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Well, here I am after much angst and stubborn foolishness, writing a blog. It seems part of promoting your books. I've three out, now. Two based on London 1660's.

Viola, A Woeful Tale of Marriage is set in London 1660 as the people of England grappled with the loss of Cromwell. He died suddenly on a 'dark and stormy night' in September of 1658, and it brought the Commonwealth to a whimpering halt in 1660. Those who stood by Cromwell, and tried to stand by his son, Tumbledown Dick, for a year or so, turned cheek and went to fetch King Charles II out of exile. The transition from the rules of the Commonwealth to that of the Restoration proved difficult for the common man. What was considered proper in prayer and marriage overnight were no longer tolerated. Bigamy was on the rise, fraud in the courts rife.

Twins is set in London 1661. (It is an EPICon 2012 Finalist for the best in Historical genre.) It is a story of superstition and Catholic intolerance, along with trade and piracy.

There's a little known superstition that a man can sire only one child at a time. When a woman has twins, she is considered an adulteress. This is the story of Emma and Edgar Torbet, fraternal twins, and how they deal with one of them being a bastard. It's also a tale of trade prior to the king marrying the Infanta and her large dowry which included ports of call in the South Seas. Cromwell's Commonwealth didn't do much for the burgeoning East India Company, so I explored the Levant Company and their practices. They were more of a guild. Their trade included the eastern Mediterranean. There were pirates that roamed the region, Muslim, and discontented Englishmen. Their tendencies ravished the merchants as they traveled to and fro. English merchant ships were arsenals, and they carried cannon. They often battled with the pirates.

My third London novel set in the 1660's is underway with a working title: Of Carrion Feathers. It's a tale of espionage, and takes place in 1662. Not much is written about the spy business during that time, but it existed. There were many plots against the king and his family.

Then, we have my only novel of the French Revolution, titled The First Apostle. It's about Camille Desmoulins, a popular journalist and pamphleteer of the time. His story reads like a romance. His quill carried poisoned ink, for his writings sent good men to their deaths. This one is newly published and up for an electronic giveaway January 24. Enter to win. You can leave comments here, or facebook Novels by Katherine Pym (you may also want to click LIKE while there). Goodreads has a place you make comments, also.




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