The incomparable Maria Johnson is the narrator of The Altarpiece and City of Ladies, Books One and Two of The Cross and the Crown, a series of novels set in Tudor England (and beyond!). Read on to find out more … Continue reading
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Author Archives: Sarah Kennedy
The Altarpiece now on Audible!
The Altarpiece, Book One in The Cross and the Crown series, is now available on Audible! Click here to listen to a sample! What Are Reviewers Saying? This is an excellent story set in Yorkshire during the Tudor times. Henry … Continue reading
New! Worlds End
New from Penmore Press! Book Five of The Cross and the Crown Series The final installment of The Cross and the Crown series is here! Travel with Catherine and her family as she seeks to reunite with her lost husband … Continue reading
Surviving the Tudors: An Interview with Foreword Reviews
Executive Editor Matt Sutherland Interviews Sarah Kennedy, Author of Queen of Blood—Book Four in The Cross and the Crown Series Epics of historical fiction most often follow the feats and follies of major figures—kings, conquerors, masterminds, and the like—while the average … Continue reading
Queen of Blood
At dinner, Benjamin studied the young men who occupied one side of the long table. The four newcomers, guided by Robbie, helped themselves to the roast lamb and bread without assistance, and they finished off five bottles of French wine among them.
“Have you brought your books home with you, Robbie?” Catherine finally asked.
“Books will be burned in England,” her son said. “And I am called Robert now.”
After they left, Benjamin said, “Why didn’t they stay in Wittenberg?”
Catherine said, “He didn’t say that they came from Wittenberg. Did you not hear them speak? I think these friends of his are all Englishmen.”
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The Altarpiece
Get it on Amazon! It is 1535, and in the tumultuous years of King Henry VIII’s break from Rome, the religious houses of England are being seized by force. Twenty-year-old Catherine Havens is a foundling and the adopted daughter of … Continue reading
City of Ladies
It’s midwinter in 1539, and Catherine Havens Overton has just given birth to her second child, a daughter. The convent in which she was raised is now part of the Overton lands, and Catherine’s husband William owns the properties that … Continue reading
The King’s Sisters
The King’s Sisters, Book Three of The Cross and the Crown series. Book Three continues the story of Catherine as she navigates the troubled waters of Anne of Cleves’ post-Henry household. Anne is now “The King’s Beloved Sister” and Catherine, … Continue reading
Why Historical Fiction?
It seems a silly question these days, doesn’t it? I mean, why not historical fiction? Despite the quarrels that some writers and readers want to have over “genre” fiction vs. “literary” fiction, most fiction falls into some recognizable subgenre, even so-called “literary” … Continue reading
Sarah Kennedy 