#meetthegang #vengefulJune
Erin is Maude's familiar; she hates the Devil and has her own special powers. She is also a plot signifier - when she turns up drama will happen. She is a memento mori to my favourite Tower raven - immortalised in my book for her own eternity.
#meetthegang #vengefulJune
Isabella has the power of royalty; a seducer of men who lies to get her own way. But is her power built on false premise - afterall she is a woman in a man's world; a pawn in the royal brokerage of marriage. Where will her desire for power lead her?
#meetthegang #vengefulJune
Emma Lund loves Will and will do anything to protect him. She is driven by love and hope but she is also the strongest character in the book although she is undervalued by the people around her. She will risk everything for love but never loses hope.
#meetthegang #vengefulJune
Will de Mandeville's character is striving to regain his identity, his status and his wealth. His pride will shape his actions; his secrets will be discovered and his lies will effect his future.
#meetthegang #vengefulJune
The Devil asks Maude to choose his pact over a lifetime in purgatory. He is beguiling, seductive and attractive. But he challenges Maude in her quest for revenge - does she act thru emotion rather than guile? Can you ever beat the Devil at his own game?
#towerfacts #vengefulJune
The White Tower was built in 1078 to shock and awe London. The round turret houses the Great Vice - a spiral staircase that traverses the entire Tower from the basement to Maude's prison at the top. Would you dare climb it to meet Maude's ghost at night?
#raventime #vengefulJune
Did you know that if the ravens leave the Tower of London the White Tower crumbles and the kingdom falls? It is said that Charles II decreed there should be at least six ravens but it is more likely a Victorian invention. Would you dare risk the kingdom?
#meetthegang #vengefulJune
My main six characters each have their own bookmark with a short description. Maude's character motivation is based on vengeance and family. Her sorcery is inherited from her mother and she uses this to obtain her revenge but at what price?
#vengefulJune #InsidetheTower Map shows Tower of London Taverns 1845. In #TowerofVengeance I use the oldest recorded tavern The Stone Kitchen shown in 17th C print with the name Lund. My tavern family are also Lunds! The ST starts as an alehouse in my book denoted by the alestake
#VengefulJune #InsidetheTower #TowerTaverns Did you know the Tower of London has its very own tavern? Called the Keys it carries on a long tradition of taverns inside the Tower walls. #Towerof Vengeance uses the historical Stone Kitchen as the heart of its story.
For the month of June I will be sharing snippets from my research, my inspiration and my characters for #towerofvengeance
#VengefulJune #InsideTheTower #TOVJune #TowerofVengeanceReads #historicalfiction. Why not come along for the flight #raven
