Free ebook by Michael Skeet

Week 2, Covid19 ereading This week we’re featuring the first of Michael Skeet’s The French Intrigues series, A Poisoned Prayer in our weekly free ebook diversion, exclusively through Kobo. From March 24 through March 30 you can download this delicious romantic fantasy intrigue inspired by 17th Century Paris. This is excellent writing sure to sweep you away for eight to nine hours. If you need to convert the EPUB to another format, we encourage you to download the free…

Michael Skeet’s adventure continues!

The sequel to Michael Skeet’s delicious adventure, A Poisoned Prayer, continues in an engaging and—dare I say it—enchanting tale of misdirection and grand hijinx in A Tangled Weave. And it’s now available for pre-order in both trade paperback and epub. There was an earlier fascinating post from Michael in which he described the creative process and background for A Tangled Weave.  I know you’re going to love this installment. It was a delight to edit, and a delight…

Prix Aurora Award nominations now open

The Prix Aurora Awards are now open for nomination. Five Rivers Publishing has several eligible works you should consider: In the Novel Category A Poisoned Prayer, by Michael Skeet. This is a swashbuckling tale with a strong female protagonist, an interesting twist on magic and Catholicism, set in a pseudo-17th century France around the time of The Three Musketeers.  A Time and a Place, by Joe Mahoney. Weird, wonderful, a Dirk Gentlyesque tale gone complete awry and absurd….