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Author Name: Catherine L. Byrne
Book Name: Kjartan the Gentle
Series: Tales of Forbidden Love From the
Danelaw, book 3. This is the only M/M book of the trilogy and can be read as a
standalone.
Publisher: eXtasy Books
Cover
Artist: Carmen Waters
Release
Date: February 1, 2015
Blurb:
916 A.D.
East Anglia under the Danelaw.
In Dark Age Britain, you knew your place and if you didn’t keep to it, you faced
the consequences…
Hot-blooded Kjartan, accidental hero, has settled down
into married life, with a baby on the way. But when he meets handsome glass maker Lini, their unlawful relationship
provokes angry and passionate reactions from their kinfolk.
They have to fight back against the prejudice of Norse culture, and
find out who their real friends—and enemies—are. And this conflict leads to murder.
But who is the victim, and who the killer?
Pages or Words: 33,541 words
Categories: Bisexual, Historical, M/M
Romance, Mystery, Romance
Excerpt:
Lini then went to the kiln and put the glass
blowing rod into it, collecting a blob of molten green glass. He wore gloves,
but there were old burns on his arms above the glove cuff. He blew into the
cloth mouthpiece of the iron rod carefully, and Kjartan gasped as the bubble
expanded. Lini spun it round and held a tool to it, shaping it into a
symmetrical bowl shape. When finished, he put it into the low-heated oven so it
would cool down slowly and not crack. He then repeated the process a few more
times.
By this time, Kjartan had completely forgotten
what he was talking about and stood just gazing, mesmerised.
“It’s wholly different to fighting in a battle,
yes?” Lini smiled and wiped the sweat from his brow with his arm. “Quite
calming.”
Kjartan just nodded, staring at the sweat
running down Lini’s tanned back.
“So, the fighting school? You got as far as
saying what you were going to teach them.”
“Oh. Yes. I’ll think of something.” It was far
too hot in the forge and stopped his mind from working properly.
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About the
author:
Catherine
L Byrne amused herself writing as a hobby for some years until she had her
daughter, but becoming a mum made her realise she now had a purpose and time
was limited, so she must get on with writing seriously.
The winter of 2009 was severe and as she and her family live in a small village, they were house bound by unusually deep snow for southern England. So she settled down in her office (i.e. the corner of her bedroom) and began her first book, which was published in 2010.
She hasn't stopped writing since, generally on the theme of forbidden or unrequited love, and often including erotic scenes.
Where to find the author:
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Catherines-Creations-and-Concerns/235748973239333?ref=hl
Other (Wordpress blog): https://catherinelbyrne.wordpress.com/
One Quick Q&A with Catherine Byrne
One Quick Q&A with Catherine Byrne
Wicked Faeries –
Have you ever had a character take off and go their own direction? If so, who
was the worst?
Catherine Byrne - All the
time. The worst is probably Kjartan from Kjartan the Gentle. I never had any idea
what he was going to do. After the first two books in the series, he suddenly
decided he was gay and I had to give him a boyfriend and write a story about
them. And Bjarni from Bjarni the Hero was so disgusted at the shame Kjartan’s
behaviour brought upon the village that he didn’t want to be in the book so I
had to send him off on an assignment for the whole story. He only came back at
the end to say ‘what’s been happening while I’ve been away?’
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