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THROUGHOUT TIME, IT HAS NEVER BEEN TOO LATE FOR LOVE…

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Welcome, Time Travelers, to 1354.

You’ve arrived in the year of my novella, Her Wounded Heart, which appears in the Bluestocking Belles’ box set Never too Late about a solitary widow, a landless knight, and a crumbling manor.

Timeline

  • Early in the year – Ibn Battuta returns from his travels at the command of Abu Inan Faris, sultan of Morocco, who appoints a scribe to write an account of the adventures.
  • February 12 – The Treaty of Stralsund settles border disputes between the duchies of Mecklenburg and Pomerania.
  • October 8 – Cola di Rienzo, self-proclaimed “tribune” of Rome, is killed by an angry mob.
  • December 10 – The reign of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor is ended, after John V Palaiologos retakes Constantinople and is restored as sole emperor.

Dates unknown

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Cover Reveal: Holly and Hopeful Hearts by the Bluestocking Belles and a Bonus Excerpt

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ABOUT HOLLY AND HOPEFUL HEARTS

When the Duchess of Haverford sends out invitations to a Yuletide house party and a New Year’s Eve ball at her country estate, Hollystone Hall, those who respond know that Her Grace intends to raise money for her favorite cause and promote whatever marriages she can. Eight assorted heroes and heroines set out with their pocketbooks firmly clutched and hearts in protective custody. Or are they?

A Suitable Husband, by Jude Knight

As the Duchess of Haverford’s companion, Cedrica Grenford is not treated as a poor relation and is encouraged to mingle with Her Grace’s guests. Surely she can find a suitable husband amongst the gentlemen gathered for the duchess’s house party. Above stairs or possibly below. 

Valuing Vanessa, by Susana Ellis

Facing a dim...

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