FREE award-winning medieval romantic suspense: SILKEN THREADS by Patricia Ryan

[Patricia Ryan]

Yes! My medieval romantic suspense novel Silken Threads, which was originally published by NAL and won Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance, is Amazon's #1 free ebook, with almost 20,000 downloads since it went free about a day and a half ago. Silken Threads has 23 Amazon reviews, with an average ranking of 4.3 out of 5 stars. Regularly $3.99, it's available free for a limited time from Amazon, Kobo, Diesel, and Smashwords, and it will (hopefully) soon be free at Sony as well. (Unfortunately, B&N won't let me make it free, but I dropped it to $.99 there).

From The Literary Times:

"Patricia Ryan is back with another dazzling medieval romance! Graeham Fox has been sent to London by his overlord Baron Gui de Beauvais to rescue Lord Gui's daughter from the hands of her abusive husband. In exchange, Graeham has been promised the hand of Gui's other daughter, along with the holdings associated with such a marriage. But before Graeham can spirit the young woman away, he is attacked [and left with a broken leg]. In a medieval take of the classic Hitchcock tale Rear Window, Graeham concocts a plot to rescue Lord Gui's daughter and complete his mission. When her brother brings Graeham to her home, Joanna Chapman's first reaction is to throw him out. Joanna has no intentions of being used by another man the way she was used by her husband. But Graeham's injuries convince her he is harmless and his offer to rent her storeroom is appealing. As long as he thinks she is a widow, Joanna will be safe from the charms of Graeham Fox. What she doesn't know is that he harbors secrets of his own. Proving herself to be a remarkable storyteller, Patricia Ryan spins a tale of romance and mystery that will thrill readers. With a host of wonderful secondary characters to round out the complex plot, Ms. Ryan keeps readers guessing--and turning pages--right up till the end! This is a very special and original novel from one of romance's finest authors. Silken Threads will captivate you!"

In addition to winning the RITA, Silken Threads was nominated by Romantic Times magazine for Best Historical Romantic Mystery, and it made the Ingrams A-List of Top 50 Requested Titles for four weeks.

“Patricia Ryan moves Rear Window to medieval London, and does things Hitchcock never dreamed of! Fresh, swift and sexy, Silken Threads strengthens Ms. Ryan’s reputation as an outstanding author of medieval romances.” New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney