Icy Snow Blackstone

Icy Snow Blackstone

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Icy Snow Blackstone was born in1802, in northern Georgiawhere her father, the Reverend John Blackstone, an English emigre, wasprominent in local politics.  Shemarried a minister, raised at least seven children, one of whom also became aminister, and lived there all her life. There are no photographs of her available because cameras were notinvented at that time. Two hundred and five years later, hergreat-great-great-great-granddaughter began using her name as a pseudonym forher romance novels.   The present Icy Snow Blackstone lives farfrom her Southern roots in Orange County, California, where she continues towrite romances.  She currently has threenovels under contract with Lyrical Press, one with The Wild Rose Press, and one with Class Act Books.  While some of her books are futuristic romances, a good many of them are set in the South.

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

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