Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Spirit Travel and Keriam's Dilemma by Shirley Martin

   Imagine a kingdom where magic is forbidden, where guilt of practicing sorcery is punishable by death. In my fantasy romance, "Night Secrets" Princess Keriam has preternatural powers, one of which is spirit travel. This phenomenon also goes by the names of astral travel and out-of-body experience. No matter what it's called, it's an ability that many people possess. Keriam agonizes, what if someone sees her spirit while she's having one of her out-of-body experiences? If found guilty, she will suffer a horrible death, and not even her father--the king--could save her. 
   One night, she has an astral trip that begins thusly:  "A slight tug released Keriam from her body. She floated toward the ceiling, amazed as always that she could look down at herself in bed. With a certainty borne of past experience, she knew this was no dream. Ever since her mother's death two years ago, preternatural powers had evolved within her, and why, she didn't know. Was it her mother's way of watching over her from the Otherworld?  These nightly journeys were even more recent, and something she must learn to control, if only she knew how...
    She drifted outside and traveled over the countryside, her soul finally setting down in the dark forest. While there, she overheard three men plotting her father's assassination. What could she do now? How can she reveal the plot to her father without betraying her supernatural power?
    One of the plotters, Roric Gamal, is about to disclose the details of the plot when Keriam's body calls her spirit back, and she must return...
   "A tug pulled her spirit back. No, not now! She must discover more of the plotters' plan." 
   And is Roric Gamal really one of the plotters, or only pretending to be? Throughout "Night Secrets" Keriam fights her growing attraction for Roric, confused about his loyalty to the kingdom and to her father.

   "Night Secrets" is the first romantic fantasy of the Avador series. I invite you to read this fantasy and the others in the series. 
   "Night Shadows" is the second. 
    "Enchanted Cottage" is the third, followed by "Allegra's Dream" and "Wolf Magic." 
     For lovers of fantasy romance, these romances are bound to please. 


                                                                   
   

8 comments:

  1. Hi Shirley,
    Sounds intriguing.

    Cheers

    Margaret

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    1. Margaret, thanks. The idea of astral travel intrigues me, even if I've never done it.

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  2. Shirley, I've read most of your Avador books and enjoyed them all. I don't know how I missed this one :-)

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    1. Kathy, this is the first one. So it introduces you to Avador.

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