Fatal Rivalry: Part Three of The Last Great Saxon Earls
Description
<p>In 1066, the rivalry between two brothers brought England to its knees. When Duke William of Normandy landed at Pevensey on September 28, 1066, no one was there to resist him. King Harold Godwineson was in the north, fighting his brother Tostig and a fierce Viking invasion. How could this have happened? Why would Tostig turn traitor to wreak revenge on his brother?<br />The Sons of Godwine were not always enemies. It took a massive Northumbrian uprising to tear them apart, making Tostig an exile and Harold his sworn enemy. And when 1066 came to an end, all the Godwinesons were dead except one: Wulfnoth, hostage in Normandy. For two generations, Godwine and his sons were a mighty force, but their power faded away as the Anglo-Saxon era came to a close.</p>
Story Behind The Book
Jewels was written first as novella for a Space Opera anthology contest that Samhain Publishing put out a call for submissions. It didn't make it but I took the rejection as a stepping stone and expanded Jewels from a novella to a novel.
The idea for Jewels came from a blog post where I was experimenting with the use of first-person point of view.
Reviews
"If you are looking for a read that combines a variety of issues and
layers that will have you running through the pages, then JEWELS by
Lakisha Spletzer is just the right kind of book for you. At a time when
series like those created by Stephanie Mayer, J. K. Rowling and others
are dominating the bookstores and now the movie theaters, this is one
that I can see headed in that direction. When talent and skill are the
requirements for success, then you won't be able to go wrong with this
literary adventure." -- C.A. Webb "Conversations Book Club"