Today, the Wolfy Chicks are pleased to be a blog post stop for young adult author, Heather McCorkle and her latest release:
Hi Judith and friends, thanks for
having me over. Today I’m dropping by to celebrate the release of my young
adult historical fantasy about the last of the druids in ancient Ireland, To Ride A Puca. Though parts of
it were heartbreaking to write, this one was a labor of love that will always
hold a special place in my heart. I have an excerpt for you but first, here is
a bit about the novel:
Invaders are coming to take what
isn't theirs, again.
Neala wants to stand and fight for her homeland, but as
one of the last druids, she may be standing alone.
Persecuted, hunted down,
forced to live in obscurity, the druids have all but given up. Can the determination
of a girl who has barely come into her power bring them together? Or, just when
she finally finds her place among her kind, will they end up losing a homeland
their very magic is tied to?
And here is the excerpt from Chapter
1:
With a trembling
hand, Neala adjusted the spyglass to get a better look at the ship that marred
the perfect blue horizon of the ocean. It was still too far away to tell much
about it, save that it was large and imposing. A twist of the spyglass revealed
the fierce figurehead on the prow. Fear rose up and clamped an icy grip on her
throat.
“Danes, oh no,” she murmured.
I’ll be giving away great prizes, a
new one to a new winner, every week for the next four weeks. This week I’m
giving away an eBook of BECOME by Ali Cross, a twist on a Norse tale that will leave you breathless,
and RUNNING WIDE OPEN by Lisa Nowak, an adrenalin pumping ride with a hot tempered teen who loves
car racing. Stop by this link to enter to
win. The contest will be open until May 27th, the winner to be announced on the
28th.
