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Past Storm and Fire is a Discovered Diamond!

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

The lovely folks at Discovering Diamonds have posted a review of Past Storm and Fire. Here’s an excerpt. Please visit their site for the entire review! How often do we find that it takes a crisis or a disaster…

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InD’Tale Magazine gives Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. 4.5 stars!

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

Check out InD’Tale’s October 2019 edition here! Get your copy of Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. today – only 99 cents this week! Retired First Nations Temporal Agent Wilda Firestone just wants to run her Toronto shop: garb Time Tourists and…

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Past Storm and Fire got 5 Stars in InD’Tale Magazine!

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Green Dragon Artist — 1 Comment

InD’Tale Magazine just reviewed Past Storm and Fire in their June 2019 issue, and gave it a glowing 5 STAR review! Click here to see the magazine – the review is on the last page! An excerpt from the review:…

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Great new 5 star review in InD’Tale Magazine for Misfortune of Time!!

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

See the review in the September issue!

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Great new review of Misfortune of Vision by the Historical Novel Society!

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

The lovely folks at The Historical Novel Society just posted a wonderful new review of Misfortune of Vision, book #4 in The Druid’s Brooch Series. . “Thoroughly researched, the novel brims with a magnetic appeal to lovers of Irish medieval history.…

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Genesis of a Novel – RELEASE DAY!

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Green Dragon Artist — 15 Comments

This is it. . This is the day I’ve been working toward for over a year. The release day of my novel! Of course, this day is rather anticlimactic, as if I am smart, I’ll have done most of my…

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Editorial review for Legacy of Truth

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

A great new editorial review from San Francisco Review of Books! “Richly detailed and well written, Legacy of Truth is a treat for fans of historical fiction.” “If they made history in school this interesting, everyone would pass with flying colors!”…

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Genesis of a Novel – Part XVII – Artist Package, ARCs and Review Requests, Oh, my!

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Green Dragon Artist — 15 Comments

This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . Once the editing, formatting, and cover art is done, the publisher will…

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Call of the Morrigú is a Discovered Diamond!

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

A lovely new 5-star review of Call of the Morrigú by Kristen McQuinn at Discovering Diamonds … This was, simply put, a remarkably fun read. Author Christy Nicholas weaves in mythology and history smoothly throughout the narrative. Readers are given glimpses…

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Great new HNR review for Call of the Morrigú

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

A great new review by Thomas Howley of Call of the Morrigú is now live on the Historical Novel Society webpage! It’s 1798, a particularly tense time in always rebellious English-occupied Ireland. However, the troubles haven’t yet reached the country…

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Review: Pilgrimage | Never Felt Better

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

I’m excited to see this, especially as I just finished my second novel set in 12th century Ireland. A lot of my research dealt with the triple culture clash of Normans, Gaelic Irish and the Vikings, as well as the…

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CELTICLADY’S REVIEWS: Call of the Morrigú by Christy Nicholas Book Spotlight!

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

Celticlady’s Reviews is a blog I created for my love of reading. Book reviews and product reviews. Book spotlights are featured also Source: CELTICLADY’S REVIEWS: Call of the Morrigú by Christy Nicholas Book Spotlight!

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First Meeting from Snowed — Dellani Oakes

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

“Big Mike” Reubens has been seeing more action in the last few days, than he’s seen in quite some time. However, when he finds his mother is driving from Queens to Cheyenne, Wyoming just to see him, he’s puzzled. His…

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The Last Kingdom — katieandbooks

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell. I like to read about Anglo-Saxon England. It is, admittedly, a topic about which I know a fair amount compared to my colleagues but, considering we only had one term class about it, my…

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Legacy of Truth – Book Tour, Review and Giveaway – The Silver Dagger Scriptorium

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

Source: Legacy of Truth – Book Tour, Review and Giveaway – The Silver Dagger Scriptorium

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New Review for Legacy of Truth!

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Green Dragon Artist — 3 Comments

A lovely new review of Legacy of Truth! Stop by and comment to be entered in a giveaway for an Amazon Gift Certificate for $15~ Richly detailed and well written, Legacy of Truth is a treat for…

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New reviews for Legacy of Truth!

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Green Dragon Artist — 13 Comments

LEGACY OF TRUTH is now released! And lovely reviews are coming in… http://amzn.to/28ILvfA ***** 5 Stars – Cathleen Townsend The good sister of a pair of twins Legacy of Truth is the story of Esme, the good sister of a…

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New Review for Better To Have Loved!

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

Long and Short Reviews was kind enough to review my book, Better To Have Loved, today. This is part of a Review Tour with Goddess Fish. Stay tuned for more stops! “An interesting tale. This story is told…

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Better To Have Loved is on tour!

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Green Dragon Artist — Leave a comment

Better To Have Loved is on tour! Goddess Fish has arranged a Review Tour starting on Monday, May 31st. Come by the blogs and have a look! May 31: Long and Short Reviews June 7: LibriAmoriMiei June…