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Dark Under the Cover of Night was my first novel, published in 2012, and the story that inspired all the others.

I wrote it purely to please myself... out of curiosity more than anything else. Although I'd written in other genres, I'd never attempted a historical romance before, nor had I ever set anything in this era. However, after a trip to the Sutton Hoo burial site, in Suffolk, England, I couldn't stop thinking about the king (many think it was Raedwald, the 7th Century East Anglian ruler) buried in the great longship.

Who was he? How did he die? What happened to his family?

The seed for Dark Under the Cover of Night was sown.

The story reached the quarter finals in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards (romance category) and has taken hundreds of readers into my vision of 7th Century Anglo-Saxon England. Now, I'm offering new readers the novel for free, from my website.

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So what's Dark Under the Cover of Night about?

BRITAIN - 624 A.D.

Raedwyn - daughter of King Raedwald of the East Angles - has just been handfasted to one of her father's ealdorman. Although highborn women wed to strengthen political alliances, rather than for love, Raedwyn still hopes for a happy marriage like that of her parents'. But, her optimism is shattered on her wedding night.

Raedwyn's life shifts unexpectedly when outlaws ambush her new husband's party on their journey back to his long ship. She finds herself captive of a bitter, vengeful warrior - Ceolwulf the Exiled. He has a score to settle with King Raedwald and Raedwyn is his bargaining tool.

Caelin, Ceolwulf's enigmatic son, follows his father on his quest for revenge. Fiercely loyal to her own father, Raedwyn isn't prepared for her wild attraction to Caelin - or for its consequences. In a world where to go against a king's word means death, Raedwyn must decide what matters more: love or duty.

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With a new book about to launch (DARKEST BEFORE DAWN is now ready for pre-order: out on 1 February 2016), I thought I'd run a giveaway of the novel that started it all: DARK UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT.

The Amazon free book giveaway will be running from 26-30 January 2016 - so make sure you grab yourself a Kindle copy!

DARK UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT was never meant to be the first of many books (nearly five so far... and counting!). It was merely a story I felt compelled to write!

I write epic fantasy novels under another name but felt drawn to Anglo-Saxon England. I didn't want to write a traditional historical novel, but nor did I want to write a traditional historical romance. The result is a blend of the two: a well researched setting and a story that doesn't shy away from the realities of life in 7th Century Anglo-Saxon England; and a realistic, uplifting love story about men and women the reader can identify with.

I had so much fun writing DARK UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT that I felt compelled to keep writing, and to develop it into a series of three standalone books, resulting in THE KINGDOM OF THE EAST ANGLES. And, not content to stop there, I then embarked on the next series, THE KINGDOM OF MERCIA. I also have a KINGDOM OF NORTHUMBRIA series in the pipeline, so watch this space!

I adore this period of English history so much that I realize I now have a life-time's worth of stories to tell. I'm slowly making my through the 7th Century but there are plenty of exciting events coming up in the 8th Century that I can't wait to write about - namely the reign of King Offa of Mercia.

But, it all started with DARK UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT. The story of a king's daughter, Raedwyn, who falls in love with the son of her father's bitterest enemy. Here's a bit more about the story:

The year is 624 A.D, and Raedwyn - daughter of King Raedwald of the East Angles - has just been handfasted to one of her father's ealdorman. Although highborn women wed to strengthen political alliances, rather than for love, Raedwyn still hopes for a happy marriage like that of her parents'. But, her optimism is shattered on her wedding night.

Raedwyn's life shifts unexpectedly when outlaws ambush her new husband's party on their journey back to his long ship. She finds herself captive of a bitter, vengeful warrior - Ceolwulf the Exiled. He has a score to settle with King Raedwald and Raedwyn is his bargaining tool. 

Caelin, Ceolwulf's enigmatic son, follows his father on his quest for revenge. Fiercely loyal to her own father, Raedwyn isn't prepared for her wild attraction to Caelin - or for its consequences. In a world where to go against a king's word means death, Raedwyn must decide what matters more: love or duty.

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DARK UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT - free on Amazon for 5 days only!

DARK UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT is currently available free on Amazon (Kindle), for the next 5 days.

This novel is the first of my KINGDOM OF EAST ANGLES series. I wrote it after visiting the Sutton Hoo burial site in Suffolk. The idea of a king being buried in his long ship sparked my imagination. I've always loved the Anglo-Saxon period, and set out to write a story set in this era.

DARK UNDER THE COVER OF NIGHT was only meant to be a one off - but I had so much fun writing it that I found I couldn't stop! The novel was a quarter finalist in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards (romance category).

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A king's daughter, the son of his sworn enemy - and a reckoning... 

The year is 624 AD and Raedwyn, the fiery daughter of Raedwald King of the East Angles, has just been married to a man old enough to be her father. It is a political alliance and on her wedding night, Raedwyn realizes with disappointment that theirs will be a loveless marriage. 

However, fate has other plans for Raedwyn the Fair. 

Outlaws ambush her new husband's party on their journey back to his long ship and Raedwyn finds herself captive of a bitter, vengeful warrior - Ceolwulf the Exiled. Ceolwulf has a score to settle with King Raedwald and Raedwyn is his bargaining tool. 

Caelin, Ceolwulf’s enigmatic son, follows his father on his quest for revenge. Fiercely loyal to her own father, Raedwyn isn't prepared for her wild attraction to Caelin - or for its consequences. 

Theirs is a passion that could tear a kingdom apart...

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NIGHT SHADOWS is the novella that begins the KINGDOM OF THE EAST ANGLES series. Three Kings, four unforgettable love stories; in a world where only the strong survived. NIGHT SHADOWS is the story of Wilfrid and Cynewyn: a spearman and an ealdorman's daughter. It is a tale of wrong choices and second chances...

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