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Kimberley Linstruth-Beckom

Kimberley Linstruth-Beckom

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I reside in Connecticut with beloved family, friends, and pets.  I enjoy gardening, yoga, cooking, reading, and hiking in my spare time.

I've been writing in various genres for three decades and am an award winning and nationally recognized author, blogger, and poet.

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>

Story Behind The Book

Forever Friends is a story I've had in my head for the past twenty years. Once I finally sat down to write, the book came to life.

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<div class="a-section"> <div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R3TCYW2EB0LF6U/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0578141817&amp;nodeID=283155&amp;store=books">Beautiful</a></div> <span class="a-color-secondary"><span class="a-size-normal"><span class="a-color-secondary">By </span> <a class="noTextDecoration" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1RL1Q5LPSFZL6/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp">Ashley</a> </span> <span class="a-color-secondary"> on July 17, 2014</span></span></div> <div class="a-section">I received this book from the author and from Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock.<br /> Forever Friends is a paranormal/fantasy romance.<br /> Skye met the man of her dreams literally. Raine has been with her for lifetimes but their love is always cut short. Raine recognizes who Skye is and tries to coax her into remembering. They are being hunted by the king of vampires, Alec. Alec lost his love centuries ago and his life has been consumed by revenge. Raine was supposed to protect his love but she died so he blamed him and vowed to make him feel the same as he does. The Gods have other plans and it soon unfolds, nothing is as it seems and things change over the times. Alec meets Morgan, Skye's best friend. He plans to use her to get to Skye but he starts to feel something for her that he hasn't for centuries. Will it be enough to stop his vengeance? Raine and Skye have to come together and plan to keep evil from destroying their lives again. Both couples find something worth fighting for but is it enough to stop evil?<br /><br /> A beautiful good vs evil story. Soul mates spanned over lifetimes to be with each other again. I enjoyed this story. I thought the concept was wonderful and unique. It wasn't just a vampire or werewolf novel it was so much more. It mixed three supernatural races witches, vampires and werewolves. The characters were real and I was pulled into each of their stories. My favorite was Alec. I sympathized with him and saw the torment he went through.<br /> The only problem I had was that sometimes the story flowed too well especially towards the end. There were a couple parts that I didn't find believable but I still enjoyed the story.<br /> I recommend this to paranormal romance fans looking for a beautiful love story.</div>