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Sense of Touch
Sense of Touch, my new historical fiction book based on French Queen Anne of Brittany, is up for consideration by Kindle Scout for publication. Vote for it here to receive free copy when it comes out. I will mention you on acknowledgments page if you let me know you voted. Thank you! http://bit.ly/NominateSenseofTouch
Historical Novel Society calls Sense of Touch "A striking story"
Sense of Touch
‘In July 1497 Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, gives birth to a son. Within hours the child joins the five dead siblings who came before him. In the mournful weeks that follow, fifteen-year-old Nicole St. Sylvain meets Philippe de Bois, a young horse trainer. The attraction between the two is immediate, but duty and honor bring their romance to an abrupt halt. They work together to heal the horse’s infected hoof, then part ways.’Thus begins a romance and an interesting novel about a little-known French queen.
The story is of Anne’s struggle to produce a family, and her grief at losing her children, a grief shared by so many women throughout history, and continuing to this day. Alongside her is Nicole, the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Her family has money, she is the only heir, but her father is untitled and the nobility is only on the maternal side. Marriage to a noble family would secure her future, but her love is for Philippe. Then the queen’s only child becomes ill and Nicole’s gift of healing is required again. It is a story with a strong sense of place and well-drawn characters, a story of heartache and forbidden love, of women in the 15th century French court, who fought with passion and determination for what they wanted.
https://historicalnovelsociety.org/re...
‘In July 1497 Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, gives birth to a son. Within hours the child joins the five dead siblings who came before him. In the mournful weeks that follow, fifteen-year-old Nicole St. Sylvain meets Philippe de Bois, a young horse trainer. The attraction between the two is immediate, but duty and honor bring their romance to an abrupt halt. They work together to heal the horse’s infected hoof, then part ways.’Thus begins a romance and an interesting novel about a little-known French queen.The story is of Anne’s struggle to produce a family, and her grief at losing her children, a grief shared by so many women throughout history, and continuing to this day. Alongside her is Nicole, the daughter of a wealthy merchant. Her family has money, she is the only heir, but her father is untitled and the nobility is only on the maternal side. Marriage to a noble family would secure her future, but her love is for Philippe. Then the queen’s only child becomes ill and Nicole’s gift of healing is required again. It is a story with a strong sense of place and well-drawn characters, a story of heartache and forbidden love, of women in the 15th century French court, who fought with passion and determination for what they wanted.
https://historicalnovelsociety.org/re...
Sense of Touch featured in Choosy Bookworm's Free eBook to Read and Review
Historical romance readers! First 30 readers to agree to review Sense of Touch will receive a free eBook edition of this medieval historical romance. Click on link to add your name.
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https://www.choosybookworm.com/select...Sense of Touch
