Friday, October 23, 2015

Spotlight - Margaret Kerr Series by Candace Robb + GIVEAWAY

I'd like to welcome Candace Robb back to One Book Shy today as she wraps up this fabulous blog tour with Amy at Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours. Thank you both for letting me be a part of it. 



You may recall that I reviewed the first book: Trust Betrayed earlier in the tour. I must say that I am even more enamoured of our intrepid detective Margaret and am looking forward to starting the third book. I will plan on doing reviews on both of these books in the near furture. For today we shall shine a spotlight on these next two installments in The Margaret Kerr Series.

The Fire in the Flint

“Intrigue abounds…. Robb’s captivating blend of history and mystery vividly evokes medieval Scotland.” —BOOKLIST 

 Scots are gathering in Murdoch Kerr’s Edinburgh tavern, plotting to drive out the English forces. Margaret takes her place there as innkeeper, collecting information to pass on to William Wallace—until murder gives the English an excuse to shutter the tavern. The dead man was a witness to the intruders who raided chests belonging to Margaret’s husband and her father, the latest in a string of violent raids on Margaret’s family, but no one knows the identity of the raiders or what they’re searching for. Margaret’s uncle urges her to escape Edinburgh, but as she flees north with her husband Roger, Margaret grows suspicious about his sudden wish to speak with her mother, Christiana, who is a soothsayer. Margaret once innocently shared with Roger one of Christiana’s visions, of “the true king of Scotland” riding into Edinburgh. Now she begins to wonder if their trip is part of a mission engineered by the English crown...

  

“This is history as it should be told!” —GOOD BOOK GUIDE 

 In late summer 1297, Margaret Kerr heads to the town of Stirling at the request of William Wallace’s man James Comyn. Her mission is to discover the fate of a young spy who had infiltrated the English garrison at Stirling Castle, but on the journey Margaret is haunted by dreams—or are they visions?—of danger. He who holds Stirling Castle holds Scotland—and a bloody battle for the castle is imminent. But as the Scots prepare to cast off the English yoke, Margaret’s flashes of the future allow her to glimpse what is to come—and show her that she can trust no one, not even her closest friends. A CRUEL COURTSHIP is a harrowing account of the days before the bloody battle of Stirling Bridge, and the story of a young woman’s awakening.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR    

Growing up, Candace Robb wanted to be a ballerina, tap dancer, folk singer, journalist—but on the day that she walked into Liz Armstrong’s undergraduate class on Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, that all changed. A gifted teacher, lively, witty, always laughing even when cringing at a lazy response, Dr. Armstrong launched into the opening stanzas, and within a few lines Candace’s ears adjusted to the middle English—and she was hooked. Chaucer’s psychological study of the two lovers was a revelation to her. The next quarter was The Canterbury Tales. That clinched it. Candace went on to graduate work in medieval history and literature, and ever since she’s been engaged in bringing to life the rich culture of the period, from the arts to the politics. 

She is the internationally acclaimed author of thirteen crime novels featuring the sexy, brooding, clever Owen Archer, who solves crimes for John Thoresby, Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor of England, and the young Margaret Kerr, searching for her missing husband and her role in a Scotland overrun by English soldiers. 

Candace is currently under contract with Pegasus Books for a new crime series set in 15th century York, the Kate Clifford mysteries, which will debut in 2016. Writing as Emma Campion, Candace has published two historical novels about the women of the English court in the 14th century, A Triple Knot and The King’s Mistress. 

 Born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Candace grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has lived most of her adult life in Seattle, Washington, which she loves for its combination of culture, natural beauty, and brooding weather so like Yorkshire, Wales, and Scotland, which she visits as often as possible. 

She has taught the art of writing the crime novel in the University of Washington’s certificate program, and offers workshops in writing the historical novel and in creating and plotting the crime series. Candace (and Emma) blog about writing and medieval topics at A Writer’s Retreat, ecampion.wordpress.com.

Catch up with Candace at:  

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | GOODREADS

Please join Margaret Kerr as she tours the blogosphere for her Margaret Kerr Mystery Series, from October 12-23, with HF Virtual Book Tours, and enter to win one of three (3) Sets of A TRUST BETRAYED and THE FIRE IN THE FLINT in eBook. Ends tonight at 11:59 EST, so don't wait to enter!

BLOG TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, October 12
Interview at The Writing Desk 
Tuesday, October 13
Review at Worth Getting In Bed For (A Trust Betrayed)
Spotlight at Just One More Chapter 
Wednesday, October 14 Review at Book Nerd (A Cruel Courtship) 
Thursday, October 15 
Review at One Book Shy of a Full Shelf (A Trust Betrayed)
 Spotlight at Buried Under Books 
Friday, October 16 
Review at Worth Getting in Bed For (The Fire in the Flint)
Monday, October 19 
Review at A Book Geek (A Trust Betrayed) 
Character Interview at Boom Baby Reviews 
Review & Interview at Singing Librarian Books (A Trust Betrayed) 
Tuesday, October 20'
Review at Singing Librarian Books (The Fire in the Flint) 
Spotlight at The Lit Bitch 
Wednesday, October 21 
Review at Singing Librarian Books (A Cruel Courtship) 
Spotlight at CelticLady's Reviews 
Thursday, October 22 
Review at Worth Getting in Bed For (The Fire in the Flint) 
Friday, October 23 
Review at A Chick Who Reads (A Trust Betrayed)
Review at History From a Woman's Perspective (A Trust Betrayed) 

GIVEAWAY

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