“I never knew you were like that…” – Guestpost by Geoffrey Gudgion
People have said some strange things to me since Saxon’s Bane was published. “I never knew you were like that,” an elderly lady from my local church said to me one Sunday. “Like what?” I asked. The question made me stop in my tracks, and the departing congregation flowed around us. She shuffled, making that eyes-lowered squirm with which Christian ladies of a certain age simultaneously mention and avoid mentioning delicate subjects. “Well, you know…” “No, I don’t know. What’s the matter?” I sensed that the subject causing her such embarrassment was of a reprehensible and possibly sexual nature, and my mind raced in a frantic ‘Oh-God-what-have-I-got-to-be-guilty-about’ way. I drew…
Saxon’s Bane – Geoffrey Gudgion
Release date: August 27th, 2013 Publisher: Solaris Books Age Group: Adult Pages: 350 Format: e-book Source: Received from the author in exchange for an honest review. Fergus Sheppard’s world changes forever the day his car crashes near the remote village of Allingley. Traumatised by his near-death experience, he returns to thank the villagers who rescued him, and stays to work at the local stables as he recovers from his injuries. He will discover a gentler pace of life, fall in love – and be targeted for human sacrifice. Clare Harvey’s life will never be the same either. The young archaeologist’s dream find – the peat-preserved body of a Saxon warrior – is giving her nightmares. She…