Not quite but there is a distinctly autumn chill in the air this morning prompting me to think about forthcoming Christmas shopping and ideas for gifts. My own offer is my swashbuckling Christmas adventure Master Merryman which tells the story of events surrounding the Christmas Feast of 1497 held by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Cardinal John Morton, to celebrate the signing of the marriage contract between Prince Arthur of England, son of King VII, and the daughter of the King and Queen of Spain, Princess Catherine of Aragon.
Cardinal Morton has a slight problem. The Spaniards are insisting they will only sign the contract subject to The Condition involving a certain handsome prince who is at that moment languishing in the Cardinal's cellar as a prsioner. Cardinal Mortan recruits his secretary, playwright Henry Medwall and another English playwright Miles Bloomfield (who between them taught Shakespeare everything he knew) and the rest of the King's Players to find a way to fulfil the Condition without delivering his prisoner into their hands. All is going smoothly until an unfortunate co-incidence and a one-eyed Portuguese knight, the finest swordsman in Europe, start getting in their way.
Shopping details: Available at http://www.amazon.com/dp/BOO4NBZL5G
Price: Paperback £6.40 GBP or $7.95US Kindle editions £2.55 GBP £3.99US
The book can be read for free if you are a member of Amazon Prime.
The story is suitable for any reader from aged 10 upwards.
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