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The sky was gray, the weather was cold. Then everything burst into color…
𝑨𝑵𝑵𝑬 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑳𝑶𝑼𝑰𝑺 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 𝑩𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑫 makes the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐒.

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Anne and Charles makes Shepherd’s Top Five List for character-driven historical suspense with romance

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Nov. 21,  2022 – Delighted to see Anne and Charles make the top five list. https://shepherd.com/best-books/character-driven-historical-suspense-with-romance?fbclid=IwAR3H2lfIyXhQmEhtn5VcVlFBCD2ugxbJLHW_ZFHhWYtKuZxQQnXQrxHPnm8 

Anne and Louis Forever Bound makes shortlist for 2022 Chaucer Book Awards

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Nov. 4, 2022 – Anne and Louis Forever Bound makes the 2022 Chaucer Book Awards shortlist.

The Chaucer Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in pre-1750s historical fiction. The Chaucer Book Awards is a division of the Chanticleer International Book Awards (The CIBAs). See complete 2022 shortlist here.

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Anne and Louis Forever Bound shortlisted for 2022 Chaucer Awards

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Escape to another time . . .

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Anne and Louis: Rulers and Lovers is the tale of the middle years of Anne of Brittany’s marriage to Louis XII of France from 1501-1508. A standalone read for Tudor and Renaissance historical fiction readers.

Separate countries to rule: one love to share

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Pre-order Anne and Louis Forever Bound today and be first to read this tale of two rulers torn between love and duty on May 10 release day.

She had produced two princesses, and if French Salic Law forbade putting a woman on the throne to rule, it was France’s loss.

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Charles? Needs watching.–Anne of Brittany Series, Book One

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Discover the story of Anne of Brittany’s marriage to Charles VIII, King of France, in Anne and Charles, Book One of the Anne of Brittany Series.

Charles would need watching; was Anne of Brittany up for the job?

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From Anne and Charles, Book One of the Anne of Brittany Series

Order Anne and Charles, Book One of the Anne of Brittany Series, here.

Order Anne and Louis, Book Two of the Anne of Brittany Series, here.

Order Sense of Touch: Love and Duty at Anne of Brittany’s Court, prequel to the Anne of Brittany Series, here.

Anne and Louis at top of 2018 BookLife Prize Semifinalist List

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Oct. 1, 2018

Anne and Louis has been named the top-seeded Semifinalist in General Fiction for the BookLife Prize from Publishers Weekly.

Finalists will be announced November 1, 2018. Thank you to Booklife and Publishers Weekly for bringing my story to today’s readers.—Anne, Duchess of Brittany, twice Queen of France

Anne of Brittany, image by Nurycat

Book Two of the Anne of Brittany Series, Anne and Louis is the story of the first years of Anne of Brittan’s marriage to Louis XII, King of France. Cast of characters include Cesare Borgia, Christine de Pizan, Marie de France, Machiavelli and more. Pre-order Anne and Louis here. Out Nov. 29, 2018.

Statue of Anne of Brittany (1477-1514), Nantes, France

Receiving a 10.00 out of 10 in four categories, the story of Anne of Brittany’s marriage to Louis XII, King of France, is Book Two of the Anne of Brittany Series.

Anne of Brittany reaches across the ages and brings her decision-making skills, and supreme self-possession in the face of enormous loss to modern readers. The Anne of Brittany Series inspires and encourages women of today through the historical example set by 15th century avant la lettre feminist ruler Anne of Brittany (1477-1514).

Start your journey with Anne of Brittany today and read Anne and Charles, Book One of the Anne of Brittany Series, or Sense of Touch: Love and Duty at Anne of Brittany’s Court, prequel to the Anne of Brittany Series.

Send author Rozsa Gaston a personal e-mail if you’d like to receive an advance review copy of Anne and Louis in exchange for your pre-release review (review must be posted on Amazon by Nov. 29, 2018): rgaston@optonline.net.

May Anne of Brittany’s remarkable story inform your own.