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Heather LaVine

Heather LaVine

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Heather is a wife andmother of three gorgeous children. She started writing at the tenderage of seven, writing short stories and reports for school as extracredit.

As an adult, she opened a freelance writing companyfor businesses who needed help promoting their products or services. Inthe past year she settled into her writing style and started threebooks and a series; The Impossible "Perfect" Marriage, A Collection ofShort Stories, and Untitled.

Heather and her family reside in the beautiful mountains of Ellijay Georgia.

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>This is very clever writing. What you achieve here is the Zen Buddhist equivalent of moment capture. That first piece, sitting on the Pewter carpet, enjoying the moment, the sky and the breeze. You breathe life so effectively into the scene with your words. A.W.<br /><br />Writing short-stories is an incredibly difficult art. I think these are wonderful, very atmospheric, focused on character (as short-stories should be). You have a voice that resonates through the three I read. This would be a great book to take on the subway in the morning - your lovely imagination and imagery, short and sweet, to begin the day.</em> T.G.