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Medieval Stories
LADY OF LINCOLN Cover Reveal!
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LADY OF LINCOLN Cover Reveal!

I’m overjoyed to share the cover of my debut historical novel, LADY OF LINCOLN — a story inspired by one of England’s most extraordinary medieval women, Nicola de la Haye, and longlisted for the Chaucer Award for Historical Fiction.

A Woman Who Defied Kings

LADY OF LINCOLN opens in the twelfth century, amid brewing rebellion. This is the untold story of the eventful early life of a noblewoman and castellan who would become known as “the woman who saved England.”

Medieval England.

A Civil war.
A teenage heiress.
A disastrous marriage.

What happens when a girl expected to yield… chooses to lead?

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LADY OF LINCOLN longlisted for the Chaucer Award!
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LADY OF LINCOLN longlisted for the Chaucer Award!

LADY OF LINCOLN has been longlisted for the 2025 Chaucer Award for early historical fiction!

This award ‘recognizes emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Early Historical (Pre- 1750) Fiction’, celebrating stories that transport readers deep into the past, and I’m thrilled that the amazing Nicola de la Haye’s story is being recognised amongst other great novels.

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