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99cts PRINCESS OF BRETAGNE, Book 1 in the Curse of the Lost Isle series, by Vijaya Schartz

If you haven’t read the Curse of the Lost Isle series, yet, hurry and get Book 1, PRINCESS OF BRETAGNE, for only 99cts everywhere eBooks are sold Amazon – Barnes & Noble – All Romance eBooks – Smashwords – iBooks … Continue reading

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Sunday Snippet – PRINCESS OF BRETAGNE by Vijaya Schartz

buy it on Amazon here PRINCESS OF BRETAGNE Curse of the Lost Isle Book 1 by Vijaya Schartz http://amzn.com/B007K1EGAM 806 AD – Alba (Ancient Scotland) As the Vikings raid the coast of Alba, Pressine of Bretagne sets out to seduce … Continue reading

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Beyond the walls of Constantinople – by Vijaya Schartz

While researching Constantinople for my novel Beloved Crusader, Book 6 in the Curse of the Lost Isle series, I came upon some fascinating details, and decided to write for this blog a description of the ancient city as it must … Continue reading

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New release! Chatelaine of Forez – Vijaya Schartz

CHATELAINE OF FOREZ just went live in kindle, for only $2.99. Take a peek at the gorgeous cover: http://amzn.com/B00I3T9VYG 1028 AD – Afflicted by the ondine curse, Melusine seeks the soul of her lost beloved in the young Artaud of … Continue reading

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Rivals to lovers

I have always wanted to write a rivals-to-lovers story, in particular, the variety in which hero and heroine are in pursuit of the same goal, but only one of them can achieve it. One example of this type of story … Continue reading

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“Small” Epic Fantasy

More exciting news from down my way–I’ve contracted the third book in my Fire and Tears fantasy romance series! Book 1, Brightarrow Burning, is out now; Book 2, The Darkness of Glengowyn, is scheduled for release on April 29, 2014. This third book will come out later … Continue reading

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Novel research: learning by doing

A year and a half ago, I had the idea that I would write an epic fantasy romance novella in which the hero and heroine were world-class archers. I was going to set up a classic rivalry plot in which … Continue reading

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Epic fantasy romance: beyond medieval Europe

Here’s my dirty little secret as a fantasy author: I’m not wild about medieval Europe as a setting. And yet fantasy worlds loosely based on medieval Europe are common, even typical, for the genre! If you want to know why … Continue reading

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To Series or Not to Series?

The view on whether or not to write series fantasy fiction is much debated, and opinions change every few years. One year, the series is the best thing ever, the next people are looking for stand alones. There’s a tradition of … Continue reading

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Women in epic fantasy romance

I’ve seen a number of other articles in the past few years talking about women in epic fantasy, and whether it would be historically accurate for women in fantasy novels to be in positions of power, as leaders, or warriors, … Continue reading

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