Publication of Novel

It's been awhile since I posted on here. I had good intentions to post before the month of July was out, but - so much for that! But hopefully this is an excuse.

My novel is being published.

I signed the contract today with Ambassador-Emerald International to publish my first work, entitled "The Soldier's Cross." I wrote most of it last year for National Novel Writing Month and then completed it in the months following. It is a historical fiction for mid-teens and older readers, set in the early 15th Century and revolving around the English invasion of France by Henry V and the Battle of Agincourt. The main character is Fiona, the daughter of a lesser nobleman in England, who leads a comfortable and satisfying life on their secluded manor; but with the death of her older brother at the Battle of Agincourt, her world falls apart. When his body is brought back home, she finds that the silver cross he wore around his neck - and which, he told her, brought him peace - is missing, and she believes that she has had a vision that she is to find and retrieve it. But she finds that she is not looking for the pendant so much as she is its meaning, and in her journeys she struggles to find peace in the harsh world of the Middle Ages.

"The Soldier's Cross" will release by Christmas 2010. A cover design and an option to pre-order will be coming soon, so check out my other blog at Scribbles and Ink Stains.