Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tinney S. Heath on tour for A Thing Done, January 14 – 25
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Please join Tinney Sue Heath as she tours the blogosphere with Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours for her novel, A Thing Done, from January 14 – 25.
Publication Date: October 30, 2012
Fireship Press
336p
Florence, 1216: The noble families of Florence hold great power, but they do not share it easily. Tensions simmer just below the surface. When Corrado the Jester’s prank-for-hire goes wrong, a brawl erupts between two rival factions. Florence reels on the brink of civil war. One side makes the traditional offer of a marriage to restore peace, but that fragile peace crumbles under the pressure of a woman’s interference, an unforgivable insult, and an outraged cry for revenge.
Corrado is pressed into unwilling service as messenger by both sides. Sworn to secrecy, he watches in horror as the headstrong knight Buondelmonte violates every code of honor to possess the woman he wants, while another woman, rejected and enraged, schemes to destroy him.
Corrado already knows too much for his own safety. Will Buondelmonte’s reckless act trigger a full-scale vendetta? And if it does, will even the Jester’s famous wit and ingenuity be enough to keep himself alive and protect those dear to him?
This is Corrado’s story, but it is also the story of three fiercely determined women in a society that allows them little initiative: Selvaggia, the spurned bride; Gualdrada, the noblewoman who both tempts Buondelmonte and goads him; and Ghisola, Corrado’s great-hearted friend. From behind the scenes they will do what they must to achieve their goals—to avenge, to prevail, to survive.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tinney Sue Heath has loved music and history all her life. Born near Chicago, she started college in Boston at the New England Conservatory with the intention of becoming a professional flutist, but after a rather abrupt change of direction she wound up with a degree in journalism from Antioch College. She worked as a staff reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education and later provided editorial assistance to University of Wisconsin-based editors of two professional journals.
Her musical and historical interests eventually merged, and she discovered the pleasures of playing late medieval and early Renaissance music on a great variety of instruments. Her historical focus is currently on Dante’s Florence, so she and her husband spend a lot of time in Florence and elsewhere in Tuscany. They live in Madison, Wisconsin, where they enjoy playing music and surrounding themselves with native wild plants.
Connect with Tinney Sue Heath: WEBSITE | BLOG | FACEBOOK
VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE
Monday, January 14
Review & Giveaway at Let Them Read Books
Author Interview & Giveaway at The Maiden’s Court
Tuesday, January 15
Review at Ageless Pages Reviews
Wednesday, January 16
Review & Giveaway at Broken Teepee
Thursday, January 17
Review at The Book Garden
Friday, January 18
Review at Confessions of an Avid Reader
Author Guest Post & Giveaway at A Bookish Libraria
Monday, January 21
Review & Giveaway at Peeking Between the Pages
Tuesday, January 22
Review at A Book Geek
Review at Judith Starkston’s Blog
Wednesday, January 23
Review & Giveaway at A Chick Who Reads
Thursday, January 24
Review at A Bookish Affair
Friday, January 25
Author Guest Post & Giveaway at A Bookish Affair