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Drowned Country

Publisherโ€™s Description Even the Wild Man of Greenhollow canโ€™t ignore a summons from his mother, when that mother is the indomitable Adela Silver, practical folklorist. Henry Silver does not relish what heโ€™ll find in the grimy seaside town of Rothport, where once the ancient wood extended before it was drowned beneath the seaโ€”a missing girl,… Continue reading Drowned Country

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Scottish & Irish Werewolf Folklore

The Scottish Wulver Unlike the French loup garou, not all werewolves terrorise humans giving into their blood lust. The Scottish wulver of the Shetland islands, just north of the Scottish mainland, is a benevolent werewolf. The wulver was thought by the ancient Celts to be its own species between a man and a wolf. Folklorist… Continue reading Scottish & Irish Werewolf Folklore

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Folklore of Bluebells

The feared fairy bell and impending death According to English folklore, Bluebells were often used to call fairiesโ€ฆIf you โ€œrangโ€ a bluebell like you would any normal bell, it was believed fairies would come to you. But fairies are notoriously dangerous bargainers and the need to call fairies for aid must be great to risk… Continue reading Folklore of Bluebells

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South of the Sun

Publisherโ€™s Description *** I received a review or ARC in exchange for an honest review *** This is an enchanting illustrated book of fairy tales โ€“ but not the kind you read to children at bedtime. They are strictly for the grown-ups. Often dark, the stories visit places where things donโ€™t end happily ever after,… Continue reading South of the Sun

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The Girl in the Corn

Publisherโ€™s Description โ€œBeware of what lurks in the corn.Fairies donโ€™t exist. At least thatโ€™s what Thomas Cavanaughโ€™s parents say. But the events of that one night, when he follows a fairy into the cornfield on his parentsโ€™ farm, prove them wrong. What seems like a destructive explosion was, Thomas knows, an encounter with Dauรฐr, a… Continue reading The Girl in the Corn

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Forthcoming: Dark Poetry

Iโ€™m pleased to announce my debut venture into dark poetry will feature in Eldritch and Ether Anthology. My folklore inspired poems include Scottish female vampire folklore in โ€œMy Baobhan sithโ€, while โ€œThe Otherโ€ explores dark inner duality and mythologies of the Sun and Moon inspired โ€œA Silver Queenโ€. More details to be announced soon!

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A Song of Flight

Publisherโ€™s Description After a violent encounter with masked men and the sinister Crow Folk, Prince Aolu of Dalriada disappears without a trace, and his companion Galen is seriously injured. Liobhan and the Swan Island warriors seek answers to the prince's abduction. For Liobhan this mission is personal, as Galen is her beloved brother. While she… Continue reading A Song of Flight

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Dreaming of Djinn

Publisherโ€™s Description: To open Dreaming Of Djinn is to open a jewel encrusted box full of exquisite and mouthwatering delicacies. This sensuous and truly mouthwatering collection melding the modern and the ancient with the strangeness of speculative fiction, is a treasure trove of originality and exotic magic. It will ravish your senses as it transports… Continue reading Dreaming of Djinn

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Ancient Egyptian Myth & War

In one of my latest research themes, I explored the Ancient Egyptian mythology surrounding Sekhmet, the lion-headed goddess of war and a daughter of Ra. In one myth, Ra is angered by the Egyptian peopleโ€™s lack of subservience to him and sends Sekhmet as punishment. She devours the armies sent against her until the deserts… Continue reading Ancient Egyptian Myth & War