A Twelfth Night Tale for the Twelve Days of Christmas
So this is it! Release day for A Medieval Yule. This is part of the Twelve Days of Christmas releases from Red Rose Publishing. I am excited about this short little tale. It is emotionally charged with a touch of sad. But not to worry. Things do work out for the best by story's end. Since I shared the blurb on Sunday, December 11 (Post: Lovely New Book Cover) I will now share the excerpt. I hope you enjoy this little tale as much as I liked writing it.
Excerpt
As he warmed himself by the central fire, Marcus remembered Christmastides past. Castle Windom fairly bustled with kindled fires and crowded activity. The merriment echoed inside the walls and hid in dark rafters along side the pained memories of his Liana.
Marcus downed a tankard of ale and held back the sentiment threatening to pour forth from him. A lonely Twelfth Night neared. Unbidden thoughts of Liana nudged him. Haunted as he was by the sensuous way her lithe body pressed into his naked skin, the touch of her hand slipping down to caress him, her eyes as they darkened when she opened and took him inside her.
But no more…
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Thank you so much for hanging out with me in 2011! I wish everyone a wonderful Twelfth Night and Yuletide Season.
Kaye
9 comments:
Sounds like a perfect holiday read. I'll bet it was interesting to build a medieval world.
Hi Melisse! It is fascinating and a lot of fun to build medieval settings.
Though this isn't an SFR, this short story is actually an off shoot of the SFR Quantum Portal series that also has a medieval setting. So I've been doing some research!
Thanks for stopping by to help me celebrate the release.
Congratulations, Kaye! :)
"A touch of sad." It sounds beautifully bittersweet, which is one of my favorite flavors. I'm gonna treat myself to this when I go on my day-after-Christmas book buying binge.
Wishing you many sales!
Jessica -- Thank you so much! You are such a great support!
Diane -- Thank you so much too. And if you win, you'll have a treat before Christmas!
Sounds like a lovely holiday read! Think its cool you wrote it for your family. Congrats on the release!
Family traditions. Both the hubby and I grew up with a lot of them, but when we moved to Louisiana many years ago, we decided to create some new ones, so we wouldn't feel so homesick while we were far away from our families.
Both our families read Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve, so we took that tradition and modified with the Cajun Night Before Christmas. We have taken that tradition with us to Texas, where we live now. And spread it through our families a bit (its a fun story).
One of the funny things about reading the book is trying to get the Cajun accent right. The words are available with a google search, if anyone is interested. I also found a Cajun reading on the story on iTunes this year.
Good luck with the release and a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours!
Pauline -- What a wonderful tradition! Thank you so much for sharing it and giving us the Cajun information too.
You could write a book based on that idea.
Have a wonderful Christmas Holiday with your family!
This sounds like a WONDERFUL story! I love all things medieval! And I love a little sad too!!!
Congratulations on your release! Wishing you many, many sales!!!
Andrea
www.chicksofcharacterization.blogspot.com
Andrea - Thank you so much for the well wishes! I love medieval too.
I'm so glad you stopped by.
Have a wonderful Holiday Season!
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