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ISBN-13: 978–1906558758
Linda Acaster is the multi-genre author of novels, short stories and non-fiction. Scroll down for a full list of available works in digital, print and audio.
How many believers does it need to keep an ancient religion alive?
Second year student Nick Blaketon came to Hull’s university to play rugby, drink beer and get laid; none of it is going right for him.
Alice Linwood came to focus her studies on uncovering the shrine to a Celtic water goddess and to exorcise an unhappy childhood where too many had died by accident. She knows why modern universities surround the North York Moors as once did mediaeval seats of learning. Derventio, Malton’s Roman garrison, holds the key.
Nick dismisses her theories as fantasy - until the trees crowd in and he realises that history is not always buried, and it’s not always dead.
How many believers does it need to keep an ancient religion alive? Just one. You throwing coins into a wishing well.
Reviews: …in starkly elegant prose, builds a powerful novel of possession and psychological breakdown… …a darkly chilling read… (5 stars) Amazon.co.uk
Reading A Writer’s Mind: Exploring Short Fiction -
First Thought to Finished Story
For those writing short fiction, this invaluable reference shows the detailed thinking behind ten stories written in a variety of styles across a range of genres.
From initial idea, through the story itself, to a commentary explaining the decisions made during the writing process, there is advice on character building, plot structure, language choice, viewpoint selection and much, much more. Offering a unique insight in one writer’s creative process, this resource sets a path to follow and highlights the tools to use.
Reviews: …I place this one alongside the excellent Dorothea Brande’s book [‘Becoming A Writer’], and Stephen King’s ‘On Writing’, both of which have been formative in my writing…
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Contribution to Mankind and other stories of the Dark
An e-collection of short horror fiction dripped from a disturbed pen (20,000 words)
- Our Tyke - selling a shop isn’t easy, especially when it’s haunted
- The Lake - join a sightseeing tour not in the brochure
- Doppelganger - participating in a cabaret frees more than inhibitions
- Harvester World TZ29-4 - caught in the trap of an off-planet deployment
- Contribution to Mankind - sink estate joy-riders; who’s carrying the card?
Bonus material: a 20,000 word extract from Torc of Moonlight : Special Edition
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Beneath the Shining Mountains
It is the good times between the coming of the horse and the encroachment of land-hungry settlers. Among the Apsaroke people on the northern plains of America, Moon Hawk yearns for Winter Man to notice her, but why would a man with so many lovers want to take a wife?
Her wry challenge to his virility captures Winter Man’s attention but starts an escalating game of tease and spar that threatens to lead Moon Hawk and her family to ridicule and shame. In the shadows someone is watching… and waiting… and calculating.
A story of honour among rival warrior societies, and one woman’s determination to wed the man of her dreams.
Reviews: …loved learning about their customs and rich culture…
…a gripping, heart-warming romance…
Ebook Beneath The Shining Mountains 86,000 words is a previously print-published Historical Romantic Suspense; heat level: sensual
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Hostage of the Heart
England, September 1066: the northern militia is raised in support of the new king, leaving the Welsh borderlands dangerously unprotected. Rhodri ap Hywel sweeps down the valley to reclaim stolen lands, taking the Saxon Lady Dena as a battle hostage.
But who is the more barbaric: a man who protects his people by the strength of his sword-arm, or Dena’s kinsfolk who swear fealty to a canon of falsehoods and refuse to pay her ransom?
Betrayed as worthless, can she place her trust, and her life, in the hands of a warrior-knight shielding dark secrets of his own?
Reviews: …well paced and intriguing with just enough historical detail to give colour and excitement …a heart-warming romance and a good dose of intrigue…
Ebook Hostage of the Heart 71,000 words is a previously print-published Historical Romantic Suspense; heat level: sweet
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About The Author
Linda Acaster’s published work includes four historical novels, and over sixty short stories in genres as diverse as women’s, horror, crime, fantasy and SF, published in magazines in the UK, US and Europe.
She has also written travel features and opinion pieces for the UK press, and an abundance of articles on the techniques of writing fiction.
A past tutor for the Arvon Foundation, she has led workshops and spoken at writers’ conferences across the north of England. She spent six years on the reading panel for the New Writers’ Scheme administered by the Romantic Novelists’ Association, and two years as the co-ordinator of its Northern Chapter. She is a member of the Society of Authors.