Category Archives: medieval

Knights in Shining Armor by Stacy Hoff

The fact Valentine’s Day was just here got me thinking about romance. Actually, as a romance writer, I pretty much think about romance all the time. But why? What is about romance that always seems so fresh and new, even … Continue reading

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Nights of Passion Blog Birthday Bash with contests

Today is St. Valentine’s Day.  It’s also the birthday of Nights of Passion Blog.  The Passionate Crew is all here to celebrate and run contests with an assortment of prizes.  I have put out my cyber triple layer chocolate cake … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day’s Medieval History

Hallmark and Cadbury might seem to have a lock on the holiday now, but Valentine’s Day celebrations can be traced directly to Geoffrey Chaucer. While the feast day of the martyred Roman saint gives the occasion its name, Geoff was … Continue reading

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What Romance?

by C. Margery Kempe I have a guest spot over at Cathie Dunn’s blog today, talking about the mad city, Manchester, site of my story Man City. I may also be featured in the Irish version of The Sun newspaper … Continue reading

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It’s Magic

by C. Margery Kempe I have a new book out, Rook Chant, but it’s not romance: it’s about magic! Of course, most of my stories are, too. After all I have swan princes, frog princes and the occasional tall tale … Continue reading

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A Romantic Spot

by C. Margery Kempe From Ireland First a little news: some good coverage of my publisher for Man City, Tirgearr, in the Irish Publishing News and also at the London Book Fair. The perks of being the first all digital … Continue reading

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Writing and Romance

There’s a chill in the air that makes it even more compelling to want to snuggle up by the fire and watch a good movie or get lost in a good book. There’s something in us that likes to cuddle … Continue reading

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Celtic Inspiration

I am off to Ireland this day; moving has been hell of course, but I am so excited for this new adventure. I expect there will be a lot of Celtic influences in my writing from this point forward. Sure, … Continue reading

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Panic Mode

After the madness of Authors After Dark, there was nothing left for me to do except pack to move to Ireland. This I regard with a great deal of alarm and no shortage of panic. Moving to another country is … Continue reading

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Authors After Dark

C. Margery Kempe here! The madness begins this week! The Nights of Passion crew head toward Philadelphia for the extravaganza Authors After Dark, the romance readers and writers conference that’s all about the FUN — and the fans! Susan and … Continue reading

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