by
Deborah Ann Davis
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GENRE:
Young Adult Fiction
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Fairly
Certain is the unlikely adventure of nineteen year old Petir Capota,
a computer geek who finds himself back in the days of Robin Hood
after falling out of a tree in Connecticut. He awakens surrounded by
a band of young British scavengers, clothed as if in Old England. His
instinct to freak out is tempered by the arrival of a fair maiden
wearing a bow…and arrow. Normally, fair maiden types don’t go for
computer geek types, but for some reason, Petir is fairly certain he
can do whatever he wants in this realm.
With
the conflict of the Royals escalating, Maid Rianne has joined the
outlaws hiding in the forest, outwardly defying the handsome and
accomplished knight to whom she is promised. She is fairly certain
she merely feels flattered by Lord Petir’s uncensored admiration of
her skills with the staff and bow, the same unmaidenly pursuits
disdained by her own knight. However, that does not explain the
quickening of her pulse produced by Lord Petir’s unguarded gaze.
The
outlaws bring Petir to their camp to tend his injuries. To Petir’s
delight, and to Maid Rianne’s dismay, they invite him to join their
merry band. It’s all fun and games until she is captured by the
enemy. Now, a geek with no ability to defend himself must find a way
to rescue the fair maiden.
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Excerpt:
Despite
the summer heat, she felt chilled to her very bones.
“I
warned you not to cross me, Rianne. A true winner does not let
anything interfere with his goal. You will come to thank me for
this.” Lord Robert pulled her along.
“Thank
you for this?” I have had enough.
Rianne
shoved her shoulder into Robert’s ribs. He staggered to the side at
the unexpected blow. She leaned over, raised a tucked leg, and
slammed her heel into his chest. As he tumbled backward, she dropped
to the ground to slip her bound hands underneath her and over her
feet so they would be in front. Unfortunately, the simple maneuver
was hindered by her skirts.
She was
up and running, trying to reach the sanctuary of the forest, but the
untangling of her skirts from her bonds had shortened her lead. Lord
Robert was right on her heels. Within moments, he seized her around
the waist and grappled her to the ground.
He stood
up, breathing heavily. Lord Robert was built for smashing, not
running. He dusted his hands off with distaste. Rianne lay on the
ground, glaring at him. He brushed off his clothing, ignoring her.
“You
are trying my patience, Maid Rianne.” He reached down to grab her
by the arms, but she rolled out reach.
Scuttling
after her, he effectively halted her by stomping on her skirt. He
pulled her to her feet and shook her by her shoulders. “Nice try,
but I am taking you to the sheriff, and there is nothing you can do
about it.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DEBORAH
ANN DAVIS writes Quirky New/Young Adult Fiction with a Twist. She
began writing when searching for inspiration for her 5th grade
English Journal. Lo and behold, she found her world was full of funny
tales just waiting to be told. As she grew older, it never occurred
to her to pursue writing, not even when she discovered her flare for
telling stories at college parties.
After a
string of undergrad majors, she realized she could reach a captive
audience EVERY DAY in the public school system. As you probably know,
teenagers love to laugh, and what could be more entertaining than
Biology, Earth Science, and Environmental Science? Then there's an
added bonus: Once teens know you like to laugh, they want to make you
laugh. Go figure.
After a
particularly nasty bout of Lyme disease, she turned to Fitness to
boost her health, and to Writing to boost her happiness. Currently,
she is a healthy and happy Educational Speaker and a Certified
Personal Trainer.
Twelve
years after their first kiss, Deborah reunited with, and married her
childhood sweetheart. Together they coached their daughter's AAU
Basketball Team, which swept States two years in a row. (Yay!) Then,
for several years, their daughter and their money went to college.
They
presently reside on a lovely lake in Connecticut. When she isn't
writing novels for her Love of Fairs series, she enjoys dabbling with
living a sustainable life, dancing, playing outside, and laughing
really hard every day. She also promotes increasing your movement
throughout your day as Wiggle Writer in her Merry Meddling blog at
http://deborahanndavis.com/merry-meddling/ .
You can
track Deborah’s meddling on https://twitter.com/DeborahAnnDavis or
https://twitter.com/WiggleWriter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/DeborahAnndDavis
,
www.Facebook.com/DeborahAnnDavisAuthor
,
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9220018.Deborah_Ann_Davis
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