A BREAK FROM HISTORY SNEAKS IN A DIFFERENT TYPE OF HISTORY
Today I have the pleasure of welcoming back my lovely friend the fellow Crooked Cat author Nancy Jardine, who has some wonderful new to share.
Welcome again, Nancy!
Over to you...
Hello Sue, thank you for the invitation to visit you to
share my latest news.
Monogamy Twist, a contemporary romantic mystery, is re-launched today by Crooked Cat Publishing. Monogamy Twist came about, back in late 2010, because I decided to write a
contemporary novel as a break from my historical writing which at that time was
my historical romantic adventure The
Beltane Choice, Book 1 of my Celtic Fervour Series. What transpired as the "break from historical" was a bit of a cheat - it is contemporary, but I
couldn’t seem to help myself, I sneaked in a different sort of history in Monogamy
Twist.
The idea of writing a contemporary novel was a challenge and
initially I wondered what it could be about. They say that inspiration comes
from many quarters and in my case, the plot for Monogamy Twist was almost a ‘no brainer’. I’d started
the previous summer on my own family researching and was quite hooked on
ancestry since it divulges so many interesting things! I was also watching the
latest Charles Dickens series on BBC TV and that was enough to make me think of
the Dickensian plot of a dilapidated house being bequeathed under mysterious
conditions.
Monogamy Twist became
my version of a strange bequest where Luke Salieri ‘almost’ inherits a
dilapidated mansion in Yorkshire . The ‘almost’
is because he must fulfil the weird and quirky conditions set by Amelia
Greywood before he will eventually inherit the property. She’s a woman that he’s
never met, nor ever heard of. Not one to back down from a challenge, Luke
realises he needs help to fulfil Amelia’s terms. In steps Rhia Ashton. She seems to be an excellent candidate to
help Luke unravel the mystery, but he finds Rhia has her own rules that he must
abide by. To say any more would spoil the story but this latest edition of Monogamy
Twist will be available from the 27th
March 2015, published by Crooked Cat.
I adore the cover for this quirky story that Laurence
Patterson of Crooked cat has created for me and hope potential readers of my
light-hearted romantic mystery like it, too. I extend a warm welcome to your
readers to join my Facebook
Launch Party for Monogamy Twist, which is happening on Facebook even as we speak! Quirky goodies can be won. There’ll be
music; food; lovely locations in Yorkshire …
Why not pop in and say hello!
My other news is that I’m about to launch into
self-publishing in April. The Taexali Game, Book 1 of my Rubidium Time Travel Series, has been in the
pipeline for a long time. This story initially came about as a result of me
wanting to write a time travel novel that I could read to my Primary 7 classes
during a project studying Celtic/Roman Britain - a historical topic I loved to
teach. For this reason it has been written for the middle grade/ early teen
market. Even though I stopped teaching in 2011, I was determined to finish the
story and publish it someday and that time is coming soon!
It’s set in Aberdeenshire ,
Scotland , in AD
210. This is during the era when the Roman Emperor Severus marches his legions
in a great show of strength against the native Celts on what was the furthest
western reaches of the frontier of the Roman Empire .
The novel went through many changes over the years but eventually reached its
final form earlier this year and has been superbly, privately edited for me by
fellow Crooked Cat author - Jeff Gardiner. Because of its local nature, I’m aiming
for it to have a local market in both paperback and ebook formats, as well as a
global market in ebook format. It’s a novel that will appeal to anyone who
likes a great adventure and especially if a reader is interested in learning
more about northern Celtic/ Roman Britain.
Like my historical Celtic Fervour
Series, accurate details were important to me during the writing. I really love
the cover design that graphic designer, Neil Saddler, has created for me. It
blends the important element of the novel: the hill range being an iconic
Aberdeenshire setting; highlights my three teenage protagonists; and it shows
the threat from the Ancient Roman Legions.
It’s a case of look out for The Taexali Game coming
in April!
Wow – this sounds amazing, Nancy. Many congratulations, and may you have every
success with these two new additions to your catalogue!
It’s been great to pop in, Sue – thank you.
All matters historical
are a passion; Ancestry research is a lovely time-suck. Nancy regularly blogs and loves to have
guests visit her blog. Facebooking is a habit she’s trying to keep within
reasonable bounds! Any time left in a day is for leisure reading and the
occasional historical series on TV.
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Author links:
http://nancyjardine.blogspot.co.uk http://nancyjardineauthor.com/
Twitter @nansjar
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/XeQdkG
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Here are the links to buy Monogamy Twist:
UK
http://amzn.to/18YfHQM
US
http://amzn.to/1Nhfq8V
Amazon France
http://amzn.to/1xhkojV
Amazon Spain
http://amzn.to/18YgqkW
Amazon Canada
http://amzn.to/1N9Nl53
Amazon Australia
http://bit.ly/1EGACQW
http://amzn.to/18YfHQM
US
http://amzn.to/1Nhfq8V
Amazon France
http://amzn.to/1xhkojV
Amazon Spain
http://amzn.to/18YgqkW
Amazon Canada
http://amzn.to/1N9Nl53
Amazon Australia
http://bit.ly/1EGACQW
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