Floating Back Into The 1950s 💃
Feb 07, 2024 4:00 pm
We've made it to another weird week, and while the modern world prefers to go insane, I've taken a step back into an era I've never experienced....
The 1950s.
My creative muses have awoken at long last, and Gift of Snow is starting to take shape on my laptop. As authors go, I'm a "plotter" since I outline (almost) every story I write. But once I'm actually writing, I let the characters guide the way. And I've already discovered some intriguing facts about a few of the side characters who will help round out my Elemental Bloodlines series.
- We've got a Czech refugee who gained Teutonic magic through mysterious means 👀
- An entrepreneurial uncle who lost his right hand in WW2...and occasionally conjures a spiritual replacement when outsiders aren't watching 🪄
- A young witch nervously excited about the opportunity to learn secretarial skills ✍️
- A Boxer named Heidi who tends to dig amid the junipers 🌲
- An outsider who seems to think being a Teuton priest is like being a member of the Illuminati ⚔️
And of course the two leading characters, both of whom we've met before.
Wait. We have?
If you've read Gift of Wind, the latest release in the Elemental Bloodlines series, then you've most certainly met the leading witch and priest from Gift of Snow. The snowy witch also appears as a side character in Gift of Air. Can you guess who she...and her unexpected love interest...are?
Send me a reply with your guesses!
Book Fairs & Giveaways
This week I've got two awesome events to share with you, both of which should interest all lovers of urban fantasy and paranormal romance. Got a limited time book fair loaded with over 200 romantic tales to keep you satisfied for Valentine's Day, whether you're spending it with your book boyfriends & or your real life boyfriend. 😉 (Book boyfriends are far more fantastical....)
The second event is an Amazon gift card giveaway hosted by one of my fellow indie authors. All you have to do to enter is put in your email, and then to get extra entries you can download free stories in exchange for joining different authors' newsletters. One of the bonus stories in the Elemental Bloodlines series is hanging out in the giveaway, so be sure to check it out!
Other Books You Might Like
Found two intriguing titles by other indie authors that might interest you this week. One is a dark fantasy doused in Greek mythology, and the other involves something like a demon prince 😈. The second one is available on Amazon only, which means it can't join my TBR. But maybe you can add it to yours....
Isme made a single mistake.
She lived secretly on an island with her father, preparing for the end of the world under his strict guidance. An apocalypse was a big deal, of course, but it had happened before: everyone knew that the gods had destroyed and rebuilt the world several times...
So when she sang to the sea, it was just a momentary flash of teenage rebellion. Hardly anything to be concerned about.
But now she has blood on her hands.
Driven by blood guilt, Isme must leave the safety of her island and travel to the other side of Greece. Only the famed Oracle of Delphi can tell her how to escape the fate of a murderer.
But highway robbers are the least of Isme's worries. She lives in a world of dangerous spirits and quarrelsome gods, who are more likely to carry her off than help her... and worst of all is the strange invisible monster that stalks her every move...
The demon prince is arrogant, dangerous, and hot as sin.
He is also my new owner.
As a fae slave, I knew that one day I'd be sold at auction, but I never expected to be purchased by royalty, much less by the demon prince himself.
Rumors say that Prince Leo is a cruel master who murders his fae when they no longer entertain him. They say he's just like every other species that harvest the magic in our fae blood.
But I know the truth.
There's more to the demon prince than what the world sees. He has plans, big plans, and if I agree to help him, it could mean freedom for me and every other enslaved fae.
When the day comes that I'm given the chance for freedom, will I take it, even it means leaving Prince Leo forever? Or can I admit that the demon prince who owned my body might own my heart as well?
I'd better scurry away since I've got a chapter to finish before my husband gets home from work. 😜 I always read each chapter to him because reading aloud helps me notice mistakes. Poor dude has heard a LOT about the Teutonic Fantasy Realm since he married me quite a while ago.
Pretty sure he knew what he was getting into, though. 😉
Don't forget to let me know your guesses about which Teuton witch is the star of Gift of Snow, and which priest seeks to capture her heart. If you haven't read Gift of Air and Gift of Wind yet, I've dropped the links below so you can catch up before the final book comes out.
Wishing you a wonderfully weird week filled with lots of magic!
Talk to you soon,
C.L. Carhart
Get Gift of Wind:
https://clcarhart.com/products/gift-of-wind-ebook
Get Gift of Air:
https://books2read.com/ebgiftofair
Elemental Bloodlines series:
https://clcarhart.com/collections/elemental-bloodlines-series-ebooks
Amazon gift card giveaway: