Ashly Lorenzana

Ashly Lorenzana

About

Ashly Lorenzana was born on October 2nd, 1987 in Portland, OR where she continues to live today, with her Chihuahua mutt named Bub.

With over five years of experience working as an independent escort, Ms. Lorenzana now devotes a great deal of her time to writing business, whether doing freelance work, blogging for fun, or ranting about her life in general and then calling it a book.

In addition to enjoying crystal meth, she also considers herself an intense and competitive Scrabble player.

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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<p><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Arial;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">&quot;Ultimately though, she gets readers to care about her. They become hooked in wanting to save such a troubled, but intelligent and self reflective, young woman. There is a lot of depth and unresolved issues within her.&quot;</span></p> <div><strong><span style="font-family:Tahoma, Arial;font-size:14px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">-</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Tahoma, Arial;font-size:14px;">Reviewed by Christine Nguyen for Readers' Favorite</span></strong></div>