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John Montgomery

John Montgomery

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John T. Montgomery is a Professional Manager and member of the ACFW.  He first started writing at age seventeen for his high school newspaper. He lives with Nelly, his wife of 32-years in beautiful Lawrenceburg Indiana.  John’s passion is to create a series of fantasy/fiction novels based on legendary biblical and fictitious characters and their direct intervention with the human race.

The Sons of Godwine: Part Two of The Last Great Saxon Earls

The Sons of Godwine: Part Two of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p>Emerging from the long shadow cast by his formidable father, Harold Godwineson showed himself to be a worthy successor to the Earldom of Wessex. In the following twelve years, he became the King's most trusted advisor, practically taking the reins of government into his own hands. And on Edward the Confessor's death, Harold Godwineson mounted the throne—the first king of England not of royal blood. Yet Harold was only a man, and his rise in fortune was not blameless. Like any person aspiring to power, he made choices he wasn't particularly proud of. Unfortunately, those closest to him sometimes paid the price of his fame.<br /><br />This is a story of Godwine's family as told from the viewpoint of Harold and his younger brothers. Queen Editha, known for her Vita Ædwardi Regis, originally commissioned a work to memorialize the deeds of her family, but after the Conquest historians tell us she abandoned this project and concentrated on her husband, the less dangerous subject. In THE SONS OF GODWINE and FATAL RIVALRY, I am telling the story as it might have survived had she collected and passed on the memoirs of her tragic brothers.<br /><br />This book is part two of The Last Great Saxon Earls series. Book one, GODWINE KINGMAKER, depicted the rise and fall of the first Earl of Wessex who came to power under Canute and rose to preeminence at the beginning of Edward the Confessor's reign. Unfortunately, Godwine's misguided efforts to champion his eldest son Swegn recoiled on the whole family, contributing to their outlawry and Queen Editha's disgrace. Their exile only lasted one year and they returned victorious to London, though it was obvious that Harold's career was just beginning as his father's journey was coming to an end.<br /><br />Harold's siblings were all overshadowed by their famous brother; in their memoirs we see remarks tinged sometimes with admiration, sometimes with skepticism, and in Tostig's case, with jealousy. We see a Harold who is ambitious, self-assured, sometimes egocentric, imperfect, yet heroic. His own story is all about Harold, but his brothers see things a little differently. Throughout, their observations are purely subjective, and witnessing events through their eyes gives us an insider’s perspective.<br /><br />Harold was his mother's favorite, confident enough to rise above petty sibling rivalry but Tostig, next in line, was not so lucky. Harold would have been surprised by Tostig's vindictiveness, if he had ever given his brother a second thought. And that was the problem. Tostig's love/hate relationship with Harold would eventually destroy everything they worked for, leaving the country open to foreign conquest. This subplot comes to a crisis in book three of the series, FATAL RIVALRY.</p>

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I have always been fascinated by a good fantasy/fiction book. Many start out good but then end up disappointing me by becoming unbelievable. My thought of a good book is one that excites and stimulates the imagination. I want it to be exciting but more importantly believable. Everything needs to flow but also make good sense. Real Immortals is my first attempt at stretching the mind, making sense, and creating a fantasy world people can believe exists. Even for just a few hours or days. Real Immortals is a story about Stephen James & Leah Mitchell, two young lovers who have been raised by angels since they were toddlers. Having been separated from their human parents shortly after birth each is adopted and raised by their immortal parents. Stephen’s origin is shrouded in mystery while Leah’s is a product of direct intervention after her parents are brutally murdered by a demonic half-breed. Growing up in such close proximity to their incredibly powerful parents produces some inexplicable and astonishing side effects. At 8-years old, they start displaying gifts and abilities never seen before. They are both inducted into paladin training and soon a new breed of healer & warrior are born. Meanwhile, Legion, the most dangerous demon immortal on the planet plots to gain an advantage over his nemesis the Archangel Michael. After years of disappointment, he is now dangerously close to finding a weapon capable of defeating Michael in open combat. His goal…to defeat Michael, destroy Seraphim and change his destiny as a Fallen.

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