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She’s the One Who Thinks Too Much
(Book One of the War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters)
by S. R. Cronin
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GENRE: Historical Fantasy
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BLURB:
It’s the 1200’s, and the small realm of Ilari has had peace and
prosperity for generations. That doesn’t mean everyone is happy, however.
Ryalgar,
a spinster farm girl and the oldest of seven, has always preferred her studies
to flirtation, yet even she finally meets her prince. Or so she thinks, until
she discovers he’s already betrothed. Embarrassed, she flees her family’s farm
to join the Velka, the mysterious women of the forest known for their magical
powers and for living apart from men.
As a
Velka, she develops her telekinesis and learns she has a talent for analyzing
information. Both are going to come in handy. For she’s continued to meet her
prince at the forest’s edge, thinking being his mistress isn’t such a bad deal.
Then she learns more about his princely assignment. He’s tasked with training
the army of Ilari to repel the feared Mongol horseman who’ve been moving
eastward for years, killing all in their path. And, her prince is willing to
sacrifice the outer farmlands where she grew up to these invaders, if he has
to.
Ryalgar isn’t about
to let that happen.
She’s
got the Velka behind her now, as well as a multitude of university
intellectuals, a family of tough farmers, and six sisters each with her own
unique personality and talents.
Can Ryalgar organize
all that into a resistance that will stop the Mongols? She thinks she can.
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EXCLUSIVE
EXCERPT:
An
odd expression passed over the older woman’s face but she only said “How can I
help you today?”
Out
came the story of my handsome prince and my fear that my growing affections
wouldn’t be returned and I’d emerge as an even more pronounced failure for my
family. The Velka woman was easy to talk to, so I told her everything, more
than I’d told my sisters or the few girlfriends I’d stayed in touch with and
certainly more than I’d told my parents. I saw out of the corner of my eye that
another had arrived and taken over handling the customers.
“It’s
to your credit that you don’t ask me for a potion to make sure he falls in love
with you, instead.”
“You
have such a thing?”
“Of
course not. Would you buy it if we did?”
“Of
course not. Who wants a man who’s obtained like that?”
“No
sensible woman.” The Velka laughed. “The best I can do for you is to offer
something that will dull your own emotions, making you less receptive to his
allure. I don’t recommend it, though, because it will dull all your feelings.
Grief, joy, fear. You need these to experience life.”
“Maybe
I could purchase a bit of it? For emergencies?”
She
laughed again and her laugh was warm, too. “Unfortunately it’s slow to act and
slow to leave, so it’s not something you pop into your mouth when you’re in a
predicament. I can give it to you as a powder. Perhaps having a little of it
tucked in your pocket will make you feel stronger when you go to the mountains
with your prince.”
I
thanked her and made the purchase, checking to see how much money I had left to
buy the items my mother was expecting me to bring home.
“Don’t
be so quick to use this potion,” she cautioned. “You don’t yet know this
prince’s mind, do you?”
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AUTHOR BIO:
Sherrie Roth is
the author of a collection of six speculative fiction novels known as 46.
Ascending and is now in the process of publishing a historical fantasy
series called The War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters. A quick
look at the synopses of her books makes it obvious she is fascinated by people
achieving the astonishing by developing abilities they barely knew they had.
She’s
made a lot of stops along the way to writing these novels. She’s lived in seven cities, visited
forty-six countries, and worked as a waitress, technical writer, and
geophysicist. Now she answers a hot-line. Along the way, she’s lost several
cats but acquired a husband who still loves her and three kids who’ve grown up
just fine, both despite how odd she is.
All
her life she has wanted to either tell these kinds of stories or be Chief
Science Officer on the Starship Enterprise. She now lives and writes in the
mountains of Western North Carolina, where she admits to occasionally checking
her phone for a message from Captain Picard, just in case.
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Sherrie ~ Good morning! Welcome back! It is so great to have you here again! Congrats on your fabulous new book and your exciting new book series!! I can't wait to read and review this book in November! Wishing you good luck on the book tour! :)
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