The Kingdom of Celydonn has been at peace for fifty years, since the great wizard Glastyn conquered the Wild Magic and drove its monsters underground. The rule of King Cynwas is virtuous, the crops have been plentiful, and the people have relaxed in their good fortune. The wizard Glastyn would recognize the danger of such a time.
But Glastyn has disappeared. His apprentice Teleri is only a young girl, not yet experienced in sorcery, though her secret ally is Ceilyn, a knight renowned throughout the kingdom. But even Teleri can see that the crops are withering. Strange monsters stalk the forests, and grotesque corpses have washed ashore.
Even more frightening is the aura of evil magic around the beautiful Princess Diaspad, sister to the unsuspecting Cynwas, who came to the castle a visitor, and grows more powerful every day.
Ceilyn's sword and Teleri's magic are untested--but someone must act, or Celydonn will be full of blood and darkness.
I believe I began telling stories as soon as I learned to talk. More than sixty years later I am still inventing them.
On paper, my life looks more glamorous than it was in actual fact (most peoples' lives do). My husband and I met at our local Renaissance Faire. I've made and sold puppets, spent twenty years as a professional fortuneteller, worked in a craft store, and been an active member of the Society for Creative Anachronism. My hobbies are Halloween and Christmas.
Currently, I am working as an editor for Tickety Boo Press, heading a new imprint Venus Ascending, which will be publishing fantasy and science fiction romance novels. For submission guidelines http://www.ticketyboopress.co.uk/tere...
My own published work includes eleven fantasy novels, written under my own name and my pseudonym, Madeline Howard, as well as short fiction, reviews, interviews, and articles on writing.
I live with my husband, two adult children, a son-in-law, two grandsons, assorted pets, and more books than you might think would fit in the remaining space.