Excerpt from Fire Dance, link to ARCs, plus M is for Mermaid
Update on Fire Dance
I’m excited and relieved that Fire Dance is now formatted and uploaded on Amazon. I’m only awaiting the graphic design company to send me the updated version of the print book cover to fit the number of pages of the book for the print book to be released, while the ebook is already available for pre-order at the reduced price of $2.99. Release date for the ebook is set for 15th March.
To celebrate, I thought you’d like to read the first three chapters of Fire Dance over the course of the next three newsletters. Today’s link will take you to Chapter 1. If you think this will interest anyone you know too, do share the newsletter and link with them.
ARC copies of Fire Dance will be available till its release. You can apply for a FREE copy of the whole novel, through this Google Form: https://forms.gle/mWaYmmvCxkbpY7f16 or through Story Origin, where you can also read a longer sample before applying: https://storyoriginapp.com/reviewcopies/c510f544-ac6c-11ee-88fd-e38d8d619506
Blurb: What do you do when you’re tormented by someone else’s memories?
For seventeen years, Maia, a promising acolyte of the Goddess of Light, has hidden her abnormality to manifest flames over her skin. But after she performs in the temple’s Summer Solstice ceremony, the Emperor’s mysterious envoy, Lord Quei, approaches to say he knows about her secret ability. Even worse, Quei threatens to have her executed as a demon unless she joins him on a quest to recover lost coins, claiming they contain memories of their past lives on a distant, far more advanced world.
To avoid a death sentence, Maia must turn her back on her principles and resort to deceit and thievery. The truth might explain the strange wisps of memories that haunt her dreams. But it could also destroy her beliefs about the Goddess she reveres, the nature of the world she lives in, and her own identity.
And now, on to today’s fantasy creature…
M is for Mermaid
The creature I tackled in the last newsletter was Lorelei, a siren. Some on you might be wondering if there is a difference between a mermaid and a siren.
In European folklore, mermaids are beautiful sea-creatures that have the upper body of a woman and a fishtail. They have a good reputation as kind and gentle creatures.
Sirens, on the other hand, are viewed as dangerous creatures who lure sailors to their death with their song.
The Siren myth originates from Greek myths. Originally, sirens were seen as half-bird, half-woman but in more recent tales, sirens became fishtailed too, which has led to the distinction between mermaids and sirens to blur.
For a more detailed description of how the image of a siren evolved, read: https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2019/05/01/what-is-the-difference-between-a-siren-and-a-mermaid/
References: https://mythicalcreatures.blog/mermaids-vs-sirens-untangling-the-myths/
Books You Might Like
Not surprising, I love reading epic fantasy, sword and sorcery, fantasy adventure and paranormal fantasy so it’s not surprising that these are the type of books I write. The Hyllethan Gifts Trilogy is in good company in this group of Fantasy Adventure books. Click on the image to view the books.
And, if that’s not enough….
The promo on dragon books continues. If you haven’t yet checked them out and you love reading fantasy books that include dragons, click on the link below. For those of you who are enrolled in KU, the books are all FREE!
Some self-promo!
When sixteen-year-old Shael helps a mortally wounded messenger, he entrusts her with delivering to the queen three magical statuettes stolen from the Hyllethans, her country’s feared enemies. But Shael accidentally cuts her fingers while handling the statuettes and magic links her to them—any breakage or pressure on the clay is felt on her flesh. Shael’s fate is now inexorably tied to the Hyllethans, the statuettes, and the political turmoil in the land.
If you like magic, enemies to lovers, twists and turns, harrowing escapes and family drama, then you’ll enjoy The Hyllethan Gifts Trilogy.
Dawn of Purple and Grey, Days of Wind and Snow, and Night of Rites and Wraiths (The Hyllethan Gifts Trilogy) are available through Amazon as ebooks and paperbacks or as a Complete Series Box Set in ebook format.
Till next time,
Caroline
