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Blurb
A
Good Knight's Kiss is a romantic coming-of-age story.
John's
uncanny cleverness and insight, and his red hair, cause his stepmother to fear
him, thinking him a devilish daemon.
He
sets off, much to his chagrin, to start his new life as page, squire, and then
knight to his uncle-by-marriage. As often happens, he falls in love. But it is
with his lord's daughter, no less.
John
is sensitive, astute and fiery, and his conflicting loyalties and desires are
what drive him onwards.
When
he's faced with a choice between heeding his father’s decree for a simple life,
and his oath to his brother on one hand, and the love of his life on the other,
how will he choose? Simplicity or love, honour or happiness?
Excerpt
Matilda was shivering. She was
feeling cold one moment, and hot the next. Her covers were tightened and
loosened about her. Her maid and housekeeper were desperate. She was lapsing in
and out of consciousness. Salves were rubbed on her temple; hot and cold
compresses laid on her brow, even doused in vinegar, or smeared with mustard.
But the lady would not come to. She
lapsed in and out of delirium, crying for John, one moment meaning to call on
her babe, and the next-her beloved Baron.
Her young babe was taken away,
unbeknownst to her, to a wet nurse. Had the lady been sentient, it would have
sent her into a fuming rage. She was a veritable zealot when it came to her wee
darling. He was her one solace, and, she thought, her insurance against
starvation and doom. Her John would not turn her out, and when her son was
cared for as the bastard son of a baron, she too would be cared for. She was,
in her ailment, beginning to doubt ever being married to Lord John, his
promises to her notwithstanding. Or perhaps they would be wed and her son
legitimised? She hardly deigned to hope.
Author bio and links
Emily
Klein is an author of historical romance novels set in medieval times. She is a
staunch anglophile, with a keen interest in anything and everything British,
and a fierce love for the English language and all its dialects. She also has
an interest in history, including, but not limited, to medieval history. Emily
also enjoys antiques and vintage clothing. In short, if it's part of history,
Emily Klein will find it interesting.
In
her novels, Emily Klein strives to delve into her characters' thoughts,
feelings, and true psychological motives, based on their personalities, pasts,
and the societies in which they operate. Finding motives and helping people as
they strive to solve their life issues is no strange matter to Emily, who is
also a trained social worker.
Emily
Klein lives in Israel, with her husband, two young daughters, and her little
dog named Tofu.
I asked Emily where her interest in history comes from? Here's her answer:
I was always a bookish girl, and
some of my favourite books as a young lass took place and/or were written in
historical times. Jane Eyre, Anne Shirley, The Wind in the Willows, Oliver
Twist, Heart by de Amicis, etc. So as a young lass, I used to look in
encyclopedias we had (no Google back then, I'm nearly 40) and look up concept
and happenings from times past to supplement the knowledge I got from
books.
As a teen, I was into the 1960s and
often felt like I was born in the wrong decade. I tried to emulate the clothes
of the time in my dress, and that sparked a love for vintage fashion, which
started with a fascination with hippies and now extends to medieval attire. I
was also into music of the time, and then gradually got into folk music, then
balladry, and since ballads have historical settings, often
medievalesque, I got into medieval history and literature, and that is
what I'm currently studying on my MA.
Links
Twitter:
@Ekleinfolktales
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