Here's my latest excerpt of Sons of Alba, Book 2: Son of Redemption. Seumas is off at war, itching for the fight to start, when he learns a few things while scouting with an older warrior. The captain paired him with an older man, seasoned in the Ard Righ’s battles against the Lochlannaich. He looked… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Seumas on a mission
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Friday Fact: the Kingdom of Strathclyde
Before there was Scotland, a number of smaller kingdoms shared the land. One of these was Alba, itself a union between the native Picts and the Irish settlement of Dalriada. Alba eventually became dominant, swallowing up the Viking lands of Orkney, Caithness, and Sutherland to the north, the Isles and Galloway to the west, Anglo-Saxon… Continue reading Friday Fact: the Kingdom of Strathclyde
Tuesday Critique: Fionnaghal misses Seumas
In this excerpt from Sons of Alba, Book 2: Son of Redemption, Seumas has just gone off to war, leaving behind his young (secret) bride Fionnaghal. She muses on the future. How was she supposed to go back now? How could she just pick up her fearsaid and spin wool and pretend that nothing was… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Fionnaghal misses Seumas
Friday Fact: Structures of Alba
At the time of my Alba novellas, the structural landscape of Scotland was just as diverse as its people. I thought I'd give you a visual taste of some of the buildings you might see if you wandered into my books. 😉 Brochs These weren't much in use at the time of Daughters… Continue reading Friday Fact: Structures of Alba
Tuesday Critique: Seumas Deals with Rage
Here's a new excerpt from my work in progress, Sons of Alba, Book 2: Son of Redemption. As you can see, Seumas has a long way to go. Muirne and Catidh thought it was funny, the way Seumas had to shift in his seat at dinner. It wasn’t funny at all, and he glared a… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Seumas Deals with Rage
New Release: Son of Strength
My newest book Son of Strength (Sons of Alba: Book One) is now out in ebook form. Best news is, it's free! You can get it here In the land that would one day be called Scotland, the sons of three sisters find their place in the world ... Donnchad has his life plotted out… Continue reading New Release: Son of Strength
Tuesday Critique: Seumas being a Rascal
Here's the first excerpt from book 2 of Sons of Alba, which will be entitled Son of Redemption. Here we meet Seumas, who inherited all the stubbornness and fire of his parents Eithne and Ruairi. As you'll see, he's got a long way to go. Seumas was in the stable loft, nursing his pride and… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Seumas being a Rascal
Tuesday Critique: Prize for the Victor
Here's probably the last excerpt from Sons of Alba, Book One: Son of Strength before it goes to the publisher. Hope you enjoy! When Iseabail gave Thorfinn’s leg her seal of approval, he could barely wait to be up and out of the castle. The first fair day they had, he was begging to go… Continue reading Tuesday Critique: Prize for the Victor
Friday Fact: Sigurd the Stout
Doing my research for Sons of Alba, I came across the interesting story of Sigurd the Stout, who was the Jarl (or king) of the Orkney Islands just prior to the time period. At that time, Orkney was a thoroughly pagan Viking kingdom, still involved in heavy raiding along the mainland of Alba (Scotland). But… Continue reading Friday Fact: Sigurd the Stout
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Here's a scene I wrote yesterday about Liosa being frightened in the woods and Donnchad comforting her. Tell me what you think. Please be honest! 🙂 Mathair and Thorfinn fell asleep quickly, exhausted as they were. But Liosa couldn’t sleep beneath the clawing canopy of the trees, huddled in her cloak against the cold, paralyzed… Continue reading Tuesday Critique:
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