A Clan of Her Own “Am Reading” Images & Fun Historical Tidbits to Celebrate Release Day
The second book in Brotherhood of the Border releases in three hours. After four years and more than twenty-five releases, I can say with certainty it’s as exciting each and every time when a new book heads out into the world. This Border Series spin-off has been especially fun to write, re-visiting old characters like Geoffrey and Sara and my favorite inn, The Wild Boar.
Speaking of the Border Series, I knew jumping ahead thirty years or so would put me firmly in William Wallace territory. My #1 favorite movie for years (Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter aside as they are in a special category) has been Braveheart. Historical inaccuracies aside, I just love it. So to say I’m pretty excited to delve into the 1300 world of the English/Scottish border. . . well, that would be an understatement. As with every book, I began this one with the research. And though I’ve taken lots of liberties, there are many truths too.
Example:
“William received word that the Stone was being housed temporarily at Rockborowy Manor.”
That line, of course, came from the fact that King Edward stole the Scottish monarchy’s regalia and the Stone of Scone, relocating it to Westminster Abbey. However, this actually occurred in 1297 and not, as suggested in A Clan of Her Own, September 1300 which better served my purposes for this tale.
Did you know? We think of Longshanks in lots of ways, but as the inventor of the handkerchief?
King Richard II of England “is widely believed to have invented the cloth handkerchief, as surviving documents written by his courtiers describe his use of square pieces of cloth to wipe his nose.”
Fact Versus Fiction: Would Lady Reina REALLY haven ridden astride in the middle ages?
YES! Some visual evidence…
I don’t want to bore you with too much history or inadvertently ruin anything for you from the story, so let’s get straight to the images. If you’re reading A Clan of Her Own, feel free to grab these and post. I do hope you have a blast in my very first “dungeon meet cute” scene in this enemies to lovers medieval romance.
A CLAN OF HER OWN
