Everlasting Spell and Update

So thrilled to have received another thoughtful review for my novelette, The Everlasting Spell, at T's Blogging/We Said It/McWood Publishing.
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This is just my first self-published effort. I'm so gratified by the responsiveness of the community to newbies as it's a lot of work to get started in self-pub. Of course, I did have to go out there and ask for reviews! I've found wonderful people at Goodreads (check out indie pub), Book Blogs, and just book reviewers sites that work every day to get the word out.
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I'm glad to be a part of the community and look forward to late fall when I resume my own book reviews here on my blog.  Lined up already are YzaDora's On the Evil Scale, Bruce MacBain's follow up to Odin's Child, and much more.

I'm hard at work on my new novella, the Iron Web - Discovery, which I hope to release in a month or two. You can see a sneak peak at the cover if you click on my second tab, Kristin's Books, above.

Bryn is a small town Welsh girl with a strange ability to condense and throw light. She will need all her skill when she falls in with Luxentia, an underground group in her town. One Earth Dynamic, the earth's ruling corporation, has a hidden past that is set to imprison the planet but when Bryn meets Curran, an OED fugitive seeking shelter with Luxentia, they will throw in everything to bring down the OED. This will be a three-part series, Discovery, Immortelle, and Red Wharf Bay. So, stay tuned.

Have a great September!

Book Blogging Hiatus

Hello Readers!

I hope your summer has been going great.

I'm going to be taking a break from book blogging for several weeks in order to finish writing the Iron Web - Discovery which I hope to release later this fall.  I'll be putting in a few odd posts with interval news and a cover reveal, so I hope you'll pop over once in a while.

With luck, I'll grab some vacation along the way. Here's a photo of the gorgeous beach of Cancun, Mexico from a previous vacation. This is the beach at the Club Med stretch (no, I stayed at one of the hotels down the way in the distance and walked up to check out this pristine little bay).

Happy Summer All !

To Tame The Wind, by Regan Walker - Blog Tour Review

To Tame the Wind, by Regan Walker

Agents of the Crown, Book 0 (Prequel)

Published: Via CreateSpace, May 9, 2015

Pages: 285 Kindle, 285 paperback

Genre: Historical Romance

Source: Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours, Author

Paris 1782… AN INNOCENT IS TAKEN
All Claire Donet knew was the world inside the convent walls in Saint-Denis. She had no idea her beloved papa was a pirate. But when he seized Simon Powell's schooner, the English privateer decided to take the one thing his enemy held most dear... her.

A BATTLE IS JOINED
The waters between France and England roil with the clashes of Claire's father and her captor as the last year of the American Revolution rages on the sea, spies lurk in Paris and Claire’s passion for the English captain rises.

This is the prequel to the Agents of the Crown trilogy but can be read as a stand alone.

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Claire is an Ursuline convent girl reared in Saint-Denis, France, but she has a spirit like no other nun-to-be that belies her promise to a dying friend. Caught up as a pawn in her father’s nefarious activities, Claire finds herself suddenly living aboard the ship of privateer, Simon Powell.

In this historical romance novel, the author intertwines historical elements of the times into the story adroitly. It was interesting to learn, for example, that convent girls of the time were actually well educated and in the book this will stand Claire in good stead.

Regan Walker also blends in historical elements of the French assistance in the American war for independence seamlessly, and this runs as an interesting sub-plot to the story. It is not so widely known just how much France helped the 13 colonies gain their independence but there is much of the matter in To Tame the Wind.

The story just draws you in inexorably and I found myself reading into the night about Powell’s efforts to regain his stolen ship and men. Claire is a wonderful, independent miss who at the same time makes the most of her situation.

If you were ever kidnapped by a sailing privateer, you’d want it to be gentleman Simon Powell. I love that the romantic attachment between Claire and Simon is very gradual, and natural. It is expertly interwoven into the story line which initially is focused on Simon reclaiming his ship and crew but then grows into the relationship between Claire and Simon.

It is a little too convenient how Simon steals Claire away the second time, but you just love it anyway.  

This is a Happy Ever After feel-good enjoyable read, with quite a sentimental ending. Well written, and the historical elements don't overwhelm the story at all.  4.5 Stars!

To Tame the Wind is actually the prequel to the Agents of the Crown series, and Book One which follows is Racing With the Wind.

Regan Walker writes historical romance that sweeps you away... She can be found on the internet here:

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