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Usually this time of year, I'd be posting about the upcoming October Frights Blog Hop hosted here from October 10th-15th. However this year, due to the inclusion of a Book Fair, I've moved the Hop to my author website. Everything will be happening as other years, simply over on the other site.
If you'd like to come and join the mayhem this year. please check out my posts on Welcome to Avalon, from October 10th-15th. There will be the regular flash fiction, poetry, drabbles and fun.
Welcome to the last day of the October Frights Blog Hop. To end it all, I have a spotlight on my new release, Past Legends. This is the first book in my Camelot Immortals series and is a dark fantasy based on Arthurian myth, full of witches and magic. Enjoy!
All Nimue wants is a peaceful life, but her past won’t leave her alone. And when her friend Iseult brings news that her old rival Morgawse has been abducted, an impending catastrophe lands on her doorstep. And worse, the wizard responsible is Nimue’s ex, Nostradamus.
Dragged into another adventure, Nimue confronts her former flame as he wages a desperate quest, only to be thrust deeper into an escalating crisis. As Nimue struggles to unravel what is happening, she discovers dark secrets that threaten the heart of magical energy. Now it’s her fate to rescue magic for every witch and wizard, including her friends. Trouble is, she wants no part of being magic’s saviour.
Will Nimue step up as a champion? Or will she let the magical world die?
Past Legends: The Camelot Immortals Book One, is a contemporary Arthurian fantasy inspired by the tales we all know and love. If you like strong snarky heroines, wizards and witches, and copious amounts of alcohol, then you’ll love the adventures of Nimue and her friends.
Warning: this book contains offensive language.
The book launches on Oct 28th (and will be in Kindle Unlimited)
but is available for pre-order now for 99 cents.
Here's a taste of the book:
ONCE UPON a myth, or legend, or tall tale, or whatever you want to call it, there existed a wondrous place called Camelot. Full of knights and wizards, magic and quests, a beautiful land of enchantment, fair maidens and ruled by a just king.
Not quite.
Camelot was more akin to a Dark Ages lunatic asylum. I should know, I lived there.In addition, I'm offering the Camelot Immortals two story prequel, Eternal Myths, for free to anyone who preorders Past Legends or purchases it during launch week. Just message me at my Facebook author page with a Past Legends proof of purchase for the prequel download link.
And I have some more myths and legends for you with this great giveaway!
C.L. Cannon’s Myths & Legends Reader Giveaway
And don’t forget our group giveaway with 23 great books available.
Ends October 31st.
Bleed Me to Life
Immortality
written within the tomb
Saddened fatality
beneath the moon
Who am I,
to stalk the shadows?
Who am I,
but a corpse
Blood through the veins
Substance to hunger
You are Life
I am Death
You always crave
what you cannot have
A momentary glimpse;
the warmth of breath
against decaying skin
when I hold you, mesmerized
Your lifeblood stolen
to feed my eternity
It is not enough,
our flirting dance,
your poignant demise
Even though you've given
me this façade of life,
prolonged my existence
I long to join you
in life or death
Not this forever in-between
As the Shadows Dance
As the shadows dance
under the moon,
against shafts of light
reflecting fire,
the whispering wind
murmurs the names
of the wandering Fae
Among the trees, they move,
one with the night,
sapphire eyes searching
for the ghosts lingering
on the edge of forever
Left there long ago
by careless words
and broken hearts
Suspended souls, waiting
for broken Fae promises
to be kept
Now it is time
for the reaping
Now it is time
for the payment come due
The night wails
for the lost souls,
The night mourns
as the Fae collect
And the wind howls;
the last sound of
human trust
Breathless and Chilled
In
the shadow of the frost,
a
last whisper past the twilight,
there
creeps a sigh
and
a glimmer of the moon
Once
he held a rose,
the
warmth around his heart,
now
he sees only ghosts
in
the barren, solitary tomb
underneath
the ice
Winter
blows,
down
the long road
Winter
settles,
in
the truth
And
her voice echoes,
in
his lies
Here's a free book for you
And don’t forget our group giveaway with 23 great books available.
Ends October 31st.
Check the books out here.
And I have another great giveaway!
C.L. Cannon’s Myths & Legends Reader Giveaway
And be sure to continue on with the rest of our hoppers to see what they’re up to.
Night to Dawn Magazine & Books LLC
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And I have another fabulous giveaway!
C.L. Cannon’s Myths & Legends Reader Giveaway
And be sure to continue on with the rest of our hoppers to see what they’re up to.
Night to Dawn Magazine & Books LLC
Today is drabble day and I'm serving up three stories of dark witches. Enjoy.
Curse
“The cursed are mine, only fodder for the worms.”
I shivered, trying to bury the sounds in my pillow. I knew it would do no good.
“Tonight you die.”
I leapt out of bed, unable to stand it. I looked out the window, knowing what I would see. She stood at the edge of the forest. Long ragged hair, shrouded in rags and blue light, her black eyes staring into my soul.
“I will come for you under the twice cursed moon.”
I looked up to see the moon. I heard her laugh and felt a hand on my shoulder.
Lady of Ravens
“Does the Lady of Ravens really walk the forest?”
“Indeed, she does, little one. Best stay away from the woods.” My grandmother ruffled my hair, and I smiled, but didn’t listen. I went into the forest.
“Where are you, Lady of Ravens?”
“Right here.” A dark figure materialized from the air and trees, her clawed hand grabbing my arm, her mouth open to devour me. I screamed, “No, please, don’t kill me!”
“Too late. Unless you trade the one you love the most. Will you trade?”
I nodded. Laughing, she let go.
I ran home to find my grandmother missing.
Caged
“Do you like my little bird?”
The peculiar woman smiled at Arthur; all taffeta and lace ruffles, holding a small gilt birdcage. The creature tweeted at him; a sad little sound.
“Your pet doesn’t seem happy.”
“No, I don’t think he is. Will you set him free?”
Her voice hypnotized Arthur, and he reached out, fumbling with the latch. The bird flew at him in a flurry of wings and claws. Arthur gasped, pain searing through his body, and he passed out. As he regained consciousness, he looked out through gilt bars at a dead man lying on the cobblestones.
And don’t forget our group giveaway with 23 great books available.
Ends October 31st.
Check the books out here.
And be sure to continue on with the rest of our hoppers to see what they’re up to.
Night to Dawn Magazine & Books LLC
Today I have a spotlight on a mythpunk anthology I'm part of, called Fairy Tales Punk'd. This upcoming illustrated anthology takes fairy tales, folklore and fables and twists them into the worlds of steampunk, clockpunk, dieselpunk, and beyond. I'm honoured to be a part of the book, but I won't be showcasing my story today. No, I'm spotlighting one of my fellow authors, K.A. Lindstrom and her tale The Great Astrolabe of Einsem.
We also have a Kickstarter.
And don’t forget our group giveaway with 23 great books available.
Ends October 31st.
And be sure to continue on with the rest of our hoppers to see what they’re up to.
Night to Dawn Magazine & Books LLC
