Watching this clip makes me tear up. This is what happens when you write a man’s story and spend years researching and getting to know him. Falling in love with your characters is something we all hope to do.
In To Kill a King, I tell the story of Old Croghan Man and the witches who travel back in time to Iron Age Ireland to save their friend, archaeologist Sorcha O’Hallorhan.
“Her fingers flew to the butterfly tattooed on the back of her neck. Her friend, Yasaman, had designed it for her when she finished grad school. It was her symbol of freedom. Sorcha never wanted to be a professor bound to lecture halls—all she ever craved were the wild places and their stories. Now she was deep inside Ruairí’s story. Sometimes the butterfly brought her joy; other times, inspiration . . . but always a sense of hope. And she needed all three in this moment for her heart was breaking to see her man so broken.”
Sorcha just wanted to warn Ruairí of his fate until she saw him and fell in love. How could she leave him to be ritually murdered and cast in a bog to cure for two thousand years?
Though he’s lost and grieving the loss of his lover, when Estrada realizes his fiery friend, Sorcha O’Hallorhan, is trapped in Iron Age Ireland, he demands that Cernunnos take him and Dylan back through time to rescue her. The Horned God obliges but states the rules: you cannot change history or develop bonds with anyone. How can Sorcha, the spirited archaeologist, survive this prehistoric warrior culture? Assuming she’s fey, Ruairí’s unscrupulous rival wants her power; but worse still, Ruairí’s lover, the wicked Crow Queen, wants her dead.
Can Estrada use his Wiccan powers and magician’s skills to defeat these Iron Age Druids and bring his friends home without changing history?
A spin-off of To Sleep with Stones, Book Four tells the story of archaeologist Sorcha O’Hallorhan’s deepest desire. Watch for this romantic, time-traveling, prehistoric thriller today and find out what it takes To Kill a King.
COMING MARCH 21, 2021!
#time-travel romance #Irish historical romance #historical fantasy thriller
This is such a lovely story! You write so beautifully and this book is so well researched. You made the Iron Age come alive.
Thank you! I truly appreciate hearing that from you. I’m surprised how emotional I feel seeing that curled up fist. Love surpasses all understanding.
Thank you! That means a whole lot coming from you!
It sounds like a great read, Wendy. Congrats on your upcoming release!!
Thank you! Yasaman sent me Sorcha’s tattoo for the cover today and it’s amazing!
That’s exciting!
That sounds magical, and like an all-nighter read! 😊
Hah! Yes. Thank you. It’s definitely been like that for me as I complete the line edits. I’ve edited while listening to Moira (my Irish voice) read it aloud to me. Now I’m reading again (for the 13th time) on my Kindle. But the more I read it, the smoother it feels, and the more I like it. Wait until you see Sorcha’s tattoo for the cover!