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Celebrating Spring with a Free Ebook
Happy Spring!
My publisher is celebrating by offering one of my books
for FREE!
If you haven't read the 4th installment of the Midnight Meetings series, now's your chance to get it free of charge. A pretty nice…
Guess which books are on sale for 99 cents? These two!
It's springtime and that means it's time to celebrate with a Viking romance sale.
Norse Jewel - Wolf-eyed Hakan wants a quiet farmer's life. The warrior buys a Frankish thrall to keep his longhouse and clever Helena…
Exciting News!
To Steal a Viking Bride
2018 New England Readers’ Choice Finalist
Romance Short Story Category
A dark-eyed warrior grabs Eira at her betrothal feast, and a shocking secret is revealed. The shield maiden must decide—marry the powerful Viking,…
Who Would You be in Viking History?
Taking a different turn in Viking history for another look at the women who shaped the Norse world. This post is different. It's something of a Cosmo-esque quiz. Read about four real Viking women, consider their…
Putting His Best Foot Forward: A Story of Rollo the Walker by Gina Conkle
Bend or Stand?
Today's post takes you back to Normandy with a funny, but true tale of humor and diplomacy a la Viking style.
Thanks to History Channel's Vikings, most people know Ragnar Lothbrok and his Viking…
When a Chieftain Breaks the Law by Gina Conkle
When you say "Viking" and "Chieftain" in the same sentence, images of powerful men come to mind. You might also conjure a "wild west" style of lawlessness. This perception is well-earned in some cases. Yet,…
Audr the Deep Minded: Jarls, Kings, and Leaders Blog series
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This month we’re turning back to the Viking Age with the Jarls, Kings, and Leaders blog series. The first outline I did looked like a Who’s Who of Viking men. And…
Surprises I Encountered while Writing The Lord Meets His Lady by Gina Conkle
And one more thing about those Georgian marriages...
Bigamy was a problem in Georgian England. The Marriage Act of 1753, passed into law March 1754, was supposed to put the kibosh on illicit elopements and…
Five Historical Facts I Learned While Writing the Midnight Meetings Series by Gina Conkle
(pssst...there's a surprise ahead!)
Georgian England was a place and time of excitement and wonder. Lots of changes going. Lots of money flowing around England. Lots of crime and inventions. But, you know what interests me?…
How to Elope Like a Georgian by Gina Conkle
Oh, the naughtiness of a quickie wedding! Early Georgian England teemed with elopements, creating scores of under-aged brides and pesky bigamists. During that era, people could marry wherever and whenever they wanted, as long as…