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Sunday, 16 April 2023

I am just a barmaid. Not a warrior. A Voice in the Air on Weekend Writing Warriors #WeWrWa #8Sunday #medieval #fantasy #romance

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


Scene Set – Cadi learns why she was chosen for the journey.

Excerpt

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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7 comments:

  1. thought of 'home is where the heart is'. i wonder what she is more on her mind atm, rescue or betrothed. nice snippet.

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  2. So much for her to process in just a few words :D

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  3. I want to know if Cadi succeeds. Great snippet

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  4. Just a few little shocks for her there LOL. I'm sure she'll be up to the task, with Ewan at the end. Great snippet!

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