Daryl Devore's Blog

Daryl Devore's Blog

Monday 27 February 2023

Not a one, I'm afraid. Not a one - what? Find out at #BooksandMore #mackadebloghop #DarylDevore #author

Welcome to the #BooksandMore blog hop. A chance for writers to talk about more than our books and a chance for readers to meet and get to know the writers.

This week’s theme is - Your celebrity crush.

I don't remember ever having a celebrity crush. I had pictures from teen magazines on the wall. But I didn't dream about them. I didn't know their birth dates or astrological signs or whether they wore boxers or briefs. They were just singers whose music I liked. And that changed with the fickleness of a teen girl.

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Daryl Devore talks about whether she tackles current political turmoil in her works on the #OpenBook Blog Hop #writers #DarylDevore

 Welcome to the Open Book Blog Hop! This week’s theme - Do you tackle current political turmoil in your stories or avoid it? Tell us why.

Oh good gracious no. I write "escapist fiction". Billionaire romances. Medieval fantasy. I want the reader to slip into my world and ignore the real one for a few hours. All the troubles in my books can be solved in a couple of hundred pages. Reality isn't that easy.

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Sunday 26 February 2023

Cadi faces another day. A Voice in the Air by Daryl Devore on #WeWrWa #8Sunday #medieval #fantasy #romance

Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors! Where writers share an excerpt of their writing on Sunday.  Visit other participants on the list and read and comment on their 8sunday posts.

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This week's excerpt is from my medieval fantasy romance – A Voice in the Air


Scene Set –The last line is important.

Excerpt

The morning sun peeked through the broken slates in the stable roof. Yawning, Cadi climbed out of bed. These next few days would be long and tiring. Working at the tavern; lugging ales to men trying to drink away their pain, feeding meals to family members who’d descend on the village for the funerals. And as always, avoid the hands of those who felt they had permission to squeeze and pinch her.

Face scrubbed and hair tied under her scarf, Cadi made her way to the monastery. The monks who weren’t working on coffins or graves would be in the chapel practicing the funeral dirge. She would never be allowed to sing with them, but she could take a moment of her day and revel in their voices. Later, in her spot by the river, she would practice what she had heard. ‘Twas a sin for a woman to sing this holy music.

Blurb and Links

Leading an army of faeries and pixies into battle against mountain trolls was not what Cadi expected when she accepted the task of rescuing Ewen - the son of the Overseer of the Faeries.

Squire Ewen followed his liege into battle with a head full of romantic notions of knights, heroics, and damsels in distress. Being captured by a troll, thrown into a cave, and awaiting a hideous death was not how he had foreseen his adventure to play out.

Can Ewen stay out of trouble long enough for Cadi to rescue him? Will Cadi overcome her doubts and fears and bring her beloved Ewen home to Plucks Ridge?

Or will the petty evilness of The Scorned One defeat all and destroy the magickal realm?

If you love action, humour, quirky characters, and romance, then Daryl Devoré’s latest medieval fantasy romance – A Voice in the Air – is a must read.

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27A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook

27B – Books & More Blog Hop #BooksandMore

28 – Spotlight – Lilliana Rose - Shadow Wolf

 

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Wednesday 22 February 2023

Ye has places to be, and this be not one of them. Daryl Devore's A Voice in the Air on #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor #sweet #medieval #fantasy #romance

Book Hooks is a weekly meme hosted by Marketing for Romance Writers as part of the MFRW Authors Blog. It's a chance each week for you the reader to discover current WIP or previously published book by possibly new to you authors.

Today, I am showcasing a snippet from my sweet medieval romance – A Voice in the Air.

Scene Set – Cadi is in trouble. She crossed a line.

Excerpt -

Sunday morning the church bell called everyone to mass. Cadi lay on her cot, staring at the ceiling. It was not her room. It was a cell; three stone walls and a thick wooden door with a small window. In the far corner, her chamber pot. In the other, a small table on which lay a candle and a bowl. Inside it, the remains of her once-a-day meal. The abbot had confined her to this room for three days for her sin. He instructed her to think about what she had done and how she needed to beg forgiveness, not from him but from God.

Forgiveness for singing.

By the fourth day of funerals and working at The White Goat, she was physically and emotionally tired. The monks sang their funeral dirge for the final time. She had not meant to sing. But the release was overwhelming. Days of heartache, cries, and the sad faces of bewildered children had pushed her to an edge. She was unable to stop her voice. It rose above the monks’, singing the same words which she believed were asking God to save the souls of those lost.

The sheriff had grabbed her by the hair and dragged her from the chapel, yelling, “Be quiet, ye blasphemous wench. How dare ye violate such a sacred moment.”

She tried to reason with an angry abbot that she was just singing to help their voices reach God’s ears. He berated her for the impudence of her thinking she should sing such holy words or that God would listen to… her; an unmarried, childless woman. The scorn on his face as he looked down his long nose was like a giant rock crushing her soul.

She had sinned.

The church bell hushed.

She felt alone abandoned.

As she had been so many years ago. Small, scared, and alone. The cold of winter biting through her cloak. Near death, she sang out to the heavens for a release from the pain of her hunger, the cold, and her discarded soul.

Warm arms rescued her. She embraced a childhood with loving parents and a warm home. Then the sickness came. Many died.

Again, she was alone.

There was a scratching at her door. She peered out. Enfys, the old woman, hunched over from her ancient years, peered up. “Out ye come, girl. Ye has places to be, and this be not one of them.”

Blurb and Links -

Leading an army of faeries and pixies into battle against mountain trolls was not what Cadi expected when she accepted the task of rescuing Ewen - the son of the Overseer of the Faeries.

Squire Ewen followed his liege into battle with a head full of romantic notions of knights, heroics, and damsels in distress. Being captured by a troll, thrown into a cave, and awaiting a hideous death was not how he had foreseen his adventure to play out.

Can Ewen stay out of trouble long enough for Cadi to rescue him? Will Cadi overcome her doubts and fears and bring her beloved Ewen home to Plucks Ridge?

Or will the petty evilness of The Scorned One defeat all and destroy the magickal realm?

If you love action, humour, quirky characters, and romance, then Daryl Devoré’s latest medieval fantasy romance – A Voice in the Air – is a must read.

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Pinterest - A Voice in the Air 

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24 - My Blog. My Post. My Books

25 - Backlist Saturday Spotlight

26 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday

27A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook

27B – Books & More Blog Hop #BooksandMore

28 – Spotlight – Lilliana Rose - Shadow Wolf

 

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Monday 20 February 2023

It has shown me my pride. Daryl Devore talks about what writing has taught her on #BooksandMore #mackadebloghop #DarylDevore #author

Welcome to the #BooksandMore blog hop. A chance for writers to talk about more than our books and a chance for readers to meet and get to know the writers.

This week’s theme is - What writing/reading taught you about yourself.

On the downside - It has shown me my pride. I don't like it when some people tell me I've written something incorrectly. I get my back up and stamp my foot. (Critique partners are not in this category. ;-) )

On the upside - My creativity amazes me. My characters have gotten themselves into tight corners but my imagination manages to figure out how to get them out of it.

Before I became an author, I would have said neither of those traits fit me. But now I know they exist.

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26 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday

27A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook

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Daryl Devore talks about childhood movie memories on the #OpenBook Blog Hop #writers #DarylDevore

 Welcome to the Open Book Blog Hop! This week’s theme - Is there a movie from childhood that still holds a special place with you? (One you saw as a kid, but isn't necessarily a kid's film).

 No. There isn't. There is a book. I've talked about it before - Ballet Shoes. But no movie. My grandparents loved movies and whenever I went over, they'd watch one - but it was a grandparent movie. And when it was over, Grandma would say - now wasn't that a delightful little story. I didn't know the word - Meh! yet.

To this day, I don't really like movies. Last movie I saw in a theatre was either #8 Harry Potter or Bond's Skyfall - whichever came out last.

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24 - My Blog. My Post. My Books

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27A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook

27B – Books & More Blog Hop #BooksandMore

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Sunday 19 February 2023

She could not stop the tears. Daryl Devore's A Voice in the Air on #WeWrWa #8Sunday #medieval #fantasy #romance

Welcome to Weekend Writing Warriors! Where writers share an excerpt of their writing on Sunday.  Visit other participants on the list and read and comment on their 8sunday posts.

Spread the word. Twitter hashtag #8sunday.

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This week's excerpt is from my medieval fantasy romance – A Voice in the Air


Scene Set –Cadi grieves

Excerpt

She walked to her refuge behind the tavern. A small barn with a hayloft and horse stable, with a part sectioned off for her. As Plucks Ridge had no nunnery to provide a bed to an unwed woman, the tavern keeper offered a space, while keeping back part of her wages for rent. It suited the basic needs of Cadi. Only a short walk late at night from tavern to bed. Much safer for a lone woman.

Shutting her door, she crossed the room to her table and chair and sat. Cutting a large chunk of bread and cheese, she stared at her meal. Her hunger fled. Anguish flickered in her belly, then flooded her. So many deaths. So much pain. She dropped her arms onto the table and bowed her head against them. The first sob bubbled out. Many more followed. Her howls of fear and loss rang in her ears. She could not stop the tears. Her breath broke into strangled hiccups.

Blurb and Links

Leading an army of faeries and pixies into battle against mountain trolls was not what Cadi expected when she accepted the task of rescuing Ewen - the son of the Overseer of the Faeries.

Squire Ewen followed his liege into battle with a head full of romantic notions of knights, heroics, and damsels in distress. Being captured by a troll, thrown into a cave, and awaiting a hideous death was not how he had foreseen his adventure to play out.

Can Ewen stay out of trouble long enough for Cadi to rescue him? Will Cadi overcome her doubts and fears and bring her beloved Ewen home to Plucks Ridge?

Or will the petty evilness of The Scorned One defeat all and destroy the magickal realm?

If you love action, humour, quirky characters, and romance, then Daryl Devoré’s latest medieval fantasy romance – A Voice in the Air – is a must read.

UBL

Amazon

Pinterest - A Voice in the Air 

Good Reads

What’s on in February

20A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook

20B – Books & More Blog Hop #BooksandMore

21 – Spotlight -

22 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor

23 -

24 - My Blog. My Post. My Books

25 - Backlist Saturday Spotlight

26 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday

27A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook

27B – Books & More Blog Hop #BooksandMore

28 – Spotlight – Lilliana Rose - Shadow Wolf

 

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Wednesday 15 February 2023

The language of the music was not what she spoke. Daryl Devore's A Voice in the Air on #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor #sweet #medieval #fantasy #romance

Book Hooks is a weekly meme hosted by Marketing for Romance Writers as part of the MFRW Authors Blog. It's a chance each week for you the reader to discover current WIP or previously published book by possibly new to you authors.

Today, I am showcasing a snippet from my sweet medieval romance – A Voice in the Air.

Scene Set – Cadi tries to move forward with her life.

Excerpt -

 The morning sun peeked through the broken slates in the stable roof. Yawning, Cadi climbed out of bed. These next few days would be long and tiring. Working at the tavern; lugging ales to men trying to drink away their pain, feeding meals to family members who’d descend on the village for the funerals. And as always, avoid the hands of those who felt they had permission to squeeze and pinch her.

Face scrubbed and hair tied under her scarf, Cadi made her way to the monastery. The monks who weren’t working on coffins or graves would be in the chapel practicing the funeral dirge. She would never be allowed to sing with them, but she could take a moment of her day and revel in their voices. Later, in her spot by the river, she would practice what she had heard. ‘Twas a sin for a woman to sing this holy music.

Settling onto her knees in a back pew, Cadi lowered her face, pretending to pray. The deep voices of the monks echoed off the grey stone walls. She did not understand the words. The language of the music was not what she spoke. But the sadness in their voices allowed her to understand the meaning.

Tears streamed down her cheeks. A passerby would think she was praying for those lost, not the passion of the music. Before she left, she lifted a prayer, asking — seeking — pleading — for a hint of the fate of Ewen.

She did not expect an immediate answer. It would be delivered when the time was right. She rose, then hurried off to the tavern. It would be a long while before she could lay her head on her pillow.

Blurb and Links -

Leading an army of faeries and pixies into battle against mountain trolls was not what Cadi expected when she accepted the task of rescuing Ewen - the son of the Overseer of the Faeries.

Squire Ewen followed his liege into battle with a head full of romantic notions of knights, heroics, and damsels in distress. Being captured by a troll, thrown into a cave, and awaiting a hideous death was not how he had foreseen his adventure to play out.

Can Ewen stay out of trouble long enough for Cadi to rescue him? Will Cadi overcome her doubts and fears and bring her beloved Ewen home to Plucks Ridge?

Or will the petty evilness of The Scorned One defeat all and destroy the magickal realm?

If you love action, humour, quirky characters, and romance, then Daryl Devoré’s latest medieval fantasy romance – A Voice in the Air – is a must read.

UBL

Amazon

Pinterest - A Voice in the Air 

Good Reads

What’s on in February

16 -

17 - My Blog. My Post. My Books

18 - Backlist Saturday Spotlight

19 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday

20A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook

20B – Books & More Blog Hop #BooksandMore

21 – Spotlight -

22 - Book Hooks #MFRWhooks #MFRWAuthor

23 -

24 - My Blog. My Post. My Books

25 - Backlist Saturday Spotlight

26 - Weekend Writing Warriors #8Sunday

27A – Open Book Blog Hop #OpenBook

27B – Books & More Blog Hop #BooksandMore

28 – Spotlight – Lilliana Rose - Shadow Wolf

 

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