About Journeys: the Archers of Saint Sebastian:
15-year-old Marieke disguises herself at the all-male archers’ guild of Saint Sebastian, the place she suspects houses her father’s brutal killers. Soon she’s vowing to help the most handsome young Journeyman in the place win the annual guild trials, without ever letting him discover her secrets. Robin Hood meets Mulan and Princess Bride in this frothy but literate adventure set in14th century Belgium and packed with romance, wit, a hint of mystery, coming-of-age angst, murder, and plenty of longbow archery competitions.
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Author Bio:
Roland hails from Davis, California, where she spent most of her youth lounging at the pool, soaking up the sun, and daydreaming. She had a key ring that read ‘I’m running away to join the circus,’ and her favorite moment of the day was when the local movie theater went dark, and the slogan ‘escape to the movies’ appeared on the screen. As an adult, her passions include all things melodramatic and beautiful — everything from classic movies, British romantic poetry, ancient tragedy and epic, to Italian opera. She is now a professor of Classics in a small midwestern town, where she lives with her Greek husband, her fraternal twins, and a Bernese mountain dog named Franco Corelli.