Welcome to the Great Hall...
...where the tidings of the day are shared.

“Beautifully written, intensely passionate and gripping, FALLEN grabbed me from the first sentence and didn’t let go. Its eerie future world and frightening mores provide an unforgettable backdrop to the story of Lilia Desjardins, the shade-hunter, and fallen-angel turned cop, Adam Montgomery. It’s Matrix, Blade Runner and Terminator rolled into a riveting love story and made better. Perfect. A must-read by an author who keeps you on the edge of your seat.”

Now there's a review quote! That's from Linnea Sinclair, award-winning author of future-set romances like The Down Home Zombie Blues and Shades of Dark.

• Watch for FALLEN, coming in October 2008 from Tor. It's the first of a trilogy of dark fantasy romances, featuring fallen angel heroes, and set in a gritty urban future. I'm really excited about these books, which are both different from my historicals and yet share a lot of common traits. If Linnea's review quote intrigued you, there's a link below to provisional cover copy for the book and an excerpt.

• I have a new alter-ego, just to keep things interesting (and my fingers busy). Hop through to my Biography for the link to my Deborah Cooke site and the Dragonfire series.

• I post to my blog Alive & Knitting most weekdays. You can also sign up for my monthly newsletter, which is called Chestwick and administered through yahoogroups. Links are in the sidebar.

• There are lots of benches to pull up to the fire while you rest your weary feet (and wait to hear the latest tidings) and there will be many stories shared once the hour becomes late. Be careful what you believe within these walls, as things get a bit unpredictable in the Great Hall around the full moon. Chestwick brews a mean cup of mead so the wise are slow in emptying their cups.

Until next time, take care and happy wandering —

Claire