I met Elizabeth Essex at the Library of Congress' What is Love? Romance in the Digital Age (here, here, here, and here). Elizabeth was featured in the documentary, Love Between the Covers, at this link. She shared her long distance relationship with a critique partner who lives in Australia.
Elizabeth is co-hosting the "Battle of Trafalgar" table at the SOS America Military Tribute (link). From her bio,
Elizabeth Essex is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed Reckless Brides historical romance series. When not rereading Jane Austen, mucking about in her garden or simply messing about with boats, Elizabeth can be always be found with her laptop, making up stories about heroes and heroines who live far more exciting lives than she. It wasn’t always so. Long before she ever set pen to paper, Elizabeth graduated from Hollins College with a BA in Classics and Art History, and then earned her MA in Nautical Archaeology from Texas A&M University. While she loved the life of an underwater archaeologist, she has found her true calling writing lush, lyrical historical romance full of passion, daring and adventure.
Elizabeth lives in Texas with her husband, the indispensable Mr. Essex, and her active and exuberant family in an old house filled to the brim with books.
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| Battle of Trafalgar By William Lionel Wyllie Public Domain (link) |
I want to be an underwater archaeologist! I wonder what we would find in the waters off Cape Trafalgar? Mahalo, Elizabeth, for entertaining readers with military men. From A SCANDAL TO REMEMBER,
For too long, Miss Jane Burke’s father has taken advantage of her painstaking research. Heading to the South Seas to make her own name as a scientist despite the crew’s insistence that a woman aboard is bad luck, she isn't prepared to be championed by a handsome ship’s officer who rouses longings inside her as wild as any storm…
For Lieutenant Charles Dance, a post on His Majesty’s survey ship Tenacious is just one more dutiful rung on the ladder of his career. Even a headstrong bluestocking on board is less troubling than the ship’s drunken captain—and the ferocious gales that drive the ship off course. Stranded on a remote island, passion blazes between them as hot as the sun, but it’s Jane’s love Charles wants forever…
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| A modern HMS Tenacious Public Domain (link) |
May is National Military Appreciation Month. For the month of May, I am giving away one grand prize of books and swag from the authors featured this month (link). Plus five more commenters - one for each branch of service - wins a book choice from my convention stash. To enter the giveaway,
1. Do you have interest in archaeology? I was fascinated with King Tut as a child.
2. Comments are open through Sunday, May 31, 10 pm in Baltimore.
3. I'll post the winner on Monday, June 1.
Mahalo,
Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City
3. I'll post the winner on Monday, June 1.
Mahalo,
Kim in Baltimore
Aloha Spirit in Charm City
Learn more about Elizabeth and her books at elizabethessex.com.
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Underwater archaeology sounds very interesting!
ReplyDeleteYes, I've always been interested in archaeology and Egyptology.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to be an archeologist from an early age. I spent Saturdays at the library reading books on lost civilizations and archeological digs. My family discouraged me from studying it in college - "Everything has already been found." The last 50 years have disproved that. I was fascinated with Pompeii and Egypt.
ReplyDeleteYes, king tut
ReplyDeleteKimh
I've always been interested in archaeology. It's a fascinating field.
ReplyDeleteYes and no, when I was in Italy i was totally amazed with the city of Pompeii.
ReplyDeleteNo fascination. Sorry.
ReplyDeletepatoct
I was fascinated with Indiana Jones which lead to archaeology.
ReplyDeleteLOL... as long as it was like the movies, where you just brush away a few cobwebs and...voila... treasure! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYes - one spring I participated in a dig at a local site of a Revolutionary War mansion - found out it takes a lot of meticulous work and a lot of patience.
ReplyDeleteWelcome, fellow Texan Elizabeth!
ReplyDeleteHubby and I recently returned from a trip to the Holy Land. Many of the historical sites there spurred our interest in archaeology.
I love Elizabeth Essex's stories, and I just looked and found out her Scandal to Remember is the only one I do not have! OMG, how remiss of me...I'm gonna have to get that one. Thanks, Kim, for your military blog posts and appreciation. I thank God every day I don't have a loved one "over there," but I have had plenty of relatives who've been "over there" whenever there's been a war, including my own Dad who had 13 battleships shot down from under him! The 13th was a charm, however, and he made it home after WWII safely. I made the trip to Pearl Harbor a few years ago and was awed by the Arizona memorial. And yes, I am fascinated by archeology and have many books--with photos--on the subject, including one entire book devoted to King Tut! In fact, when hubby and I were in the Holy Land in 1986 we saw the tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings and many of the treasures taken from his tomb encased in a Cairo museum. Absolutely riveting to see those artifacts and tombs. Thanks for this interesting post! jdh2690@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI wasn't until I took my daughter to see the dinosaur museum and what had been dug up.
ReplyDeleteI've always been fascinated with it and still watch many programs on the history channel or the science channel that relates to it!
ReplyDeleteI am fascinated with it, and enjoy watching programs about it.
ReplyDeleteI loved everything to do with ancient Egypt as a young teenager. Especially Cleopatra and the pyramids. It seemed so special,, so mysterious :) I watched loads of tv shows on the subject with my father and could not get enough of it.
ReplyDeleteNo, I've never had an interest in archaeology, unless it's through movies and books.
ReplyDeletea little
ReplyDeleteI wanted to be an archaeologist for a long time -- then I realized that lots of digs didn't have shower facilities. ;-) I ended up with a History minor in college.
ReplyDeleteIt is really interesting!
ReplyDeleteArchaeology is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteNo interest.
ReplyDeletegmapeony
I always thought it was very interesting.
ReplyDeleteYes,I have,it's very interesting to know and learn more about past lives :)
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