8th day of the Viscountdown!: The Language Koine

Valerian is a dab hand at languages and his two wards, Lilya and Constantine, speak a language called Koine. You can find the reference to Koine on page 215. Koine was the language of the Phanariots. Koine rose in the 4 and 5th centuries around Macedonia and became a regional 'super dialect' for business and trade. Koine also influenced 'New Greek.' I didn't post a link today because most of my information about Koine was contained within articles that dealt with other issues as well. However, for a quick review of Koine, there's a decent write up on wikipedia (which is not one of my preferred sources of info in general).

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Advent give away here today!

It's Dec. 20th. (Although I did post this late Wed. night since I'm on Pacific Standard Time). Today's your chance to win a copy of "A Sinful Regency Christmas," it's only available in British stores right now, so North Americans this is your chance to win something special! A signed copy that no one else can have unless they order it on Amazon. To win, leave me an answer to this question: What are the names of the hero and heroine in my short story featured in the Sinful Regency Christmas anthology? For a hint, if you scroll through the blog (check the Dec. 2011 archive) and find the post regarding the story "An Illicit Indiscretion" you'll have the answer. There's probably other ways to find it too.... Looking forward to picking a winner! Bronwyn

Beach Bag Give Away is here today! June 22

Enter here for a chance to win the whole Ramsden Brothers Trilogy and be entered in the cool grand prize drawing for a Kindle Fire at the end of the month! Happy reading. Your Trivia question for entrance, which you can glean from perusing the blog, is: what are the names of the three Ramsden Brothers! Enter your answer on my blog page and then go to the link below to be entered in the grand prize drawing! http://www.jeannielin.com/index.php/harlequin-historical-summer-beachbag-giveaway/ It's vacation season and excitement mounts as that long-awaited time at the beach approaches. To add to your anticipation, some Harlequin Historical authors are offering a bevy of prizes to fill your beach bag with fun items (and BOOKS of course!) for that relaxation time. Each participating author will have an activity planned on their website for their special day. You may be asked to comment on a blog, do a scavenger hunt, or visit a Facebook page. For each day you parti...

Day 4 of the Viscountdown!: The Bickford Fuse

On p. 185 in Chapter 14, Valerian and Phillippa and her brother, Beldon, have a dinner conversation about a man named Bickford who is patenting a new kind of fuse for blasting in the mines. Valerian and Beldon decide to ride over the next day and talk with him about his invention. The Bickford fuse was a big step forward for mining safety since it took away a significant amount of risk miners faced when lighting the traditional reed fuses. Bickford did exist, he did craft this fuse and did design his own production line for mass producing that fuse in the 1830s. If you're interested in reading about this piece of Cornish mining history, try this link: http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/famous-cornish-people/bickford.htm

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