Promo/Excerpt & Giveaway: AIR: Merlin's Chalice, WATER: Excalibur's Return & FIRE: Nimue's Destiny by Meredith Bond
AIR:
Merlin’s Chalice,
Water:
Excalibur’s Return &
FIRE:
Nimuë’s Destiny
Children
of Avalon Series Books 1-3
By:
Meredith Bond
Blurb
Over
two hundred years ago the great Merlin prophesied the coming of the
Children of Avalon who would fight and, hopefully, defeat Lady Nimuë
in her quest to rule and become most powerful Vallen ever. To guide
them, he left a knight of King Arthur’s Round Table, Sir
Dagonet. Now, after seven generations, it is finally time for
events to begin to unfold.
Our
story begins with:
Air:
Merlin’s Chalice
In one
day Scai has gone from being considered unusual by the people of her
little Welsh village to an outcast fleeing for her life. Left on the
church steps as a baby, she knows nothing of her history—or her
abilities. Did she really stop the rain just by wishing it to stop?
But she is determined to learn all she can. Travelling alone to find
her family seems to be the only way she’s going to find the answers
she seeks.
Her
journey leads her to the comical old knight Sir Dagonet, who tells
her that she is one of a magical people called the Vallen. Together
they continue on, joined by the handsome Dylan and the fiery Bridget
on a new quest—to find the fabled Merlin’s Chalice, said to hold
all the power of the entrapped wizard. Together, Scai, Dylan and
Bridget discover that they are the long awaited Children of Avalon,
destined to save the world from power-hungry Lady Nimuë—unless she
kills them first.
Along
the way, Scai finds magic—both in the wind and air that she can
control at will, and in the sweet ache of a first love that she
cannot.
From
Air: Excerpt
It was
much cooler in here, away from the warmth of the late morning sun and
the blacksmith’s fire. I brushed back strands of my blond hair, so
fine they stuck to my face with my drying tears, and concentrated on
forming the words in my head that would not sound too stupid or
melodramatic. But before I could even complete the thought, the words
were out of my mouth, tumbling over themselves like leaves caught in
the breeze.
“All
of the townspeople think I’m a witch because I know what people are
thinking. I know what they’ve done or haven’t done and what they
mean to say but don’t. Father even thinks I made the sun come out
this morning, although he didn’t say so. We all prayed for the rain
to stop, he himself said we did, but…”
“Hey!
Stop.” Aron laughed.
My
words stopped short. I took a breath and looked up at him. The smile
on his face faded as my words settled into him. Grasping my
shoulders, he looked me straight in the eye. “Everyone in town
thinks you’re a witch?”
The
disbelief in his voice mirrored my own exactly, and an air of relief
blew through me. I knew he would feel this way. I could always count
on Aron.
“I
know. It’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard,” I said,
beginning to feel better already.
But
Aron was no longer laughing, not even a smile graced his handsome
face. He was staring at me as if he was really considering whether it
could be true.
“Aron!”
“No,
Scai, I’m thinking about this.” He let go of me and stood back,
staring down at the floor for a minute. He began nodding his head.
“Yes. It does make sense.”
“Aron!
No.” How could he betray me this way?
“But,
Scai, wait. You have to admit that you always know things that others
don’t. Haven’t you ever wondered about it?”
“I’m
intuitive,” I said, with a lift of my chin.
He
shook his head. “No one is that intuitive. Do you hear people’s
voices in your head? Can you read their thoughts? How do you do it?”
I
widened my eyes. He really believed that I was a witch! “No. I
don’t.” But then I saw that Aron wasn’t looking at me as if he
were scared. He looked…well, he looked interested, even curious.
Next,
Dylan continues our story in:
Water:
Excalibur’s Return
Dylan
has never been good enough. Neither his foster-brother nor his father
have ever thought so. But now, finally, Dylan has a chance to
demonstrate what he can do in the most difficult of situations. Dylan
is the only descendant of the great Merlin and a member of a magical
race known as the Vallen. One of the Children of Avalon, he knows he
is strong enough to defeat Lady Nimuë. But when Dylan thinks he can
take her on on his own, he is quickly shown otherwise.
When
not even the love of a beautiful and powerful woman is enough, what
will it take for Dylan to prove that he is worthy of taking on the
greatest threat Britain has ever faced?
Finally,
Bridget will finish our tale in:
Fire:
Nimuë’s Destiny
Bridget
isn’t sure she has what it takes to be a leader, but she’s about
to find out. The witch hunts are getting worse by the day. But when
Lady Nimuë kidnaps Bridget’s own family things get personal. Only
Bridget, the brilliant Scai and powerful Dylan—the prophesied
Children of Avalon—have the power to defeat Lady Nimuë. The
question is, does Bridget have the strength of will to lead them
through to the end?
When
Scai’s childhood friend, Aron the blacksmith, joins their group,
Bridget is suddenly faced with a new challenge—this one from her
heart. Will her love for Aron get in the way of defeating Nimuë, or
will it give her the confidence she’ll need?
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Air
Water
Fire
Author
Info
Meredith
Bond is an award–winning author of a series of traditionally
published Regency romances and indie–published paranormal romances.
Known for her characters “who slip readily into one’s heart”,
Meredith’s heart belongs to her husband and two children. Her
paranormal romances include Magic
In The Storm,
Storm
on the Horizon,
and the short story “In
A Beginning”.
Her traditional Regencies include The Merry Men Quartet of which An
Exotic Heir
and A
Dandy In Disguise
have recently been republished. Meredith teaches writing at her local
community college. If you want a taste of her class in book form,
Chapter
One is
available at your favorite e–retailer.
Want
to know more? Come visit Meredith at her website
or chat with her on Facebook or
Twitter @merrybond and find her at Goodreads.
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DeleteAfter spending the last 3 days in 80% humidity and 90+ temps at my daughter's college new student conference, I'm feeling opposed to WATER (and FIRE) - but AIR is really good.
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