Post by RG Porter (Author) on Jan 25, 2008 9:30:41 GMT -5
Just to give a heads up. Myself and 8 other authors were asked by Wild Rose Press to write a short novella involving one of the 9 Greek Muses. These books are going to be sold as individual novellas as well as combined into 3 anthologies. Here is a blurb from my contribution to this wonderful project.
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For as far back as she could remember they?d always been sent to inspire humans throughout the ages, that was, until man lost their faith. Euterpe had longed to return, to provide her gifts to another human once more. Just when she swore it would never happen she?s summoned by Zeus. Her chance to finally go back had come and she couldn?t be happier. If she?d known what would happen next she might have had second thoughts. Sent down to the mortal world Euterpe lands in a lush forest only to find her memory stripped away and left to wander in confusion in a place that made no sense. Perhaps the lights coming towards her would provide the answers she seeks.
Ceris had always been a loner, never one to surround himself with others. Music his only source of company, he wanders out into the night his mind full of chaotic thoughts. He could feel the words hidden deep inside but no matter what he did he could not unlock them from his soul. Frustrated he finds his feet taking him to the deserted roadway only to find the figure of a woman standing still on the black pavement, a pair of headlights heading straight for her.
By saving her could he save himself? Together they search to find her past while attempting to unlock the music they both know he holds inside. Hounded by the shadows of Hades, will Ceris be able to save Euterpe from the pursuits of the Dark God or will he lose his soul as he fights for her past? As the bond between them grows from a spark to a white hot flame, will their newfound love be enough to save them both from the darkness and bring them into Destiny?s Light.
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For as far back as she could remember they?d always been sent to inspire humans throughout the ages, that was, until man lost their faith. Euterpe had longed to return, to provide her gifts to another human once more. Just when she swore it would never happen she?s summoned by Zeus. Her chance to finally go back had come and she couldn?t be happier. If she?d known what would happen next she might have had second thoughts. Sent down to the mortal world Euterpe lands in a lush forest only to find her memory stripped away and left to wander in confusion in a place that made no sense. Perhaps the lights coming towards her would provide the answers she seeks.
Ceris had always been a loner, never one to surround himself with others. Music his only source of company, he wanders out into the night his mind full of chaotic thoughts. He could feel the words hidden deep inside but no matter what he did he could not unlock them from his soul. Frustrated he finds his feet taking him to the deserted roadway only to find the figure of a woman standing still on the black pavement, a pair of headlights heading straight for her.
By saving her could he save himself? Together they search to find her past while attempting to unlock the music they both know he holds inside. Hounded by the shadows of Hades, will Ceris be able to save Euterpe from the pursuits of the Dark God or will he lose his soul as he fights for her past? As the bond between them grows from a spark to a white hot flame, will their newfound love be enough to save them both from the darkness and bring them into Destiny?s Light.
