Fatal Truths (The Anarchy Medieval Romance) (22 page)

Hearts and Crowns
is Gallien’s story.

You’ve learned a lot about Alexandre’s grandfather, Ram de Montbryce. His story begins with
Conquering Passion
, the first book in The Montbryce Legacy Series. Get all four books in the series at significant savings in the
Boxed Set.

If you’d like to know more about Alexandre’s father, Robert, you’ll want to read
Passion in the Blood
.

Thank you for reading
Fatal Truths
. Alexandre was one of the most difficult of the Montbryces to write about. He wasn’t eager to tell me his story, but then along came Elayne and her children!

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and my Facebook page,
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.

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I was born and educated in England, but I’ve lived most of my life in Canada. I was an educator for 25 years. It was a rewarding career, financially, spiritually and emotionally.

After that I worked with my husband in the management of his businesses. He’s a born entrepreneur who likes to boast he’s never had a job!

My final “career” was as Director of Administration of a global disaster relief organization.

Anyway, not content to fade away into retirement gracefully, I embarked upon writing a romance, essentially for my own satisfaction. I chose the medieval period mainly
because that genre of historical romance is one I enjoy reading.

I have a keen interest in genealogy. This hobby has had a tremendous influence on my stories. My medieval romances are about family honor, ancestry, and roots. As an amateur genealogist, I cherished a dream (as do many) of tracing my own English roots back to the Norman Conquest—an impossibility since I am not descended from nobility! So I made up a family and my stories follow its members through successive generations.

One of the things I enjoy most about writing historical romance is the in-depth research necessary to provide readers with an authentic medieval experience. I based the plot of my first novel,
Conquering Passion
, on an incident that actually happened to a Norman noblewoman.

Having said that, there is no documented evidence that King Stephen ever kicked Count Geoffrey of Anjou off his horse, but once I had the image in my head, I couldn’t get rid of it! I beg poetic license!

Also, another admission—exchanging hostages was a common practice in medieval times, but again there is no evidence Maud demanded hostages from King David.

I hope you come to know and love my Montbryce family as much as I do.

I would like to acknowledge the invaluable assistance of my critique partners, Sylvia
Blenkin, Reggi Allder, Jacquie Biggar and Helena Korin. Thank you for your help in polishing this manuscript.