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Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: June 12, 2010

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Lindsay Townsend

Biography

Lindsay lives in Yorkshire, England, where she was born, and started writing stories at an early age. Always a voracious reader, she took a degree in medieval history and worked in a library for a while, then began to write full-time after marriage.

As well as the books reissued here, her books are currently published by Kensington Zebra ('A Knight's Vow', 'A Knight's Captive', 'A Knight's Enchantment', 'To Touch the Knight') and Bookstrand ('Flavia's Secret', 'Blue Gold', 'Bronze Lightning', 'Chasing Rachel', 'A Secret Treasure', 'Holiday in Bologna' and 'Palace of the Fountains').

'A Christmas Sleeping Beauty', published by MuseItUp for Christmas 2011, is also available here (http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/114744).

Where to find Lindsay Townsend online

Website: http://www.lindsaytownsend.net
Twitter: lindsayromantic

LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/lindsay-townsend/14/534/898
Blog: http://www.lindsaytownsend.net

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com

Books

The English Daughter by Lindsay Townsend
Price: $2.99 USD. 103140 words. Published on May 25, 2012. Fiction.
Corfu is a sunny, charming Greek island, but for Val Baker it is dark with secrets. What is Val's family hiding there, and who killed the young English girl Hilary ten years ago?

Voices in the Dark by Lindsay Townsend
Price: $2.99 USD. 131540 words. Published on October 29, 2011. Fiction.
There has always been a mystery in Julia Rochfort's family. Who killed her grandfather Guy, a member of the Italian resistance movement in World War Two? When Julia travels to Florence to compete in a singing competition, she meets Roberto Padovano, already an established opera star, and they discover that they have a lot more in common than simple attraction.

A Rose of Midsummer and other stories by Lindsay Townsend
Price: $1.99 USD. 6740 words. Published on April 14, 2011. Fiction.

(4.00 from 1 review)
A summer rose, a valuable heirloom, chance meetings in Rhodes and Florence - and a panda collecting for charity. Light holiday reading with the romantic touch.

Night of the Storm by Lindsay Townsend
Price: $2.99 USD. 114380 words. Published on March 8, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
When Melissa, a wildlife photographer, goes to the unspoilt Greek island of Asteri to investigate the death of her lover Andrew, she discovers a deadly wildlife smuggling conspiracy. Suddenly on the beautiful island romance mingles with fear.

Lindsay Townsend’s tag cloud

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Smashwords book reviews by Lindsay Townsend

Hostage of the Heart on July 04, 2010

This is a gripping historical romance, with appealing characters and a sweetly satisfying ending. Lindsay Townsend.
Annie and the Young Master on Aug. 07, 2010

Lillian is rejected by her father after a misunderstanding and expelled from her family home with nothing but the clothes she wears. Taking the name of Annie, she goes seeking domestic work in late Victorian England and determines to make a new life for herself. She also hopes to win the love of the young master Samuel, and the way she achieves both aims makes for an arresting, sensual tale, full of incident and tenderness. Samuel is an appealing, charismatic hero and Lillian (Annie) an enterprising and sympathetic heroine. The story is based on an old fairy story, Cap O' Rushes, and also has elements of Cinderella, too. A lovely tale that I really enjoyed and recommend.
Beloved Pilgrim on April 04, 2011

'Beloved Pilgrim' is the engaging historical adventure of a medieval young woman, Elizabeth, chafing against the restrictions of her status and sex and breaking out to go on crusade in disguise. I enjoyed the family relationships in this novel and the ways in which Elizabeth 'learns' to become a man, Elias (at times there are near-disasters, but overall she does very well). It's interesting, too, to have a German background and setting and the description of the heroine's trials in crossing the Alps. Elizabeth-Elias also discovers passion, in the shape of the delectable Giuliana. The story comes into its own on the journey, when the reader sees the wonders of Constantinople through the heroine's eyes. The city and its people are vividly brought to life. Elizabeth finds love, too, in the form of Maliha, whom she finds hard to leave when the crusaders move on. Elizabeth experiences the first of many battles and also the politics and factions of the first crusade, with its uneasy mix of crusaders and non-combatants, all striving to reach Jerusalem. Will Elizabeth and her faithful squire Albrecht survive the privations and skirmishes and return to their lovers? In this stirring story there are many obstacles they must overcome but also good fellowship - the true 'mix' of a crusader's life. The ending was a little sudden for me and the author mentions a sequel. This would be a good idea, I feel.