by Miriam Newman
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GENRE: Romance
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Born
at a royal banquet for King Conor MacNessa of Ulster, Deirdre is predicted by
Conor’s own druid to be blessed and cursed with a beauty that will make
kingdoms contest over her. He names her
“Deirdre of the Sorrows” and urges the king to slay her. But Conor, unwilling to murder a babe, takes
her under his protection only to fall prey to the curse when she is nearly
grown. Captivated by her youth and
beauty, the aging king will go to any extreme to possess her.
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Excerpt:
On the fairest of summer days, Naisi sat beneath a tree on a
hillock making music yet more fair. It
was that which pulled Deirdre in, of course.
She could no more resist it than a trout does the lure and when she saw
the sheer, pure beauty of the man making it, that drew her more strongly yet,
for she knew him from her dreams.
Still, Leabhar had raised her to be circumspect, so no word
did she say. Instead she only passed
Naisi, eyes downcast like any modest
maid’s so that no evil could be said of her.
But beauty speaks for itself and Naisi, seeing it, was struck to the
heart and he spoke: “How fair a doe my
music has called.”
“What use to be a fair doe where there are no bucks?” she
responded.
Now the son of Usna was no fool, being himself a chief in
Ulster though a young one. He had heard
of Felim’s daughter secreted in a fortress of the king and suspected this must
be the girl, so he tested her, saying, “I think you have the prize buck of this
land.”
“Yet if I were to choose,” Deirdre persevered, “I choose the
young buck.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
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. You can see my books at www.miriamnewman.com.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073C4KSZW
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-child-miriam-newman/1126646912
www.thecelticroseblog.blogspot.com
Miriam Newman
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