After much ado, several years, and lots of pain, sweat and tears, my first novel is now ready to purchase! Release date is October 21, 2015.
It is currently ON SALE for $0.99 on Amazon. The price will go up to $4.99, so get your copy now!
For other formats in the future, please see my author page at Tirgearr Publishing
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I’m having a Facebook Release Party on October 24th at 7pm EST. There will be guests, prizes, excerpts and fun, so please come join us!
I shall have a prize packet giveaway with stuff from Ireland, a signed, limited edition print of a photo I took in Ireland near where the book action is, exclusive excerpts from the book, and a contest. Would you like a character named for you in my next book? Come join in!
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Ireland is no promised land in 1846. It is wracked by a crippling potato blight, and people are dying. But Valentia McDowell doesn’t know that.
From her father’s prosperous farm in Ohio, young Valentia is haunted by tales of an abandoned family and a lost heirloom. She travels to her grandmother’s homeland with her brother, Conor, and two servants, to find both. Her delight in the exciting journey on one of the first steam ships to cross the Atlantic is shattered by a horrible tragedy.
What she encounters upon her arrival in Ireland is both more and less than she had hoped. Valentia finds both enemies and allies, amid horrors and delights, and a small bit of magic. She finds a richer heritage than she had ever imagined, but it comes with a price.
When she finally reaches her goal, a terrible price is demanded. She must pay or forfeit, and both decisions have strong consequences for her and her friends.
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Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical travel planning tips, and hidden places, in my travel books.
– Stunning, Strange and Secret: A Guide to Hidden Scotland
– Mythical, Magical, Mystical: A Guide to Hidden Ireland
More info at Green Dragon Artist :: Home ,
Christy Jackson Nicholas, Author , and
Tirgearr Publishing – Christy Nicholas
Celtic Fairies, Fables, and Folklore! Bestselling author (top #100 Amazon Canada, #1 in Paranormal Fantasy, Amazon Canada) Christy Nicholas, also known as Green Dragon, is an author, artist and accountant. After she failed to become an airline pilot, she quit her ceaseless pursuit of careers that begin with 'A', and decided to concentrate on her writing. Since she has Project Completion Disorder, she is one of the few authors with NO unfinished novels. Christy has her hands in many crafts, including digital art, beaded jewelry, writing, and photography. In real life, she's a CPA, but having grown up with art all around her (her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother are/were all artists), it sort of infected her, as it were. She wants to expose the incredible beauty in this world, hidden beneath the everyday grime of familiarity and habit, and share it with others. She uses characters out of time and places infused with magic and myth. Combine this love of beauty with a bit of financial sense and you get an art business. She does local art and craft shows, as well as sending her art to various science fiction conventions throughout the country and abroad. Facebook: www.facebook.com/greendragonauthor Homepage: www.greendragonartist.com Blog: www.greendragonartist.net Twitter: www.twitter.com/greendragon9
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 
Hurray! I read this book as a beta reader and liked it then. Looking forward to reading the edited copy. 🙂
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Thanks, Cathleen!!!
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I’ll look for your book, Christy. You have a great premise. Thanks for reading my blog about slavery books!
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Thanks so much, Gretchen! Your post was most interesting 🙂
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Congratulations on your book! It looks like a great story!
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Thank you so much!
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Reblogged this on Duchess of Romance.
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How exciting and congratulations! Seems we’re releasing at about the same time…mine’s on the 21st. It’s so much fun, and I can relate to that sense of relief implied by your ‘after much ado…’ I will check your book out further. I’m behind FreeValley Publishing and came back to your blog with my personal one to follow too since I liked your blog posts so much. All the best with your new novel!!
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Welcome, and thanks! I’ll check out yours as well 🙂
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I just pre-ordered yours! I’ll look forward to delivery when it’s released! -Sheri J Kennedy 🙂
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By the way, just looking at your blog and your book, you might enjoy my other book more than my new one…perhaps. It’s a fantasy story based in the political and somewhat mystical struggles of its society. It’s called Secret Order of the Overworld, and book one & two are both under that one cover – the complete series.
I’ll put up a review of yours when I finish reading…though a warning that it takes me a long time to finish reading!
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That sounds pretty good!
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Oops…sorry, I forgot to say that one is under my pen name, Kennedy J Quinn. -Sheri
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I just bought yours, Sheri – I look forward to reading it!
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