Favorable Review from Rundpinne

I Serve continues its blog tour with a favorable review from Rundpinne. The reviewer writes:

"Lortz writes a superb novel with vivid imagery, wonderful characters, as well as descriptive and distinct time period prose. The inner struggle of the characters, especially that of John Potenhale, are masterfully written and one can understand and sympathise with his inner turmoil. I highly recommend I Serve to anyone who enjoys historical fiction or who is new to historical fiction."

Short Story Wins Contest!

Rosanne wins the short story contest on the Everything Tudor book blog with her story "The Promise Given." Set during the Tudor period, this story describes Lord James' journey to France to bring back his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, once she has given her promise to respect the new Reformation in Scotland.

Guest Post on Historical Tapestry

Check out Rosanne's guest post "Why I Love the Fourteenth Century" on the book blog Historical Tapestry.

5 out of 5 from Historical Tapestry

Historical Tapestry, one of the best historical fiction book blogs on the web, gives a great review to I Serve. The reviewer writes:

"This is a story about following a code of honour, the code of chivalry, about being virtuous, being true to God and to their Lady. Rosanne E. Lortz wrote an intelligent and engaging tale based on real characters and events that made this reading journey one of the most exhilarating of this year. Historical fiction doesn't get much better than this. Grade: 5/5"

Historical Novel Society Reviews I Serve

The Historical Novel Society publishes a favorable review of I Serve in its February 2010 on-line issue.

"A tale of war, royalty, knights, tournaments, and love, I Serve: A Novel of the Black Prince has everything a lover of dramatic historical fiction could ask for and more.... Author Rosanne Lortz keeps the story excellently balanced between the battle sequences and domestic court scenes, and her characters are well drawn, from the hero Potenhale to the deliciously obnoxious villain Sir Holland and Sir Geoffroi de Charny, a French knight who befriends Potenhale and helps guide him through his dilemmas. The battles, especially those involving the town of Calais, are exciting, and love stories, while not quite fully fleshed out, feature several amusing scenes. Well written, entertaining, and intriguing, I Serve is definitely an enjoyable and worthy read." -- Megan Kitzman