A Novelist's Fanciful Obsession with a Dark-Eyed Knight Becomes
Reality in BEFORE I WAKE, a Historical Time-Travel Romance by Mary
Ellen Johnson 13th Century England, Tintagel Castle Historical
novelist Magdalena Moore is haunted by the black-haired, black-eyed
knight she first encountered during a past life regression. Across
a lifetime, Magdalena searches for the truth about Ranulf Navarre
and Jane Dreigh. At Tintagel Castle, Magdalena is miraculously
transported to thirteenth-century England, where she is Lady Jane,
and Lord Navarre is her husband. But Ranulf is not the man of her
imagination. Why is Ranulf so cold and Janey so erratic? What
secrets are they hiding? When England plunges into civil war,
Ranulf backs the wrong side. Knowing he is destined to die in
battle, Magdalena tries desperately to cheat fate, save Ranulf, and
finally find happiness. But secrets can ruin everything, and
Magdelena's secret is too fantastical to be believed. Publisher's
Note: Readers passionate about history will appreciate the author's
penchant for detail and accuracy. In keeping with the era, this
story contains scenes of brutality which are true to the time and
man's timeless inhumanity. There are a limited number of sexual
scenes with some vulgarity characteristic of the time. From the
Author: I like to think BEFORE I WAKE is the life I might have
lived—had I made a lot of unfortunate relationship choices and
been transported back to thirteenth century Cornwall. The kernel of
my tale is true. As a young wife and mother, I did undergo a past
life regression, which I detail pretty much as it happened in
BEFORE I WAKE. While I'd always been drawn to medieval England and
had already started working on what would become my first
historical romance, The Lion and the Leopard, that particular
regression—whether real or simply a manifestation of my
imagination—has stayed with me. THE TRAVELS ACROSS TIME SERIES
Before I Wake Eternal Beloved THE KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND, in series
order The Lion and the Leopard A Knight There Was Within A Forest
Dark A Child Upon The Throne Lords Among the Ruins The Flames of
Rebellion MEET MARY ELLEN JOHNSON Her passion for Medieval England
sparked Mary Ellen Johnson's writing career. Her first medieval
historical, The Lion and the Leopard, was followed by The
Landlord's Black-Eyed Daughter, a historical novel based on the
Alfred Noyes poem, "The Highwayman." (Published under the
pseudonym, Mary Ellen Dennis.) Landlord was chosen as one of the
top 100 historical romances of 2013. After taking a twenty-year
detour in a quixotic quest to change the world—rather like
Arthurian knights' quests to find the holy grail, which ended in
similar failure—Mary Ellen has happily returned to historical
fiction writing and her favorite time period, the tumultuous
fourteenth century. Her six-book series, Knights of England,
follows the fortunes of the characters (and their progeny)
introduced in The Lion and the Leopard through the Black Death, the
reign of that most gloriously medieval of monarchs, Edward III, the
1381 Peasants' Revolt, and ends with the deposition and murder of
Richard II in 1399. There is nothing Mary Ellen loves more than
bringing Medieval England alive for the reader. She particularly
enjoys researching battles, campaigns, the daily lives of both lord
and peasant, and trying to figure out our ancestors' thought
processes, particularly how they viewed their world. Oh, and did
she mention the castles and cathedrals? Mary Ellen likes to say her
favorite place in the world is standing before the tomb of the
Black Prince in Canterbury Cathedral. (Hyperbole, of course, since
Mary Ellen is not that well-traveled and her favorite places are
probably wherever her kids and grandkids reside.) However—and the
very recounting gives her chills—a distant cousin recently shared
the results of her years-long genealogical research on the family
tree. When flipping back through the centuries, Mary Ellen began
finding hauntingly familiar names—John of Gaunt, Edward the Black
Prince, Edward II, Edward III, even Richard the Lionheart! All the
historical characters she's spent a lifetime reading and writing
about! How can that be? Genetic memory? Reincarnation? She has no
idea, but you can bet she'll be exploring the possibilities in
future novels!
General
Imprint: |
Epublishing Works!
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Travels Across Time |
Release date: |
September 2022 |
Authors: |
Mary Ellen Johnson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
314 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-64457-329-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-64457-329-6 |
Barcode: |
9781644573297 |
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