Lee Swanson

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Lee Swanson has enjoyed a lifetime interest in medieval history. Living in both Germany and England for extended periods of his life, he traveled extensively to seek out-of-the-way places with a little-known story to tell. Among his favorite places are the cities and towns that serve as the settings for his novels, such as Lubeck in Germany, Bruges in Belgium, and London.


Holding a Master’s Degree in European History from the University of North Florida, Lee’s thesis centered on the Hansa, a confederation of merchants from primarily northern German cities in the 12th through seventeenth centuries. Many of the colorful characters who populate his novels are drawn from the lives of these resolute men who traveled the waterways of Europe in sea
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Christina's Emotionality

A reader recently asked me why Christina has such extreme mood swings, "Is she bipolar?" she asked.


Well, it very well could be. Just because the physicians of the middle ages dismissed emotional/mental illnesses among women as a lack of balance among their humours, a consequence of their inherent hot and emotional nature, or their inherent sinfulness, it doesn't mean that the same conditions that Read more of this blog post »
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Wasp Sting is a riveting story of an intrepid female pilot flying Mustang fighters for the Women Airforce Service Pilots in WWII. Despite her expertise, regulations forbid her from flying combat missions. Her longing to serve on the front lines becom ...more
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With the death of Lady Cecily’s husband, she and Christina are free to marry, but before they can the King has a mission for Christina. On another adventure, with new companions, Christina has everything to fight for to return hom" Read more of this review »
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"In this the fourth book in the series, Christina Kohl continues in the guise of her brother, Sir Frederick Kohl. She seeks permission from the king to marry the recently widowed Cecily.

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Christina Kohl is not who she appears to be to the world. After her father and brother are killed in a battle with pirates, Christina assumes the identity of her brother, Frederick. She has been trained in battle s" Read more of this review »
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