and Prejudice  from Darcy's point of view leads in quality every  Pride and Prejudice  rewrite ever released.  Elizabeth Aston's novels are excellent as well.  I love the incredibly poetic way they combine words into sentences and scenes that transport me back to the nineteenth century.  The beauty of Regency romance lives not only in the story line but in the chivalrous ebb and flow of how the hero and heroine fall in love. 
JDP: I'm still in the middle of reading  Lydia , but I can already attest to your own "incredibly poetic" prose. :-) Since I'm always interested in how authors research their historical novels, could you tell us a little about how you researched the Regency era for  Lydia ?
Wanda: Most of my research comes from what I can find online or in books by British authors written in that time period.  I always spend a great many hours reading about the geographical areas where my books take place, even if I use very little of what I learn.  I search through a lot of British names before I name my characters, and I always check to make sure my idiomatic or slang phrases were in common use in early 1800's England.  Overall, I have to be sure that anything in my books was common during the Regency period.  I also like to pick out real locations where I can imagine the events of my books taking place.
JDP: Can you share with us your top three favorite Regency romance research books or other resources?
I used all three of these and a great many others for information.
****Jane Austen's Worldhttp://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/social-customs-and-the-regency-world/
****Michele Sinclair:  Regency Era Lifehttp://www.michelesinclair.com/regency_life.shtml
****Diane Dishman's Writing and Research Websitehttp://www.sff.net/people/didish/regency.htm
JDP: Are there any historical figures from the Regency era who particularly intrigue you?
Wanda: William Wilberforce is one of my biggest heroes.  I even put a mention of him in Lydia.  If you are reading this interview and haven't seen the movie Amazing Grace, you must go rent it.  His was the most powerful force behind the abolition of the slave trade in England.   Quite a man.
JDP: I haven't seen the movie, though I've heard much about it. I'll have to check it out. Do you have an all-time favorite Regency romance?
Wanda: Yes.   Persuasion  by Jane Austen.  I relate so deeply to Anne Elliot and her acute pain because of her love for Captain Wentworth.  If anyone reading this has not seen the 2007 BBC release of Persuasion, the movie, you are really missing something. Rupert Penry-Jones as Captain Wentworth is drop-dead gorgeous. 

JDP: What inspired you to write  Lydia ?
Wanda: Really, I started  Lydia  on a sudden whim.  I had read so many Regencies, that I thought it would be fun to try my hand at it—just for fun, you understand—and my husband encouraged me in the idea.  I NEVER had any intention of submitting it for publication.  Once I had revised it a few times, I decided I would like some feedback on it, so I submitted it to about twelve agents and publishers.  I was unbelievably SHOCKED when I ended up with two offers!   

JDP: Tell us a little bit about  Lydia ?
Wanda: At six and twenty, the impoverished Lydia Hathaway has endured bleak years of heartbreak, longing for a love that never came. Her deceased father's foolhardiness has left her family bankrupt, and Lydia is eventually left no alternative but to take a position as the companion and governess to Susan Ashcroft of Danbury Park in Surrey. During the first days at her post, Lydia pines bitterly for a life she believes forever lost. Anxious for peace, she rambles one morning across the muddy wilds of the Ashcroft estate where she has a most unimaginable encounter with the notorious Lord Connor Denton. As their paths continue to cross, Lydia falls ever deeper in love with the charming rogue while battling against his growing assault on her heart. In spite of his forward attentions, she considers his behavior toward her as nothing less than idle flirtation. And why should she think otherwise? As the wealthy son of an earl, Lord Denton may choose from among the most beautiful women of England's first circles--none to which Lydia claims inclusion. In spite of her indignation over Lord Denton's rakish maneuvering, she anguishes beneath the reality that he is forever beyond her reach. Tormented in a relentless battle to suppress a love she cannot overcome, Lydia resolves to leave the Ashcrofts and Danbury Park forever. 
Hope you will read  Lydia  to discover the twist of fate that reunites Lydia and Lord Denton in the end. 

JDP: What project are you working on next?
Wanda: I have nearly completed the first draft of my second Regency.  This one is mainly in the hero's point-of-view.  He is the rakish son of the Marquess of Lansdowne.  His covert escapades to ferret out a ring of aristocratic criminals requires that he disappear into the British countryside for a short time under a false identity.  Here he meets Alexandra Dancy, a country miss whose family hides its aristocratic origins because they must guard a dark secret.  How can the two overcome the prejudices and hidden identities that divide them?  Sorry, you will just have to wait and read it to learn the answer.
JDP: Oooo, that sounds fascinating! I can't wait to read this one. In the meantime, where can readers obtain a copy of  Lydia ?
Wanda:  Lydia  is available online at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, Deseretbook.com, Brigham Distributing, in Deseret Bookstores, BYU Bookstore, through the University of Utah Bookstore, or in independent bookstores in Utah.   Lydia  may be available elsewhere, depending upon which stores opt to carry it.  I love to hear from my readers and hope you will drop me a line when you have finished it. 
JDP: Thank you so much for joining us today, Wanda! 
Readers can learn more about Wanda and her books by visiting her at her  blog or on Facebook. 

Now to the giveaway! For a chance to win WINNER'S CHOICE of either a print or Kindle version of  Lydia , do one, two, or all three of the following. (Each counts as a separate entry.)
(1) Leave a comment on this blog interview, then email me at jdipastena@yahoo.com WITH YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS, with "#1 - Regency Romance Rocks!" typed in the subject line.
(2) Visit Wanda's blog, click on the Excerpt (Lydia) tab, read the excerpt and find the question that Lord Denton asked Lydia while they were dancing. Email me the answer at jdipastena@yahoo.com WITH YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS, with "#2 – Regency Romance Rocks!" typed in the subject line.
(3) Read the biography of Wanda on The Book Table and tell me where she served an LDS mission. Email me the answer at jdipastena@yahoo.com WITH YOUR NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS, with "#3 – Regency Romance Rocks!" typed in the subject line.
Deadline for entries is August 16, midnight PST. The winner will be announced on August 17.


(If you have trouble with any of these links, please email me at jdipastena@yahoo.com)

Tuesday Teaser

Tuesday Teaser is a weekly bookish meme (rhymes with "cream"), hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. (I've borrowed it from LDS Women's Book Review.) Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share at least two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!
I'm adapting the rules slightly. I'll be quoting some random lines from the last chapter I read before I post a teaser. I'm a slow reader, so you may get multiple teasers per book. Here's my second teaser from  Lydia :
She would assume he had only brought her away from the group to take advantage of her. And had he? Yes, but his attachment to her was sincere, at least for now.
From  Lydia , by Wanda Luce, PFD, 45% done
If you'd like to share a teaser from a book you're currently reading, I'd love you to do so in the comment section. And you don't even have to share it on a Tuesday! Be sure to include the title, author, and page number in case others would like to check out the book you're reading.

Tuesday Teaser is a weekly bookish meme (rhymes with "cre...

Tuesday Teaser is a weekly bookish meme (rhymes with "cream"), hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. (I've borrowed it from LDS Women's Book Review.) Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current readOpen to a random pageShare at least two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!
I'm adapting the rules slightly. I'll be quoting some random lines from the last chapter I read before I post a teaser. I'm a slow reader, so you may get multiple teasers per book. Here's my second teaser from  Lydia :
She would assume he had only brought her away from the group to take advantage of her. And had he? Yes, but his attachment to her was sincere, at least for now.
From  Lydia , by Wanda Luce, PFD, 45% done
If you'd like to share a teaser from a book you're currently reading, I'd love you to do so in the comment section. And you don't even have to share it on a Tuesday! Be sure to include the title, author, and page number in case others would like to check out the book you're reading.

Light Bulb Award

Thank you to three lovely ladies who solved my research problem into how to conceal a secret in my never-ending WIP that is Acelet's story.

The Light Bulb Award 


is hereby granted to:
Cindy R. William,   Donna Hatch
and
Karen Adair

Summary Sunday

It's been a long time since I shared a Summary Sunday! Summary Sunday is where I share one new sentence from each day of my writing week with you. It's a way to give you a flavor of what I'm currently working on, but more importantly, it's a way to hold myself accountable for actually writing something during the week so I'll have some sentences to share with you!


These sentences are from my never-ending draft of Acelet's story. (Yes, I know I said I was taking a break to work on The Lady and the Minstrel , but now I'm taking a break from The Lady and the Minstrel to work on Acelet's story again.)


Tuesday: Acelet bowed, torn between excitement to hear his name coupled with that very personification of all his dearest held knightly ideals, the great William Marshal, concern for the soaring expectations he knew such praise would raise in his beloved's breast, and a fervid hope that Aigar would never recognize himself as the inspiration for the giant that Acelet was composing in his head.


Thursday: So impressed had the duke been with Acelet's gift of speed and accuracy that he had made Acelet one of his own squires, set him to training with Aigar, and vowed to knight him along with forty other of his vassals' sons before another fortnight expired. 


Friday: A muttered curse at last drew Acelet's attention, for it matched exactly the sort of blasphemous invective he expected the duke to loose upon his head.


Saturday: Acelet would have thought she and Sir Raimon disliked one another with a passion, had he seen either of them betray so much as a hint of heat in their natures.


(Remember, these are from a draft, so cut my sentence lengths a little slack, okay?)

Sweet Saturday Samples

Thank you to the Sweet Saturday Samples blog for sponsoring this great new idea of spotlighting clean fiction excerpts from authors every Saturday! All you have to do is visit the Sweet Saturday Samples blog each week to find a list of participating blogs. From there you can click from link to link to read a wide variety of clean excerpts from romance to mysteries to fantasy to, well, pretty much anything else writers would like to share while keeping it clean.

Here is my first Sweet Saturday excerpt. These are the opening lines of my sweet medieval romance, Loyalty's Web . I hope you enjoy it!


"It is a lie!"            The young lady struck his hand away.            He caught his breath at the transformation anger worked upon her. He had thought her drab but curious a moment ago, decked out in what he imagined must be some squire's cast off clothes. Although her hose-clad legs were nicely turned, the too large, knee-length tunic completely swallowed up any hint of womanly curves. He might well have taken her for a tall, lanky youth, had it not been for her pale gold braid. Even tumbled over her shoulder as it was, its thick, feathery end brushed against her hip.            Now tiny flecks of fire set her silvery eyes ablaze. The way her cheeks glowed, he thought the whole of her might burst into flames. A calm, critical survey confirmed a sad lack of her sister's bewitching charms. But drab this young lady most certainly was not.  
Loyalty's Web is a PG rated medieval romance. You can read more about Loyalty's Web by clicking here.
Now hop back over to Sweet Saturday Samples to find more sweet samples to read!













Available in both print and Kindle versions

Tuesday Teaser

Tuesday Teaser is a weekly bookish meme (rhymes with "cream"), hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. (I've borrowed it from LDS Women's Book Review.) Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current readOpen to a random pageShare at least two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!
I'm adapting the rules slightly. I'll be quoting some random lines from the last chapter I read before I post a teaser. I'm a slow reader, so you may get multiple teasers per book. Here's a teaser from Lydia :
The breath caught in her chest as she waited for his first word to alert her that he had arrived at her side, but a strong, direct address never came. Rather, he leaned in very close and offered only a softly spoken "thank you" that was as palpable as if his lips had lingered upon her ear.
From Lydia , by Wanda Luce, PFD, 22% done
If you'd like to share a teaser from a book you're currently reading, I'd love you to do so in the comment section. And you don't even have to share it on a Tuesday! Be sure to include the title, author, and page number in case others would like to check out the book you're reading.

How do you say that name?

Here's something nifty I just figured out how to do! People are always asking me how to pronounce the names of characters in my books. (What do you mean? Rousillon? What's hard about that? ;-) )
Well guess what? I've found out that Google Translate is good for more than just translating a word from another language into French, and vice versa. You can actually type a proper NAME in and get both the English and French pronunciations. I tried it with a few of my characters and it's pretty cool!
Well, I would say that, being the author, now wouldn't I? But if you've ever wondered how to pronounce any of my characters' names, here's your chance to find out. Click on this link to Google Translate. (Hmm. Be careful. If you type in the words "googletranslate.com", something else comes up that my virus software blocks. Apparently you have to type the words backwards, http:translate.google.com to get to the right site. So be careful!)
Okay, once you're on Google Translate, set the "From" box to "French." After all, my characters are French, so that's the language they would be speaking. (Happily, I translated their story into modern English to pass it on to you. ;-) ) You can set the "To" box to English if you want, but I must worn you that some of the names will come out terribly mispronounced in English. (Like Clothilde. Even in English, the "th" would make a "t" sound, but the English translator doesn't appear to know that.)
Next, copy and paste any of the character names below into the French box. When you do, a "Listen" box will appear below. (If it doesn't, go ahead and set the "To" column to English to make the "Listen" boxes come up.) Now click on the "Listen" box below the French column to hear the French pronunciation for each name.
Cool, huh?
For Siriol (Siri) de Calendri and Lucianna Fabio, you can set the French or English column to Italian, if you'd like to hear their names pronounced in their native tongue.
You can also split up the names and insert just the first or last name into the boxes, if you'd like to hear them separately. (Sometimes the translator speaks so fast, the names all run together, so it helps to split them up.)
Given some of the errors in the English translations, I can't vouch for how universally accurate the French pronunciations will be, but they'll give you a good idea.
In the end, of course, feel free to pronounce the names any way that make the characters come alive to you. I admit that even I sometimes have my own pronunciations in my head for some of my characters. Just call it author's license. J
But for a bit of fun, here are some of the characters from Loyalty's Web and Illuminations of the Heart (in no particular order). Copy, paste, and click away.
Heléne de LaurantHugh de BuryClothilde de MervalTriston de BrielleEtienne de Brielle (another bad English pronunciation)Therri de LaurantAumary de LaurantGwenllian de Laurant (you can set this one to translate her first name into a Welsh pronunciation, too, but it's a man's voice and sounds odd)AudiartOsanneGaroux de RousillonChallonsSiriol (Siri) de CalendriLucianna FabioRaynor de MolinetFauke de VaumâleAcelet de CaryPerrin(Sir) BalduinSimon GeraudCeridwen (French to Welsh)Eluned (French to Welsh)
Did I leave anyone out? Probably. But by now, you know how it works, so go ahead and fill in the blanks on your own.