Bighorn Sheep are real!
After a life-time of looking for these elusive creatures, I finally saw some in the flesh, or the wool, as it were. I grew up near the Lava Beds National Monument and when I was a kid, there was a bighorn …
Author: Christina
Character Profile: Lennart
Quite possibly the most significant character introduced in Valley of the Shadow (he and Natalya can duke it out for the grand prize, and they will!), Lennart Ostberg, King of Estenor, is also one of the most fun to write. …
Kate M. Colby Reviews Valley of the Shadow
Another great review from fellow blogger and indie author Kate M. Colby! Overall, I enjoyed Valley of the Shadow just as much, if not more, than Rise of the Storm. The pace is quick, without being neck-snapping, the characters are complex and appropriately …
Major Player: Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden
For someone who was involved in the Thirty Years War a mere two years, Gustav Adolf left an oversized impression. But that was par for for course for a man who spent his life virtually racing from one unqualified success …
Valley of the Shadow Now Available in Print!
After a few challenges and delays, it’s finally here. You can get Valley of the Shadow in print now, all 550 pages of it! Click here. to buy. by
Valley of the Shadow Reviewed by Literary Braun
Amy Braun posted a marvelously detailed review of Valley of the Shadow on her blog. Ever since I reviewed Rise of the Storm by fellow Weekend Writing Warriors author Christina Ochs, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the sequel. I’m not really sure what I …
Real Historical Figures Turned into Fantasy Characters
One of the great joys of writing the Desolate Empire series has been fictionalizing real people. There are some huge benefits to this approach. I can turn about half of them into women and/or I can slander them egregiously. It’s …
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Valley of the Shadow is here! If you’re dying to find out what happens next for Kendryk and the gang, now’s your chance. Both books will be 99 cents for the next three days, so be sure to grab your …
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Coming January 15! Click on the image to pre-order on Amazon. A captive prince. A desperate princess. An alliance that will shake the foundations of an empire. In the wake of battle, Kendryk finds himself the prisoner of Empress Teodora. As war ravages …