Colleen Helme's Blog - Posts Tagged "romantic-fantasy"
Featured Author
Today I am the featured author on Clare Dargin's blog for all three of my books!
Songbird
Flame of Destiny
Carrots
Please stop by and take a look:
http://theembraced.blogspot.com/
Songbird
Flame of Destiny
Carrots
Please stop by and take a look:
http://theembraced.blogspot.com/
The Relic
I am so excited to announce the release of my new book The Relic! This is the sequel to Flame of Destiny and very close to my heart. The story of Callista and Justin continues with plenty of action and intrigue! I will be hosting a contest for a give-away on this site soon. The Relic is also available as a kindle and nook! Best Wishes!
Why I Write
I wrote this blog for LASR reviews and thought I would post it here as well.
As a voracious reader all my life, I loved fantasy novels and after thinking up all kinds of stories in my head, I decided to give them a home on paper. Of course, this didn't happen until my youngest child was in the sixth grade. My novel, Flame of Destiny, began as a vivid dream and evolved into a full-fledged book. Writing this story brought a sense of excitement that fueled my creativity and brought a new dimension to my life. I love being creative!
As I was finishing this book, I got the unexpected news that my youngest child had a cancerous brain tumor. This totally blind-sided my family, and as his mother, I wished in so many ways that I could take this burden from my son. After surgery, the next eight months of radiation and chemotherapy treatments were some of the hardest of my life, but there also came an outpouring of love and support that truly made this experience easier to bear.
I quit my part-time job to be with my son and spent a lot of time in the hospital. I found that writing became a way to cope with things I couldn't control. Writing about characters who faced almost insurmountable odds quickly became personal. It was a time of reflection for my family, encompassing a sharing of deep feelings of love for one another, and putting into perspective the things that matter most.
At the end of my son's treatments, he was given a clean bill of health. He is now ten years out, and he is considered 'cured' for which I am ecstatically grateful. Mundania Press has since published my books, FLAME OF DESTINY, with the sequel, THE RELIC, released just a few weeks ago.
I have been asked many times why I write fantasy novels. I think it's exciting to escape into a make-believe world with different forms of magic that bring new insights to the human character as well as obstacles to face. Fantasy allows the use of magic to overcome challenges, but also brings another dimension to good and evil. How one faces those challenges depends on their character. So even though my books are set in a fantasy world, they are similar to real life because all of us, at one time or another are capable of extraordinary things. That's worth writing about. That's real magic.
In FLAME OF DESTINY, Callista is a strong, feisty young woman who is determined to find the man responsible for the deaths of her family. She joins the Elite Guard where her talent as a swordmaster earns her the highest honors at the Academy. Her first mission leads her into an ambush where her talent becomes manifest as a power only heard of in legends. Callista is saved from certain death by Justin, the king's errant son. They must discover who has betrayed them, and the extent of this evil plot. What is the price they must pay to succeed? (Rated Best Book by LASR reviews!)
THE RELIC continues the story where FLAME OF DESTINY left us. Can Callista and Justin destroy what the wizard began…
To find out more go to http://www.colleenhelme.com and get the books! Both are available in print or E-book.
Best Wishes and Happy Reading!!
As a voracious reader all my life, I loved fantasy novels and after thinking up all kinds of stories in my head, I decided to give them a home on paper. Of course, this didn't happen until my youngest child was in the sixth grade. My novel, Flame of Destiny, began as a vivid dream and evolved into a full-fledged book. Writing this story brought a sense of excitement that fueled my creativity and brought a new dimension to my life. I love being creative!
As I was finishing this book, I got the unexpected news that my youngest child had a cancerous brain tumor. This totally blind-sided my family, and as his mother, I wished in so many ways that I could take this burden from my son. After surgery, the next eight months of radiation and chemotherapy treatments were some of the hardest of my life, but there also came an outpouring of love and support that truly made this experience easier to bear.
I quit my part-time job to be with my son and spent a lot of time in the hospital. I found that writing became a way to cope with things I couldn't control. Writing about characters who faced almost insurmountable odds quickly became personal. It was a time of reflection for my family, encompassing a sharing of deep feelings of love for one another, and putting into perspective the things that matter most.
At the end of my son's treatments, he was given a clean bill of health. He is now ten years out, and he is considered 'cured' for which I am ecstatically grateful. Mundania Press has since published my books, FLAME OF DESTINY, with the sequel, THE RELIC, released just a few weeks ago.
I have been asked many times why I write fantasy novels. I think it's exciting to escape into a make-believe world with different forms of magic that bring new insights to the human character as well as obstacles to face. Fantasy allows the use of magic to overcome challenges, but also brings another dimension to good and evil. How one faces those challenges depends on their character. So even though my books are set in a fantasy world, they are similar to real life because all of us, at one time or another are capable of extraordinary things. That's worth writing about. That's real magic.
In FLAME OF DESTINY, Callista is a strong, feisty young woman who is determined to find the man responsible for the deaths of her family. She joins the Elite Guard where her talent as a swordmaster earns her the highest honors at the Academy. Her first mission leads her into an ambush where her talent becomes manifest as a power only heard of in legends. Callista is saved from certain death by Justin, the king's errant son. They must discover who has betrayed them, and the extent of this evil plot. What is the price they must pay to succeed? (Rated Best Book by LASR reviews!)
THE RELIC continues the story where FLAME OF DESTINY left us. Can Callista and Justin destroy what the wizard began…
To find out more go to http://www.colleenhelme.com and get the books! Both are available in print or E-book.
Best Wishes and Happy Reading!!
