• Character Interviews,  Medieval

    Meet Lady Larkin Rosham aka Liar Larkin from The Herald’s Heart #MedievalRomance @RueAllyn #RLFblog

    Meet Lady Larkin Rosham aka Liar Larkin from The Herald’s Heart by Rue Allyn.

    Author Bio

    Historical romance author Rue Allyn lives in southeast Michigan with the love of her life and one tyrannical cat, where she works daily on making Happy Ever After come true.

    About the Book

    Title The Herald’s Heart
    Genre Medieval Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
    Royal herald, Sir Talon Quereste could never love an overly adventurous, impulsive, argumentative woman of dubious background who threatens everything he values. Lady Larkin Rosham can only despise a man who would deny her identity and steal her heritage. So why has fate thrown them together to solve the mysteries of the heart?

    Introducing Lady Larkin Rosham aka Liar Larkin

    Welcome to Romance Lives Forever! We’re happy to have you here today.
    Name: Lady Larkin Rosham aka Liar Larkin
    Age:  Twenty three
    Gender:  Female
    Birthplace:  Rosham Castle, on the coast of Northumbria
    Profession:  Carter
    Describe your body and build, skin tone, height and weight. Include any unique features such as dimples, freckles, or scars.
    I am of medium height with a slim build. As for the rest, Sir Talon Quereste describes me this way: “She possessed the most beautiful face he’d ever seen. A delicate nose flared in a perfect oval framed with fiery red tresses. Long, dark lashes fluttered over bright, exotically tilted blue eyes. A berry-red mouth formed an O. Ivory satin skin pinked over high cheekbones.
    Who is the significant other in your life?
    I was married by proxy to the Earl of Hawksedge, Sir Talon’s father, but murder prevented me from every truly becoming the Earl’s wife. Now that I’ve met the son, I can honestly say he fascinates me. However, I have my doubts that he is truly the man for me.
    Please tell us a little about yourself.
    I’m a fairly simple woman, thrust into extraordinary circumstances when my family was murdered by the man I was to marry. I suffered from what is now called hysterical muteness for seven years. When I finally regained my voice no one would believe me when I told them I was Lady Larkin Rosham, Countess Hawksedge. Instead they proclaimed me Liar Larkin for telling a truth that the murdering Earl of Hawksedge did not want to hear.
    If we could only hear your voice (but not see you) what characteristic would identify you?
    There was a time when you would not have been able to hear my voice. Now, I would say that my defining characteristic would be clarity. My voice is a very clear alto and quite soothing when I am not compelled to shout.
    Do you get by, live comfortably, live extravagantly? 
    I’ve been living hand to mouth, since I left the abbey where I took shelter during my mute years. The abbess was kind enough to help me find a hut to call home and gave me a cart and horse to use in making a living by running errands for the folk of Hawkingsedge.
    What inner doubt causes you the most difficulty?
    That I may never be able to convince anyone of the truth that I am Lady Larkin Rosham.
    What is your breaking point?
    Betrayal. The betrayal of men has caused me no end of pain and anguish, first my proxy-husband, then his son who claimed to believe me then thought me capable of murder.
    What would you like to tell your writer?
    You should have made Talon believe me sooner. We would not have suffered so much, if you’d given him just a smidgen more faith in me?

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    Publisher http://www.crimsonromance.com/historical-romance-novels/the-knight-chronicles-the-complete-series/
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Heralds-Heart-Rue-Allyn-ebook/dp/B01LOIJSCC/

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  • Medieval

    Meet Sir Talon Quereste from The Herald’s Heart #MedievalRomance @RueAllyn #RLFblog

    Meet Sir Talon Quereste from The Herald’s Heart. 

    Author Bio

    Historical romance author Rue Allyn lives in southeast Michigan with the love of her life and one tyrannical cat, where she works daily on making Happy Ever After come true.

    About the Book

    Title The Herald’s Heart
    Genre Medieval Romance
    Book heat level (based on movie ratings G, PG, PG13, R): R
    Royal herald, Sir Talon Quereste could never love an overly adventurous, impulsive, argumentative woman of dubious background who threatens everything he values. Lady Larkin Roshan can only despise a man who would deny her identity and steal her heritage. So why has fate thrown them together to solve the mysteries of the heart?

    Introducing Sir Talon Quereste

    Welcome to Romance Lives Forever! We’re happy to have you here today.
    Name: Sir Talon Querest
    Age:  Twenty six
    Gender:  Male
    Birthplace:  Hawksedge Keep, on the coast of Northumbria near the Scottish border
    Profession:  Royal Herald
    Ethnicity/Species (if not human):
    Describe your body and build, skin tone, height and weight. Include any unique features such as dimples, freckles, or scars. I have, according to most women, guinea gold hair and pansy purple eyes. (Snickers) As if any knight would admit to something so effeminate as eyes the color of pansies. My chin is square and my mouth firm-lipped. I’m proud that there’s nothing weak about me, physically or otherwise. I consider myself taller than the average man. Some say I’m too tall. I work hard, so my shoulders are broad, my hips lean, and my legs strong enough to sit a horse from sun up to well past sundown. I’m outside a great deal of the time, so I’m definitely not fair skinned. Is there anything else you’d like to know.
    Who is the significant other in your life?
    No one until I met Lady Larkin Rosham. She’s overly adventurous, impulsive, argumentative and not at all the sort of woman I imagined I would love.
    Please tell us a little about yourself.
    I’m a complicated man. My origins are not as straightforward as I always believed them to be, but Larkin helped me accept the truth. I get great satisfaction from solving puzzles, as most heralds do, Our service to the king requires that we be able to easily discern truth from lie and make decisions that may affect noble families and the kingdom for years, perhaps centuries, to come.
    If we could only hear your voice (but not see you) what characteristic would identify you?
    Smoke, definitely smoke. My voice is deep as a man’s ought to be. However, I often spend weeks in the saddle alone so I’ve developed a very soft rasp.
    Do you get by, live comfortably, live extravagantly? 
    My service to the king allows me to indulge in pleasures and comforts whenever I have time. Sadly that is not as often as I would like. I have hopes that the king will reward me with a significant holding for the singular service I provided him recently
    What inner doubt causes you the most difficulty?
    That I might not be as good and honorable as I believe myself to be. My father unjustly repudiated me when I was six just after my mother died. Despite the fact that I have little respect or liking for the man, his rejection has always been the source of self-doubt. I have learned to thank him, because his repudiation spurred me to excel. I might not be quite the same man I am today had it not been for his unjust actions.
    What is your breaking point?
    Larkin nearly died once. I bargained with God for her life and caused us no end of trouble as a result.
    What would you like to tell your writer?
    You should have made Larkin more cooperative, less stubborn, and less impulsive. Honestly what were you thinking to have her as the love of my life?

    Buy This Book

    Publisher http://www.crimsonromance.com/historical-romance-novels/the-knight-chronicles-the-complete-series/
    Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Heralds-Heart-Rue-Allyn-ebook/dp/B01LOIJSCC/

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    Blog https://authortravels.com/