Irish Wishes And A Magnet Snippet 🍀
Mar 16, 2022 3:01 pm
Greetings from C.L. Carhart's indie author world!
How's life been treating you? Are you going to do anything special for St. Patrick's Day? Maybe snag a Shamrock Shake or some Irish potatoes? Or a whiskey or green beer if that's more your thing? 🍀
I'll be over here plugging away at my reader magnet and hopefully finishing it. And maybe enjoying some Celtic music on the side. 🎶 There's a snazzy link camped out at the bottom of this email, so make sure you find your way there!
Lurid Curse update
🥳 Week #1 is in the books with 7 total sales! 🥳
Maybe you've been holding out for a paperback? If so, it's your lucky day!
Paperbacks of Lurid Curse can be found at Amazon, Books-a-Million, and
What do you think Swanie would want to drink for St. Patrick's Day?
Reader Magnet Snippet
I keep promising a bonus story, and it keeps getting delayed. 😞 So today I'm offering a snippet to tide you over! Read on to discover how useful ice magic can be, especially when you've got a pristine Alpine river nearby.
[Yes, this indeed is that very river. 🤩]
We found a group of small children tossing rocks into the Isar, and Swanie offered them a more interesting game. She crouched down and touched her fingers to the water, creating a batch of tiny ice disks. Taking hold of one, she waved it at the three gaping children and flung it across the surface of the Isar. It skipped once before returning to its natural form amid the ripples.
“Wow, I want to do that!” a young girl with dark pigtails cried out. Her two male companions pushed forward to seize the disks Swanie had created, and the girl gave an incensed wail.
“Don’t worry, Swanie will make enough for everyone,” I told her, bending down to touch the water myself. It sported spring’s crisp chill. Snagging one of my friend’s disks, I turned it over in my hands before skipping it across the river. Maybe one day I could summon tiny flames in similar fashion.
As more children came to the riverbank, Swanie continued to create ice disks, while I stacked them into a pile on the grass. Our activities attracted the attention of some Teutons closer to our age. I tensed when two college-age guys approached to study Swanie’s ice disks, their eyes taking note of me in the process.
The taller one with the build of a soccer player abruptly harrumphed and rounded on me with a sneer. “What makes you think she needs your help when you’ve got no element of your own?” he blurted, his voice doubtless falling on every ear in the clearing. He pointed toward Swanie’s back before glaring at me.
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Who is the narrator of this tale? And what is Swanie going to do about that prejudiced jerk? Hopefully you'll find out next week for FREE!
WIDE World of Fantasy
Do you like to read eBooks on Apple Books, Google Play, Nook, or Kobo? Does it ever bother you that so many eBook sales include a slew of books that are exclusive to Kindle? If so, THIS is the sale for you!
[Don't worry, everything's still on Kindle; you just have to pay for it. 😉]
I'd better wrap this up, because I'm starting to drone, and YOU have a life. Don't forget to snag some St. Patrick's Day goodies while you still can! Will catch up with you again next week with more info on the reader magnet. 📖
Talk to you soon,
C.L. Carhart
PS - Here's the jig I promised: Finnegan's Wake by The Irish Rovers. Enjoy! 🍻