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Free Story PDFs -My New Thing
You might have seen back in my New Years post that this year I wanted to start putting Free Stories onto the blog for you to read, share, pirate whatever.
Today I have uploaded the first free story! Hurray! Because I'm SO excited about my release of Ashes of the Firebird this coming weekend I've uploaded the complete first novel of The Firebird Fairytales, Cry of the Firebird for your reading pleasure. You can find it here under the Books Tab of my Menu.
My mind is bursting with stuff to write, load and advertise before the weekend (including a proper blog for Ashes) so bear with me folks and I'll see you on the otherside :)
Today I have uploaded the first free story! Hurray! Because I'm SO excited about my release of Ashes of the Firebird this coming weekend I've uploaded the complete first novel of The Firebird Fairytales, Cry of the Firebird for your reading pleasure. You can find it here under the Books Tab of my Menu.
My mind is bursting with stuff to write, load and advertise before the weekend (including a proper blog for Ashes) so bear with me folks and I'll see you on the otherside :)
Ashes of the Firebird
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One more sleep til my Book Birthday!Okay now that I got that out of my system I can tell you a little bit about the next instalment of The Firebird Fairytales.
Second books are strange beasts. You know you’re in the middle of something but don’t quite know what and foreshadowing for the next book can be vital. In saying that I tried to have it as a separate sort of story where things happen. Some stuff gets resolved and other stuff becomes worse. There is new cities, new faces, new secrets and all sorts of monsters and good stuff.
When I was writing this beast of a book I had so many plans and ideas for how it was going to turn out…by the end of the second rewrite none of these things eventuated or were even left in which is pretty typical. Trust me they weren’t needed. I was pretty close to setting it on fire more than once. I’m pretty sure it would have died in a blaze if it wasn’t for my partners in crime Fox and Anna hiding the vodka and matches and sharp objects.
Also this book and all of its subsequent drafts were written to Amanda PalmerAmanda Fucking Palmer’s albums. Who Killed Amanda Palmer was the soundtrack to my life at the time of the first draft, a spooky coincidence that I fed into my art and dealing with the shit going down at the time. Thank you Fox for giving me the gloriously inspirational Amanda. She’s an incredible artist who will speak wild things into your dark and dreaming heart…you can find her work here where you can download her albums for as little as a dollar. Better yet, go support her Patreon.
If Ashes had a theme song it would be this song, ‘Runs in the Family.’
This book, and series, deals a lot with family and with what’s inside our blood and dealing and fighting the inherited monsters and problems. It’s a theme that’s pretty prevalent in my own life. Anya’s ability to pick up strays (and in turn be adopted) is inspired by own. I never had much family around growing up so I was adopted my a whole manner of people. The concept of “Family” has very little to do with blood at all and its reinforced in the rag tag tribe of misfits that gather about Anya and Yvan.
To keep track of the ever growing cast I have put a character list in the back of the book and kept it as spoiler free as possible. I’ve had some pretty mixed reactions from my ARC readers about this one, but don’t worry there is definitely a third book where all shall be revealed. I hope you enjoy it, I hope you listen to it with Amanda Fucking Palmer on full volume.
Free Books On Blog
Hi Guys!
Do you know that you can download a FREE PDF of 'Cry of the Firebird' and 'The Eagle Key' on my official site?
Check them out here and review now!
https://firebirdfairytales.wordpress....
Amy x
Do you know that you can download a FREE PDF of 'Cry of the Firebird' and 'The Eagle Key' on my official site?
Check them out here and review now!
https://firebirdfairytales.wordpress....
Amy x
Free Books on Insta Freebie
Hello Everyone
I just want to drop a quick line to let you know that I have two Instafreebie promotions running over Christmas!
Cry of the Firebird
A firebird hatches in the far corners of Russia, where gods still walk and magic slumbers, sparking a supernatural war that will tear the worlds apart.
Inspired by Finnish and Russian Mythology, 'Cry of the Firebird' is a noir paranormal series that brings to life the bloody fairy tales of the North in a new modern setting.
Born on the crossroads between worlds, Anya's magic is buried under grief until one fateful night it causes a firebird to hatch on her farm. Through a twist of dark magic it is sharing its body with Yvan, an ancient prince from legend.
With Yvan's dark magician brother Vasilli and other powerful enemies closing in around them, Anya has no choice but to sober up, follow Yvan into Skazki, the land of monsters and magic.
Find it here: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/Q9gh6
The Eagle Key
In the spirit of "The Princess Bride," "Stardust" and "Howl's Moving Castle" comes a story of adventure, redemption, magic and the ever perilous True Love.
After a hasty wish on the Evening Star, pensioner Martha Brown finds a key with the power to open the heart of all that it touches. When the Eagle Key opens a door to Faerie Martha is spurred to action. Fuelled by her anger at growing old without any adventures at all, Martha packs her bags and heads into Faerie determined to find one.
Saved from a carnivorous rose bush by Greyfeather, a wanted criminal, blatant flirt and scoundrel, Martha agrees to give him the use of the Eagle Key in exchange for helping her navigate her way through the pitfalls of Faerie.
Find it here:
https://www.instafreebie.com/free/zT28x
I just want to drop a quick line to let you know that I have two Instafreebie promotions running over Christmas!
Cry of the Firebird
A firebird hatches in the far corners of Russia, where gods still walk and magic slumbers, sparking a supernatural war that will tear the worlds apart.
Inspired by Finnish and Russian Mythology, 'Cry of the Firebird' is a noir paranormal series that brings to life the bloody fairy tales of the North in a new modern setting.
Born on the crossroads between worlds, Anya's magic is buried under grief until one fateful night it causes a firebird to hatch on her farm. Through a twist of dark magic it is sharing its body with Yvan, an ancient prince from legend.
With Yvan's dark magician brother Vasilli and other powerful enemies closing in around them, Anya has no choice but to sober up, follow Yvan into Skazki, the land of monsters and magic.
Find it here: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/Q9gh6
The Eagle Key
In the spirit of "The Princess Bride," "Stardust" and "Howl's Moving Castle" comes a story of adventure, redemption, magic and the ever perilous True Love.
After a hasty wish on the Evening Star, pensioner Martha Brown finds a key with the power to open the heart of all that it touches. When the Eagle Key opens a door to Faerie Martha is spurred to action. Fuelled by her anger at growing old without any adventures at all, Martha packs her bags and heads into Faerie determined to find one.
Saved from a carnivorous rose bush by Greyfeather, a wanted criminal, blatant flirt and scoundrel, Martha agrees to give him the use of the Eagle Key in exchange for helping her navigate her way through the pitfalls of Faerie.
Find it here:
https://www.instafreebie.com/free/zT28x
Cry of the Firebird Free!
'Cry of the Firebird' is now Free across all retailers....Permanently!
Check it out here :
https://www.books2read.com/u/bWZ1P0
Check it out here :
https://www.books2read.com/u/bWZ1P0
Psst -Free Box Set Promo this weekend!
A quick heads up that both The Firebird Fairytales Boxset and The Western Wars Boxset will be Free on Amazon this weekend so its a perfect time to check them out and leave a review! They are also on Kindle Unlimited if you are a part of the program...Check out descriptions below x
The Firebird Fairytales is a fresh Nordic Paranormal Fantasy series that breathes new life into Ancient myth
Cry of the Firebird
Born on the crossroads between worlds Anya's Gate Keeper magic is buried under grief and rage until one fateful night a firebird hatches on her farm who is sharing its body with the fabled Prince Yvan. With Yvan's dark magician brother Vasilli and other powerful enemies closing in around them, Anya has no choice but to sober up, follow Yvan into Skazki and hope that she can learn how to control her awakening magic before it destroys her and any hope of keeping the gates to both world's safe.
Ashes of the Firebird
Branded as Rogues and hunted by the supernatural world Anya and her companions flee to Budapest, a place of new allies where they will be safe. They begin the search for Yanka, Anya's ancestor and the only person in history with enough power to change the tide of the brewing war. Her relationship with the Thanatos Trajan is made complicated when he accidently feeds off her and trouble finds them when Aleksandra saves mysterious demon hunter Mychal from an attack, bringing new monsters and threats to Anya's door.
Rise of the Firebird
Travelling from the battlefields of Skazki to the Underworld of Tuonela, Anya and her companions encounter the vicious dark goddess Louhi and gain two magician's, the mad hero Kullervo and Eldon Blaise - apprentice of Merlin himself. As devastating secrets of history and the heart are revealed, Anya must fight the darkness within her and rise up to be a symbol for the Neutral rebel army that rallies under the banner of the firebird. Ready to restore the balance at any price, the final battle of the three armies will shape the worlds forever.
Free Here
The Western Wars is an epic fantasy series with loads of adventure, magic and romance
Eastern Gods - Book One
'Come to me and I'll whisper secrets that will shake the worlds. '
When a spy from the mysterious Eastlands is caught in his kingdom, Haldirian is sent to the only reliable scholar of the East left on the continent of Elindor. With her help, he's determined to stop the fear of war spreading, but as the first female heir in history, highly intelligent and carrying a warrior swagger Aláenor isn't what Haldirian has learned to expect from royal princesses. But Aláenor isn't as confident as she appears as she's haunted by the memory of her dead mother and plagued by a man whispering in her nightmares.
The spy claims that Mordecai, dark magician and Emperor of the East sent him to scout their kingdoms for an invasion, but it's the threat of unknown magic that forces them to act. The West turned their back on magic hundreds of years ago, and they will have no way to stand against it if the mysterious Emperor decides to make war.
Together, Aláenor and Haldirian will journey to the other side of the world to learn the truth, but nothing is as it seems, and the East will reveal secrets to Aláenor that will shatter her world, question her loyalties, and forge her into the queen she must become.
The Golden Queen - Book Two
Scholar. Warrior. Lover. Queen.
Still recovering from her imprisonment in the Red Fortress, Aláenor travels to the northern city of Anan in search of new allies in her war against the Emperor Mordecai.
Anan has more than one surprise for Aláenor, and as she comes to terms with the magic awakening inside of her she will need Haldirian's support to make it back to the West.
Aláenor has been raised to believe that Mordecai's family line were traitors, but history is written by the winners and she will discover she has more in common with the enemy than she thinks.
Free Here
The Firebird Fairytales is a fresh Nordic Paranormal Fantasy series that breathes new life into Ancient myth
Cry of the Firebird
Born on the crossroads between worlds Anya's Gate Keeper magic is buried under grief and rage until one fateful night a firebird hatches on her farm who is sharing its body with the fabled Prince Yvan. With Yvan's dark magician brother Vasilli and other powerful enemies closing in around them, Anya has no choice but to sober up, follow Yvan into Skazki and hope that she can learn how to control her awakening magic before it destroys her and any hope of keeping the gates to both world's safe.
Ashes of the Firebird
Branded as Rogues and hunted by the supernatural world Anya and her companions flee to Budapest, a place of new allies where they will be safe. They begin the search for Yanka, Anya's ancestor and the only person in history with enough power to change the tide of the brewing war. Her relationship with the Thanatos Trajan is made complicated when he accidently feeds off her and trouble finds them when Aleksandra saves mysterious demon hunter Mychal from an attack, bringing new monsters and threats to Anya's door.
Rise of the Firebird
Travelling from the battlefields of Skazki to the Underworld of Tuonela, Anya and her companions encounter the vicious dark goddess Louhi and gain two magician's, the mad hero Kullervo and Eldon Blaise - apprentice of Merlin himself. As devastating secrets of history and the heart are revealed, Anya must fight the darkness within her and rise up to be a symbol for the Neutral rebel army that rallies under the banner of the firebird. Ready to restore the balance at any price, the final battle of the three armies will shape the worlds forever.
Free Here
The Western Wars is an epic fantasy series with loads of adventure, magic and romance Eastern Gods - Book One
'Come to me and I'll whisper secrets that will shake the worlds. '
When a spy from the mysterious Eastlands is caught in his kingdom, Haldirian is sent to the only reliable scholar of the East left on the continent of Elindor. With her help, he's determined to stop the fear of war spreading, but as the first female heir in history, highly intelligent and carrying a warrior swagger Aláenor isn't what Haldirian has learned to expect from royal princesses. But Aláenor isn't as confident as she appears as she's haunted by the memory of her dead mother and plagued by a man whispering in her nightmares.
The spy claims that Mordecai, dark magician and Emperor of the East sent him to scout their kingdoms for an invasion, but it's the threat of unknown magic that forces them to act. The West turned their back on magic hundreds of years ago, and they will have no way to stand against it if the mysterious Emperor decides to make war.
Together, Aláenor and Haldirian will journey to the other side of the world to learn the truth, but nothing is as it seems, and the East will reveal secrets to Aláenor that will shatter her world, question her loyalties, and forge her into the queen she must become.
The Golden Queen - Book Two
Scholar. Warrior. Lover. Queen.
Still recovering from her imprisonment in the Red Fortress, Aláenor travels to the northern city of Anan in search of new allies in her war against the Emperor Mordecai.
Anan has more than one surprise for Aláenor, and as she comes to terms with the magic awakening inside of her she will need Haldirian's support to make it back to the West.
Aláenor has been raised to believe that Mordecai's family line were traitors, but history is written by the winners and she will discover she has more in common with the enemy than she thinks.
Free Here
