Kim Lenox - Blog

Whoop! Who is ready for the weekend!? I am! I did not get as much writing done this week as I’d hoped, so I’ll make the most of Saturday and Sunday.

Don’t forget that I blog on Fridays at Silk & Shadows! What are we blogging about this week? Hmmmm. This is all the hint that I’m giving:

Come by and say hello!

And hey, come back here on Monday, because I will be announcing a contest to win two new release books! You know me — I like short contests! So we’ll announce a winner next Saturday.

According to Forbes.

1. JK Rowling, $300m
2. James Patterson, $50m
3. Stephen King, $45m
4. Tom Clancy, $35m
5. Danielle Steel, $30m
6. (Tie) John Grisham, $25m
7. (Tie) Dean Koontz, $25m
8. Ken Follett, $20m
9. Janet Evanovich, $17m
10. Nicholas Sparks, $16m

Out of the list, I’m a “big fan!!!!!” of King. I also like some of Koontz’s books. I’ve never read a Rowling, Evanovich or Sparks book. Shocking, I know.

Somehow I didn’t make the top ten. Darnit!

Those of you who have read NIGHT FALLS DARKLY have to know I’m interested in archaeology!

I saw this article in The Times today.

Archaeologists believe they’ve discovered the skeleton of Queen Cleopatra’s sister, the princess Arsinoe, put to death by Cleopatra and her lover, the Roman triumvir Marcus Antonius, in order to eliminate her as a rival.

An excerpt:

“Scholars have long debated whether she was Greek or Macedonian like her ancestor the original Ptolemy, a Macedonian general who was made ruler of Egypt by Alexander the Great, or whether she was north African.

Evidence obtained by studying the dimensions of Arsinöe’s skull shows she had some of the characteristics of white Europeans, ancient Egyptians and black Africans, indicating that Cleopatra was probably of mixed race, too. They were daughters of Ptolemy XII by different wives.”

So interesting!

The hero of SO STILL THE NIGHT, releasing in May, is Marcus, Lord Alexander — the immortal son of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. His real name was Alexander Helios, but we (editor and I) decided to call him “Mark”.

I’ll be at TJ Bennett’s blog on Wednesday, March 4th.
TJ’s kicking off a giveaway where you can win free books from Kim Lenox (hey, that’s me!), Medallion Press debut author Lisa Marie Wilkerson, Victoria Dahl, Stacey Kane, and …

TJ’s Medallion Press historical debut, THE LEGACY, that was rated by All About Romance as a Desert Isle Keeper and Buried Treasure 2008.

If you leave a comment, you’re entered to win!