Heir of Locksley
by N.B. Dixon
GENRE: GLBT
Historical Fiction
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Robin
of Locksley is a rebel, more comfortable roaming Sherwood Forest with his
longbow and courting the village girls than learning how to run a manor.
An
innocent flirtation with a peasant girl soon lands Robin in trouble, and worse,
he finds himself inexplicably attracted to Will Scathelock, his best friend
since childhood. Robin must decide whether to follow the rules of society or
his own conscience.
Meanwhile,
his neighbour, Guy of Gisborne, is anxious to get his hands on the Locksley
estate and he will do anything to make it happen—even murder.
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EXCERPT:
Gilbert
White-hand held up a silencing finger. “I want to hear what the boy has to
say.”
Robin
took a deep breath. Perhaps there was a way out of this if he chose his words
carefully. Gilbert White-hand seemed less bloodthirsty than his companions. At
any rate, he might be reasoned with.
“You’re
right. I did come looking for you, but not for the reward. I didn’t even know
there was one.”
“Then
why?”
“Perhaps
he wants to join up,” one of the outlaws said with a laugh. “Tired of living
the life of luxury are you, boy? Fancy a life under the stars living on what
you can scrounge?”
Robin
waited for the laughter to die down, then, still addressing Gilbert White-hand,
said, “I hear you’re a good archer.”
The
outlaw leader raised an eyebrow. “What of it?”
“So
am I.”
There
was a murmuring among the outlaws.
“I
can prove it. If we both shoot and I win, you’ll let us go, and you’ll allow me
free passage through the forest whenever I want it. In return, I won’t tell
anyone where you are, nor will my friends.”
“He’s
got nerve,” someone said. “You have to give him that.”
“Do
we have your friends’ word?” Gilbert White-hand asked.
“Oh
yes,” Guy said at once. “We won’t tell a soul.”
“Not
a soul,” Katrina echoed. “We promise.”
Gilbert
White-hand turned back to Robin. “And if I win? What then?”
Robin
took a deep breath. “Then you can do whatever you like with us.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
N.b. Dixon is an author of historical fiction.
Her love for the Robin Hood legend began in a neglected corner of the school
library and has continued ever since. She is a self-confessed bookworm and also
a musician.
She began work on the Outlaws Legacy Series in
2013, and was accepted by Beaten Track Publishing in 2016. Outlaws Legacy is a
historical series based around the Robin Hood legend. The author describes it
as Exciting Historical Adventure with GLBT romance. Book 1, Heir of Locksley,
will be released in paperback and ebook on December 1 2016.
Buy
links:
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GIVEAWAY:
The
author will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via
rafflecopter during the tour.
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