The final T has been crossed, the final i dotted, and the final blessing come down: we are finally allowed to discuss
Big Finish Short Trips #24: The Quality of Leadership.
The anthology to which I sold my first short story.
I R a riter!Fearless Editor Keith DeCandido has the details at his LJ.
( The meat of which is under the cut, including cover art, table of contents, and authors' LJ names )It's worth your time to click the cut and surf to the LJs; excerpts are going up.
An excerpt from "God Send Me Well to Keep:"
Norfolk bowed graciously, first to Henry, second to Cromwell, then turned his back on him to address the king, pressing his advantage. “Sire, Christmas is a season of gifts and miracles. If God truly wishes you to avoid marriage to the Lady Anne, surely he will provide her alternative?” Henry was fond of wagers and a believer in omens. Would he take the bait?
“That’s a point,” Henry admitted. He smacked his hand flat upon the armrest, suddenly smiling. “So may it be, then! If I see another suitable bride before I meet Anne of Cleves, then I will know God’s will.”
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“She has to be an imposter,” Cromwell was saying languidly, although his sharp eyes were also watching the girl’s every move. “I know perfectly well who is who in all the courts worth knowing about, and if Anne can't come across the channel, no new German girl could have slipped into London ahead of her. She claimed to be from Aachen? And have some outlandish name – what was it, Nessa? Nyssa? Mark my words, she’s some plain Jane from Kent.”
Henry laughed. “I wonder what she would say if I asked to dance with her.”
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