Monday, November 2, 2020

*Book Tour & Giveaway* The Chronicles of Alcinia by Miriam Newman-GUEST POST

 



The King's Daughter
The Chronicles of Alcinia Book 1
by Miriam Newman
Genre: Fantasy Historical Romance

Born to a dying queen and an ambitious king, Tarabenthia is heir to the crown of Alcinia.
Yet when the idyll of her childhood ends she will defy her father, tipping the balance in a world poised on the brink of destruction and leaving history to judge whether she is heroine or harlot.
In a time of war, what would you surrender in the name of love?



Heart of the Earth
The Chronicles of Alcinia Book 2

Robbed of her husband by the arrows of assassins, Tia must flee to the Northern Prince who has always wanted her. But the price of Hilgi’s protection is too high. Separated from her land and her Goddess, can Tia find a way to return to them and to a love that may redeem her?



Ice Maiden
The Chronicles of Alcinia Book 3

When a simple farm girl attracts the notice of the King’s half brother, it leads to a dazzling world of privilege, intrigue, war and passion.




Fantasy poetry driven by myths and legends has been my passion for as long as I can remember. I was published in poetry before catching the romance writing bug. I bring that background to my writing along with a lifelong addiction to horses, an 18 year career in various areas of psychiatric social services and many trips to Ireland, where I nurture my muse. My published works range from contemporary fantasy romance to fantasy historical, futuristic, science fiction and historical romance. Currently I live in rural Pennsylvania with a "motley crew" of rescue animals.



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 Behind the Scenes of The Chronicles of Alcinia


Book I of this trilogy, The King’s Daughter, first came in a dream. It was a very persistent dream of a man who resembled a Roman general saving a girl in a slave market. I had literally NO idea where that originated. At the time, I was a busy social worker with a husband and five stepchildren. I wrote and published poetry because it didn’t take as long as writing a book. I didn’t have the time required to write a novel, though somehow I always knew I would.


Then, tragically, I had time. My husband died and the children were on their own. And I kept having that dream. I had life insurance I could have used for some sensible purpose—a down payment, additional education, things most people do. Or, I could buy a plane ticket to Ireland, where I didn’t know a soul, and go over there and write a book.


If you’re reading this, you know what I did. The King’s Daughter was written in bed and breakfast rooms, pubs, on the Cliffs of Moher, in Killarney National Park while feeding the swans, and in one particularly spectacular sheep pasture with a view of the ocean. I wrote longhand on the ubiquitous yellow lined legal pads you can get everywhere—thousands of words in longhand. Ireland reached down into one side of my family roots and dragged that book right out of me. I came back to the States and the first publisher to read the full manuscript took it.


I began the sequel, Heart of the Earth, immediately upon returning. It was only some years later that I wrote Ice Maiden in answer to readers who kept asking me, “What happened to Tia’s son?” Now all three books have reverted to me and I have published them in both print and ebook. They can be purchased individually or as a set. They are dramatic books, set against scenes of war and deprivation but also a truly memorable love. One of my reviewers said it best, “These books are about love, not romance.”


Follow the tour HERE for special content and a giveaway!

$25 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble gift certificate








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