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Welcome to the February newsletter.

I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date. No time to say hello, goodbye, I’m late, I’m late, I’m late! Well, this year certainly has its hooks into me early! I seem to be running behind on everything already and it’s only February! Oh dear, what’s to be done?

We hope you had a wonderful Xmas and New Year, and summer holiday break (southern hemisphere) and now it’s back to business. If you recognise the opening lines, you’ll know they come from Alice in Wonderland and the White Rabbit just before he disappears down his rabbit hole. The only reason I mention this is because it is February, the lovers month, and of course, the story features the Queen of Hearts. So I bid you all a very happy Saint Valentine’s Day!

We made an announcement in December that our social media content would be a lot less this year as our intentions are to finish this book five, Roar of the Lion. In line with this, we are going to use this year to revisit our old blogs, thus saving us just a little bit of time. We do so hope you enjoy.

LINK TO BLOG - THE MONTH OF LOVE (COURTLY LOVE PART 3!)

As per our admission in December that we would cut back on social media this year in order to finish our book five, we do not mean to abandon our duties completely and offer a ‘look back’ on some of our older blogs. We are sure they are worthy of a second airing!

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QUOTE - Thomas à Kempis

Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing higher, nothing stronger, nothing larger, nothing more joyful, nothing fuller, and nothing better in heaven or on earth.

OUR FAVOURITE PINTEREST BOARD - ELF ON THE SHELF LOVERS!

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SHOUT OUT   

This month we’d like to shout out to Fiona H!  Hi Fiona, we noticed that you were a very active Facebook follower during our Advent Calendar in December. Many thanks. 

THE DOVES IN LOVE

A famous though unusual love story happened in Paris (City of Love) on the Ille de la Cité in 1225 with a pair of ‘love birds.’ A sculpture working on the construction of Notre Dame lived just around the corner with his pet doves. But one of the River Seine’s infamous flood caused his house to collapse, trapping the female dove under the rubble. The male dove managed to escape and brought back food and water to his sweetheart, while harassing the locals until they followed him back to his trapped girlfriend. The neighbours finally freed her from the rubble and the lovers were reunited. Ever the romantic, Paris renamed the street Rue de la Columbe – Dove Street and on the site of the former home stood Maison de la Columbe or House of the Doves which opened in the 16^th century and is one of the oldest bistros in Paris. A restaurant has stood there ever since, commemorating the love birds.

Just one street over, along Quai aux Fleurs and overlooking the River Seine, a plaque commemorates Heloise and Abelard, star-crossed lovers who lived during the 12th-century and are now interred together in Père Lachaise Cemetery. But that is a story for another day!

LINK TO GIVEAWAY

This month’s link to some free historical fiction. Be sure to grab a copy of ‘The Lily and the Lion’ if you have not already done so!

ABOUT THE AUTHORS 

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Catherine A Wilson co-writes with Catherine T Wilson (no relation). Their first book, The Lily and the Lion, was based upon their true-life accidental meeting and resulting friendship. All four books in their ‘Lions and Lilies’ series have won first place prizes in the Chatelaine/Chaucer Awards in the US and IN 2018, The Traitor’s Noose won the Grand Prize Chaucer Award.

We hope you enjoy the latest edition of our newsletter! 

See you next month!