Release Date - 23rd February 2015. 

April Taylor - MANTLE OF MALICE - Book 3 of The Tudor enigma.

England's infant heir has been kidnapped, and there's only one man who can find him.

Luke Ballard has dedicated his talents—and his life—to protecting the throne. As Henry IX's Privy Inquirer and Dominus Elemancer, his loyalty is no longer in question. But when Queen Madeline's coronation is interrupted with the news that Arthur, the baby Prince of Wales, has been abducted, Luke is given an ultimatum: retrieve the royal heir and prevent future threats to the royal family or lose his head.

That the young prince has been taken by dark forces is clear. The evil sorcerers of Custodes Tenebris will not rest until they hold power in England with Catholic Mary as a puppet Queen. Luke has bested them before, but he's never needed to defeat evil while falling in love—Arthur's nursemaid, the beautiful Blanche Oliver, has won him over with her seductive charms.

As Luke's investigation leads into the dark recesses of his own family's past, Blanche's hold on him deepens. With the fate of the Tudors hanging in the balance, Luke will need to draw upon untested strength and sort truth from feminine fiction…for the enemy's reach is long and time is running out.

Available for pre-order.

Amazon.co.uk - http://amzn.to/1DsNICN

Amazon.com - http://amzn.to/1vXyxvl

The Tudor Enigma:

Book 1 - Court of Conspiracy - http://amzn.to/1hFTxzo

Book 2 - Taste of Treason - http://amzn.to/1mXWnt0

To learn more about April Taylor follow these links:

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Wishing Readers Good Cheer For The Forthcoming Year

Christmas is over, the New Year is in, time to take stock of those hasty Resolutions 

we'll never be able to keep. Perhaps something simpler...

 

Wishing all our readers Good Cheer for the forthcoming year!

Hornsea Writers

New Ereader? Fill it up Now, Before the VAT Increase.

This is a quick heads up for those who remain unaware. From January 1st 2015, all digital books will be subject to VAT at the rate applied in your country of residence. At present, if you buy through Ebay or Amazon, and no doubt many other international companies, you pay only the rate that applies at the selling site. Amazon and many others trade from Luxembourg, where the rate is 3%, so there will be substantial increases for most buyers in the New Year.

So, if you own an eReader, new or old, now is a good time to stock up on new books. You'll save a good deal of cash in the process. Do it now, regardless of the genre or type of book you enjoy.

And, in a bit of authorial cheek, I guess I dare mention my adult epic fantasy series, A Seared Sky, which is now published in its three volumes. Buy it now in digital form, and not only will you save the VAT increase, but you'll benefit from a discount we've applied for the holiday season. So, what are you waiting for? Here's the link; just click it.

Enjoy your reading. I enjoy the writing, and want you to share in that experience.

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Murder and mayhem in North Yorkshire

Private Investigator Annie Raymond’s fifth outing is now available as an ebook. 

Annie has always been very careful in treading the right side of the line between private and public investigation, but she steps unexpectedly into deep water this time. So deep in fact, there might be no way out.

Buried Deep by Hornsea Writer Penny Grubb is available from Fantastic Books Publishing and from Amazon.

Book Sale & Free Chapter

The Kindle ebook to Beneath The Shining Mountains is being offered at 99c / 99p or equivalent for this weekend only. If you're curious how the native Apsaroke lived during the 1830s, when the only encroaching European was the occasional fur trapper, this novel has been hailed for its rich historical detail wrapped in a pacey read.

Follow the link to where Linda Acaster is blogging about her childhood passion. 

She is also giving away a full chapter of her writers' guide Reading A Writer's Mind.... to anyone who subscribes to her occasional Newsletter.

Using Writers' Retreats

NaNoWriMo - (Inter) National Novel Writing Month - is in full swing. 

In parallel, Linda Acaster is running two mini-series of blogposts. Mid-week are handy editing questions to use when interrogating a work-in-progress. 

Saturdays have seen two posts on writers' residencies and retreats - both funded and on a shoe-string - with personal input from Alan Wilkinson, a 20 year professional, and JS Collyer, a debut novelist.

Drop by for the full info:                 
Editing questions
Writers' retreats

Spoof stories

The recently published Bookmuse Readers’ Journal parodies various literary genres in a selection of short stories. Madeleine McDonald contributed a spoof cosy crime tale, in which murder most foul is investigated over gin and tonics by the flower arrangers at the local church, with the help of a pet cat. To read her story, and others, go to

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1502971011  

WW2 Saga - 'The Land Girls'

Following on from Angel of the North, Annie Wilkinson's new book The Land Girls is again set against the backdrop of war. 

It is 1943 and 17 year old Muriel has survived the Hull Blitz. But working among the ruins on bare rations is taking its toll. When a friend returns from working as a Land Girl, Muriel sees the rosy-cheeked change in her. Lured by tales of dances and high jinx, fresh food and no bombing, Muriel signs up.

But farming is back-breaking work, and rising before dawn is no joke. There are disputes between the locals and the city girls... and then Muriel meets Ernst, a German prisoner of war. Is he as lonely as she is?

The Land Girls is currently out as an ebook and a hardback - borrow it from your local library. The paperback is due for release on 4th December.

Thankful Author blog

Visit Angela Hayes' blog today, 3 November, to read Madeleine McDonald's tribute to her writer Dad.

http://authorangelahayes.blogspot.com