Diana Castilleja

Diana Castilleja

About

With more than half a dozen ebooks currently to her credit and herfirst print book released in 2008 to rave reviews, Diana Castilleja haskept busy since she started writing professionally in late 2004.

Diana currently resides in central Texas with her husband and son. Whennot focusing her energy on her family and her writing, she loves totravel and haunt bookstores. She's lived in several states across thesouth and midwest, as well as traveling to Mexico. With moving everyyear or changing schools since the fourth grade to her sophomore year,she learned reading was a fast escape. The freedom to read aboutanything and everything has fueled her adult imagination. She is mostlikely currently sitting at her desk, having it out with her keyboardwriting her next book.

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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<em>&quot;...this one is a must.&quot;</em><br />Fennel, LASR<br /><br /><br /><blockquote style="border-left:1px solid #cccccc;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt .8ex;padding-left:1ex;font-family:verdana, sans-serif;" class="gmail_quote"> <em>...fast paced, tightly packed with emotion, mystery and suspense,</em></blockquote> Jackie, ParaNormal Romance (PNR Inklings)