About
Tori is the author of the Coming Home series that include titles: A Second Chance at Goodbye, Ethel's Song, and Love, Made from Scratch. She is a contributing writer for The Georgia Connector and Walton Living magazines. Her short story, Zippee's Greates Adventure, was published in The Chicken Soup for the Soul - My Very Good, Very Bad Cat.
Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls
Description
<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
While writing my first book, Coming Home- A Second at Goodbye, I knew that Aunt Ethel and Madison needed their own story. I enjoyed creating the foundation for these two characters and providing the tease at the end of Coming Home- A Second Chance at Goodbye when Anne and Maggie ask Aunt Ethel how long she was going to make Madison wait for her.
Madison's backstory was built in Coming Home- A Second Chance at Goodbye, with is ex-wife Liz. Ethel's Song allowed me to develope Liz's character. Aunt Ethel's life had been consumed with caring for family and Ethel's Song provided an opportunity to focus more on Ethel the woman.
While Anne and Maggie's story was about new love, Ethel's Song is about mature love and finding the courage to fight for your dreams at any age.
Reviews
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="3">"This second installment of the Coming Home series could easily stand alone. Tori has a way of creating characters that could easily be your neighbor." Idgie at The Dew </font></p>
