Urban
Fantasy / Celtic Fantasy
Date
Published: April 1, 2019
Publisher:
eSpec Books (Paper Phoenix Press imprint)
Mortal.
Immortal. Musician. Mage.
On
a journey from the boroughs of New York to the heart of Tir na nÓg, from
innocence to the deepest darkest crevices of her soul, Kara O’Keefe found power
and strength in the discovery of self. But with that peace came a hard truth.
As a bridge connecting many worlds, none of them held a place for her.
She
must find her own way, forge her own path.
To
honor a vow to Granddame Rose, a matriarch of the Kalderaš Clan, Kara joins the
Romani caravan, only to find herself even more of an outsider than before.
While she strives for acceptance, and to honor her vow, little does she know
she has once more become a lure to an ancient and deadly enemy, drawing danger
into the midst of her unsuspecting hosts.
Once
savior of the world, Kara must now save herself and the innocents around her.
She
has come into her legacy, but where will destiny take her?
****
Based
on the Eternal Cycle Series of Novels:
Yesterday's
Dreams
Tomorrow's
Memories
Today's
Promise
****
Includes
six bonus short stories.
Interview
Interview
What is the hardest part
of writing your books?
Honestly? Finding the time to actually
write them. I am a publisher as well (eSpec Books), and I do freelance editing
and typesetting. When one of those tasks isn’t demanding my time I am making
custom costume horns or homemade flavor-infused candied ginger which I sell at
the conventions where I promote my books, to help pay the bills.
What songs are most
played on your Ipod?
Don’t have an iPod, but YouTube is
usually running in the background with Celtic Instrumentals playing. The
longest track I can find is 10-hours long. On a good day I have to start it
over.
Do you have critique
partners or beta readers?
I have what I like to call an alpha
reader. Her name is Helen Fleisher, but she goes by Halla. I call her an alpha
reader because she reads and gives me feedback as I am writing. This is helpful
because I write in a non-linear fashion and she helps me keep things straight
or tells me when I have left out details when I am bouncing from scene to
scene.
What book are you
reading now?
I am editing a few anthologies right
now so that takes up all of my reading time at the moment. Those anthologies
are Realmscapes: Heroes of the Realm
(Realm Makers Media), In Harm’s Way
and Footprints in the Stars (eSpec
Books)
How did you start your
writing career?
I’ve just always written. English was
my strongest subject all through my education and creative writing and poetry
appealed to me so I used to write in my spare time. In college, most of my
electives were Literature or creative writing. When I graduated I realized I
wasn’t writing anymore because I was so used to writing for assignments and I
didn’t have that anymore. That is when I started actively pursuing writing on
my own. It was just for fun at first, but I started writing and posting an
ongoing story that people liked. One day I got an email from the site where I
posted it. The person said they were an agent and would be interested in the
book when I was done. At the time I didn’t realize I was writing a book, but
write it I did. It took me two years to finish, but they were still interested.
Better yet, it turned out that they were actually a publisher. It wasn’t a very
well known publishing house, but it got me started on this crazy journey.
Well, I just released Eternal Wanderings, a spin-off series
based on my Eternal Cycle trilogy (Yesterday’s
Dreams, Tomorrow’s Memories, Today’s Promise). The original trilogy started
out as ‘Irish Elves in New York City fighting evil demigods,’ but it eventually
ended up in Ireland and Tir na nÓg. This new series picks up literally where
the novels left off, with the main character, Kara O’Keefe (a violin prodigy,
human mage, and elfkin possessing a Sidhe soul), joining a Romani caravan to
fulfill a vow. Little does she know an ancient enemy will pursue her, putting
those she travels with at risk.
About
the Author
Award-winning
author and editor Danielle Ackley-McPhail has worked both sides of the
publishing industry for longer than she cares to admit. In 2014 she joined
forces with husband Mike McPhail and friend Greg Schauer to form her own
publishing house, eSpec Books (www.especbooks.com).
Her
published works include six novels, Yesterday's Dreams, Tomorrow's Memories,
Today’s Promise, The Halfling’s Court, The Redcaps’ Queen, and Baba Ali and the
Clockwork Djinn, written with Day Al-Mohamed. She is also the author of the
solo collections Eternal Wanderings, A Legacy of Stars, Consigned to the Sea,
Flash in the Can, Transcendence, Between Darkness and Light, and Eternal
Wanderings, the non-fiction writers’ guide, The Literary Handyman, and is the
senior editor of the Bad-Ass Faeries anthology series, Gaslight & Grimm,
Side of Good/Side of Evil, After Punk, and In an Iron Cage. Her short stories
are included in numerous other anthologies and collections.
In
addition to her literary acclaim, she crafts and sells original costume horns
under the moniker The Hornie Lady, and homemade flavor-infused candied ginger
under the brand of Ginger KICK! at literary conventions, on commission, and
wholesale.
Danielle
lives in New Jersey with husband and fellow writer, Mike McPhail and three
extremely spoiled cats.
To
learn more about her work, visit www.sidhenadaire.com or www.especbooks.
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