Cathie Dunn writes...

Today it’s my turn on the fabulous  Historical Writers Forum Blog Hop , and I have a truly scandalous treat in store for you! So grab yourself a cup of tea or coffee, or a nice glass of Pays de la Loire –  have a sniff or taste first to see if it's safe to consume – then follow me to Paris in the late 17th century!  King Louis XIV reigns supreme from his ever-expanding and brilliantly glittering palace of Versailles, leaving his capital city of Paris and his old palace, the Louvre, behind. In fact, the king detests Paris! It's dirty, there are too many poor people knocking on the gates, and it's crime-ridden! As newly installed streetlights banish the shadows in some of the more affluent areas, there is still an underworld of well-organised criminals operating across the city. Poverty is high, and the many midwives, fortune-tellers and alchemists in town are looking for a more lucrative way of making ends meet.  So they found a handy way for despised husbands or wive...

Hello again, friends! It’s time to share my post in a fascinating blog hop I’m taking part in: the Meet My Main Character historical fiction writers’ blog hop. I have been tagged by author, Vanessa Couchman . Vanessa lives in France and has published a range of short stories, mostly in the much-acclaimed Writers Abroad anthologies. Her first full-length novel, The House at Zaronza , a tale of love and loss in Corsica during World War I, is due to be released on 29th July 2014 by Crooked Cat Publishing. Right, diving it. I found it a tough one to choose between Rory Cameron, my Scottish hero in Highland Arms , or Geoffrey de Mortagne, troubled under-sheriff of Gloucestershire in   Dark Deceit . Geoffrey won by a whisker… 1)    What is the name of your character? Is he/she fictional or a historic person? My male main character in Dark Deceit is Geoffrey de Mortagne. He is a fictional under-sheriff of Gloucestershire during an early English civil...

Irish Blog Hop! Celebrating the Luck o' the Irish as part of Romance at Random 's fabulous giveaway marking St Patrick's Day! There's a wonderful array of authors and bloggers taking part. Romance at Random  are giving away three $20 gift vouchers for Barnes & Noble. To enter, go to: http://www.romanceatrandom.com/luck-o-the-irish-giveaway-hop-march-17th-thru-31st/ Plus discover exciting freebies on other authors' blogs (links below)!