Today, I am showcasing a snippet from my sweet medieval romance – A Voice in the Air.
Scene
Set – Cadi learns why she was chosen to find Ewen.
Excerpt
-An old woman rescued Cadi from the monk's jail cell. The woman then transformed into the Overseer of the Faeries and took Cadi to her home. Aderyn is the friend from last week.
In Cadi’s recent memory, she could not recall such a happy afternoon. In the kitchen, she and Aderyn washed, sliced, strung then hung the apples to dry, while barely pausing their chatter for a moment.
Fira floated in to join them for their evening meal. “Neither of ye is very hungry after yer exertions of picking apples.”
“That may be due to,” Cadi laughed. “Several apples that did not make it back to home.”
She had called the manor house home. She’d been a guest for only a short while, yet she called it home. It felt like home. A place where she could be happy and be loved. A place where the horrors of life faded away. Cadi covered her mouth to hide her yawn.
“Ye have had yer day of fun, now off to bed with ye.” Fira placed Cadi’s hand in hers. “Tomorrow, we begin yer training. I will teach ye to fight and ride. It will be hard. But ye are strong.”
Hunching her shoulders, Cadi tilted her head. “Why? Why me? I am just a barmaid. Not a warrior.”
“Ye must go rescue him. It is to ye that Ewen will be betrothed.”
I? Rescue Ewen?
Cadi blinked. Betrothed?
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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I love her shock at what she's told about rescuing and being betrothed. Nicely done.
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DeleteI'm glad she's found "home" - but I think it's suddenly going to ask a great deal of her. Well done.
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DeleteGreat excerpt Now she has a home. Something that she didn't expect
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