Slave of the Sea
The Chronicles of Salt and Blood Book 1
by Dawn Dagger
Genre: High Fantasy, Pirates
Levanine’s life as a slave is insignificant. She has always been property; bound to her owner, content to
serve quietly where no one can cause her harm. However, when her master sells her to pay a debt, her
false safety is shattered, and she finds herself offered as a sex slave on the continent of Dreanis.Fearful
and hopeless, Levanine expects the worst to happen. Nothing could prepare her to be suddenly swept
onto a pirate ship by an infamous captain whose interests are a mystery to her. Forced to think on her
feet, the silent girl must overcome a lifetime of servitude to survive on a ship where everything is trying to
destroy her.As sea monsters, mutinies, and ghosts wreak havoc on the ship and its crew, Levanine
realizes that she doesn’t have the luxury of simply surviving until they arrive at Avondella, her continent
of redemption. Levanine must decide whether she will die the person she has always been, a meek
nobody... or will she make a name for herself at sea?
Dawn Dagger has had a passion for reading and writing ever since she could remember. When she was
six she drew and wrote her very own book, and though it hardly makes sense now, she was so proud.
She has written many books, short stories, and poems since then, and continues to do so. Dawn placed
highly in her two middle school years of Power of the Pen and even has her short story 'The Haunting'
published in an anthology, She admits she isn't good at anything physical (except some ballroom
dancing), or video games, but she does enjoy a nice game of Mario Kart, a trip fishing, or just a walk in
the woods. She has a knack for taking pictures of whatever catches her eye; especially brightly colored
flowers. Dawn is a sucker for a good fantasy book, lives off of coffee, and loves her wonderful family and
friends, and her dedicated boyfriend, Nevin, who is just like a romance novel character.
Dawn has over 70 stories started (don't believe her? Just the other night she rattled off the 37 stories
she's actually named and what they're about to Nevin because he wanted to know) and that doesn't
include short stories or poems. She has lots of writing to do, and is excited for what's ahead!
GUEST POST
Can you, for those who don't know you already, tell something
about yourself and how you became an author?
Hello!!
My name is Dawn Dagger. I am a young
adult author. I am going to be studying French and Secondary
Education at the College of Wooster, and I work at Staples in the
Print and Marketing department. I enjoy learning new things and new
languages, coffee, long walks through the woods, hot showers, and
graphic design. Of course, writing is my main passion!
The first thing I’ve ever written A
Christmas Story originated from my lil’ six-year-old brain,
where I drew and colored an entire picture book in crayon, on
construction paper. I’ve been writing ever since! I wrote my
brother a little book I tied together with those rainbow band looms
when I was ten. I had my short story The Haunting published in
the Stories for the Campfire Anthology when I was in 7th
grade, I self-published my first novella My British Bear as a
freshman, then I uploaded a second (much better) edition junior year.
I have a story (Shattered) in Fredric Shernoff’s Atlantic
Island Universe Anthology, and will be teaming up with him to
release the Mosaics trilogy! (The first novel, Fragments of
Time, is currently in the editing stage!)
What is something unique/quirky
about you?
Unique and quirky? Hm… Sometimes
I’ll get lost in my own head when I’ve been writing a lot. Like,
on one occasion I was washing dishes and thinking of travelling to
Great Britain, and all the amazing things I would do down there. One
such thought was, “oh! I can visit Sherlock and Watson!”
It took me a good few minutes to
realize those dudes aren’t actually real.
Tell us something really interesting
that's happened to you!
My most embarrassing, hilarious story.
When I was thirteen we lived in the
middle of dead-end nowhere country. Woods and cornfields
around for miles. Due to that, we had little light pollution,
so the summer nights were black. We also didn’t realize I
needed glasses at the time.
One night we had a bonfire and I was
playing tag with my cousin. Somehow she saw the tree and I didn’t,
so I ran full thirteen-year-old speed into a tree three times wider
than I was. I somehow didn’t break my nose, but it wasn’t the end
of my troubles.
My face hurt really bad and my nose
bled a lot. Two days later my brother threw a frisbee right into my
nose on accident. Then, a month later, my other brother accidentally
dropped a concrete ball (why we had concrete in the perfect size and
shape of a baseball, I have no idea) on my face.
My nose is fine now and I somehow
didn’t have a concussion, but that was definitely an experience!
What are some of your pet peeves?
Where were you born/grew up at?
I was born in Ohio, and have lived her
all of my live. I’ve rarely travelled (not my own decision), and we
have lived 20 places in 18 years.
What are you passionate about these
days?
I am passionate about writing,
teaching, helping people, and art in general. I love music and
dancing, and I like to animate when I’m not writing or creating
graphics for my author socials. I have a very busy school day
tutoring two students in different languages, and I just love helping
people any way I can.
What do you do to unwind and relax?
Describe yourself in 5 words or
less!
Stars dance on black velvet.
When did you first consider yourself
a writer?
I’ve always considered myself a
writer, since I wrote that tiny book all the way at age six. It’s
just in my blood I guess. A writer and reader have been my identity
for as long as I can remember!
Do you have a favorite movie?
Right now it's definitely the Joker
movie. Jaquean Phoenix is my favorite actor, and that movie
was such a trip.
Which of your novels can you imagine
made into a movie?
All of them, but definitely this one,
Slave of the Sea would be the best in a movie or TV
series.
As a writer, what would you choose
as your mascot/avatar/spirit animal?
I am a… uh… oh boy. I’ve always
liked cats, but if I had to say, I would go with a… oh man, teehee.
A tree nymph. Kind of graceful, kind of insane. A lot of dancing and
plants. Yeah! A tree nymph.
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