A Book and a Chat with Donna Fletcher Crow

Donna Fletcher Crow my guest today on "A Book and a Chat" has always wanted to be a writer, well rather a reader and that has since turned into writing, not only that but she managed to find time along the way to participated in competitive riding, winning the titles of Snake River Stampede Rodeo Queen in 1959 and Miss Rodeo Idaho in 1960 and she was a runner up in the Miss Rodeo America 1960 competition.

However all the time she was destined to follow the literary path, going from short adventure stories staring herself and of course illustrated in the 6th grade to becoming an award winning author with 36 books behind her. These books cover subjects from cooking to romance stories though she is best known for her historical novels, including the award winning “Glastonbury”, an Arthurian grail search epic covering 15 centuries of English history.

After a few years respite from the publishing treadmill, Donna is back with a vengeance with three different series of books on the go, “The Monastery Murders”, “Elizabeth and Richard Mystery’s” and “Lord Andrew Series”.

Each of her series and indeed her books are full of historical information as well as wonderful stories, mostly they are set in Britain, be is England of with books such as “'The Fields of Bannockburn” in Scotland, and as Donna shared with us, there will soon be one set in Wales.

About “A Darkly Hidden Truth” (The Monastery Murders)” (Taken from Donna’s Web Site)

This book is the second in the Monastery Murders series following her successful first novel “A Very Private Grave”, where we learn of Felicity Howard, a young American studying for the Anglican priesthood at the College of the Transfiguration in Yorkshire, is devastated when she finds her beloved Father Dominic bludgeoned to death and Father Antony, her church history lecturer, soaked in his blood
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In this second book… Felicity can't possibly help Father Antony find the valuable missing icon. She's off to become a nun. And then her impossible mother turns up unexpectedly. And a good friend turns up murdered...

Breathtaking chase scenes, mystical worship services, dashes through remote water-logged landscapes, the wisdom of ancient holy women, and the arcane rites of The Knights Hospitaller keep the pages turning. Will Felicity choose the veil - or Antony?

With books being written and loved in so many series and by so many readers, and as we learned her masterpiece “Glastonbury” soon to be available in EBook format. I am sure the name Donna Fletcher Crow will on peoples “must read” list for many years to come

So listen now and share an interesting,and entertaining thirty minutes with my guest Donna Fletcher Crow

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Barry

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A Book and a Chat with Laura Vosika

Think Highlander, Trading Places and a dozen other great movies and books thrown together with a gentle touch of music and a story that makes you want to keep turning the pages and you’ll get the first book in my today’s guest Laura Vosika, and her first book in the fiction trilogy "Blue Bells of Scotland".

Laura and her love for music in a way lead to this book as “Blue Bells of Scotland” is a much loved piece of music for trombone, the instrument Laura started with, which by the way has now spread across woodwind, strings and percussion.

Mother of nine children who by the way is also writing a non-fiction book about bringing up a large family, shared with us how she’d started of writing a single novel. However this when early readers questioned the ending and came up with so many other options, that she went back to the drawing board, or is it in Laura’s case the “rough score” and it spread into a trilogy.

As one of the many 5 star reviews on Amazon states…

A man, a trombone and his claymore

From modern day Inverness to medieval Scotland this book takes you on an adventure across the mountains and valleys of the Highlands. The two main characters are polar opposites in everything but looks. The plot twists and turns pulling you towards its climax at Bannockburn. Well written and entertaining this book has something for the musician and highland warrior in you.

And this is only Book One!!!

I myself found the whole idea of the story and the flow of the characters something that has me longing to read the second book, even more so with the snippet Laura shared about a character turning up at the battle of Bannockburn offering coffee (think when coffee was discovered)

About Blue Bells of Scotland:

“Shawn Kleiner has it all: money, fame, a skyrocketing career as an international musical phenomenon, his beautiful girlfriend Amy, and all the women he wants-- until the night Amy has enough and leaves him stranded in a Scottish castle tower.
He wakes up to find himself mistaken for Niall Campbell, medieval Highland warrior. Soon after, he is sent shimmying down a wind-torn castle wall into a dangerous cross country trek with Niall's tempting, but knife-wielding fiancee. They are pursued by English soldiers and a Scottish traitor who want Niall dead.

Thrown forward in time, Niall learns history’s horrifying account of his own death, and of the Scots’ slaughter at Bannockburn. Undaunted, he navigates the roiled waters of Shawn’s life-- pregnant girlfriend, amorous fans, enemies, and gambling debts--- seeking a way to leap back across time to save his people, especially his beloved Allene. His growing fondness for Shawn’s life brings him face to face with his own weakness and teaches him the true meaning of faith.

Blue Bells of Scotland is both a historical adventure and a tale of redemption that will be remembered long after the last page has been turned.”

I Totally Agree!

So sit back and enjoy today’s “A Book and a Chat with Laura Vosika”

Barry

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