Elizabeth Kerri Mahon

Sorry that I'm a date late in posting the winner of Margaret Campbell Barnes book The Passionate Brood but I had to turn in my copyedits on Scandalous Women.  So without further ado the winner is, drumroll please: Shannon Shannon, I will be emailing you shortly to get your address. I'd like to thank everyone who entered and also my new followers.  Hopefully you will stick around for more giveways, reviews, and stories of some of the world's most fascinating women.

Happy October everyone! In honor of the release date of Margaret Campbell Barne's classic novel, The Passionate Brood by Sourcebooks, I'm giving away a copy to one lucky winner. Isn't the cover gorgeous? A Spirited Retelling of King Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade "Margaret Campbell Barnes has been one of the most reliable of England's historical novelists." -Chicago Tribune In this compelling novel of love, loyalty, and lost chances, Margaret Campbell Barnes gives readers a new perspective on Richard the Lionheart's triumphs and tragedies. Drawing on folklore, Barnes explores what might have happened if King Richard's foster brother were none other than Robin Hood, a legendary figure more vibrant than most in authentic history. Thick as thieves as Richard builds a kingdom and marshals a crusade, the two clash when Robin Hood so provokes the king's white hot temper that Richard banishes him. The Passionate Brood is a tale of a man...