HISTORICAL STORIES of EXILE- with Charlene Newcomb

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graphic by Marian L Thorpe

HISTORICAL STORIES 

of 

EXILE

A collection of short stories by thirteen (non-superstitious) 

award-winning authors

in order of appearance

Annie Whitehead, J.G. Harlond, Helen Hollick, Anna Belfrage, Elizabeth Chadwick, Loretta Livingstone, Elizabeth St.John, Alison Morton, Charlene Newcomb, 

Marian L Thorpe, Amy Maroney, Cathie Dunn, Cryssa Bazos

 with an introduction by Deborah Swift

Exile: a risky defiance, a perilous journey, a family’s tragic choice – or an individual’s final gamble to live. Exile: voluntary or enforced, a falling in love, or a falling-out between friends, a prejudiced betrayal – or the only way to survive persecution?

An exclusive collection of historical short stories on the theme of exile..

TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT

A KING’S MAN NO MORE

by Charlene Newcomb

There was one, last, task...

read a snippet:

FRANCE, 2nd APRIL 1199

“I know you were to leave for England on the morrow, Robin.” It was well past dusk when Queen Eleanor had summoned me. Fire crackled in the hearth of her solar at Fontevraud Abbey, but cold gripped me. An hour earlier I had learned her son, my liege lord King Richard, lay dying more than one hundred miles away at Chalus-Chabrol.

I had only returned from Paris two days past as her envoy to the French king. I had made that journey in secret many times the past three months, and this was to have been the last – but that is a story for another day.

Eleanor stood dry-eyed, her tears shed before I arrived. Still, I had known her long enough to see pain in her creased brow. Her dark crimson gown was plain and unadorned, more suitable for riding rather than entertaining her usual visitors. She was prepared for the long, hard ride – day and night – to be with Richard.

“I have rarely asked more of any man, but I have one last request.”

read the full story in HISTORICAL STORIES of  EXILE

AUTHOR’S NOTE

The scenes with Queen Eleanor, John, and Allan are adapted and expanded from chapters of https://mybook.to/SwordsoftheKing  

ABOUT CHARLENE NEWCOMB

Charlene Newcomb, aka Char, writes historical fiction and science fiction. Her award-winning Battle Scars trilogy is set in the 12th century during the reign of Richard the Lionheart. Her writing roots are in the Star Wars Expanded Universe (aka Legends) where she published ten short stories in the Star Wars Adventure Journal. Scifi/space opera fans should check out Echoes of the Storm, her original novel published in 2020. Char returned to medieval times with her novel Rogue in 2023. 

“Newcomb [creates] a believable world of the bloody crusades: she captures brilliantly the twisted ideology of those religious wars whilst also narrating the personal traumas and passions of her main characters.’’

Dr. Christopher Monk.

Website: https://charlenenewcomb.com/ 

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A knight sworn to keep a family secret.

A king who seeks revenge.

A daring plan to save one life...or condemn many.

England 1216AD. Sir Robert Fitzwilliam faithfully serves the English crown, but when the outlaw Allan a Dale, a childhood friend, is captured and thrown in the sheriff's dungeons beneath Nottingham Castle, trouble is certain to follow.

Allan's days are numbered. Nothing would please King John more than to see an old nemesis hanged. Nothing except watching Robert's estranged father, Robin, dangling dead from a rope beside him.

When his father joins forces with the Hood gang to rescue Allan, enlisting the aid of friends and even the girl he loves, Robert must decide where his loyalties lie.

TALES OF ROBIN HOOD

Before there was Robin Hood, there was Allan of the Hood. You know their story - in Sherwood Forest, they rob from the rich and give to the poor. Rogue is a retelling of the origins of the Robin Hood legend set during a time of rebellion and invasion near the end of King John’s reign. It’s a thrilling adventure of loyalty, love, sacrifice, spies, and intrigue.

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