Plantagenets, Tudors, & Self-Sacrifice

I am at Annie Whitehead's blog, Casting Light upon the Shadow, today where she has interviewed me about my writing, how I choose the topics of my books, and history that is better than fiction. Join us!

Book Trailer: Faithful Traitor

Thanks to Blair Hodgkinson for creating this trailer.

Book and Event News

It has been one week since the release of Faithful Traitor, and I am happy to report that Margaret is doing quite well for herself. In Amazon's Biographical Fiction category, Faithful Traitor has been in the Top 10 since its release in the UK and has bounced around the Top 50 in the US. Amazon US also posts a Hot New Releases list, which Margaret has proudly been a part of in the Top 5.

So, thank you to all of you who have made this possible!

Being an independent writer has some great advantages, such as the fact that I completed my book release while on a family vacation in another country. I don't believe there are many jobs that allow you that kind of freedom on major projects! So, again, thank you for supporting me and my writing.

If you are reading Faithful Traitor right now, I can't wait to hear what you think of it. Leave a link to your review in the comments below. Here are a few amazing reviews have already come in:
Rebecca Hill on Goodreads
Troy's Blog on Booklikes
First Amazon UK Review
First Amazon US Review

My next author event is in just a few days! If you are in the Jackson, Michigan area, come and visit me at the Book Cottage between 3-5pm on Friday, June 24th. Pick up a shiny new signed copy of any of my books while you're there.

Out of the area but want signed copies? You can always contact me using the form at the right side of this page to receive paperbacks directly from me (I invoice through PayPal). All orders include my fancy new bookmarks as well. :-D

Again, thanks to all who read my blog, buy my books, and write reviews. I couldn't do it without you, so you deserve a little bit of input. What topic would you like for me to blog about in upcoming posts?

Writing about Historical Figures

I am excited to be a guest at Bernicia Chronicles, the blog of author Matthew Harffy. He asked me to write about five things I have learned (or he would say 'learnt' because he is fabulously British) in the course of writing. I decided to talk about the pros and cons of including real historical people within a fictional story. Since my books feature people who really lived, there are advantages and disadvantages to writing about them. Read more on Matthew's blog.

Faithful Traitor: Available Now!

Today is the day! Faithful Traitor is available on Kindle and paperback worldwide through Amazon. If you are one of the hundreds (!) of people who pre-ordered it, you have already woken up to it greeting you on your Kindle.

I cannot thank you all enough for your support of my work. Being an independent author means that I am a writer, researcher, editor, publisher, marketer.....sometimes it is a little overwhelming. However, it is days like these, when I am lovingly gazing at a box filled with copies of my new novel, that it is all worth it.

Before I was done with Elizabeth's story in Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen, I knew that I was going to have to write about Margaret next. I hope that you will all agree that her life is a wild ride on fortune's wheel that deserves telling. Continue the story of the Plantagenet remnant in Tudor times with Faithful Traitor.

Margaret Pole is no stranger to fortune's wheel.

From her childhood as firstborn of the heir apparent of England, she was brought low

as the daughter of a traitor. After years of turmoil as the Tudor dynasty made its roots,

Margaret finds favor with her cousin, King Henry VIII. 

Will the remnant of the York dynasty thrive under this tempestuous king

or will Margaret discover that there is a price to pay for having an excess of royal blood?

Samantha Wilcoxson is the author of Plantagenet Princess, Tudor Queen.

This retelling of the life of Elizabeth of York has been recognized as an Editors’ Choice by the

Historical Novel Society and is an Amazon best seller in biographical fiction.

Step into Tudor England….