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Thursday, February 7, 2019

New Release — A Knight's Choice and Other Romances by Lindsay Townsend

Six wonderfully sweet medieval short romances in a single anthology. Perfect feel-good reading!

A Knight’s Choice—Morwenna must marry to satisfy her family’s ambitions. Her choice is one of two brothers, but which?

Midsummer Maid—The romance and magic of Midsummer works for everyone—including a beautiful dairymaid and a less-than-handsome woodsman.

The Philosopher and the Herbalist—A light-hearted Not-Beauty and Not-Beast tale, with a romantic twist.

The Bridal House—Alis is reluctant to marry. Her betrothed presents her a beautiful bridal house that might help her see matters in a happier light.

The Seal of Odin—A dark tale of romance set during the age of the Vikings and early Christianity. Sometimes, love is found where we least expect it.

Ugly Meg—Once pretty, now scarred, Meg lives and works in seclusion in Bath—but other jealous guild members are plotting against her. Will fellow carpenter Matthew Warden come to her aid? If so, what will be his price?

EXCERPT


     Recognising his father’s voice, he flattened himself against the wall, where the shadows were deepest. Just as he was about to berate his own misguided, suspicious instincts, step back into the flickering torch-light and greet the pair, his brother replied.
     “We keep the whispers alive that my dearest brother is little more than half a wolf, with worth only for fighting.”
     Is he right? In the heat of battle, he knew he was a beast. Shame quickly smothered the rage he felt at his brother’s casual admission of rumour-mongering.
     “Folk will believe it, especially when he rides to war in wolf pelts and rarely takes hostages,” his father gruffly acknowledged, “though the witan liked what he did, rescuing your dam. I did, too.”
     Thank God above. At least that affection of father’s for my mother is something.
     “Yes, yes,” sounding sulky, as he always did when thwarted, his brother waved that off. “Now, the Lady Morwenna—”

        

15 comments:

  1. Welcome to my novella anthology, based on the theme of romantic choices. Many thanks to Prairie Rose Publications for publishing this. Best wishes, Lindsay

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  2. Lindsay, I sure did enjoy these stories--your characters are so realistic and have real-life struggles that bring the reader right in to the plot and make us care about what's going to happen. Congratulations on your new release!

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  3. Lindsay, what a great collection of stories! They all sound good. "Romantic choices", love it. Wishing you great success on your new release day!

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  4. Congrats on your new release. I wish you all the luck with it and don't forget us little people when you hit big.

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  5. Congratulations on your new release. These are sure to have a massive appeal. Wishing you every success.

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  6. Congratulations on this release. I wish you much success and a Happy Valentine's Day.

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  7. I so love your work. This is on my e-reader as I write. Congratulations, and thank you Prairie Rose for making these available. Yay! Doris

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  8. Congrats on the release, Lindsay! Loved the excerpt.

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  9. Congratulations! How exciting and rewarding for you to have several stories in one anthology.

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  10. Thanks so much, Kaye, Kristy, Renaissance Women, Ann Markim, C.A. Ashbury, Bill N, Patti and Cheryl! Your well wishes, kind words, congratulations and supports are very much appreciated! Renaissance Women, thank you so much for choosing this anthology and I hope you enjoy the stories. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Good luck and support to everyone.
    Prairie Rose Publications - thank you so much!

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  11. These sound awesome and are sure to be a big success, especially around St. Valentine's Day. Looking forward to all of them. Happy Valentine's Day

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  12. Many thanks,Maggie and Beverly!

    Happy Valentines to you and everyone!

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  13. Congratulations on this release, Lindsay. I wish you every success.

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  14. Thanks, Sarah!! Much success to you and your wonderful writing!

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