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Patti (baconater) wrote: "Ahem.The Stand is my all time favourite book.
The extended version just added extra betterness."
I did try to like it, but no.
Meanwhile, back at the plot . . .
I'm part way through ODN and very much enjoying it. :)
Oh Tim! That's made my day.Have you worked out where Wintergate really is? In the 1800s it used to be called Marsh Bay and I thought that was a totally dud name, so I wasn't having that. Also, it could have got confused with the Romney Marsh smuggling hoohahs.
Merrygate's easy for a Man of Kent/Kentish Man. I think it used to be called Meregate (forgotten now, Ill have to look it up). Anyone else forget their own books? Doh!
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Anna wrote: ""I really wanted to know what happened next so found it difficult to put this book down." Kevin Marsh on Goodreads
One Dark Night by Anna Faversham
Free for Kindle Unlimited member..."
Thanks, Patti. I find I get so busy, I have to put them down but I tuck the Kindle in my handbag and books get read a chapter at a time - if I'm lucky.
I see that Dreamland has reopened - many happy hours wasted there as a kid! :)
Wasted? Nah! That's memory creation. We'll need those happy memories one day when we find we're stuck to our chairs, fingers glued to the keyboard.
One Dark Night is described by a Goodreads reviewer as: "Beautifully written, the story is populated by interesting characters that I grew to love."
Here is an excerpt:
"The reason for Mrs Tynton’s unusually confident refusal to be intimidated stood by the farmhouse stove, legs astride, hands behind his back and keeping an amused eye on his parents. Alongside him lay a black and white, long-haired dog which regarded Lucy with interest.
Lucy had not seen Daniel for some years, maybe three or four, and even before that, their paths had rarely crossed. But here stood Daniel, his eyes taking her in, stripping her of her pitiful clothes and betraying the merest hint of a smile. Lucy blushed. Drat. If only she’d known he was to be home.
“Hello Lucy.”
The blush grew. “Hello Da… Mr Tynton.”
Daniel’s smile grew too. There was a controlled silence before he replied in his relaxed country burr. “It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”
Lucy’s face was still as red as a ripe apple. He’d kissed her once when she was just thirteen and he was seventeen. The look on his face told her he’d not forgotten his game of stealth as he’d wrapped his arms around her waist, spun her round and stolen a kiss. Six years had passed and she’d never been kissed since, though some had tried. She attempted to think of an answer that wouldn’t give away her racing thoughts, but couldn’t.
Mrs Tynton was staring at them both. “Get your porridge, Lucy, and hurry up about it.” She ambled off towards the scullery.
To reach the porridge on the stove, Lucy had to pass Daniel and the dog, and neither moved. Rather than squeeze between him on her left and the kitchen table, she walked around the other side, collecting a bowl as she went. Still Daniel did not make way for her. “I would be obliged, Mr Tynton, if you would move just enough for me to reach the pot.”
“Say that again and I’ll move.”
Lucy raised her eyes to meet his sparkling blue ones. He was jesting. “Why?”
“I like to hear you talk.”
“Why?” Lucy wondered if it was wise to hold her ground now that Daniel was no longer a boy.
“It’s good to see you’ve still a lot of fight in you, Lucy. I’ve been hearing a few tales.” He nodded his head in the direction of the scullery. “But I can hold out longer and I’ll not move until you say that again for me.”
“Why?” The word had come out quicker than she’d intended. Should she play these games with someone who held her livelihood in his hands?
Daniel took hold of her frozen hand. Lucy withdrew it and immediately regretted her instinctive reaction. His eyes had not left her since she’d walked through the door and her nerve was failing. “You don’t talk like the rest of us round here. I’ve missed your voice and, like me Ma says, you sound like you’re from the gentry.”
He meant it. Lucy could see that gentle look appearing in his eyes, the one she took to bed with her and to her sanctuary on the cliffs, the look which warmed her and fought to stay in her fading stock of cherished memories. Playfully, Lucy dropped him a curtsey and said, “Kind sir, I would be obliged if you would move just enough for me to reach the pot.”
“Gentle lady, you shall have your wish.” Daniel bowed low with a flourish of his hand and a courteous smile. He turned to the dog lying by his right foot. “Josh, this lady is a friend,” he placed his right hand on his left shoulder. Josh stood, plodded slowly towards Lucy, sat down again and held up a paw. Entranced, Lucy took his paw and shook it gently. “She wishes us to move. Would you be so kind as to shift a bit for her?” He clicked his fingers and Josh followed Daniel who moved just enough to give access to the steaming pot on the stove, leaving him close enough to ensure she brushed against him."
Only £1.99 or US$2.99 or equivalent
And if you are a Kindle Unlimited member the book is free.
is reduced to 99p/US99c until next Wednesday 2nd December.
It's about Laura who finds herself washed up from a shipwreck in 2009 - she'd stormed off from her betrothed in 1814 so she's somewhat confused as to how this could happen. She likes life in the 21st century but she realizes she has made a horrible mistake.
Meanwhile, Xandra even hates her name as well as all the other bothersome things of modern day life and Laura happens to notice this! Could she...? Yep, she could, and she does. Back goes Xandra to 1814 only to be met with suspicious travelling companions, a highwayman and a delicious man who is still mourning the death of the girl he loved
How do these two cope with their puzzling new lives? And how does Laura manage not to upset the course of history despite her meddling? And oh boy can she meddle!
If you'd like to know more, then please grab a copy from Amazon and curl up somewhere warm and cosy and visit another time, another place.
Merry Christmas - no gifts, sorry, but
is reduced to 99p on Boxing Day through until 1st January.
A romantic thriller:
It is 1821 and smuggling is rife on the English coast. One man is determined, not only to stop this violent trade, but to hang the perpetrators - one in particular. Lucy has her own problems and they get worse when these two men enter her life.
If you're fed up with Easter eggs ;o) then here is a little gift for you
This time travel romance is on a Kindle Countdown Deal until Wednesday midnight - 99p.
Here's an extract when a girl from the 21st century, Xandra, finds herself in the early 19th century with some doubtful travelling companions:
"Upon her return, the man was slouched across the entire seat facing the front where Parson Raffles had been sitting; Parson Raffles was remonstrating with him.
“My good man,” said the parson in a manner that conveyed doubts about his own choice of adjective, “I feel I should apprise you of the fact that I am a poor traveller and I need to face the front.”
“Good man? D’you know who you’re talking to?”
His doubts confirmed, the parson replied, “I can see you are no gentleman, despite your attempt at a gentleman’s garb.”
Ooh, thought Xandra, this could turn into an interesting journey.
“I am Alfred Smith. You’ll know my name, of course.”
“I do not, and I have no wish to hear more of it.”
Alfred Smith, no more than twenty-five years of age, held high a bulging, chinking, pouch. “Alfred Smith shall soon be one of the richest men in the county and you’ll be saying you had the good fortune to meet the great man.”
Parson Raffles climbed in the carriage and sat next to, and almost on top of, the aspiring great, but currently drunk and scrawny, Alfred Smith."
If you have not yet read Hide in Time, I hope you will take a look at the ebook on Amazon and, if you buy it, I hope you will enjoy it.
It is 1821, Regency England, and smuggling is rife on the Kent coast. Lucy Yorton, dragged away from her privileged early life, finds it impossible to know who to trust, while those around her suspect she is a spy and treat her accordingly. Her problems increase when two men enter her life.
Lieutenant Karl Thorsen, sworn to avenge the death of his father, is a King's man. He is determined to stop the violent smugglers, hang them, and hang and gibbet one in particular.
Daniel Tynton has smuggling in his blood. Undaunted by Thorsen's threats, he is respected and feared. When he witnesses a murder, he makes a bold decision, and many lives will never be the same.
Until Monday 2nd May
will be 99c/99p on a Kindle Countdown Deal
By the way, did you know that the spendthrift Prince Regent/George IV inherited 65,000 books which are now in the British Library. Not a lot of people know that and neither did I until last Saturday.
Anna wrote: "It is 1821, Regency England, and smuggling is rife on the Kent coast. Lucy Yorton, dragged away from her privileged early life, finds it impossible to know who to trust, while those around her su..."
Just catching up with your author thread, Anna. Interesting fact, I didn't know that either. I hope things are going well for you. :)
Thanks Heather, things are going slowly! And how is writing going for you - faster than for me, I hope?Passing all those books on to the British Library (yet few of us know about it) brought to mind the quotation from Shakespeare:
"The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones."
Anna wrote: "Thanks Heather, things are going slowly! And how is writing going for you - faster than for me, I hope?Passing all those books on to the British Library (yet few of us know about it) brought to m..."
It's not going too bad thank you. I've been a bit tied up recently trying to get my third novel ready to launch, hopefully next month. :)
Third novel? Same as me! But I daren't put a date on publication. All the best for a successful launch in June and I'll trot along behind you.Anyone know how much Amazon are paying per page for KU/KOLL this month?
BookHippo seems to have run low on drabbles. Can anyone write one or ten? If you can't (hmmm... you know you can if you try very, very hard) there is an option to approve, or not, other people's offerings. Hey! Power!BookHippo provides this wonderful service to authors for free (but donations must be very welcome) so the least we can do is to help, don't you think? Nag, nag, nag.
I'm worried (I do that very well) for BookHippo. It's short of drabbles and there must be writers out there keen to have a featured drabble with a link to their other writing.Or just people who want to get other people's drabbles approved. Go to www.BookHippo.co.uk or, if you get the newsletter (and it's the best) then go to the bottom and press the link to moderate drabbles.
P.S. - I'm not related or linked to Rosen in any way at all but we can't give reviews for newsletters except like this!
Mention it in the morning thread as well, Anna.
As it happens, I've just written one. Will try to remember to submit it tomorrow.
Will do, Patti, thank you.Brilliant, Kath. How do you pack so much into your life?
It's my aversion to housework that leaves me so much time! There are actually two in the queue already moderated - and mine just uploaded. One's been there with two approvals for a couple of days. Dunno how it works.
I noticed that for perhaps a whole week there were none in the queue and none in the newsletter. Then the first arrived, by RM, and I approved that, maybe 4 days ago now. Then the second was there today, so I've approved that but they each need 3 approvals - which I think is a good idea.This newsletter business is cut-throat and much harder than it looks, I'm sure. I think Rosen's is one of the best and there are so few in the UK. She's worked hard to increase the number of newsletter recipients, so I'd really like for us all to support her. I'm useless at writing drabbles. The last couple I wrote were dire but I wanted to provide something!
I've not approved anything and everything. I'm off to take a look at yours.
I quite like housework. Not too much of it though. I view it as 'going to the gym'.
Anna wrote: "I noticed that for perhaps a whole week there were none in the queue and none in the newsletter. Then the first arrived, by RM, and I approved that, maybe 4 days ago now. Then the second was there ..."I sent one, will try to write a few more. It's surprisingly difficult to come up with ideas complete in a tiny space. Good practice.
I keep trying to like gardening, Kath. I enjoy it once I get started, so long as it's only 15 minutes at a time! Himself is in charge of lawns and hedges, (he's doing away with them all) and I'm in charge of 'the rest'. On writing days, when I get stiff, I rush out to do 15 mins then back to the desk. So you see, not a lot gets done.Alicia, so pleased you've come up with something. More than I could!
Very good to see the drabbles dribbling in, isn't it?
Anna wrote: "I'm worried (I do that very well) for BookHippo. It's short of drabbles and there must be writers out there keen to have a featured drabble with a link to their other writing.Or just people who w..."
I got mine published :-) but no link to my Amazon page/book (which IS listed in BookHippo) :-(. Anyone know what I did wrong? It would be a lovely little piece of advertising for supplying free content.
I like writing short as practice; will submit a few more.
I saw it, Alicia! Good to have a proper drabble! Sorry I don't know why there was no link, there usually is. I wonder where Rosen is? She's very quiet at the moment and let's hope she is OK and just very busy.I'm not sure if Rosen hangs around the morning thread. Perhaps someone will be able to help you with attracting her attention then I'm sure she'll put it right for the next ones if you can do some more.
My wip is not far from being published and while it is laid down like a fine wine :o) , I am going to be very good and do a Proper Plan for launching it.Are there any kind bloggers who would like to interview me?
I'll try to sound interesting. Promise.
Mention your request in the morning thread as well, Anna.
My wip is nearly ready for publication and while it is being laid down, like a fine wine ;o), I am trying to be good and do a Proper Plan to launch it.Are there any kind bloggers who would like to interview me?
I'll try to sound interesting. Promise.
I'll ask you some questions, Anna. Let me know your time-scale for publishing and I'll try to connect it with that.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Mention your request in the morning thread as well, Anna."Ooh, thank you, Patti. I'm on my way!
Hide in Time is $US0.99 or 99p Last Day of Sale Monday 11th JulyHide in Time is about Laura who finds herself washed up from a shipwreck early in the 21st century - she'd stormed off from her betrothed in 1814 so she's somewhat confused as to how this could happen. She likes her new life but she realizes she has made a horrible mistake.
Meanwhile, Xandra even hates her name as well as all the other bothersome things of modern day life and Laura happens to notice this. Could she...? Yep, she could, and she does. Back goes Xandra to 1814 only to be met with suspicious travelling companions, a highwayman and a delicious man who is still mourning the death of the girl he loved
How do these two cope with their puzzling new lives? And how does Laura manage not to upset the course of history despite her meddling? And oh boy can she meddle!
If you'd like to know more, then please grab a copy from Amazon and curl up somewhere warm and cosy and visit another time, another place.
Kindle Coundown Deal 99p/99cIf this is on your reading list, it's a good time to buy it if you haven't already done so because the sequel is soon to be released.
It is 1821 and smuggling is rife on the English coast. Lucy Yorton, dragged away from her privileged early life, finds it impossible to know who to trust, while those around her suspect she is a spy and treat her accordingly. Her problems increase when two men enter her life.
Lieutenant Karl Thorsen, sworn to avenge the death of his father, is a King's man. He is determined to stop the violent smugglers, hang them, and hang and gibbet one in particular.
Daniel Tynton has smuggling in his blood. Undaunted by Thorsen's threats, he is respected and feared. When he witnesses a murder, he makes a bold decision, and many lives will never be the same.
http://dcimorton.com/interviews/annaf...Sean Campbell who is half the author of the DCI Morton books, is kindly featuring an interview today.
We probably both hope you take a look.
Book One of the Dark Moon trilogy, One Dark Night is on sale until Monday 99p/99c
Book Two is coming soon - you've just got time to read Book One!
I enjoyed 'One Dark Night'. Good luck with the promo, Anna. :)
Thank you, Heather. It's going very slowly...
COUNTDOWN TO LAUNCH DAY - 30TH AUGUST
The meaning behind the title:-
Dark star (Newtonian mechanics, 18th century), a star that has a gravitational pull strong enough to trap light…
On an island off the south coast of England, there are activities worse than smuggling and all the conflict points to one cruel and ruthless man. The women on the island call him the Dark Star.
This is Book Two in The Dark Moon Trilogy but it stands alone if you haven't already read One Dark Night
Every good book should have a theme, or so I've been told. The theme of Under a Dark Star is a quotation that is usually attributed to Edmund Burke. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he became a British politician in the 18th century.
"All that it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Two good men oppose the evil of smuggling even if they have to put their lives and the lives of those they love in jeopardy.
Under a Dark Star is set in 1823, on an island off the south coast of England known as the 'Diamond Isle'.
Due for publication on Tuesday 30th August.
Countdown to publication continues:
All that it takes for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing. Fortunately, two good men decide to act, putting their lives and the lives of those they love in jeopardy.
Daniel Tynton, a reformed smuggler, and his old enemy, Lieutenant Karl Thorsen, embark on a quest to rid the ‘diamond isle’ of corruption by those who lure cargo ships onto rocks – wreckers. Against Daniel’s wishes, his wife Lucy follows him to the island where she plays a pivotal role in rescuing him from almost certain death.
All the conflict points to one cruel and ruthless man.
In the midst of all the turmoil, Karl finally finds a woman he can love but she belongs to that man.
Book Two in The Dark Moon Trilogy
If you haven't read book 1 yet, there's still time...
Publication Day draws close! Here's a short excerpt from Chapter One:-
Karl Thorsen arrived, as usual, like a drum roll prior to battle. Dismounting from his black stallion, he flung the reins around the hitching post and strode across to the open door of the early Georgian farmhouse.
“I need your help.”
“Another impossible task you wish to undertake?” Daniel Tynton dipped his head in greeting to his old foe, now promoted to almost a friend. “What is it this time?”
Karl gave him a wry smile and stamped his feet impatiently after his long, cold ride. “All that it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Would you agree?”
Daniel, a little taller and fairer than Karl, stood aside to allow him to enter. “A notion you have acquired from your Parliamentary friends?”
Thanks, Heather. I need more practice with these launch thingies.
Countdown to Launch - One Day to GoHere's another excerpt from the first chapter:-
“However,” said Daniel clasping his chin, “coming from the mainland, I doubt you could become one of them. You’d be an outsider. And if you are to challenge wreckers rather than smugglers, you are directly threatening men who clearly have no regard for taking lives. Your life will mean nothing to them.”
Karl stared at Daniel. “A ship lured onto the rocks, smashed, looted. Crew and passengers desperately struggling to the safety of the shore. Throats slit. I hear the sea ran red.”
Lucy shuddered.
Daniel glanced at his wife, her big brown eyes now staring at him; she’d been listening to every word. He looked at the parson and read his mind. Why had Karl crudely spilt the lurid details of this atrocity in front of her? Why was he always so dramatic? Then a pinpoint of light, like a star on a dark night, flashed into his blue eyes. Leaning forward he whispered, “You’ve come for more than information.”
Karl grinned. “If you and I put our energies and strengths together, we’d be a formidable force.”
* * *
Under a Dark Star is almost ready to be snatched from Amazon. An ebook you might like? I hope so.
August 30th has arrived! Today it is possible to buy this book I've been rattling on about. A tale of daring heroes risking more than they should and a young woman worthy of the name heroine.
Here's a few chapter titles to help you decide if this book is for you. The chapter titles are direct quotations.
Chapter One
January 1823 - Bethlehem Farm, Wintergate, Kent, England
Daniel
“The sea ran red”
Chapter Two
“Are you calling my officers chickens?”
Chapter Three
Sunday 26th January
“The imperious voice of God”
Chapter Four
Lucy
“All that it takes”
Chapter Five
Saturday 15th February 1823 - Isle of Wight - Daniel
“Bailing or vomiting”
Chapter Six
“Surly Silence”
Chapter Seven
“Akin to the fires of hell”
Chapter Eight
“The Dark Star”
Free to those with Kindle Unlimited. Otherwise please pay to keep me in socks.
Under a Dark Star, Book Two of The Dark Moon Trilogy is just a few days old and alive and kicking.
Short blurb: On an island off the south coast of England, there are activities worse than smuggling and all the conflict points to one cruel and ruthless man. The women on the island call him the Dark Star.
Excerpt from an early chapter where Daniel sets out to infiltrate the wrecking gang.
“Good leather that.” The innkeeper screwed up his eyes to take a clearer look. “You planning on keeping it?”
Daniel rubbed his fist in his palm: his old ways were returning. “Aye, I’ll keep it.”
The innkeeper slammed a tankard of ale down in front of Daniel and held out his hand. “Shilling.”
“And one for Polly.” A green feathered parrot screeched from a cage atop the end of the bar.
Any other time he might have been amused – but not today. “Shilling! Most of it’s on here.” Daniel pointed to the puddles on the bar.
“Shilling.” The innkeeper insisted.
“Shilling this time.” He flexed his fingers before grasping the handle and staring hard at the short, stout man, he whispered slowly, “Never again.”
“Never again,” screeched Polly.
It’s not essential to read Book One of The Dark Moon Trilogy One Dark Night first but, like dinner, it’s often preferable to have the main course before treacle pudding and custard.
Mmm custard!Haven't read the new one yet, but I enjoyed the first :)
Thanks, Tim. I'm not letting on that, given half a chance, I'd eat pudding first.
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