Separated by time. Brought together by fate.
Linnea felt a shiver travel the length of her spine.
It hadn’t been a joke – the runes really had shown her destiny.
Indulging her fascination for the Viking language and losing herself in an
archaeological dig is just what Linnea Berger needs after her recent trauma.
Uncovering an exquisite brooch, she blacks out reading the runic
inscription, only to come to, surrounded by men in Viking costume, who seem
to take re-enactment very seriously.
Lost and confused, Linnea finds herself in the power of Hrafn, a Viking
warrior who claims her as his thrall and takes her on a treacherous journey
across the seas to sell her for profit. Setting sail, she confronts the
unthinkable: she has travelled back to the ninth century.
Linnea is determined to find a way back to her own time, but there’s a
connection forming with Hrafn. Can she resist the call of the runes and
accept her destiny lies here …
Purchase Links
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Runes-Destiny-romantic-timeslip-adventure-ebook/dp/B084P2VJ6N/
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Author Q&A
1.What would you consider to be your Kryptonite as an
author?
– Cadbury’s Bourneville (dark chocolate)
2. If you could tell your younger writing self anything,
what would it be?
– Join the Romantic Novelists’ Association sooner and get
a writing buddy straight away
3. What book do you feel is under-appreciated?
All of
Georgette Heyer’s books – I know she has legions of fans, but they never get
made into films or tv series the way Jane Austen’s or Charlotte Bronte’s books
do. Between them, those two wrote what – seven, eight books? Georgette wrote loads more and her stories
deserve general recognition. How about overrated? I don’t really want to
diss other authors – to each their own
4. Favorite childhood memory involving books?
– Knowing I
would receive at least one Enid Blyton book for each birthday or Christmas, it
just wouldn’t have been the same otherwise. Also, at Christmas after we’d all
eaten too much and opened our presents, my Swedish grandfather would read to us
from Astrid Lindgren’s books about a boy called Emil. Grandpa was so good at
doing all the voices and we were totally engrossed
5. If you could dine with any literary character, who would
it be and why?
– I’d love to dine with Athos from The Three Musketeers
– he’s an intriguing character. Also Lord Legerwood (Freddie Standen’s father)
from Georgette Heyer’s Cotillion
6. Did you want to be an author when you grew up?
– No,
never, I just wanted to read all day long (and all night). I only decided to
become an author because I needed a job I could do at home so I could be a
stay-at-home mum to my daughters. And once I’d tried, I was bitten by the bug.
7. If you had to describe yourself in three words, what
would they be?
– Loyal, negative, dreamer (although other people would
probably add the word ‘bossy’ :-D)
8. What’s one movie you like recommending to others?
– Stargate
– it has everything I love: romance, ancient history, mystery, time travel
(sort of), and it’s just brilliant!
9. If you could own any animal as a pet, what would it be?
– I love dogs and want as many as possible although if it wasn’t for the
fact that they ate live things, I’d have a snake too
10. Have you ever met anyone famous?
– Darcy Bussell, Diana
Gabaldon, all the bestselling authors in the RNA
– I
avoid sad books like the plague and always check the ending before buying, but
I probably cried with frustration when I finished Gone With the Wind
because I was so angry I’d wasted all that time reading it, thinking it was
going to end happily
12. How long, on average, does it take you to
write a book?
– I can write a rough draft in 6 to 8 weeks, but then I might
spend up to a year polishing/editing it. It varies enormously as some books
just kind of pour out of you, while other have to be dragged out kicking and
screaming
13. How do you select the names of your
characters?
– I keep a list of names I like which I add to every time I hear
a new one. I also spend hours on baby name sites on the internet and Googling
suitable ones – it’s one of my favourite parts of the writing process
14. What are your top 5 favorite movies?
– Stargate,
Young Frankenstein, Thor (all three), 10 Things I Hate About You, Die Hard 4
15. If you were the last person on Earth, what
would you do?
– Read and eat chocolate until I died
16. Do you have any advice for aspiring writers?
Find
yourself a writing buddy, a person whose advice you trust – it’s always nice to
have someone to share the ups and downs with
17. What is your favorite genre to read?
– Timeslip,
time travel, Regency romance, historical romance, YA romance, YA fairy tale
retellings, historical thrillers (ancient mystery/treasure kind of thing)
Author Bio –
Christina Courtenay writes historical romance, time slip and time travel
stories, and lives in Herefordshire (near the Welsh border) in the UK.
Although born in England, she has a Swedish mother and was brought up in
Sweden – hence her abiding interest in the Vikings. Christina is a former
chairman of the UK’s Romantic Novelists’ Association and has won several
awards, including the RoNA for Best Historical Romantic Novel twice with
Highland Storms (2012) and The Gilded Fan (2014).
The Runes of Destiny (time travel published by Headline 10th
December 2020) is her latest novel. Christina is a keen amateur genealogist
and loves history and archaeology (the armchair variety).
Social Media Links –
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