tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70428643921569731852024-02-02T09:05:22.691-05:00HISTORICAL EDITORIALDevelopmental Editing, Copyediting, and Book Coaching for Historical Fiction AuthorsJenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comBlogger653125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-24256339175485315742023-05-21T08:15:00.014-04:002023-05-23T09:46:42.068-04:00Recent Releases<p><span style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Check out these recent releases from Historical Editorial clients!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's been a busy year for Historical Editorial, and on top of that, conference planning has prevented Jenny Q from posting as diligently as usual. Until she has time to dedicate posts to each title, here's a list of published titles by our clients from spring of 2022 onward.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span></span></div><a href="https://historicaleditorial.blogspot.com/2023/05/recent-releases.html#more">Keep Reading >></a>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-21879134910687133622023-05-17T09:22:00.003-04:002024-02-02T09:04:50.156-05:00Jenny Q's Uplift Crew<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnT6X4yXSFya1TwdUdwzum1iY_YC9r7kcdR-ki-HJ8TJD9tpPGZJLX9ZMjwI32bGCvLPmRyJbju-louiURxfY_munfrLwoTeZOExJxivMxYUtvco2z2V6Av_Z_M0lxHn0gUeCFSC_za-wM8iJLAoCdKuZDgLhTkY6obo-wS0A2pEUwpc-WWqYaXuxF58/s1920/support-2355701_1920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnT6X4yXSFya1TwdUdwzum1iY_YC9r7kcdR-ki-HJ8TJD9tpPGZJLX9ZMjwI32bGCvLPmRyJbju-louiURxfY_munfrLwoTeZOExJxivMxYUtvco2z2V6Av_Z_M0lxHn0gUeCFSC_za-wM8iJLAoCdKuZDgLhTkY6obo-wS0A2pEUwpc-WWqYaXuxF58/w400-h266/support-2355701_1920.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p>A Motivational Group for Writers</p><p>Writing a novel can be a very solitary endeavor, but it doesn’t have to be! Being part of a writing community can help you keep your eye on the prize while offering some much-needed camaraderie. Could you use some support and encouragement to reach your writing goals? Are you having trouble getting started or finding the motivation to finish? Perhaps you’re embarking on the querying or publication process? Or maybe you just need to socialize with peeps who understand the crazy ride you’re on!</p><p>In this group, we will:</p><p>•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Set goals and share our progress</p><p>•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Celebrate our successes and overcome our setbacks</p><p>•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Identify what’s holding us back and how to move forward</p><p>•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Provide and receive support and encouragement</p><p>It’s like your very own group of accountability partners, moderated by editor and book coach Jenny Q. Grab a beverage and a fuzzy blanket and join us! It’s FREE!</p><p>This group meets on the last Wednesday of each month.</p><p>Next meeting: February 28, 8pm ET</p><p>Duration: approximately 90 minutes</p><p>Location: Zoom</p><p>The meeting link will be emailed beforehand.</p><p>This group is open to writers of any genre at any stage of their career. Aspiring, traditionally pubbed, indiepub, and hybrid welcome. This is NOT a critique group. This is not the place to ask for feedback on your manuscript; there are other groups for that. This is a monthly encouragement group for writers to cheer each other on and help keep each other on track as we journey down our paths to publication.</p><p>Space is limited. RSVP here!</p><p><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScidAqFhU_aaEfO0ZK8t9hS5IOGh_nLjWsKzM4Ql8hLby6X_A/viewform?embedded=true" width="640" height="700" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0">Loading…</iframe>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-70071448734349701612023-05-16T09:45:00.000-04:002024-01-22T09:25:02.555-05:00The Godmother's Secret Wins HFC Book of the Year<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOex6s2jeSjqriB3q2a1paA6Wn1Z_k9whQpcJAoXSdSdgb2NGhZyICaTfVsA-L-PTjeTylxTN2EvqcyX23r0iwkn9XwEXTa1w6dvq5sAmY48_4ILvPaXBD5amoGIkBgqhyv0KLS6KSXjEYP7GDaesnaPhXibPx3OWFcrw7PYWbgQ-nasbyXgQYWb9T/s346/51tiYBrQ-mL._SY346_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOex6s2jeSjqriB3q2a1paA6Wn1Z_k9whQpcJAoXSdSdgb2NGhZyICaTfVsA-L-PTjeTylxTN2EvqcyX23r0iwkn9XwEXTa1w6dvq5sAmY48_4ILvPaXBD5amoGIkBgqhyv0KLS6KSXjEYP7GDaesnaPhXibPx3OWFcrw7PYWbgQ-nasbyXgQYWb9T/s320/51tiYBrQ-mL._SY346_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Please join me in congratulating Elizabeth St. John on winning 2022 Book of the Year in the Historical Fiction Company Awards with <i>The Godmother's Secret</i>!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had the honor of working with Liz on this novel through several rounds of developmental editing, I copyedited the manuscript, and I designed the cover. Liz has a storied ancestry, and all of her books feature her St. John ancestresses. In this novel, Lady Elysabeth Scrope, godmother to Edward V, tells the story of what really happened to the Princes in the Tower.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><blockquote>This fictional account of what possibly happened is so moving and so well-developed, a reader might close the book on the speculations and say, in effect, “This is it; this is what happened. No doubt.” . . . The authenticity and historical research displayed within this story is immense and exquisite. Ms. St. John is sure to be a new found favorite for fans of not only this fractious time in English history, but of all historical fans who adore rich, immersive prose. ~The Historical Fiction Company</blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZ3JFptXQJ46IJPGXoxZZA1HNJlDD-BsG8AmIck6eTf8MpUvsiZ8Li4YHF-bFDhy27iQeqbTSyklRFclMg1hzLyx0Uf-Ov0qOwYmAf7N92FtuS61WE4-bJqAg5s0WeZaDgXXPORUsrEjmptq1l4P1_V-P-U0t5ch04hFhW-D1Qu9RuvciKIruF_yo/s1500/323017740_650468060098912_7336064900286499338_n.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZ3JFptXQJ46IJPGXoxZZA1HNJlDD-BsG8AmIck6eTf8MpUvsiZ8Li4YHF-bFDhy27iQeqbTSyklRFclMg1hzLyx0Uf-Ov0qOwYmAf7N92FtuS61WE4-bJqAg5s0WeZaDgXXPORUsrEjmptq1l4P1_V-P-U0t5ch04hFhW-D1Qu9RuvciKIruF_yo/w320-h320/323017740_650468060098912_7336064900286499338_n.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">See the announcement video <a href="https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/post/2022-hfc-book-of-the-year-and-runner-up" target="_blank">here</a> and the editorial review <a href="https://www.thehistoricalfictioncompany.com/post/secrets-in-the-royal-house-of-york-an-editorial-review-of-the-godmother-s-secret" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW23c6snbMouIkBe41VBO_JI1IA2ayiwdedHvKsTi2OUDUFktHF2h06frlKrof_B_-fq2Q7XddItHWZzGZpc7a43xPSuJIMcJo24vIJ0djfqXe8dBjaoF2Mne517bUs5okTGzmaApITXzObIUcdFFeq_qIOKroCdbtvMQNW9td6DGbIir5njR23b1g/s1009/TGM%20Amazon.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="1009" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW23c6snbMouIkBe41VBO_JI1IA2ayiwdedHvKsTi2OUDUFktHF2h06frlKrof_B_-fq2Q7XddItHWZzGZpc7a43xPSuJIMcJo24vIJ0djfqXe8dBjaoF2Mne517bUs5okTGzmaApITXzObIUcdFFeq_qIOKroCdbtvMQNW9td6DGbIir5njR23b1g/w640-h421/TGM%20Amazon.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">If you knew the fate of the Princes in the Tower would you tell? Or forever keep the secret?</i></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>May 1483: The Tower of London. When King Edward IV dies and Lady Elysabeth Scrope delivers her young godson, Edward V, into the Tower of London to prepare for his coronation, she is engulfed in political turmoil. Within months, the prince and his brother have disappeared, Richard III is declared king, and Elysabeth’s sister Margaret Beaufort conspires with her son Henry Tudor to invade England and claim the throne.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Desperate to protect her godson, Elysabeth battles the intrigue, betrayal and power of the last medieval court, defying her Yorkist husband and her Lancastrian sister under her godmother’s sacred oath to keep Prince Edward safe. Bound by blood and rent by honour, Elysabeth is torn between the crown and her family, knowing that if her loyalty is questioned, she is in peril of losing everything—including her life.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Were the princes murdered by their uncle, Richard III? Did Margaret Beaufort mastermind their disappearance to usher in the Tudor dynasty? Or did the young boys vanish for their own safety? Of anyone at the royal court, Elysabeth has the most to lose–and the most to gain–by keeping secret the fate of the Princes in the Tower.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Inspired by England’s most enduring historical mystery, Elizabeth St.John blends her family history with known facts and centuries of speculation to create an intriguing story about what happened to the Princes in the Tower.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>From the Author:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The disappearance of "The Princes in the Tower" is no doubt one of England's biggest historical mysteries. There is no proof they were murdered. No bones were found (those that are purported to be theirs which are now interred in Westminster Abbey have never been scientifically tested). Richard III, Margaret Beaufort, and Henry, Duke of Buckingham, have all been accused over the years of being responsible for their deaths. In the end, no one knows. But what really took place? Perhaps more than anyone in the world, my ancestress Lady Elysabeth Scrope knows the fate of her precious godson and his younger brother.</div><div> </div><div>In <i>The Godmother's Secret</i> I write about Elysabeth's vow as godmother and her desperate efforts to protect her 12-year-old godson, King Edward V, from the intrigue and betrayal that surrounds him after she delivers him to the Tower of London for his coronation. Elysabeth is navigating her own conflict, upholding her loyalty to both her husband and her sister as competing factions battle for the throne. Within a few weeks of arriving at the Tower, Edward and his brother Dickon have disappeared, Richard III has claimed the throne, and Elysabeth's nephew, Henry Tudor, is making plans to invade England from his exile in France. More than anything, Elysabeth defies the bounds of blood and loyalty to make her own decisions for her godson's survival in a hostile medieval world where women had little authority.</div><div> </div><div>It's been both a challenge and incredibly rewarding researching and writing this novel and staying true to my family history and ancestors. I hope readers enjoy the way I've presented the story of the Princes in the Tower. Or rather, I hope they enjoy Elysabeth's story. It's her secret to tell.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>The Godmother's Secret </i>is available on <a href="https://amzn.to/3MNadOM" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Godmothers-Secret-Elizabeth-St-John-ebook/dp/B0B9YM4JF5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UQGKWPDN5JO0&keywords=the+godmother%27s+secret&qid=1684849942&sprefix=the+godmother%27s+secret%2Caps%2C378&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a>. Visit <a href="http://www.elizabethjstjohn.com/" target="_blank">Liz's website</a> for fascinating glimpses into her research and her work with the Friends of Lydiard and posts on new historical fiction releases.</b></div></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-30452580312897340252023-05-12T17:17:00.023-04:002023-05-18T14:07:49.063-04:00Welcome to Historical Editorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ve7lpsENm0kR2ZGXC2M8XMWS36BDiDlRAAg1iR7I2DYvWQf6C9Yd3inhMjhozA2zTeKmbova2w5un_R3jm9m9irtLMV5m8n9oMmorK4knC0vvvqHvInHbzkXOAHdyl7xqapxOkQb0N8oxIUydL0clJtFkiAvx9OJ7olIZjP8OUdryVxF-Uj5tASO/s2000/Historical%20Editorial%20Larger%20Logo%20Web%20Gray.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Ve7lpsENm0kR2ZGXC2M8XMWS36BDiDlRAAg1iR7I2DYvWQf6C9Yd3inhMjhozA2zTeKmbova2w5un_R3jm9m9irtLMV5m8n9oMmorK4knC0vvvqHvInHbzkXOAHdyl7xqapxOkQb0N8oxIUydL0clJtFkiAvx9OJ7olIZjP8OUdryVxF-Uj5tASO/s320/Historical%20Editorial%20Larger%20Logo%20Web%20Gray.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are independent editors specializing in historical fiction and all of its subgenres, including romance, mystery, and fantasy. Whether self-publishing or seeking traditional publication, writers have to work harder than ever before to make their novels stand out from the crowd, and that's where we come in. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span></span></span></div><a href="https://historicaleditorial.blogspot.com/2023/05/welcome-to-historical-editorial.html#more">Keep Reading >></a>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-8741627512027810212022-03-04T13:35:00.004-05:002023-05-13T19:35:12.558-04:00Historical Editorial Has an Opening for an Associate Editor<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Historical Editorial is seeking an experienced copyeditor to join our team as a part-time associate editor! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIdMlz8ZYuCa1x_c_r2uS3WzN-Ac4rx-hMZKt3Nz8S_kMZVTexbygf3rV1PICLyrC6qetaxZYfCTZ_I0l3EriS--HpTBGLoo09eBmI8jX4pXaV2sm3SyrbNFoPjXuy3oCXDpLc9qNdpReDKTRrc4mVrRw4OYc4oJc1asoVrnCEPuoINJzFTmfYmdEE=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1920" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIdMlz8ZYuCa1x_c_r2uS3WzN-Ac4rx-hMZKt3Nz8S_kMZVTexbygf3rV1PICLyrC6qetaxZYfCTZ_I0l3EriS--HpTBGLoo09eBmI8jX4pXaV2sm3SyrbNFoPjXuy3oCXDpLc9qNdpReDKTRrc4mVrRw4OYc4oJc1asoVrnCEPuoINJzFTmfYmdEE=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Qualified candidates should have formal or on-the-job training and should be proficient with the Chicago Manual of Style. A digital subscription to CMOS or possession of a hard copy is required. All editing is done digitally, so proficiency with Microsoft Word is also required. Because Historical Editorial works almost exclusively with historical fiction, including historical fantasy and historical romance, qualified candidates should be well-read in historical fiction and able to spot anachronistic terms and language. Qualified candidates should be able to work quickly and efficiently; Historical Editorial strives to complete most projects within two weeks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />This position is ideal for someone looking for an extra source of income or looking to supplement their existing editing business. Historical Editorial associate editors are independent contractors. This is not a full-time position, and assignments can sometimes be few and far between, while at other times they can be quite frequent. This is also not a position for someone without significant experience. While Executive Editor Jenny Quinlan helps evaluate each project and is always available to answer questions and offer guidance, she does not do any training. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Interested candidates should send a resume highlighting relevant experience with a cover letter to Jenny Quinlan: <a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />A phone or video interview may be requested, and candidates should be prepared to perform sample edits.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-71605666270264929742022-02-16T09:11:00.002-05:002022-02-16T09:11:59.698-05:00New Book Release: Imperial Passions: The Great Palace<p>Please join me in congratulating Eileen Stephenson on the publication of <i>Imperial Passions: The Great Palace</i>! I had the pleasure of working with Eileen on a developmental edit and a copyedit, and I designed the cover! This is the second book in a series based on the life of Anna Dalassena, a powerful Byzantine woman instrumental in founding the Komnenian dynasty. Here's the book description:</p><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRd8NUrd7K3ZGUFgtvI6RBMeEb8bjINR8TZHH6HxGSypiN6fJMz0-jeIi2wxrQ1F87ZPrxBn0Sk468_rOiriZsZrgbNPKVTdS52k7rmLZ3fgtVgVw7E8cqvr5w79k61M0NvboSQoPeSeNCpizbvzXz7U-X5tAuArIbzplgqq3J-5sixhzL7Mzm2C4B=s900" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRd8NUrd7K3ZGUFgtvI6RBMeEb8bjINR8TZHH6HxGSypiN6fJMz0-jeIi2wxrQ1F87ZPrxBn0Sk468_rOiriZsZrgbNPKVTdS52k7rmLZ3fgtVgVw7E8cqvr5w79k61M0NvboSQoPeSeNCpizbvzXz7U-X5tAuArIbzplgqq3J-5sixhzL7Mzm2C4B=s320" width="213" /></a></div>From the author of Tales of Byzantium, the epic story of Anna Dalassena continues...</i><br /><i><br /></i><div><i>Constantinople 1057. The magnificent Byzantine Empire continues to exist only because its enemies have not yet realized how years of corrupt rulers have weakened it. A new emperor, Isaac I Comnenus, seizes the throne expecting to reverse the decline but is overwhelmed by an empty treasury, a troublesome patriarch, and invaders at every border.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Isaac struggles against foes both in Constantinople and at the borders, while his brother John shrinks from his growing responsibilities to the dismay of his wife, Anna Dalassena. Anna’s disappointment in her husband is outweighed only by her horror at her enemy Constantine Ducas’s growing importance. Her husband’s reluctance and the turbulence of these troubled years finally forces Anna to recognize her own pivotal role in the destiny of the empire’s fortunes and that of her family.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhafzVLhHBPZp6alk9OVeZgWkNlqLKbIas-cTaX1eUz_Y0LoFKD2rFe4w6T5O5DbVDwltwIzhKoIpqdahBj-zAVWOWc8t0EITxbsuvieRW0DUpuHBpA3D8NuFUgbiISLi3vbLm5ohc8tE6QJW6D9Fe87-6Jd4j5JZoR_ps1HUqCD9LFYNNMHxc93Xg_=s3660" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="3660" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhafzVLhHBPZp6alk9OVeZgWkNlqLKbIas-cTaX1eUz_Y0LoFKD2rFe4w6T5O5DbVDwltwIzhKoIpqdahBj-zAVWOWc8t0EITxbsuvieRW0DUpuHBpA3D8NuFUgbiISLi3vbLm5ohc8tE6QJW6D9Fe87-6Jd4j5JZoR_ps1HUqCD9LFYNNMHxc93Xg_=w400-h288" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /><b><i>Imperial Passions: The Great Palace</i> is available now in ebook and print format on <a href="https://amzn.to/3H0LRva" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/imperial-passions-the-great-palace-eileen-stephenson/1140549514;jsessionid=08090002D264A8B0CF3D2306242F689F.prodny_store02-atgap12?ean=9780999690727" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>! Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59758329-imperial-passions---the-great-palace" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Eileen's <a href="http://www.eileenstephenson.com/blog" target="_blank">website</a> for her fascinating photos and blog posts on Byzantine history and culture.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>Need some help with your WIP?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-35045317158059028132022-02-10T08:41:00.002-05:002022-02-10T08:41:58.677-05:00New Book Release: The Professor's Lady<p>Please join me in congratulating Holly Bush on the publication of her newest historical romance, <i>The Professor's Lady</i>, the third book in her Thompsons of Locust Street series! I had the pleasure of providing some copyediting assistance, and I helped Holly design the cover. Here's the book description:</p><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5hP4oUqjfUyPuwlVcRDE7iWABUlDcd1Y25Nt4SVNXfOBYjED46ch2LF0uVcq2_lhlLlVSLuQntPFxMkBpFA-zGnTenfd-7Crsnw6dbUNQRSo39yz9TpZZeagS7BEJrnDsglYHwXL2y9Ic8e3DKCk64tqCQ5um3NtSHuoc1_UINo5xvxkVKiSaEKmI=s900" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5hP4oUqjfUyPuwlVcRDE7iWABUlDcd1Y25Nt4SVNXfOBYjED46ch2LF0uVcq2_lhlLlVSLuQntPFxMkBpFA-zGnTenfd-7Crsnw6dbUNQRSo39yz9TpZZeagS7BEJrnDsglYHwXL2y9Ic8e3DKCk64tqCQ5um3NtSHuoc1_UINo5xvxkVKiSaEKmI=s320" width="213" /></a></div>Meet the Thompsons of Locust Street, an unconventional family taking Philadelphia high society by storm . . .</i></div><div><i><br /><div>1870. Kirsty Thompson is determined to begin her own business bringing beloved Scottish fabrics and yarns to Philadelphia, but first she must meet the men and women who weave the plaids and spin the wool. How will she ever escape her protective older siblings and sail to Scotland?</div><div><br /></div><div>Albert Watson is a medical doctor focusing on research, especially that of Joseph Lister and his sterilization techniques. He speaks at universities in America and in England while visiting his London relatives. As he prepares to sail for just such an engagement, Kirsty Thompson boards his ship to beg him to take her with him. What’s a gentleman to do? Albert cancels his trip across the ocean to escort Miss Thompson back to Philadelphia and finds there is danger afoot for her and her family.</div><div><br /></div><div>Soon he comes to realize there is also danger for his heart, even for a man who rarely pulls his nose from a medical journal. He finds himself unable to put Miss Kirsty Thompson out of his thoughts, where they belong, because certainly a beautiful, ambitious, and charming young woman could have no interest in him. Or could she?</div></i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9sMsDRzUNXl05fSO5VRJjMVCPwaLBQoEYFHv7zRcay7tNK2pHaM8tlmcTfBjXMwgDEjMwQx1RUNwIC7VtiajuiEq_JAXtedC_ASDsic1Mpe65B1np24yVWlNm5URZlsJ7kznbgGgIJQItU0ul1ZJQZBh66mw8Ib7QTvCbiHE9n3Q1_CuX4aRqM9Ee=s3373" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="3373" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9sMsDRzUNXl05fSO5VRJjMVCPwaLBQoEYFHv7zRcay7tNK2pHaM8tlmcTfBjXMwgDEjMwQx1RUNwIC7VtiajuiEq_JAXtedC_ASDsic1Mpe65B1np24yVWlNm5URZlsJ7kznbgGgIJQItU0ul1ZJQZBh66mw8Ib7QTvCbiHE9n3Q1_CuX4aRqM9Ee=w400-h294" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div><b><i>The Professor's Lady</i> is available in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/34ryffc" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59694922-the-professor-s-lady?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=xveZfYbBZ9&rank=2" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Holly's <a href="https://hollybushbooks.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information on all of her books.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Need and editor or cover designer?</b></div><div><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!</b></div><div><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-11199553627788228472022-01-25T09:07:00.000-05:002022-01-25T09:07:24.849-05:00New Book Release: The Magnolia Palace<div style="text-align: left;">Please join me in congratulating <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Fiona Davis on the publication of her newest historical novel, <i>The Magnolia Palace</i>! I had the honor of offering Fiona some developmental editorial assistance. Here's the book description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhZpXpy7Emcmaz-6DWhwBdoN8XhARohO8a7qYH0f9tksm0ltVn9v5TjhwsZBBJ1KsKiBGj-LiKaT1g5fuX3yqk6ZCjMU7pUaaG_gv-xkkaKF7Wz8T1ezrIBl-AdzmsYShITLeXsTZOdxMDBTbzfFp5ySoELvQpg63CPv6cGHiVqAOVNEWmDPWSjfY3=s805" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhZpXpy7Emcmaz-6DWhwBdoN8XhARohO8a7qYH0f9tksm0ltVn9v5TjhwsZBBJ1KsKiBGj-LiKaT1g5fuX3yqk6ZCjMU7pUaaG_gv-xkkaKF7Wz8T1ezrIBl-AdzmsYShITLeXsTZOdxMDBTbzfFp5ySoELvQpg63CPv6cGHiVqAOVNEWmDPWSjfY3=s320" width="215" /></a></div>Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City's most impressive Gilded Age mansions.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />Eight months since losing her mother in the Spanish flu outbreak of 1919, twenty-one-year-old Lillian Carter's life has completely fallen apart. For the past six years, under the moniker Angelica, Lillian was one of the most sought-after artists' models in New York City, with statues based on her figure gracing landmarks from the Plaza Hotel to the Brooklyn Bridge. But with her mother gone, a grieving Lillian is rudderless and desperate—the work has dried up and a looming scandal has left her entirely without a safe haven. So when she stumbles upon an employment opportunity at the Frick mansion—a building that, ironically, bears her own visage—Lillian jumps at the chance. But the longer she works as a private secretary to the imperious and demanding Helen Frick, the daughter and heiress of industrialist and art patron Henry Clay Frick, the more deeply her life gets intertwined with that of the family—pulling her into a tangled web of romantic trysts, stolen jewels, and family drama that runs so deep, the stakes just may be life or death.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />Nearly fifty years later, mod English model Veronica Weber has her own chance to make her career—and with it, earn the money she needs to support her family back home—within the walls of the former Frick residence, now converted into one of New York City's most impressive museums. But when she—along with a charming intern/budding art curator named Joshua—is dismissed from the Vogue shoot taking place at the Frick Collection, she chances upon a series of hidden messages in the museum: messages that will lead her and Joshua on a hunt that could not only solve Veronica's financial woes, but could finally reveal the truth behind a decades-old murder in the infamous Frick family.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>The Magnolia Palace</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/3rO0Enl" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and everywhere books are sold. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57099323-the-magnolia-palace?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=OYpErNWvbe&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Fiona's <a href="https://www.fionadavisbooks.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information on all of her books. You can also catch Fiona on tour, both virtual and in-person. <a href="https://www.fionadavisbooks.com/events-1" target="_blank">Click here</a> for the schedule.</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Need an editor?</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Email me anytime to chat about your WIP!</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-35265679679033927502022-01-24T09:54:00.002-05:002022-01-24T09:54:12.154-05:00New Book Release: Lock Up Honesty<p>Please join me in congratulating Anna Castle on the publication of her newest historical mystery, <i>Lock Up Honesty</i>, book eight in the Francis Bacon Mystery series. I had the pleasure of offering Anna some copyediting assistance, and I designed the cover. Here's the book description:</p><div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinWVqhqg8xyG4jkgP7JbMEDbPbwdQiNw-SEgOqThIfykr3bZcTA3tPE1kxjfu_r6pkqFXtaffue80LlsaTtZOfMSKObrWRbcQ-zi8ParGyV-N_GInxvphjCMiLG5LUaw8eOk_3ShEDidjTVuWXPMZ7kOaHvR5h1GJOssyX4xB73PafvyyAQwCtYvQM=s900" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinWVqhqg8xyG4jkgP7JbMEDbPbwdQiNw-SEgOqThIfykr3bZcTA3tPE1kxjfu_r6pkqFXtaffue80LlsaTtZOfMSKObrWRbcQ-zi8ParGyV-N_GInxvphjCMiLG5LUaw8eOk_3ShEDidjTVuWXPMZ7kOaHvR5h1GJOssyX4xB73PafvyyAQwCtYvQM=s320" width="213" /></a></div>The most corrupt court in Elizabethan England has turned deadly.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Francis Bacon’s clerk, Thomas Clarady, has finally passed the bar. Now it’s time to sue for his livery in the Court of Wards. Alas, nothing is simple in the most corrupt institution in Tudor England. The attorney tries to wring a bribe from Tom, who refuses in threatenting terms. When the attorney turns up dead, Tom’s the most likely suspect. He goes into hiding, leaving Bacon and Trumpet--Lady Dorchester--to find out who really did the deed.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Every ward has reasons aplenty to hate the court and its officers. Some guardians have been keeping dark secrets from their wards. That attorney had other targets closer to home. As Tom’s wits unravel, Francis and Trumpet must take on his role in the investigation as well as their own. Clues lead them in circles. The best ones lead straight back to Tom. Can they catch the villain before the sheriff grows tired of waiting?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm5lmK1e8KjmEWp8ggZObtmCWl3DASGdEJOzZbp2nbOsvYdgHOsktyNjXKT3s4oNwyghiuNMrlGIKQoTninb-UI2sPKfPWhu8ikIZdiwtRwnRPzMrtVJ3qXoZBFNS-KgTxphzgDAQ2MyebTBFxzW2friwKQ-rqyHfHIT8ElopPLZ3KTQreRZ_rGwMh=s3923" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="3923" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjm5lmK1e8KjmEWp8ggZObtmCWl3DASGdEJOzZbp2nbOsvYdgHOsktyNjXKT3s4oNwyghiuNMrlGIKQoTninb-UI2sPKfPWhu8ikIZdiwtRwnRPzMrtVJ3qXoZBFNS-KgTxphzgDAQ2MyebTBFxzW2friwKQ-rqyHfHIT8ElopPLZ3KTQreRZ_rGwMh=w400-h283" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><i>Lock Up Honesty</i> is available now i</b><b>n print and ebook formats on <a href="https://amzn.to/3qUZAP9" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lock-up-honesty-anna-castle/1140794413" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>, and <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1600946352" target="_blank">Apple Books</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60022270-lock-up-honesty" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and check out Anna's <a href="http://www.annacastle.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, where she blogs about </b><b>her research and writing historical fiction set in England. </b></div></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-66745030518082180952022-01-17T14:16:00.003-05:002022-01-19T08:24:39.946-05:00New Book Release: Rebel's Knot<p>Please join me in congratulating Cryssa Bazos on the publication of her new historical novel, <i>Rebel's Knot</i>, third book in her Quest for Three Kingdoms series! I had the pleasure of working with Cryssa on a developmental edit and a copyedit, and I designed the cover. Here's the book description:</p><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG-wP0hcng1yNgmfXNKo9E68WMOyBa82DgrYntMO3uusQYpIlEbsOuzLLv_KNKCbOHZPIAfLxQA2kSeyYXBUi6ZV2gsxxdpgFn_30Q0qiedUkE0jFHF5iRObXqs4dUabxncAYJtdyJCNbv84P3br5ryDvLSb0Z_a-V2Y2Wu39-j5A32S7bL9-rFrhg=s900" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhG-wP0hcng1yNgmfXNKo9E68WMOyBa82DgrYntMO3uusQYpIlEbsOuzLLv_KNKCbOHZPIAfLxQA2kSeyYXBUi6ZV2gsxxdpgFn_30Q0qiedUkE0jFHF5iRObXqs4dUabxncAYJtdyJCNbv84P3br5ryDvLSb0Z_a-V2Y2Wu39-j5A32S7bL9-rFrhg=s320" width="213" /></a></div>Ireland 1652: In the desperate, final days of the English invasion...</i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>A fey young woman, Áine Callaghan, is the sole survivor of an attack by English marauders. When Irish soldier Niall O'Coneill discovers his own kin slaughtered in the same massacre, he vows to hunt down the men responsible. He takes Áine under his protection, and together they reach the safety of an encampment held by the Irish forces in Tipperary.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Hardly a safe haven, the camp is rife with danger and intrigue. Áine is a stranger with the old stories stirring on her tongue, and rumours follow her everywhere. The English cut off support to the brigade, and a traitor undermines the Irish cause, turning Niall from hunter to hunted.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>When someone from Áine's past arrives, her secrets boil to the surface—and she must slay her demons once and for all.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>As the web of violence and treachery grows, Áine and Niall find solace in each other's arms—but can their love survive long-buried secrets and the darkness of vengeance?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsTCJd7e_1fWriWVV6mjw0-G5U1NVGAdvzYXNSYTQ8S-N0npYrlb8m8hMGi5mimPX2cS-Db1YGH_0m3_4_CZQ4bSCE3UogiR944mVnuVaJN9KVfhfEXqBEDUWISuM_BCaMBI83L-XaKDr-q4WlEss9uXfadlCmp07r52pTBeEDtn7RAjUcIoEC3iC-=s3952" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="3952" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsTCJd7e_1fWriWVV6mjw0-G5U1NVGAdvzYXNSYTQ8S-N0npYrlb8m8hMGi5mimPX2cS-Db1YGH_0m3_4_CZQ4bSCE3UogiR944mVnuVaJN9KVfhfEXqBEDUWISuM_BCaMBI83L-XaKDr-q4WlEss9uXfadlCmp07r52pTBeEDtn7RAjUcIoEC3iC-=w400-h281" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><b><i>Rebel's Knot</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/3IdeVjX" target="_blank">Amazon</a>,</b> <b><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rebels-knot-cryssa-bazos/1140375726;jsessionid=D5966B8C1B4282227EE5CCD5309A5586.prodny_store02-atgap01?ean=2940165654114&st=AFF&2sid=Draft2Digital_7968444_NA&sourceId=AFFDraft2Digital" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a>, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/rebels-knot/id1590700445?at=1010l9S2&uo=4&mt=11" target="_blank">Apple Books</a>, and <a href="https://books2read.com/RebelsKnot" target="_blank">more</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59131742-rebel-s-knot?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=uOEB5bSNRG&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and check out Cryssa's <a href="https://cryssabazos.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, where she blogs about 17th century history. Cryssa is also an editor of the <a href="http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">English Historical Fiction Authors</a> blog.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-20730712880027484402022-01-17T13:55:00.000-05:002022-01-17T13:55:25.499-05:00New Book Release: Twisted Wrister<p>Please join me in congratulating G.K. Brady on the publication of <i>Twisted Wrister</i>, seventh book in the Playmaker Series! I had the pleasure of working with G.K. on a developmental edit and a copyedit, and I designed the cover. Here's the book description:</p><div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjotIXjXq06YFOrxIxax11RVTvgEYsWS3Z3evSmj7e907eWribC7L6iRQXd_13CKbfEWxpqfEXRZEHIfWMWngxgwUBU8N3BYjNqDOZj-uIHoZV2GTWgWHgT7iEZwPVlilkPvy-8Iv4tB6NkSwCNGE91h8XNzMHZCFT_lZez29NvSPDYobHf6qUXOrJD=s900" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjotIXjXq06YFOrxIxax11RVTvgEYsWS3Z3evSmj7e907eWribC7L6iRQXd_13CKbfEWxpqfEXRZEHIfWMWngxgwUBU8N3BYjNqDOZj-uIHoZV2GTWgWHgT7iEZwPVlilkPvy-8Iv4tB6NkSwCNGE91h8XNzMHZCFT_lZez29NvSPDYobHf6qUXOrJD=s320" width="213" /></a></div>He’s not looking for happily-ever-after. She’s not looking for a hockey player. Can love score a win, or will it get iced?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Blake Barrett’s star is streaking into the upper reaches of the galaxy, and it’s his wicked wrist shot that’s fueling the twenty-four-year-old’s meteoric rise. Top center for the NHL’s Cup-winning champs? Check. Millions in the bank? Yep. As self-assured in his stickhandling abilities off the ice as he is on it? Not so much. Women might be throwing themselves at him, but he needs a little more practice to figure out what to do if he catches one.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Though after growing up with a front-row seat to his parents’ disastrous marriage, he’s convinced the closest he can get to happily-ever-after is settling for someone who ticks the most boxes when his career’s done. Why waste time on a dream he can’t even pin to the boards? So when Blake’s roommate—who also happens to be his teammate and best friend—sets his sights on their feisty new neighbor, Blake’s duty-bound by the bro code to help his buddy win her … except when Blake gets to know her, he’s not so sure he wants to play wingman anymore.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Michaela Wagner has earned her hard-fought-for position as a real estate lawyer in a prestigious firm. She may have aced her classes and graduated early, but an army of suits is ready to keep her ambition in check. Undeterred, she casts her eye on a prize account her boss is dangling like a juicy carrot.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Though she doesn’t have much time for dating, she’s a big believer in fairy-tale endings. Prince Charming is waiting for her … though he hasn’t been at the speed-dating events or in the dating apps she’s subjected herself to. Could he be one of the hunky hockey players next door? Absolutely not. Too much testosterone, too much swagger, too many female fans. If she were forced to pick one, though, it would be Blake. He’s an enigma begging to be bared, and he’s got those green eyes that follow her with an intriguing mix of bewilderment and intensity. Too bad he believes in happily-never-after.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>As Blake glides closer to Michaela, doubt turns to possibility, and his philosophy begins to unravel like spent stick tape. But a happy ending for these two seems as elusive as a Stanley Cup win. When loyalty faces off against desire, will their love survive the penalty box?</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlUZN78s9Z1gYLCgCoaOCOogqOB8NwCUQyJyVrpTO2a6h4dn1cUtVRrSd1oS6bwp8kjyUHNWLVwZHn2Ep6Tmetkl_3-5ecpAZu0RnnHW5JtxM4JEJRi2lHK8duhR_gV_KFnSjsR59xuJRaHV_MNAHdXBwsNsX-oC1A0OCoET6e0ZEOFG8KAh_P99wp=s3990" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="3990" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlUZN78s9Z1gYLCgCoaOCOogqOB8NwCUQyJyVrpTO2a6h4dn1cUtVRrSd1oS6bwp8kjyUHNWLVwZHn2Ep6Tmetkl_3-5ecpAZu0RnnHW5JtxM4JEJRi2lHK8duhR_gV_KFnSjsR59xuJRaHV_MNAHdXBwsNsX-oC1A0OCoET6e0ZEOFG8KAh_P99wp=w400-h279" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><i>Twisted Wrister</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/34N46Xh" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58972795-twisted-wrister?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=MJOy6IkRBz&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit G.K.'s <a href="https://www.griffin-brady.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for the scoop on all of her books, including her historical novels!</b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div><div><br /></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-9628807153363455672022-01-17T13:46:00.004-05:002022-01-17T14:31:53.414-05:00New Book Release: Prayers of the Dead<p>Please join me in congratulating Priscilla Royal on the publication of <i>Prayers of the Dead</i>, the seventeenth installment in her Medieval Mystery series! I had the pleasure of offering Priscilla some copyediting assistance. Here's the book description:</p><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnYFDUXnDDzG1QxwHy4WziO4sUExw01DazDDgPhhhfDVt7O1uRWFObxPGXWJlmnsfmwatXuD7jqbVr-YkuIY3-8VQX4aYRERoPPyh5oBi5b81GNOv2FShphV9Td3Wp9W_NxXPUe8MC9MK1ZTcpyajz3af5wSCaT1FDHAq5WN6ZWNMUD107oJ0p7VP1=s500" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnYFDUXnDDzG1QxwHy4WziO4sUExw01DazDDgPhhhfDVt7O1uRWFObxPGXWJlmnsfmwatXuD7jqbVr-YkuIY3-8VQX4aYRERoPPyh5oBi5b81GNOv2FShphV9Td3Wp9W_NxXPUe8MC9MK1ZTcpyajz3af5wSCaT1FDHAq5WN6ZWNMUD107oJ0p7VP1=s320" width="200" /></a></div>November 1283. Prioress Eleanor’s cousin, the Earl of Ness, visits with his wife, Eda. When his unloved spouse is murdered in the priory chapel with his knife, he becomes the prime suspect. Another murder follows. Eda’s quiet priest is killed in the same chapel. Eda had many enemies, so what connection could there be between a ruthless woman and a pious man who cared nothing of earthy things?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Crowner Ralf insists the crimes fall under the king’s law and that Prioress Eleanor lacks objectivity because of her cousin’s involvement. Prioress Eleanor refuses, claiming that she must determine why the crime occurred in her priory. She also believes that her cousin is more likely to tell her needed details than to an unknown crowner. But as she digs deeper, she begins to fear what she might discover. She may have thought her cousin was innocent, but she realizes he is lying to her. Having given her word that she would not be blinded by familial love, she knows that she may have to face tragedy and walk her cousin to the gallows.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Prayers of the Dead</i> is available in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/3rnXl68" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59034892-prayers-of-the-dead?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=juHP3Uuk5b&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Priscilla's <a href="https://priscillaroyal.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for the scoop on all of her mysteries!</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Need some help with your WIP?</b></div><div><b>Email me any to chat about your project!</b></div><div><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-13375280401321483112022-01-17T13:40:00.007-05:002022-01-17T13:40:54.831-05:00New Book Release: John Brown's Women<p>Please join us in congratulating Susan Higginbotham on the publication of <i>John Brown's Women</i>! Jessica Cale assisted Susan with a copyedit, and Jenny Q had the pleasure of designing the cover. Here's the book description:</p><div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7l1ucn-OXrHvfM6r0Ph45RRYBOZPO4JlJS4vuZkCdn--p7c98wdggGYzuPKDesAojqm4ORv7eQA3q3xkJiv68hBlRpvauFrvjmebBj4BDdzzVLfrMBlN36uU7EkI4Mf0hqiOdJtp6gFKX_d0hXKFa2_pLapitR6oXgwmsG9fLcxaxDAYL17iPe-n9=s900" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7l1ucn-OXrHvfM6r0Ph45RRYBOZPO4JlJS4vuZkCdn--p7c98wdggGYzuPKDesAojqm4ORv7eQA3q3xkJiv68hBlRpvauFrvjmebBj4BDdzzVLfrMBlN36uU7EkI4Mf0hqiOdJtp6gFKX_d0hXKFa2_pLapitR6oXgwmsG9fLcxaxDAYL17iPe-n9=s320" width="213" /></a></div>As the United States wrestles with its besetting sin—slavery—abolitionist John Brown is growing tired of talk. He takes actions that will propel the nation toward civil war and thrust three courageous women into history.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Wealthy Brown, married to John Brown's oldest son, eagerly falls in with her husband's plan to settle in Kansas. Amid clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers, Wealthy's adventure turns into madness, mayhem, and murder.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Fifteen-year-old Annie Brown is thrilled when her father summons her to the farm he has rented in preparation for his raid. There, she guards her father's secrets while risking her heart.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Mary Brown never expected to be the wife of John Brown, much less the wife of a martyr. When her husband's daring plan fails, Mary must travel into hostile territory, where she finds the eyes of the nation riveted upon John—and upon her.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Spanning three decades, John Brown's Women is a tale of love and sacrifice, and of the ongoing struggle for America to achieve its promise of liberty and justice for all.</i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4qPaEivq5TZQY9xrevKeMOK2MwnzQ3Ac7UWZ14c6tzQ_3oyJePOhlg7jaBqS4sOxQ97QfHvGCDkc9cwuB5e6ZyqcmfVclugNmCNfnmqa3kRk_gr-hTJk3RefjyQJftN4Gtavcww_7TLjIetc0nAz0YIv2Y3NV28_nd3kyZGVAnPqU07iOOXp4-Usw=s3444" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2424" data-original-width="3444" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4qPaEivq5TZQY9xrevKeMOK2MwnzQ3Ac7UWZ14c6tzQ_3oyJePOhlg7jaBqS4sOxQ97QfHvGCDkc9cwuB5e6ZyqcmfVclugNmCNfnmqa3kRk_gr-hTJk3RefjyQJftN4Gtavcww_7TLjIetc0nAz0YIv2Y3NV28_nd3kyZGVAnPqU07iOOXp4-Usw=w400-h281" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><i>John Brown's Women</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/3qAm8EH" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59012581-john-brown-s-women?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=9FxS9iURmE&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Susan's <a href="https://www.susanhigginbotham.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information on all of her books.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email us anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:info@historicaleditorial.com">info@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-83920936865160883552022-01-17T09:06:00.000-05:002022-01-17T09:06:33.093-05:00New Book Release: Shake Loose the Border<p>Please join me in congratulating Andrea Matthews on the publication of <i>Shake Loose the Border</i>, book three in the Thunder on the Moor series! I had the pleasure of working with Andrea on a copyedit, and I designed the cover. Here's the book description:</p><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihXPFeMyfGcsd2kd2R0YB3a8McyRJk3hOV7JCOxklXgNx9DZKurgl7HVj5LK_a_eLWoRG39B51pI-1KnYRxX6GNLuIWn3mDDG6LfihXGp1DyAzYCYVjSJ96LbZtLvUQW_QXRQXaqb-u25hECjvOKO_pfqfs8o6IfmslUE7-icF-toH5eHfZ6yhbkK8=s900" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihXPFeMyfGcsd2kd2R0YB3a8McyRJk3hOV7JCOxklXgNx9DZKurgl7HVj5LK_a_eLWoRG39B51pI-1KnYRxX6GNLuIWn3mDDG6LfihXGp1DyAzYCYVjSJ96LbZtLvUQW_QXRQXaqb-u25hECjvOKO_pfqfs8o6IfmslUE7-icF-toH5eHfZ6yhbkK8=s320" width="213" /></a></div>With Will and Maggie’s wedding just a week away, the last thing they need to stumble upon is Johnnie Hetherington’s dead body tied to a tree, especially one that’s so close to their cottage. Recognizing it as a sure sign that Johnnie has betrayed the family once too often, Sergeant Richie Carnaby gathers Will and his family together for questioning, though it seems obvious only a fool would kill a man on his own land. Then who did murder the rogue, and why?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Feeling confident it wasn’t any of the Fosters, Richie allows Will and Maggie’s wedding to proceed, but the couple has barely exchanged vows when the Armstrongs attack in force. Geordie is determined to rescue his niece from the clutches of Will Foster, whether she wants to go or not. And if he happens to make her a widow in the process, so be it. Will senses the danger and implores Dylan to get Maggie away to safety, no matter where — or when — that may be.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Though Maggie protests, Will assures her he will follow as soon as he is able. Yet how can that be possible when Dylan whisks her back to the twentieth century? Sharing her fears about Will, and unable to forget his own love, Annie, Dylan attempts to return to the past one last time despite his growing concerns over the disintegrating amulet stone. But will he make it in time to rescue Will, or will the villainous Ian Rutherford, who has already killed in cold blood once, win the ultimate battle and see Will and Maggie separated forever?</i></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpW-H85jDlZ8E1bZbTJ2y-f27KbsFLQ1cvkRaTIWJWs8qJtHNmrLaC9GS-H8wWc_CVnPEZaraF8dI6BzAvf86RsmcgNMTwuFw7mwAxkSOQ2iFfcFnyeOx6Qn_UCIzLE7IEQIFGN0LJkdzSo9PQBAw7xbdjBIRZgPMoVvG-2dvAQqksy7MYGYWruGNS=s3960" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="3960" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpW-H85jDlZ8E1bZbTJ2y-f27KbsFLQ1cvkRaTIWJWs8qJtHNmrLaC9GS-H8wWc_CVnPEZaraF8dI6BzAvf86RsmcgNMTwuFw7mwAxkSOQ2iFfcFnyeOx6Qn_UCIzLE7IEQIFGN0LJkdzSo9PQBAw7xbdjBIRZgPMoVvG-2dvAQqksy7MYGYWruGNS=w400-h280" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><i>Shake Loose the Border</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/3I7daoc" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59686657-shake-loose-the-border?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=iAN6T3KBIF&rank=2" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Andrea's <a href="https://andrea-matthews.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for tons of great historical information and a peek behind the scenes of her books.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?<br /></b><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!<br /></b><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-84857778904809579142022-01-13T08:36:00.003-05:002022-01-13T08:39:00.738-05:00New Book Release: The Forgotten Tudor Women: Gertrude Courtenay: Wife and Mother of the Last Plantagenets <p>Please join me in congratulating Sylvia Barbara Soberton on the publication of her newest nonfiction book, <i>The Forgotten Tudor Women: Gertrude Courtenay: Wife and Mother of the Last Plantagenets</i>. I had the privilege of offering Sylvia some copyediting assistance on this intriguing glimpse into the life of a woman who played a supporting role in some of Tudor England's biggest moments. Here's the book description:</p><p><i></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVYKmFmZh5fEpIlOdUqbqJOmT0ceXbZ-gNzwIzlgeXpVqmeyfcLZ7e_K7afEFCaT3Kxj3C7bC_d9VPtc43LhOPCNLrcnbRT-NSs5ldWxhhiUJ4jeHZUL5oiurVFXUXao9St4n7Zs0BDYitV_F-dZTPVx6FwlxHH9R4_cw4M9Q8AJQLFpzBp5lRTkQ0=s346" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="247" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVYKmFmZh5fEpIlOdUqbqJOmT0ceXbZ-gNzwIzlgeXpVqmeyfcLZ7e_K7afEFCaT3Kxj3C7bC_d9VPtc43LhOPCNLrcnbRT-NSs5ldWxhhiUJ4jeHZUL5oiurVFXUXao9St4n7Zs0BDYitV_F-dZTPVx6FwlxHH9R4_cw4M9Q8AJQLFpzBp5lRTkQ0=s320" width="228" /></a></i></div><i>Gertrude Courtenay led a dangerous life, both in a personal and political sense. Daughter of a prominent courtier, she started her career as maid of honour and then lady-in-waiting to Katharine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife.</i><p></p><p><i>She sided with the Queen during the Great Matter, as the divorce case between Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon was then often known. A bitter enemy of the King’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, Gertrude plotted and intrigued with Henry VIII’s enemies, brushing with treason on many occasions.</i></p><p><i>Wife and mother of the last Plantagenets of the Tudor court, Gertrude was an ambitious and formidable political player. The story of her life is a thrilling tale of love and loss, conspiracies and plots, treason and rebellion.</i></p><p><br /><b><i>The Forgotten Tudor Women: Gertrude Courtenay: Wife and Mother of the Last Plantagenets</i> is available now in ebook and print format on <a href="https://amzn.to/3fmCtGA" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Forgotten-Tudor-Women-Courtenay-Plantagenets-ebook/dp/B09LJPW6SD/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=forgotten+tudor+women&qid=1642080872&sr=8-2" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a>, and you can add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59617178-the-forgotten-tudor-women?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=SCDsL2pn8v&rank=3" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>!</b></p><p><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your WIP!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></p>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-85535328401237953562022-01-12T08:09:00.002-05:002022-01-12T08:20:56.819-05:00New Book Release: And Tyler No More<p>Please join us in congratulating Stan Haynes on the publication of his debut historical novel, <i>And Tyler No More</i>! Aaron had the pleasure of assisting Stan with a developmental edit, and Jenny Q designed the cover. Here's the book description:</p><div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJKNDW5NudAYEWrHOH2o9mgmMHCsK2nu_wrfp4O_xNfb38nebPgngtZrNvDPTqbetPxLTsTr3cpXLbn9yW5lV_-oSvhsgquOdOxkKRsAPChrvSnxPB9XZaVW1NZJwONVD5shUgJDmeIsIpJTL3zcS8Zr-PikmKLpkouBpqMYCKN_Oh2tbTij6Ez-Oa=s900" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJKNDW5NudAYEWrHOH2o9mgmMHCsK2nu_wrfp4O_xNfb38nebPgngtZrNvDPTqbetPxLTsTr3cpXLbn9yW5lV_-oSvhsgquOdOxkKRsAPChrvSnxPB9XZaVW1NZJwONVD5shUgJDmeIsIpJTL3zcS8Zr-PikmKLpkouBpqMYCKN_Oh2tbTij6Ez-Oa=s320" width="213" /></a></div>Kill the president of the United States? How could a rational and law-abiding citizen ever conclude that assassination is an option? What if one death could stop the growth of slavery?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>1844. President John Tyler is weeks away from submitting to the Senate a treaty for the annexation of the Republic of Texas into the Union. Slaveholding Texas. A doubling of the amount of enslaved territory in the country. Giving the southern states a majority in the Senate.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Monty Tolliver, a former top aide to an influential senator, is as sane and dutiful as they come. Along with his best friend, Ben Geddis, a naval officer and an abolitionist, they determine to stop Tyler, an unelected president who, in their view, has already committed multiple transgressions.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Filled with the political intrigue of the 1840s and interaction with historical figures, along with a national tragedy and a mysterious death, And Tyler No More explores the battle between morality and legality, between loyalty and betrayal, and confirms that dysfunction in Washington is not a modern American phenomenon.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQoCaRPbJcpV-zDNslBcPhlxCC6ORpnya9fzUvVYPRzqYRqU2pik-B6oWpyTXg6CDL-dVmx5CKCWIGvHjPPvS6gYApO-Gruzkc3fxYYFvHuBs7T_u9JPuI8xI5Y4lUEbeI4m9mHuD607LrrxggFHJd1BXQMctu1DyH52R3dMrvvZvLlCVvrZdL-Epl=s3593" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="3593" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQoCaRPbJcpV-zDNslBcPhlxCC6ORpnya9fzUvVYPRzqYRqU2pik-B6oWpyTXg6CDL-dVmx5CKCWIGvHjPPvS6gYApO-Gruzkc3fxYYFvHuBs7T_u9JPuI8xI5Y4lUEbeI4m9mHuD607LrrxggFHJd1BXQMctu1DyH52R3dMrvvZvLlCVvrZdL-Epl=w400-h293" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><i>And Tyler No More</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/334xoAp" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59131822-and-tyler-no-more?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=IQBrcxNRBX&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Stan's <a href="https://stanhaynes.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information about the book and the awesome book trailer.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email us anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:info@historicaleditorial.com">info@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-53165562686104133462021-12-30T11:18:00.004-05:002022-01-20T08:44:04.954-05:00New Book Release: Island of Gold<p>Please join me in congratulating Amy Maroney on the publication of her newest historical novel, <i>Island of Gold</i>, the first book in a brand new series, the <i>Sea and Stone Chronicles, </i>taking place on the island of Rhodes in the fifteenth century. I had the privilege of providing Amy with some developmental and copyediting assistance. Here's the book description:</p><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUWAGKMRGFu0lFT55pF-vXbOPGfwODQ4fEL7m4fnO7Q9pzxS7pwEG3RqFlUdlrrNOgciPbOttRGvacOeiESultoJ57ab7j8AhM2VWzBbRrYhv0Pcveg35U8BXGphCw7FfWuYWOwjteajUWH572O1Wi7EwE8PAEeL7T8QWWdDTu3ga1_K9qO1KbcDiI=s475" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUWAGKMRGFu0lFT55pF-vXbOPGfwODQ4fEL7m4fnO7Q9pzxS7pwEG3RqFlUdlrrNOgciPbOttRGvacOeiESultoJ57ab7j8AhM2VWzBbRrYhv0Pcveg35U8BXGphCw7FfWuYWOwjteajUWH572O1Wi7EwE8PAEeL7T8QWWdDTu3ga1_K9qO1KbcDiI=s320" width="213" /></a></div>1454. A noble French falconer. A spirited merchant's daughter. And a fateful decision that changes their destiny forever...<div><br /></div><div>When Cédric is recruited by the Knights Hospitaller to the Greek island of Rhodes, his wife, Sophie, jumps at the chance to improve their fortunes. After a harrowing journey to Rhodes, Cédric plunges into the world of the knights—while Sophie is tempted by the endless riches that flow into the bustling harbor. But their dazzling new home has a dark side.</div><div><br /></div><div>Slaves toil endlessly to fortify the city walls, and rumors of a coming attack by the Ottoman Turks swirl in the streets. Desperate to gain favor with the knights and secure his position, Cédric navigates a treacherous web of shadowy alliances. Meanwhile, Sophie secretly engineers a bold plan to keep their children safe. As the trust between them frays, enemies close in—and when disaster strikes the island, the dangers of their new world become terrifyingly real.</div><div><br /></div><div>With this richly told story of adventure, treachery, and the redeeming power of love, Amy Maroney brings a mesmerizing and forgotten world to vivid life.</div><br /></i><b><i>Island of Gold</i> is available now in ebook and print formats on <a href="https://amzn.to/3sSBgyC" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58524227-island-of-gold?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=sCCJXwnwN5&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Amy's <a href="https://www.amymaroney.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information on all of her books, book reviews, and historical blog posts.</b></div><div><b><br />Need an editor?<br /></b><b>Email me anytime to chat about your WIP!<br /></b><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-61834644927819907232021-12-30T11:12:00.004-05:002021-12-30T12:00:55.731-05:00New Book Release: The Castilian Pomegranate<p>Please join me in congratulating Anna Belfrage on the publication of her newest historical novel, <i>The Castilian Pomegranate</i>, book two in the Castilian Saga. I had the privilege of providing Anna with some copyediting assistance. Here's the book description:</p><div><i><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4O96nrlRKjb2C4OTmxKWiVfqWml3AMX05oEbiTMSQkeWzoHDiWEyH-DWffS9CCDnVuEVGdmINXdtgG6BE9br5ZtIxaydtlDVMwpDktBDH3lyAHQrl65PsZKDSj9iLkAz1YYK8hqd4YJiL3cXoSiWkECzJJZxHMfyUHCePaUYEMXoIDoowr_TGTpIR=s475" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4O96nrlRKjb2C4OTmxKWiVfqWml3AMX05oEbiTMSQkeWzoHDiWEyH-DWffS9CCDnVuEVGdmINXdtgG6BE9br5ZtIxaydtlDVMwpDktBDH3lyAHQrl65PsZKDSj9iLkAz1YYK8hqd4YJiL3cXoSiWkECzJJZxHMfyUHCePaUYEMXoIDoowr_TGTpIR=s320" width="213" /></a></div>An enraged and grieving queen commands them to retrieve her exquisite jewel and abandon their foundling brat overseas—or never return</div></i><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Robert FitzStephan and his wife, Noor, have been temporarily exiled. Officially, they are to travel to the courts of Aragon and Castile as emissaries of Queen Eleanor of England. Unofficially, the queen demands two things: that they abandon Lionel, their foster son, in foreign lands and that they bring back a precious jewel</i><span style="font-style: italic;">—</span><i>the Castilian Pomegranate.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Noor would rather chop off a foot than leave Lionel in a foreign land—especially as he’s been entrusted to her by his dead father, the last true prince of Wales. And as to the jewel, stealing it would mean immediate execution . . .</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Spain in 1285 is a complicated place. France has launched a crusade against Aragon, and soon enough Robert is embroiled in the conflict, standing side by side with their Aragonese hosts.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Once in Castile, it is the fearsome Moors that must be fought, with Robert facing weeks separated from his young wife, a wife who is enthralled by the Castilian court—and a particular Castilian gallant.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Jealousy, betrayal and a thirst for revenge plunge Noor and Robert into life-threatening danger.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Will they emerge unscathed or will savage but beautiful Castile leave them permanently scarred and damaged?</i></div><i><br /></i><b><i>The Castilian Pomegranate</i> is available now in ebook and print formats on <a href="https://amzn.to/3sPgyjh" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58976372-the-castilian-pomegranate?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=loGoAzuskb&rank=5" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Anna's <a href="http://www.annabelfrage.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information on all of her books and her fantastic historical blog posts.</b></div><div><b><br />Need an editor?<br /></b><b>Email me anytime to chat about your WIP!<br /></b><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-75883603529450979462021-12-30T11:04:00.004-05:002021-12-30T11:12:38.059-05:00New Book Release: The King's Sword<p>Please join me in congratulating Rebekah Simmers on the publication of her debut historical novel, <i>The King's Sword</i>! I had the pleasure of assisting Rebekah with a copyedit. Here's the book description:</p><div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJLPr2dzubPLhSwAW8tctIc-jV-8sPdIxvG_zwBcLbfn_UMoHDzcHAqYxv8Nls6vxjzo1hafONVW6jYoVjif2Q2PBJxLdLCUwe5GbQTujjOpEtaeD2MZZlvLqRHjDkU3gNA0u80HtGVAGe3ZNDMLJGdOhdCKz-UZcMG3OPn63hhEVSQSyMcbHpixIL=s499" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJLPr2dzubPLhSwAW8tctIc-jV-8sPdIxvG_zwBcLbfn_UMoHDzcHAqYxv8Nls6vxjzo1hafONVW6jYoVjif2Q2PBJxLdLCUwe5GbQTujjOpEtaeD2MZZlvLqRHjDkU3gNA0u80HtGVAGe3ZNDMLJGdOhdCKz-UZcMG3OPn63hhEVSQSyMcbHpixIL=s320" width="214" /></a></div>1479. Matthias is no hero. He’s no one. Simply another mud-spattered baseborn face among thousands, until an act of kindness aligns him with an extraordinary opportunity. His prince fallen in battle, Matthias is entrusted to retrieve a foreign princess as a bride for his king in exchange for a second chance at a promised reward. Given the honor of wearing his sword in his king’s name, Matthias is hellbent to keep his word. His king — his brothers — are counting on him. And soon, so will she.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Princess Avelina has nothing. And no one. Since the death of her parents shattered her world, Avelina has lived as a political pawn, having been degraded, disinherited, and defined by others. When a mysterious soldier arrives at her bridal barter, Avelina dares to hope </i><i>—</i><i> could this be the chance of escape she’s been praying for?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Their paths intertwined, the soldier and princess embark on a journey that will change both of their lives forever. Plagued by self-doubt, rocked by betrayals, haunted by faltering faith and forbidden feelings that test their loyalties, they’ll learn the hardest fought battles are often those waged within themselves.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>An irresistible blend of historical fiction, adventure, and romance, The King’s Sword is the first novel of the Metzlingen Saga. From soaring Alps to crumbling ruins, welcoming hearths to calculating courts, this love story, nestled within the German landscape of the Renaissance, honors friendship, found family, and the lengths we go to for those we love.</i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><i>The King's Sword</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/3JrzhqZ" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58044760-the-king-s-sword?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qKoAFKHu3l&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Rebekah's <a href="https://rebekahsimmers.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information about the book and her blog posts on the historical background and her writer's journey.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your WIP!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-55646418761988175352021-12-30T10:54:00.005-05:002022-01-13T21:54:53.722-05:00New Book Release: The Fourth Sword<p>Please join me in congratulating Yvon Delville on the publication of his debut historical novel, <i>The Fourth Sword</i>! I had the pleasure of assisting Yvon with a copyedit, and I designed the cover. Here's the book description:</p><div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></i><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQPgzIfZ9W9yxbz1GV780XBK5iXhs1vLLDl6WlC-TDJtY2gtcUI0cbvaQsf9lgy6TnDO_HraZ0yiV4YtQjT15ZEhts6Ji-U2MN_ow_kEHMwauSYK_0IwZgZL_ykJmKfjKGaCwdtRFMwRkXOSmnUUQWVKbwzM3yTqJn99j8e675sz4fdxiemvQbLQI-=s900" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQPgzIfZ9W9yxbz1GV780XBK5iXhs1vLLDl6WlC-TDJtY2gtcUI0cbvaQsf9lgy6TnDO_HraZ0yiV4YtQjT15ZEhts6Ji-U2MN_ow_kEHMwauSYK_0IwZgZL_ykJmKfjKGaCwdtRFMwRkXOSmnUUQWVKbwzM3yTqJn99j8e675sz4fdxiemvQbLQI-=s320" width="213" /></a></div>Sometimes, fate shatters the best-laid plans. In 1974, Elise, a young Belgian woman, loves being a nurse and thinks she has her entire future planned. Unfortunately, an inexplicable event turns her life upside down as she wakes up on a battlefield in 1706 in what was then called the Southern Netherlands.</i></div><div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Upon learning that she can never return to her time, she reluctantly accepts that she must comply with society’s archaic and oppressive rules regarding her gender. Only two options are available for her life: marriage or joining a religious order. She wishes to pursue her nursing vocation, but she would need to become a nun and abandon her independence. Elise has many suitors, but none of them understand her dreams for a life of purpose–until she meets a dashing British officer. However, she is a commoner, and his aristocratic parents oppose their union.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Along her journey in a war-torn world, Elise encounters multiple challenges. Severe weather, famine, epidemics, and hundreds of wounded soldiers test her nursing skills. Something worse tests her courage. Extremists gathering support for their political ambitions accuse independent-minded women of witchcraft. Risking far more than her freedom, she must face them armed only with her capacity for compassion.</i></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUHCmhDQ9aWR0fux5EHYFsBjEbD2XBFPMSy43n7hQk1M0tdOiETcvsxpsK9fXha88KAt_DlyWHfiF_Rzm5QgK-tcIGSXVPJrhlN8TIqQ2vLAAULSIe2RXLKm5QvUNGOnuVQKA16eB7-1XQWhryi6uqlVLqcvDFYT4Jx9gBqLZ3VDvzCer5GLqM6_i8=s3660" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="3660" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUHCmhDQ9aWR0fux5EHYFsBjEbD2XBFPMSy43n7hQk1M0tdOiETcvsxpsK9fXha88KAt_DlyWHfiF_Rzm5QgK-tcIGSXVPJrhlN8TIqQ2vLAAULSIe2RXLKm5QvUNGOnuVQKA16eB7-1XQWhryi6uqlVLqcvDFYT4Jx9gBqLZ3VDvzCer5GLqM6_i8=w400-h288" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><i>The Fourth Sword</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/3HoYNLW" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59946833-the-fourth-sword" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Yvon's <a href="https://yvondelville.com/books/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-28759700332579401892021-12-29T11:40:00.003-05:002021-12-29T11:40:31.387-05:00New Book Releases: Cunning Woman Mystery Novellas<p>Please join me in congratulating Anna Castle on the publication of her newest historical mysteries, <i>The Case of the Tangled Maypole </i>and <i>The Case of the Miscast Curse</i>, books two and three in the Cunning Woman Mystery series! I had the pleasure of copyediting these novellas and designing the covers. Here are the book descriptions:</p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwraDTRX-jvB-2q17xOQ-RWMeGIvI4N6qeS5ntCcq5Y_XYDeXWHNHUQwKrHVuOhJh7JV0uUmwOwW-BWEwjEqTDU-jh3VOoMw8H6aAngKXadRjQ0w_w8w_tIfb85I9aASRKrgwgeqay4xX17PnFtgf0fZ9VvU3AclvD9b6oA5R4-7F2ct9J8WLAOtF5=s900" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwraDTRX-jvB-2q17xOQ-RWMeGIvI4N6qeS5ntCcq5Y_XYDeXWHNHUQwKrHVuOhJh7JV0uUmwOwW-BWEwjEqTDU-jh3VOoMw8H6aAngKXadRjQ0w_w8w_tIfb85I9aASRKrgwgeqay4xX17PnFtgf0fZ9VvU3AclvD9b6oA5R4-7F2ct9J8WLAOtF5=s320" width="213" /></a></div>It’s May Day, a time of joyful song and dance. But Jane Moone is called at sunrise to view a sorrowful sight — Lucy Quirk, strangled in the maypole’s tangled ribbons. Lucy came to Ayreford to re-unite with her long-lost father. The prominent cunning man is delighted to welcome her into his work, as well as his life. But Lucy has her own agenda and soon starts spilling secrets from his confidential patient notebooks.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Jane and John Greenslade, local barrister, find plenty of conflict around Lucy’s death. The local Puritans wanted to stop May Day once and for all. Quirk wanted to stop his daughter’s gossip. Any number of townsfolk might have confided things to the cunning man worth killing to conceal. Worse, Jane’s every step is shadowed by troublesome fairies, especially the old river goddess protecting Roger Quirk. But is she trying to help the investigation or hinder it?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Jane risks her life to peel back the glamours confusing the case. She’s rescued in the end by the last person she ever expected to meet.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">***</div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDEQotnoyHC51js-_aRZuY2VUvBLNqxJNX-QMsQgxIN5c3TG7VE8G815be7fjCNzIetPGTUFYMS18_NvspBKs55SFiCbhvpVfl5Wf62vYj-4OVybnTpdKKbkMx8rXqHGbqItFddYoQdiOeCpIxePgI9VkIAggcVOy8RjQvnr7skJmGWAd7cGewRoH2=s900" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDEQotnoyHC51js-_aRZuY2VUvBLNqxJNX-QMsQgxIN5c3TG7VE8G815be7fjCNzIetPGTUFYMS18_NvspBKs55SFiCbhvpVfl5Wf62vYj-4OVybnTpdKKbkMx8rXqHGbqItFddYoQdiOeCpIxePgI9VkIAggcVOy8RjQvnr7skJmGWAd7cGewRoH2=s320" width="213" /></a></div><div style="font-style: italic;">Jane Moone is hired to identify the witch who cursed a sheep. But her client, Kate Grazier, has already decided who did it -- Dorcas Whiting, the hedge witch who happens to be Jane’s father’s sweetheart. Dorcas would never harm an innocent sheep and everyone knows it, but she’s arrested before Jane can credit the accusation. Now she has to persuade the poorest farmers in the district -- Dorcas’s patients -- to stand before the magistrate in Greenslade Hall and testify on the witch’s behalf.</div><div style="font-style: italic;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: italic;">As if that weren’t enough trouble for one week, Jane hears stories about another old witch. She’s begging at kitchen doors and walking away angry as often as not. She flings curses everywhere she goes, most of them missing their mark. But some are truly dangerous.</div><div style="font-style: italic;"><br /></div><div style="font-style: italic;">Jane and her father, a powerful wizard, must peer into the heart of a near-fatal curse and find the wandering witch before an innocent dies.</div><div style="font-style: italic;"><b><br /></b></div><b><i>The Case of the Tangled Maypole</i> and <i>The Case of the Miscast Curse</i></b><b> are available now in print and ebook formats on </b><a href="https://amzn.to/3z8npFC" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Amazon</a><b>. Add them to your shelves on </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/8286497.Anna_Castle" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Goodreads</a><b>, and check out Anna's </b><a href="http://www.annacastle.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">website</a><b>, where she blogs about her research and writing historical fiction set in England.</b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Need a cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-91077208902447836652021-12-28T12:49:00.000-05:002021-12-28T12:49:00.573-05:00New Book Release: Puck the Halls<p>Please join me in congratulating G.K. Brady on the publication of <i>Puck the Halls</i>, book 7.5 in the Playmaker Series! I had the pleasure of working with G.K. on a copyedit, and I designed the cover. Here's the book description:</p><div><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUnlvq63UM0-RjM6F7L42gXzQUyyngfiFb-kxtn09Byi_UA20RPRa71nInL_fOskdweDeIlZm7p9Eo1BYEQRab5ajkpntT4Tdygx_59ixwe1b7vV2drvQQimGqovtrRcZPegEMmAPhWvPisWBoYof7IR6Pj5pfs6T2No9c4oXIGcszbM28w9UYIzdK=s900" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUnlvq63UM0-RjM6F7L42gXzQUyyngfiFb-kxtn09Byi_UA20RPRa71nInL_fOskdweDeIlZm7p9Eo1BYEQRab5ajkpntT4Tdygx_59ixwe1b7vV2drvQQimGqovtrRcZPegEMmAPhWvPisWBoYof7IR6Pj5pfs6T2No9c4oXIGcszbM28w9UYIzdK=s320" width="213" /></a></div>The Colorado Blizzard hockey team descends on a luxurious mountain retreat to celebrate a teammate’s holiday wedding!</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>In a gigantic castle decked out for Christmas, with luxurious bedrooms, multiple hot tubs, fully stocked bars, and even a private chef, seven couples are prepared to spend an idyllic few days reconnecting with each other. But into every relationship a little snow must fall, and long-simmering arguments turn into full-blown face-offs that even Santa’s magic can’t thaw.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Resolved not to let the men ruin their good time, the women soak away their frustrations at a luxury spa, while the men, equally determined not to let the women spoil their fun, attack Colorado’s winter wonderland on snowmobiles with daredevil speed and bravado.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>But when disaster strikes, everyone must dig deep during the silent night to discover what truly matters. Can they find the spirit of Christmas—and each other—before it's too late?</i></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcahbHxRwQmG8NH7GsPZYM4xDv8nBHtAQLyh3UScc1Vt9bd3GC_N-q2sxdjYg87skSpxIHszhqphuu50fn2x8jKvuSzS2sr7TvRETzGIhJTSSZ2nCwvLY8bn2-KaAgQNyq3qMFl4-AjsBxKsPengIiRvgn2zCiDgpu4vxmmB8nQi9XHuJTdNo-U3Nl=s3795" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="3795" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcahbHxRwQmG8NH7GsPZYM4xDv8nBHtAQLyh3UScc1Vt9bd3GC_N-q2sxdjYg87skSpxIHszhqphuu50fn2x8jKvuSzS2sr7TvRETzGIhJTSSZ2nCwvLY8bn2-KaAgQNyq3qMFl4-AjsBxKsPengIiRvgn2zCiDgpu4vxmmB8nQi9XHuJTdNo-U3Nl=w400-h293" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><b><i>Puck the Halls</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/3z4vFqj" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59662791-puck-the-halls?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=85khEK1x1w&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit G.K.'s <a href="https://www.griffin-brady.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for the scoop on all of her books!</b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-71855976761927410532021-12-28T11:45:00.002-05:002021-12-28T11:57:12.464-05:00New Book Release: The Book of Carraig<p>Please join me in congratulating Andrea Matthews on the publication of her newest novel, <i>The Book of Carraig,</i> sequel to <i>The Cross of Ciaran</i>! I had the pleasure of working with Andrea on a copyedit, and I designed the cover. Here's the book description:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCvKEV6qvRA2ahtbXQjDdThPn--HokNyM2uOYaCWXg9LPEY8LQ3fpDYB9g-srvfpeJ0rffZFYZ2Q4r4mnvQZgvfKfl3C0ck0G206bhgvE-DB3l8baQVLGenCLSAfFw3_9UuhQx0_QLKgFNqtb0nt3UEa411fbYysSeIClyFjk6E2N_HI7TIku_DPQ9=s900" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCvKEV6qvRA2ahtbXQjDdThPn--HokNyM2uOYaCWXg9LPEY8LQ3fpDYB9g-srvfpeJ0rffZFYZ2Q4r4mnvQZgvfKfl3C0ck0G206bhgvE-DB3l8baQVLGenCLSAfFw3_9UuhQx0_QLKgFNqtb0nt3UEa411fbYysSeIClyFjk6E2N_HI7TIku_DPQ9=s320" width="213" /></a></div>Almost a year after waking to find himself in twentieth-century New York, fifth-century Celt Ciarán Donnelly has finally returned to his childhood home, but Ireland is nothing like he remembers it. The realization is overwhelming and taking a toll on his relationship with archaeologist Caitlin O’Connell as well. Keeping his secret from her has been no easy task. Due to some quick thinking on the part of her Uncle Mike, however, Ciarán has managed to conceal the fact that he and the Celt that mysteriously disappeared from a local museum the previous year are one in the same.</i><div><i><br /></i><div><i>Ciarán intends on keeping it that way, at least for the time being. Right now, there is another more pressing issue. He longs to locate the grave of his fifth-century wife. Her only crime was daring to love him, a guardian of the goddess, and for that he can never forgive himself. Even more urgent, he needs to figure out a way to wake his brother, Aodhán, and free him from the Dublin museum, where he continues to exist in the same centuries’ long sleep Ciarán had. At least, Ciarán hopes he does.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Of course, things never go according to plan. When a serial killer starts stalking the countryside, Ciarán may be the only one who can stop him. To do so, however, he’ll need to risk his own life, as well as that of his brother, thus revealing his secret and exposing the truth. But can he even defeat such a ruthless monster? Only the Book of Carraig holds the answer, but first, Ciarán needs to find it.</i></div><i><br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM5GNyU7hA3quQz_3nCPZ7MbMD02AeWBCpXt1UDrnhXRWcmYvPEPMMhPJsefWVYYgkNmc64i--xH8OYr32hBuJvXNoGE0T0yuV90joQe1qawo1dgqcgbSzWoUWz_Q38I7M6kPsK0VR00_XXHL9Zd8mXfIInuVKaT6b6RzaBxOuFQtH7rPaNijnebh_=s3990" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="3990" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM5GNyU7hA3quQz_3nCPZ7MbMD02AeWBCpXt1UDrnhXRWcmYvPEPMMhPJsefWVYYgkNmc64i--xH8OYr32hBuJvXNoGE0T0yuV90joQe1qawo1dgqcgbSzWoUWz_Q38I7M6kPsK0VR00_XXHL9Zd8mXfIInuVKaT6b6RzaBxOuFQtH7rPaNijnebh_=w400-h279" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><i>The Book of Carraig</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/3mActLN" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58181789-the-book-of-carraig?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=CH1WdxuAYc&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Andrea's <a href="https://andrea-matthews.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for tons of great historical information and a peek behind the scenes of her books.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-24949217550480077052021-05-17T08:39:00.000-04:002021-05-17T08:39:16.421-04:00New Book Release: No Touch Zone<div style="text-align: left;">Please join me in congratulating G.K. Brady on the publication of <i>No Touch Zone</i>, sixth book in the Playmaker Series! I had the pleasure of working with G.K. on a developmental edit and a copyedit, and I designed the cover. Here's the book description:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkTUE2Xy6p7a3PyY3kYgLLu4dwz55epyl6LfQUGrCoxQZXL0Gcc0X8gbxqlSHJybkNfGb8KUdNIy2iJbwuWmdISLa_PxlBZ_bXgdk9l2QrCJuHYoHz10s7zDbcXvmotphImQBW10LgSs/s900/No+Touch+Zone+eBook+Cover+Large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkTUE2Xy6p7a3PyY3kYgLLu4dwz55epyl6LfQUGrCoxQZXL0Gcc0X8gbxqlSHJybkNfGb8KUdNIy2iJbwuWmdISLa_PxlBZ_bXgdk9l2QrCJuHYoHz10s7zDbcXvmotphImQBW10LgSs/s320/No+Touch+Zone+eBook+Cover+Large.jpg" /></a></div>Dana “Mac” McPherson is a goaltender without a job, a team, or a city. Until he lands in Denver as a backup goalie. He should be happy, but he’s not. Not only is his new job a step down from the starting goaltender position he’s used to, even worse, he’s uprooting his family from the only home they’ve ever known—and he’s doing it as a widowed single dad of two young children.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Mac decides the move to a new city is the perfect chance to hit the reset button and recapture a slice of his younger self when he was a ladies’ man. But he’s a little out of practice. So when he meets Mia Morales, the dark-eyed beauty helping him and his family find their Denver house, he decides she’s the perfect woman to help him sharpen his skills.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Burned out on her job, her family in turmoil, Mia doesn’t need to add another twist in her already complicated life—like her hunky new client. Mac isn’t just a twist: he’s a huge wrinkle she needs to keep in the client zone because his halting boyish charm threatens to expose her carefully cloistered heart.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Fate has a way of scrambling plans, and as Mac and Mia are continually thrown together, their attraction becomes bigger than both of them. When Mac decides Mia’s more than a candidate to practice his imagined playboy moves on, his determined mother-in-law steps in with an agenda of her own. Meanwhile, Mia struggles to balance the weight of family and job. Her heart’s not all she has to lose if she gives in to her desire to be with Mac.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>The path to Mac and Mia’s happily-ever-after is littered with hip-checking hurdles. Some are of their own making, but others are barriers put up by those with a desire to keep them apart. Will they be able to skate around the barricades blocking their way and make it to the goal line, or will they veer so far off the path that they lose out on their happy ending?</i></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7nT4jb99W6NjHMHyPCdKylkB7ZHAMbzmKubd1DL6lyEWREppAEJ-nb7S1vh2TVeqqQHJzlVYtAOkyYY0JYM_-SONvir4LSKFLfL0FjL9LGgwYe7yPIhGQwCCjsEZiTdnCnJbJMbfcmk/s2048/No+Touch+Zone+KDP+Layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="2048" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7nT4jb99W6NjHMHyPCdKylkB7ZHAMbzmKubd1DL6lyEWREppAEJ-nb7S1vh2TVeqqQHJzlVYtAOkyYY0JYM_-SONvir4LSKFLfL0FjL9LGgwYe7yPIhGQwCCjsEZiTdnCnJbJMbfcmk/w400-h281/No+Touch+Zone+KDP+Layout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b><i>No Touch Zone</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/2Quo2aQ" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57135210-no-touch-zone?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=YKmTJF89hI&rank=2" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit G.K.'s <a href="https://www.griffin-brady.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for the scoop on her upcoming projects!</b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email me anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:jennyq@historicaleditorial.com">jennyq@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042864392156973185.post-40562436028421465902021-04-27T08:55:00.000-04:002021-04-27T08:55:56.013-04:00New Book Release: The Magician<div style="text-align: left;">Please join me in congratulating Kathleen Shoop on the publication of her newest historical novel, <i>The Magician</i>, Book Three in the Donora Story Collection, based on the true story of baseball legend Stan Musial! I had the pleasure of providing Kathie with some copyediting assistance, and I designed the cover. Here's the book description:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXcJ_n7cwwdosnzF9PobgKgdZk-jOnHbd9yMFtgQrZfLNpCZqJsLl4L_auotX9w8vpabHS5XuhvBwSJ1MD3Tz_-nhdB3qU4porgKOQYzRkx_1LkqI1NLyeDJXdt5ZUmveXRGILCnfuUc/s900/Magician+eBook+Cover+Large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXcJ_n7cwwdosnzF9PobgKgdZk-jOnHbd9yMFtgQrZfLNpCZqJsLl4L_auotX9w8vpabHS5XuhvBwSJ1MD3Tz_-nhdB3qU4porgKOQYzRkx_1LkqI1NLyeDJXdt5ZUmveXRGILCnfuUc/s320/Magician+eBook+Cover+Large.jpg" /></a></div>Donora 2019</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Ninety-two year old Patryk Rusek is on the run, bath-towel flying off, with nothing but his new Nikes to carry him to freedom. His plan to escape from Blue Horizon Retirement Community is in motion. Except his great-grandson Owen isn’t at the pickup point. Resigned to his fate, Patryk returns to his room and reads from his incredible hand-drawn chronicle of Donora, luring half the nursing home’s employees and residents into the room, mesmerizing them with childhood tales of Stan F. Musial, beloved baseball hall of famer.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Donora 1920</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Mary Musial is expecting again. After four daughters, her husband Lukasz is losing hope for a son. But Jupiter is rising when Stanisław Franciszek Musiał is born on November 21, 1920, and the midwife predicts he will live an extraordinary life. Young Stanley’s physical talents show themselves at the Polish Falcons and on the baseball field. But rather than pride, Lukasz’s spirits plummet after mill injuries turn his American dream into a living nightmare.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>When the Depression hits and the mills close, tension grips every Donora household. Meanwhile as Stan matures, he draws attention from the press, college coaches, and professional baseball scouts. Suddenly his singular dream is set against options he’d never imagined. Every choice threatens to disappoint coaches, teachers, his girlfriend, and most of all his parents. Even with the talent to achieve his goals, doubt creeps in. Can he find the courage to leave everything he knows and all the people he loves to fulfill his destiny? Or will he wait too long and risk it all?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorVPcrDZnILyYUwF-Pd3vw4vRHLsMkaNkeZyY9NPYbKru7FFdOS90jnlgPqwpnklsEh6OdWSdYcQv1Tt0X0gZWZJ6xakx_w3S1LxE6h-linD1z0lAzKtDbLh75tT_gONFoMJvUefY-Kg/s2048/Magician+KDP+Layout.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="2048" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorVPcrDZnILyYUwF-Pd3vw4vRHLsMkaNkeZyY9NPYbKru7FFdOS90jnlgPqwpnklsEh6OdWSdYcQv1Tt0X0gZWZJ6xakx_w3S1LxE6h-linD1z0lAzKtDbLh75tT_gONFoMJvUefY-Kg/w400-h271/Magician+KDP+Layout.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><i><div><b><i><br /></i></b></div>The Magician</i> is available now in ebook and print editions on <a href="https://amzn.to/3u0dvT9" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Add it to your shelves on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57358868-the-magician?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ekceeG3fRf&rank=1" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and visit Kathleen's <a href="http://kshoop.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information on all of her books, including more in the Donora Story Collection.</b></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b><b>Need an editor or cover designer?</b><br /><b>Email us anytime to chat about your project!</b><br /><b><a href="mailto:info@historicaleditorial.com">info@historicaleditorial.com</a></b></div>Jenny Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.com