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by Ryshia Kennie, guest blogger and author of Ring of Desire.
Ring of Desire
1072 England - I researched politics, dress, speech and customs and loved every minute of it. So, with a medieval background firmly in my mind, a hero begging to leap into action and an opening scene ready to go, I began to write. And that is when everything changed. Someone was whispering in the background.
“The One. The One,” they whispered every time my beleaguered hero made an appearance. It was unexpected and I think it was the era that attracted that paranormal element. Unlike contemporary times with our modern conveniences and streamlined buildings, when I imagine the medieval times, I see a place rife with paranormal from runes and spells, to magicians. An incredible breeding ground to lay that magical seed and voila subconsciously I did!
Even in the opening scene as my hero, Giles, rescued Vala from a watery death, there was the whispering and hints of something else. I was as baffled as Giles and writing stopped for a bit as the plot had to be reworked to accommodate what was obviously a hint of magic.
It was more than a hint of magic. Ring of Desire took me totally by surprise from its final name to the outcome of the story. It was one of my favorite stories to write.
Buy: Ring of Desire (Paperback)
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5 comments ↓
Romantic paranormal–yummy, sounds intriguing! Where can I buy your book?
Hello Campfirestars – I found the era intriguing too. I wrote Ring of Desire to capture the charm of the era while keeping that dark feel of mystery and superstition -thus came the magic. It’s the first book I’ve written where people die through the story, yet it is still very romantic with love as pervasive as the darkness (did I say too much?
). You can buy Ring of Desire at any of the online bookstores including; Amazon and Barnes & Noble and directly from my publisher Black Lyon Publishing.
Hello Campfirestars – magic and the medieval ages – I definitely found the research intriguing. When I wrote Ring of Desire I could feel the dark mystery of that era seep into the pages. You can purchase Ring of Desire at any of the online bookstores – Amazon, Barnes & Noble and at my publisher Black Lyon.
I’m curious…do all your novels speak to you in the same way? Do they write themselves…to a certain extent?
And what’s this? Death in the middle of romance? I’m intrigued!
Hi Teresa – To answer your question, my novels don’t all speak in the same way – setting seems to factor into how the book unfolds as much as characters. I’d say at least half the book writes itself.
And as far as the death – you’ll just have to read the book. Hafne is cursed and the women of Hafne are as much warriors as the Normans who arrive to claim the land as theirs. What meets in the middle can be deadly.
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