Ju Ephraime

Ju Ephraime

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Ju Ephraime writes mid to high heat romance novels with unique settings and strong romantic stories. So far, she has written six romance novels, and two paranormal romance noves. She is soon to release her third paranormal novel in the spring of 2014.

The Sons of Godwine: Part Two of The Last Great Saxon Earls

The Sons of Godwine: Part Two of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p>Emerging from the long shadow cast by his formidable father, Harold Godwineson showed himself to be a worthy successor to the Earldom of Wessex. In the following twelve years, he became the King's most trusted advisor, practically taking the reins of government into his own hands. And on Edward the Confessor's death, Harold Godwineson mounted the throne—the first king of England not of royal blood. Yet Harold was only a man, and his rise in fortune was not blameless. Like any person aspiring to power, he made choices he wasn't particularly proud of. Unfortunately, those closest to him sometimes paid the price of his fame.<br /><br />This is a story of Godwine's family as told from the viewpoint of Harold and his younger brothers. Queen Editha, known for her Vita Ædwardi Regis, originally commissioned a work to memorialize the deeds of her family, but after the Conquest historians tell us she abandoned this project and concentrated on her husband, the less dangerous subject. In THE SONS OF GODWINE and FATAL RIVALRY, I am telling the story as it might have survived had she collected and passed on the memoirs of her tragic brothers.<br /><br />This book is part two of The Last Great Saxon Earls series. Book one, GODWINE KINGMAKER, depicted the rise and fall of the first Earl of Wessex who came to power under Canute and rose to preeminence at the beginning of Edward the Confessor's reign. Unfortunately, Godwine's misguided efforts to champion his eldest son Swegn recoiled on the whole family, contributing to their outlawry and Queen Editha's disgrace. Their exile only lasted one year and they returned victorious to London, though it was obvious that Harold's career was just beginning as his father's journey was coming to an end.<br /><br />Harold's siblings were all overshadowed by their famous brother; in their memoirs we see remarks tinged sometimes with admiration, sometimes with skepticism, and in Tostig's case, with jealousy. We see a Harold who is ambitious, self-assured, sometimes egocentric, imperfect, yet heroic. His own story is all about Harold, but his brothers see things a little differently. Throughout, their observations are purely subjective, and witnessing events through their eyes gives us an insider’s perspective.<br /><br />Harold was his mother's favorite, confident enough to rise above petty sibling rivalry but Tostig, next in line, was not so lucky. Harold would have been surprised by Tostig's vindictiveness, if he had ever given his brother a second thought. And that was the problem. Tostig's love/hate relationship with Harold would eventually destroy everything they worked for, leaving the country open to foreign conquest. This subplot comes to a crisis in book three of the series, FATAL RIVALRY.</p>

Story Behind The Book

Vengeance can go sour quickly. Temptation to Sin spins the tale of the unfulfilled Shannon, who leaves her old sweetheart for another. The vengeful Brent seeks revenge, and aims for Shannon, but vengeance quickly turned into so much more.

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&quot;Temptation to Sin&quot; is a very erotic, very sexual, and romantic book. Shannon is living with Jayden. She has been for ten years but for eight of those years it has been a platonic relationship. She is beginning to think something is missing in her life and makes a date with Greg but not finding a spark, she dumps him. She has decided there must be a strong erotic feeling if she is going to have an affair and she finds this with Brent. She is keeping it a secret from Jayden and her female friends. But in the meantime it transpires that Brent is a friend of Greg's and acting on Greg's behalf, just trying to pay back Shannon while not realizing there is more to the story. Things get quite intense as it needs to be clearer what is what.<br /><br /> Even though the book is quite erotic and sexual, it has a very strong romantic story. The erotic scenes are very real and quite earth shaking. Shannon goes from tolerating a platonic relationship to an all out no holds bared sexual relationship. What starts as a sexual encounter turns into a romantic relationship as they each begin to feel love for each other but other situations become a barrier. There are Greg and Jayden to contend with and both Brent and Shannon are strong willed and neither wants to submit to the will of the other. This is a tantalizing tale that will keep you turning the pages!