Mercy
The Novels of Rhynan Book 3
by Rachel Rossano
Genre: Medieval Historical Romance
The royal wedding approaches and the country is alive with anticipation.
Among the craftsmen traveling to the capital is Constance Rendare and her family. An artist, a widow of
an unhappy marriage, and the mother of a young son, she dreams of escaping the cruel servitude of her
father’s household.
Wilard Naron serves the Earl of Dentin. He returns to the capital, his childhood home, to collect his
earnings and finally free himself from his father’s reputation.
Kidnappings, bandits, and a plot against the king complicate the journey. The conflicts throw Constance
and Wilard together as their circumstances grow steadily worse. The more the pair uncovers, the direr
the future looks for the country and for them.
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The Making of a Man:A Short Story Anthology
The Novels of Rhynan Book 2.5
The Earl of Dentin returns. Eight stories ranging from short story to novelette in length give us greater
understanding into why Dentin is the complex and enigmatic man he is. It also includes new adventures
that happen between Honor and the next Rhynan novel.
Passing the Mantle – An ill-fated hunting trip
Forging Friendships – Recruiting able-bodied men ineligible for knighthood
The Sword of Korma Monroe – A sword made for trouble
Turning Point – A duke and an earl plot treason
The Bittersweet Pear – A marital misunderstanding
Isbeth’s Redemption – Dentin doesn’t make a good first impression
A Squire’s Love – Reginald’s quest
Restoration – A trip to Braulyn produces unexpected company
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Honor
The Novels of Rhynan Book 2
The Earl of Dentin excels in his position as Securer of the Realm. But the king’s order to pluck an
orphaned child from a loving home unsettles Dentin. When a dark-eyed woman challenges his honor
regarding the mission, Dentin finds himself unable to justify his actions or get her out of his mind.
Something about her lack of fear intrigues him.
Lady Elsa Reeve attempts to avoid the marriage of convenience her brother and mother demand of her.
She understands the need to pay off her brother's massive debt. She only wants her family to consider
her wishes in the process.
As Elsa becomes further entangled in a snare of her brother’s creating, only one man defends her. But
can she trust Dentin, her unlikely champion, and his motives? With a murderer on the loose, Elsa’s fate
in jeopardy, and a traitor plotting against the king, Dentin finds his priorities shifting in an unexpected
direction.
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Duty
The Novels of Rhynan Book 1
Duty to King
Tomas Dyrease, the newly made Earl of Irvaine and the village of Wisenvale, owes his good fortune to
his king and the recent civil war. When his benefactor demands Tomas marry the cousin of a noble, he
obeys. However, no one warned him that she wasn’t a typical noblewoman.
Duty to Others
Brielle Solarius struggles to keep her village from starvation under the new Lord Wisten, her cousin. The
men rode off to war and never returned. The remaining women and children face a dire winter if they do
not find a solution soon. When she learns her cousin sold her into marriage to save his life, she isn’t
surprised. However, she is taken aback by Lord Irvaine’s unpolished ways. Was this man a noble or a
foot soldier?
Duty to Each Other
Bound by the words of their vows, they face a rough future. They must forge a marriage while battling
betrayal, accusations of treason, and villains from the past. Survival depends on their precarious trust in
each other. Failure could mean death.
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Rachel Rossano is a happily married mother of three children. She spends her days teaching, mothering,
and keeping the chaos at bay. After the little ones are in bed, she immerses herself in the fantasy worlds
of her books. Tales of romance, adventure, and virtue set in a medieval fantasy world are her
preference, but she also writes speculative fantasy and a bit of science fiction. You can find out more
about Rachel by clicking here: https://www.rachelrossano.com/media-kit
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What
literary pilgrimages have you gone on?
It
isn’t really a pilgrimage, but while my husband and I were visiting
Frankemuth, Michigan for our anniversary, I asked to visit the local
brewing museum. To fully understand how strange a request this is,
one would need to know that my husband and I don’t consume alcohol.
However, one of my characters in an upcoming book runs a tavern and
brews her own mead. I had been researching medieval brewing
techniques and was curious if I could glean any interesting
information from it for my book. It was an interesting and unique
experience. I enjoyed it and learned a bit more about the brewing
process than I knew before going. In the end, we purchased a book on
beer brewing for my uncle since he makes his own beer.
Do
the characters all come to you at the same time or do some of them
come to you as you write?
My
characters usually start out with a moment of inspiration like
thinking about what it was like being a single mother in the medieval
period. Or they come by wondering things like how would a
moneylender’s son who didn’t know a trade survive if he didn’t
want to go into the family business.
Many
of my male leads in the Novels
of Rhynan
series tend to appear in the previous books of the series. Dentin
from Honor
first shows up in Duty.
Wilard first appears in Honor
before he started his own adventures in Mercy.
The hero for my next novel in the series started out as a nameless
stranger in Mercy.
Once
I have a name or an inspiration, I start building a backstory, family
of relationships, and begin piecing together their personality.
However, nothing is set in stone until the book is written because I
have had characters surprise me with strange things like a son or a
history with another character.
On
rare occasions, characters come alive before they have a name or
backstory. Those are sometimes the most fun to write because they
develop as they appear on the page. However, they are also the
hardest to write because I am constantly having to reference back to
what I have already written to keep the characters consistent.
What
kind of research do you do before you begin writing a book?
While
in the character development stage, I tend to research my characters’
jobs and lives more than anything else. As I plot, if I come across a
situation that I don’t think I know enough about how things were
done in the medieval period, I will spend time researching what I
need to write the scene.
I
have enjoyed researching a wide variety of subjects for my books
like, medieval painting, bookbinding, illumination, beer making,
apothecaries, paint ingredients that could be poisonous, medieval
taverns, travel, horses, and much more. Not everything ends up in the
book, but I can build a richer world with all the details in my head
and notes.
Do
you write one book at a time or do you have several going at a time?
I
keep multiple book projects going at the same time. While I am
writing one, I am editing another, and brainstorming/plotting a third
and fourth. However, I rarely spend time writing two books at a time.
It gets too hard to keep everything straight and the characters
consistent if I do that. I also lose writing time if I have to switch
between projects in the writing stage. Each switch would require back
reading and getting my head in the current project.
Pen
or type writer or computer?
I
am definitely a computer writer. I tried handwriting early on and
quickly grew frustrated because I couldn’t keep up with the ideas
as they went through my head. Computers also offer the advantage of
being able to edit as you go without erasing or crossing out and
making the page messy. However, if an idea is good and I don’t have
my laptop nearby, pen and paper is definitely a solid standby.
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