I always get new release nerves. I thought
they’d fade, but they haven’t. With a new series starting in July I think they
are worse. This series has to be better and different and yet still keeping
those things that made people love my goblins.
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Of course every reader has something
different that they liked, so I could spend all day chasing my tail working
that one out.
What I’ve written is a story with gorgeous
fairy heroes who have their own powers and problems. There’s also the beautiful
fairy world of Annwyn—but be careful because fairies like nothing more than to
trick unwary humans out of their souls. These aren’t cute little fairies with wings
and flower petal dresses. These fairies are the fairies of old, the ones that
were once feared and treated like gods who hold the power of life and death.
Caspian is the hero of The Outcast Prince
and he is a changeling.. A fairy born in the mortal which on its own would be
problem enough but his fairy blood has made him psychometric. Here’s a little snippet
of Caspian trying to explain his gift to Lydia without using the f-word (that
would be fairy).
~~~
She turned to face him
and asked the obvious. “Why don’t you sleep well in strange beds?”
She expected a
response like too soft or too hard, or fear of bedbugs or something else
innocuous. He looked at his laced fingers as if thinking hard. Too hard for the
question. A chill brushed over her skin and drew the fine hairs on her arm up
in gooseflesh. Around her the house was silent. It was then she realized that
was what had woken her. She’d gone to sleep listening to the noise of the storm
and the creaking and rattling of the house.
Now it was deathly
still. As if the ghost was waiting for something.
Caspian drew in a
breath. “Do you believe in psychics?”
That wasn’t what she
was expecting. “Like fortune tellers?”
“No, like real psychic
powers. People who can do things others can’t.” He glanced over. “Like
psychometry.”
She wasn’t even sure
what the word meant. “What is it?”
Again he paused and
swallowed. “If someone is psychometric they get impressions off objects. I
don’t sleep well because I know what has gone on in the strange beds.”
~~~
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I'm with ya on the new series nerves, but this sounds like a great read. Can't wait!
ReplyDeleteOh, yes, ma'am, but with a cover and premise like that, you don't have a thing to worry about.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I share your jitters. I have a new series starting in June and always worry if my readers will love my new cowboys as well as the last ones.
I was worried about that with the new jaguar series too. I wasn't sure if I'd have a lot of wolf readers crossing over to read about big cats or not. :) Some love cats and some love dogs, but not both. But so far, both series have seen lots of love.
ReplyDeleteYours will too!!!
Wow! That's an intriguing excerpt. Sounds like a great new series, Shona.
ReplyDeleteGreat excerpt! Can't wait to read it. Off to share in cyberspace.
ReplyDeleteThat is one hot-looking cover! Sounds like the series will be a huge success!
ReplyDeleteAmelia
OOh, new series are so exciting! I can't wait to check these out after I'm done having my way with your Goblins. :)
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