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6/29/2020 9 Comments Medieval Monday with Ashley York![]() Medieval Monday week #9 I have the talented Ashley York on the blog today with a snippet from Eyes of the Seer. This book is the second in her Warrior King series. I'm on her blog today with another snippet from The Prince's Highland Bride here: https://www.ashleyyorkauthor.com/blog Eyes of the Seer He wishes to prove himself... Marcán of Clonascra bears the bloodline of Brian Boru and his prowess as a warrior has earned him great respect from everyone but Astrid, the woman who holds his heart. Between her mother's condemning him as a pagan Seer and Astrid's total disinterest, he finds solace as the king's protector and confidant. She is desperate to escape... Astrid is more than ready to wed but her brother, the king, is in no hurry to see her married, so she decides to see to her own match-making. The man she approaches quickly reveals his lack of honor, but her overbearing mother pushes her to wed him anyway. When Astrid discovers Marcán's love for her, will it be too late to have the happiness she'd always dreamed of?
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1/13/2020 5 Comments Medieval Monday with Ashley York![]() Medieval Monday week # 9 Happy Medieval Monday! Today, Ashley York brings us a snippet from her book, Daughter of the Overking. You'll find this week's excerpt from The Highlander's Crusader Bride on Ashley's blog here: https://www.ashleyyorkauthor.com/blog Darragh's bride has been whisked away. Waiting and speculating couldn't be more difficult. Excerpt: “They want to be certain she cooperates with the bedding.” Darragh glanced toward the heavens. Then he shook his head in disbelief. “And not a spot of wine or mead to dull her reactions to me, to her first experience of intimacy with a man? This is going to be hell.” The two men stared at each other, neither one daring to speak their morbid thoughts. “And how will this play out?” Darragh asked, admittedly afraid to hear the answer. “The ladies will come to the hall and escort ye to her once they’ve prepared her.” Find out what happens next week here: http://www.barbarabettis.com/index.php/blog/ 8/19/2019 13 Comments Medieval Monday with Ashley York![]() www.ashleyyorkauthor.com/blog Medieval Monday week #9 Let's welcome Ashley York and her snippet from Daughter of the Overking to the Medieval Monday blog today. You'll find my excerpt from The Highlander's Welsh Bride on her blog here: www.ashleyyorkauthor.com/blog Was it murder or an accident? Who is the evil villain who lurks in Ashley's story? What or who is in the vision Brighit has just seen? 4/15/2019 3 Comments Medieval Monday with Ashley York![]() Medieval Monday week # 11 Join me in welcoming award-winning author Ashley York to the blog today. She's sharing an excerpt from the first book in her Warrior Kings series, Curse of the Healer. You can find my excerpt from The Highlander's Welsh Bride on her blog here: https://www.ashleyyorkauthor.com Curse of the Healer After the death of Brian Boru in 1014, a legend arose of a healer so great she could raise a man from the dead, with a power so strong it could make any warrior the next high king of Éire...and to steal it away from her, he need only possess her. Fated to be a healer… Aednat has spent her entire life training to be the great healer, knowing she must remain alone. When she meets Diarmuid, the intense attraction she feels toward him shakes her resolve to believe in such a legend. If she gives in to the passion he ignites in her, can she settle for being less? Destined to be his… Diarmuid of Clonascra is renowned for his bravery in battle. Only one thing daunts him: the prospect of taking a wife. The safest course would be to keep his distance from Aednat, the bold, headstrong healer who's far too tempting for his peace of mind. But his overking orders him to protect her from a group of craven warriors intent on kidnapping her to steal her power. What starts as duty for Diarmuid quickly transforms into something more. Aednat's power might be at risk, but so is his closed-off heart. Blurb: “Mmm, my fiery one, is yer need as great?” She heard the guttural sound as if from someone else. A gnawing alarm grew somewhere in the back of her brain. She pulled away, immediately missing the heated contact, and resisted the nearly overwhelming urge to return. She couldn’t speak, and he remained where he was, watching her, ready to resume as soon as she returned. A mere hair’s breadth away. She need only move in closer, and she would again know his touch. He could ease the tension now centered much lower, she was certain of that. Taking a shaky breath, she struggled to remember why she had pulled away from his tempting seduction. His intense gaze never wavered from her. She imagined what he must see. Surely he must think her a peasant with her blackened skirt, her hair tumbling about her unkempt. He was being… too familiar. Too enticingly familiar, and she relished it. “I’m no peasant.” Her words were again breathy. * * * Follow along next week when Ashley visits Barbara Bettis blog with her next snippet: http://barbarabettis.blogspot.co.uk BUY LINK: https://www.ashleyyorkauthor.com/curse-of-the-healer 11/19/2018 6 Comments Medieval Monday with Ashley York![]() Today marks week 3 of our fall Medieval Monday posts. You'll find me on Ashley York's blog here: https://www.ashleyyorkauthor.com Follow me next week to Barb Bettis' blog : http://barbarabettis.blogspot.co.uk Ashley's excerpt today is from her book, Daughter of the King. EXCERPT THREE:
It was suddenly very hot. Brighit dropped down again, collecting the dandelions from the ground. “No good wife gets into mischief.” She smiled at her choice of words. “So ye wish to not be a good wife?” Her gaze flew to Darragh to find him grinning at her. She sensed no anger, so he must not have heard any more than what he’d repeated. She stood. * * * Excerpt four will be at Ruth A. Casie’s blog. http://ruthacasie.blogspot.co.uk Come on by and say hello! * * * Daughter of the King – book three in The Derbfine Series A mistaken identity. A gruesome murder. The uniting of two powerful clans. Trained as a warrior… Brighit of Clonascra is the only daughter of the fearsome overking, Sean, but despises the trappings and demands of womanhood. She’s far more comfortable training for battle than preparing a meal. Long held alliances require she set aside selfish dreams and take Darragh as her husband. The union intended to promote peace between the clans is interrupted by the shocking murder of a neighboring king and she quickly discovers there are far worse things than being wed. Trained to be king… Darragh of Drogheda has no wish to follow in the path of his father, Tadhg, but he is an obedient son and supports his father’s plans. His marriage to Brighit, however, will be no hardship at all since he finds her most intriguing especially when she fights him at every turn. A she-warrior indeed. Her persistent dismissal of him merely blows the fire aflame and sets him down the path to discovery of all her most tightly held secrets. When she stands accused of the murder, can they finally come to an agreement that will give them each what they truly desire? Buy all my books here: www.ashleyyorkauthor.com/books |
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