Thank you for stopping by the Many Sides of Medusa Blog Hop hosted by Heather Lyons and Kelly Hashway!
Guess what? There's a DOOR PRIZE for you for just stopping by. How cool is that?
Your door prize for joining us is the short story
prequel to the Touch of Death series titled
Curse of Death. It's the myth about
Medusa and how she was cursed by
the goddess Athena.
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The Deep End of the Sea excerpt:
But there’s no way around it. I am, in fact, a monster. A hideous one, to be precise, but as I don’t have any mirrors on Gorgóna, I can’t verify that one for certain. I rely on the fact that every single person I’ve frozen over the ages boasts abject fear on their face, which makes me believe they find me pretty horrifying. And it sucks. It genuinely, truly, absolutely, unequivocally sucks. I hate stealing lives.
Thus, not only am I a monster, I’m a really lousy one. A lonely, classic Five Stages of Grief following, insecure, shut-in of a pathetic beast who talks to the snakes on her head and the statues on her island.
Thus, not only am I a monster, I’m a really lousy one. A lonely, classic Five Stages of Grief following, insecure, shut-in of a pathetic beast who talks to the snakes on her head and the statues on her island.
Find Heather online: Website | Facebook | Twitter. Purchase The Deep End of the Sea on Amazon or B&N.
Touch of Death excerpt:
My hair blew up, flying wildly all around me. My blood bubbled in my veins like boiling water, but it didn't hurt. It was the feeling of power. Too much power. My body felt like it was going to burst. Still I held on. My eyes closed, and I threw my head back. An imaged filled my mind. Medusa. Her snakes wriggled their bodies at me, flicking their tongues. Chills ran down the backs of my legs, but I forced my eyes away from the snakes. Lower. To Medusa's face. She smiled at me. Her face and eyes filled with warmth. She looked like…Mom.
"Do not fear me, Jodi. My blood lies in your veins and in your heart. you are one of mine. My children."
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Two questions to leave you with: What's your favorite mythological story and who's your favorite character ~ hero or villain?
Love how you've put this post together, Sheri! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Kelly! It was fun. Hope it's helpful.
DeleteThese are great books by fabulous writers. I'm so pleased to see them here! Have a lovely week! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the voice in the excerpt of Deep End of the Sea - esp. that she talks to the snakes on her head; that's awesome :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, it totally is. Kind of creepy, too. Love that!
DeleteI love the two different takes on the same mythological figure.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite, though... Athena. :-)
Ooh, that's a good one!
DeleteGreat books. Love the mythology behind it! Congratulations to the writers!
ReplyDeleteYes, and mythology is big, right now. Wait! Was it ever not big? LOL
DeleteThanks for stopping by!
These both sound like amazing books! Love how they have a different take on a classic story.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite goddess would have to be Aphrodite (can you tell I write romance?) :)
Haha! Yes, I can see that. But I'm not one to talk, either. I'm a major romance sap, myself.
DeleteA modern take on Medusa sounds cool!
ReplyDeleteThat excerpt definitely makes me want to read more! Thanks for these great recommendations.
ReplyDeleteFun! I've always been fascinated with Medusa. Totally creep-tastic!
ReplyDeleteAhh!! These both sound so great, and I've TOTALLY been needing to read Kelly's books, but I've been so swamped by deadlines my reading has dropped back to a minimum. (You know, only 2.5 books a week...at which rate I'll NEVER catch up on my TBR list.)
ReplyDeleteI love mythology- so both of these stories intrigue me. Both of them have great covers and the twists on Medusa are awesome. :) One of my favorite myths is Persephone.
ReplyDelete~Jess
Yes, yes! Persephone is my favorite, too!
DeleteAh, Medusa. My hair would blow up, too, if it were a tangle of snakes. Good grief.
ReplyDeleteI've read Touch of Death and it's good! And the twist on the Gorgon myth in the Lyons book sounds intriguing.
ReplyDeleteI've read Touch of Death. It's a wonderful story. Now, I'm feeling sorry for Heather's Medusa. Bless her little heart. I wonder how things will work out for her. Best of luck to Kelly and Heather.
ReplyDeleteAw...I can totally hear your voice in this comment! I've yet to read either, but they're on my TBR list!
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