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Kim Rendfeld

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A lifelong fascination with fairy tales and legends set Kim Rendfeld on her quest to write fiction.

She grew up in New Jersey and earned her bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. A former journalist, Kim spent almost twenty years in public relations for universities before her retirement. She has also written four novels set in early medieval times.

Kim, a member of the Historical Novel Society, lives in Illinois with her husband and their spoiled cats. The couple has a daughter and four grandchildren.

For more about Kim, visit www.kimrendfeld.com.
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Kim Rendfeld I blame it on a legend I heard on a family vacation in Germany. To avoid introducing a spoiler to anyone who has yet to read "The Cross and the Dragon…moreI blame it on a legend I heard on a family vacation in Germany. To avoid introducing a spoiler to anyone who has yet to read "The Cross and the Dragon," I won't go into detail, other than to say this story about the origin of Rolandsbogen on the Rhine has lovers separated by a lie.

I had dabbled in writing fiction before, but this tale refused to let me go until I sat at my computer and started writing, never mind I knew little about the Middle Ages and had only heard of Charlemagne in middle school. But once I studied the history, I was hooked. (less)
Kim Rendfeld Usually, my struggle is finding time to write, and I often come home from the day job full of ideas. When I do get stuck, I step away from the compute…moreUsually, my struggle is finding time to write, and I often come home from the day job full of ideas. When I do get stuck, I step away from the computer and take a pencil and piece of paper with me. Then I do something routine with my hands such as tending the garden, loading the dishwasher, or doing laundry while I puzzle out the problem. When the muse speaks up, I scribble something on the paper - and hope I can read my own writing later.(less)
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Is It Better to Be a Medieval Abbess or Countess?

A 19th century illustration of 2 early medieval women High-ranking Frankish women from the 1882 Costume of All Nations (public domain image via Wikimedia Commons)

In the Dark Ages, noblewomen had two options: countess or abbess.

Actually, their families had the two options. The stakes were too high to leave to a girl, or an underage boy, for that matter. The family needed to figure out if they wanted to limit the number of claimants to the inherita

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“Rogues & Kings” gives the reader a unique interpretation of Robin Hood and the Merry Men, while keeping Robin and company true to “Rob from the rich. Give to the poor.” It is the core moral value that drives our hero, a middle-aged, married former s ...more
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Two things stood out to me in Duchess: the fact that it was a deep dive into a time and place (the Frankish kingdom in the 8th century) that we seldom see in f" Read more of this review »
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"Duchess of the New Dawn is a medieval story set in Europe and begins in the year 740.

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