History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

     Today's guest writer is Kathleen C. Perrin. She is the author of The Watchmen Saga . I have read all three novel in the series, and I really like them. In this guest post, Kathleen writes about her revisit to Normandy, which is one of the settings for her books. I hope you find this article to be interesting and that you will pick up a copy of The Watchman Saga today! Thank you, Mrs. Perrin! Normandy Revisited by Kathleen C. Perrin       Every summer, as Americans celebrate the Fourth of July with picnics, parades and fireworks, take family vacations to the beach, and hold family reunions, my thoughts turn to another summer at the beach, a summer that occurred seventy-three years ago, long before I was even born. Nonetheless, it is a summer that has marked me in immeasurable ways. It was the summer of 1944, when the Allied Forces landed at the beaches of Normandy to liberate France.      My mind is also drawn back...

Kathleen C. Perrin The Secret of the Abbey on tour August 14-25, 2017   (historical fiction) Release date: June 3, 2017 Self-published at Langon House 565 pages ISBN: 978-0692877975 Website | Goodreads Source: This book was given to me by France Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. SYNOPSIS:      After unwillingly leaving a comatose Nicolas behind on Mont Saint Michel in 1429, Katelyn Michaels is distraught to be back in the United States in modern times. When a series of remarkable events facilitates her taking up residence on the Mount and reveals why Katelyn was called as a Watchman, her fondest hope is to be reunited with Nicolas, regardless of the circumstances. However, when Nicolas unexpectedly arrives with a new mission for her, Katelyn is devastated to learn that his head injury has deprived him of any memories of their relationship. Nonetheless, she is determined to once again save the Mount—this time in sixteenth-century France...

     Today's guest writer is Kathleen C. Perrin. She is the author of The Watchmen Saga . This essay is about her writing process and also how she was moved to write The Sword of the Maiden after being inspired by Joan of Arc's story. I hope this guest post not only gives you insight into her creative process, but also how we can all learn something from the legacy of Joan of Arc. Thank you Mrs. Perrin. In Joan’s Footsteps  By Kathleen C. Perrin            While going through the process of writing The Sword of the Maiden , the second novel in The Watchmen Saga , I was preoccupied by all things “Joan of Arc.” Actually, my preoccupation with Joan started long before I wrote my first novel in the series, The Keys of the Watchmen . In fact, the entire unwritten premise of the first novel was to set up Katelyn Michaels as the one mortal who could fully understand and logically assist Joan in her mission. No, my preoccupation with Joan...

Kathleen C. Perrin The Sword of the Maiden (historical fiction) Release date: December 3, 2015 Self published at Langon House 515 pages ISBN: 978-0692576922 Website | Goodreads   Source: This book was given to me by France Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:  After being abruptly separated from Nicolas le Breton during the battle to save Mont Saint Michel from the English siege in 1424, Katelyn Michaels finds herself back in her normal twenty-first century life as an American teenager. Depressed and anxious to be reunited with Nicolas, she is comforted when a series of events and impressions lead her to believe she is being prepared for another mission as a Watchman.      After her beloved mentor, Jean le Vieux, comes to her in a dream and gives her the injunction to “Learn of the Maiden and take her the sword,” Katelyn understands that her mission involves assisting one of the most iconic figures in all of Fre...

The Keys of the Watchmen (Watchmen Saga Book #1) Author: Kathleen C. Perrin Genre: YA, Christian, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal, Time-Travel Publisher: Langon House Release Date: 2014 Pages: 395 Source: This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis: Katelyn Michaels plans on hating every moment of her visit to Mont Saint Michel with her father’s new French wife. Once there, she is confused when she experiences sensations of déjà vu as she and her younger brother explore the medieval village and abbey. She is even more disturbed when she is confronted by two unusual young men, one who insists she has a sacred mission, and the other who will stop at nothing, even murder, to prevent her from fulfilling her destiny.       When the oddly-dressed but alluring Nicolas slips Katelyn a strange medallion, she is whisked back through time where her Watchmen hosts tell her she is the only hope to save Mont Saint Michel. Eve...