Congratulations to today’s winners: Riley and Sandra!
Day 14 – week two is over!
My prize today is two signed copies of In A Treacherous Court, my debut novel, which was published through Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books imprint.
What I really loved about writing IATC was that my character, Susanna Horenbout, was a real person and she was such an interesting character to explore. Several of her descendants have contacted me to let me know what a thrill it was for them to see their many-greats grandmother the heroine of a historical series. What real character from history would you like to see as the main character in a book?
Learn more about In a Treacherous Court.
I really enjoyed this novel. Its period setting was so completely convincing and the main characters made me gallop through the pages to find out how they would succeed, despite all those conspiring against them.
Thank you so much, Ruth!
While I enjoyed the books with Susanna Horenbout, the characters didn’t really get to me the way some of your other characters have done (poor Paxe!). I have to admit to being a bit surprised to find that she was a real person. Hmmm…what historical figure would I like to see as the main character in a book? How about Priscilla Mullins? Jim Bowie? (My mind is stuck on that gosh darned Alamo…I know the catchphrase is Remember the Alamo, but I don’t think it’s supposed to be to the exclusion of all else!) Pretty much everyone else I can think of has already been fictionalized, romantacized and publicized to death.
I found Susanna Horenbout in an historical series of books about extraordinary women who never get mentioned in mainstream history, although they made amazing contributions. I had pretty much not heard of any of them before I read the series, so there is a lot of other material out there 🙂
In a dangerous court sounds like a great book. Would love to win. Thanks for the chance.
Thanks, Gail, good luck!
I love historical fiction based on real characters. Not only do I learn a little history, but I get a great story too. I don’t want my historical novel to be based on well known figures. That leads me to speculate too much about the story as I am reading it. So I don’t think I could come up with a real character that I would want to see in a book. I have not read In a Treacherous Court (yet). It looks fascinating!
Thanks, Riley. I also prefer to read about lesser-known characters.
Congratulations, Riley, you’re one of the winners! I’ll be in touch to get you your book.
I would like to read about Francis Marion, the “Swamp Fox”, in a historical novel. He was a Revolutionary War hero in South Carolina. Thanks for having such a great prize today!
I haven’t heard of him, Heather. That’s an interesting name! And my pleasure!
It sounds like it would be a very interesting book. I hope I win one of the signed copies.
Good luck, Elizabeth.
Sadly I don’t know enough female historical figures. I had never heard of Susanna before reading your novels. I would love to read more historical novels about fascinating women (hint, hint).
I know, Ellen! There are so many I’d like to write about. The time it takes for me to accurately research these novels is daunting, though. I will see how things go 🙂
My youngest (15 years) is adoring the Susanna books. I love that she can enjoy reading such quality books! Thank you!
What an interesting question. Hmm, I’d like to read about one or both of my Dutch grandmothers. Each of them hid someone Jewish during the second world war.
Kareni, they sound like amazing women!
I like stories about real life ordinary people who do extraordinary things like those that ran the underground railroad during the American civil or worked for the Resistence during WW2 like Eileen Nearne.
Yes, I love those, too, Sandra. And what exciting and dangerous times they lived in!
Congratulations, Sandra, you’re one of the winners. I’ll be in touch to get your address to post off the book.
Thank you so much Michelle.