Frequently Asked Questions
How do you pronounce your name?
“SIG-nee.”When will Book 3 of The Lost Queen Series be available?
The Lost Queen Trilogy is now a SERIES! Book 3 will be available in the fall of 2024. A fourth book will follow. I appreciate your understanding regarding the amount of time required to do my best work on each book. In the meantime, if you’re eager for more writing from me, I hope you’ll pick up my first book, a travel memoir entitled Faery Tale.Is The Lost Queen Series historical fiction or fantasy?
The Lost Queen is historical fiction. Languoreth of Strathclyde (“Queen of Cadzow”) was the wife of Rhydderch Hael, a historical king. Rhydderch ruled the Brittonic kingdom of Strathclyde from Dumbarton Rock (formerly known as Alt Clut or “Clyde Rock”) from about 580 AD until the time of his death in approximately 614 AD. While Languoreth is best remembered as an adulteress in the Glasgow legend “The Fish and The Ring,” there is no reason to assume that she is fictitious. The locations, assassinations, raids, battles and all the central characters are based on historical people (insomuch as much as we can glean from 6th-century-derived sources).
More on this can be found in my author notes that follow each book.What inspired you to write The Lost Queen?
Adam Ardrey’s non-fiction book Finding Merlin. It was in Finding Merlin that I first learned about Languoreth. Ardrey’s scholarship spurred me to undertake my own research journey. Finding Merlin and Finding Arthur are required reading for any Lost Queen reader who wants to learn more about the facts behind the fiction. Click here to visit Adam Ardrey’s site.