A Curse of Magick by Diane Gallagher (Ancient Women of Celtic Magick #1) | Spotlight ~ Excerpt ~ Gift Card |
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Welcome to my stop on the Spotlight tour for A Curse of Magick by Diane Gallagher. Please enjoy an excerpt, meet the author, and enter the giveaway below for a chance to win a $15 Amazon/B&N gift card.
Book Details
A Curse of Magick by Diane Gallagher Series: Ancient Women of Celtic Magick #1
Published by Independent on October 25, 2023
Genres: Fiction, Romance, Young Adult
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 206
Add to Goodreads“A desperate princess, a handsome warrior, and an ancient magick to determine their fate.”
As daughter to the High King, love doesn’t come easily to Gráinne. Having turned down hundreds of suitors, she is being forced to marry Finn, an old, ugly yet powerful general. While outside the marriage hall, Gráinne bumps into Diarmuid, Finn’s handsome foster son. From that moment, Gráinne knows if she is to have any chance at love, he is the one she must marry. She begs him to take her away from this unwanted wedding. When Diarmuid refuses, Gráinne, desperate, places a curse on him; help her or die.
Diarmuid is a warrior who only wants to serve loyally, but when the princess sets her sights on him and casts her curse, he must make the most difficult choice of his life. Does he help her, taking their chances with a vengeful Finn, or does her refuse her, leaving her to her fate, and risking his own death?
With both their lives on the line, Gráinne and Diarmuid must fight to use Ireland’s ancient magick to escape from Finn, either bringing them together in passion or in death.
A Curse of Magick is a passionate tale of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption. A retelling of an ancient Irish myth, A Curse of Magick takes the love and romance of Romeo and Juliet, and the exhilaration of King Arthur, and mixes it together for a satisfying adventure all will love.
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Excerpt from A Curse of Magick
Once the cave opened, Diarmuid grinned at Gráinne in the dim light. The walls of the caves were lined with crystals. Even in the darkening light of the sunset they twinkled and reflected the deep orange glow. Gráinne gasped.
“Wait until you see it with a fire,” Diarmuid said. “I’m going to go and gather as much dried wood as I can find. Wait here.”
As he left the cave, Diarmuid listened carefully. There was no sound of Finn’s men. He didn’t expect another message from Oisin saying they were on the move. He knew they were on their own now. He gathered up a tangle of branches he found at the foot of a tree. He hauled them back into the cave and dropped them in a heap on the cavern floor.
“Hand me that bag, will you?” Diarmuid pointed to a small bag he’d left near Bran. “That’s the flint bag. We can never lose that, or we will be in trouble.”
“I know that,” Gráinne bit back. “I have my own. Look.” From just under the collar of her dress she pulled out her own leather bag.
Diarmuid grunted and turned his attention to the fire.
He piled the branches carefully so that air would draw from below and used his flint to light the fire. As the fire sparked and took, the light reflected against the crystals that covered the ceiling of the cavern, making it look like a thousand tiny stars twinkled above them.
“Oh, how beautiful!” Gráinne cried, pressing her hands together beneath her chin.
“Yes, it was Angus that showed this to me. It is like magick, isn’t it?”
Gráinne nodded and smiled at Diarmuid, looking up at him from beneath her lashes, her momentary ire forgotten.
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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About Diane Gallagher
Diane Gallagher is a novelist and Druid priest. She is the author of three novels: A Curse of Magick, Greenwich List, and the Bastard of Saint Genevra.
She has long roots stretching into her Celtic past, although she splits her life between two islands—Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada, and Sicily off the toe of Italy’s boot.
She writes young adult romance based on ancient Celtic myths of the powerful women of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. She currently teaches creative writing at Cherry Hill Seminary.
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Giveaway!
During the tour, Diane Gallagher will award a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter.
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Full Tour Schedule
December 18:
1: Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read
2: Hope. Dreams. Life… Love
3: Gina Rae Mitchell
4:Westveil Publishing
5: Read Your Writes Book Reviews
6: elementarymydear
7: Literary Gold
8: Kenyan Poet
9: Sandra’s Book Club
10: Books in the Hall
December 19:
1: Fabulous and Brunette
2: The Reading Addict
3: MacKade ~ VV Strange
4: The Avid Reader
5: Candlelight Reading
6: FUONLYKNEW
7: Where Landsquid Fear to Tread
8: Smile Somebody Loves You
December 20:
1: Kit ‘n Kabookle
2: Sybrina’s Book Blog
3: The Faerie Review
4: Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin’
5: Eye-Rolling Demigod’s Book Blog
6: Our Town Book Reviews
7: Straight from the Library
December 21:
1: The Pen and Muse Book Reviews
2: It’s Raining Books
3: Sapphyria’s Books
4: Author C.A.Milson
5: Country Mamas With Kids
6: Coffee and Wander Book Reviews
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[…] Gina Rae Mitchell […]
This sounds like an interesting story. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by today, Marcy!
Hi Marcy! Thanks for your kind comment. I do hope you get a chance to read it.
Wow, sounds like a very interesting plot.
It does. I added it to Mount TBR!
Thanks for adding my book to your Mount TBR, Gina. 🙂
Thanks Pooja. The story is based on a Celtic myth, of which I am very fond. The next book in the Ancient Women of Celtic Magick will be about the Welsh goddess Rhiannon, and the one after that will be based on Boudica, the female warrior who very nearly ran the Romans out of Britain. I do hope you get a chance to read it. Good luck with the giveaway.
Thanks so much for featuring my book. It is much appreciated.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Best wishes on your tour!
Thank you so much for featuring this book today!