Historical Romance and Mystery

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For the moment, a historical romance series set in Maine in 1919 with a gripping family mystery at its core, is occupying her time. 

Book one in the four-book series is out: Ravenswood Hall: An Elegy for an Enemy

“Didn’t you hear the rumors before coming here?”

The Great War has ended and Spanish Flu is decimating the population. Ravenswood Hall remains isolated from the world, poised at the top of a hill on an island off the rocky coast of Maine.

It is to this house that Emmaline West has traveled, bent on revenge. She has been left lame from polio, lost her home and her family, and one man is to blame--Garrick Coleridge, her dead sister's fiancé. But instead of the heartless monster she is set on killing, she finds a man tormented by a secret that he risked his life on the battlefield to escape.

The pandemic worsens on the mainland, trapping Emmaline on the island. When a member of the household is murdered, suspicion falls on her. Plunged into the shadowy lives of the Coleridge clan, Emmaline is forced to seek Garrick's help to clear her name. 

But this murder is only the beginning. Like peeling back the layers of an onion, the secrets of Ravenswood Hall are revealed and no one is safe. Is it one killer or several? Emmaline and Garrick enter into an uneasy alliance to find out - and to stay alive.

Smashword's Annual Summer Winter Sale July 1 - 31

 

Hello, Readers!

IT'S BAAAACK!

We are excited to announce that To Have and To Hold, A Nice Girl's Guide to Winning a Bad Boy and The Lovers Trilogy will be FREE on Smashwords for the month of July as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! 

This is your chance to sample some of her less-steamy romance offerings in advance of the launch of her new historical mystery romance series, Ravenswood Hall. 

The prequel, The Widowed Bride is available on all retailer platforms this month. Book one in the series, An Elegy for an Enemy follows in July. 

Visit Constance Kent's website to learn more: Constance Kent Historical Romance

Alongside Miss Kent's freebies, you'll find books from many other great authors, at a discount so you can get right to reading.

The promotion starts on July 1st and runs for the whole month, so save the link:

  https://smashwords.com/shelves/promos

Happy reading!

Historical Mystery Pre-Order Sale!

“April is the cruellest month” in T.S. Eliot’s 1921 poem The Waste Land because, as spring brought signs of new life and renewal, Europe was in a crumbling, dying mess in the wake of World War I. And the poet wasn't doing much better.

Wow. What a time. I love history and boy, did I fall down a rabbit hole digging into this time period. 

An Elegy for an Enemy launches on April 11 at 3.99 but you can preorder your copy for only 0.99 before it reverts to full price.

PRE-ORDER An Elegy for an Enemy HERE

“Didn’t you hear the rumors before coming here?”

Emmaline West arrives at Ravenswood Hall feeling she has nothing left to live for. She's lame after a bout of polio; she's lost her home, her parents and now her beloved sister, Selena, is dead.

She holds one man responsible: Garrick Coleridge, her sister's fiancé. He may have survived the Front, but Emmaline is going to make sure that he doesn't survive her.

But Ravenswood Hall and Captain Coleridge are not what she expected. When a member of the household is murdered, Emmaline is plunged into the shadowy lives of the Coleridge clan. 

The murder is only the beginning. Like peeling back the layers of an onion, the secrets of Ravenswood Hall are revealed and no one is safe. Is it one killer or several? Emmaline enters into an uneasy alliance with Garrick to find out - and to stay alive.

Historical Fiction Freebies, Folks!

I know we are not supposed to be here anymore, but some of the older books have links to this blog. Just in case a reader happens to wander in, we might as well let her/him/they know about the cool Historical Fiction Freebies that are happening this March. And Smashwords is running Read an Ebook Week March 5 to March 11 and Constance Kent has a couple of titles enrolled for free download. So, lots going on!

Historical Fiction Freebies and History and Mystery are hosted by BookFunnel. Click the image to be taken to the page, browse the selections and take your pick. You will need to provide your email to subscribe to the author's newsletter and receive your book. You are free to unsubscribe later if you wish.