Giveaway!

Today I'm visiting Cynthia Woolf's blog, where she very kindly interviewed me. Drop by for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate from Amazon or Barnes & Noble, winner's choice. (http://cynthiawoolf.com/blog/)

In other news... I'm waiting with bated breath for the cover of Heart of Constantine. I will post it here as soon as I have it.

Swans in Le Teich nature reserve, near Bordeaux, France. Are they the descendants of swans seen by Eleanor of Aquitaine almost 900 hundred years ago? It's a nice thought. (I like thinking about that sort of thing.)

To Obey or Not to Obey

Today I'm at the Pink Fuzzies talking a little about fairy tales (specifically the one I've been ordered to write), and also about the October Treasure Hunt at the Petit Fours and Hot Tamales. To read more, go here.

These swans are in Aquitaine, France. Did the renowned Eleanor see their ancestors? I like to think so.

Did one of the great-great-many-times-great-grandparents of this stork deliver Richard the Lionhearted? Maybe not, since Richard seems to have been born in England, but the bird sure looks proud and strong enough to have carried a king!