Originally posted on Balkan Celts:
UD: Dec. 2018 Kujawy is a historical region in north-central Poland, situated on the left bank of the Vistula, and east of the Noteć river and Lake Goplo. Archaeological research over the past decade has…
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Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. is on pre-order!
Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd., a time travel adventure, is now on pre-order, and will be available on all major outlets as well as print. Release date of August 2, 2019. Reserve your copy for 99 cents now! Retired First…
Tagged with: 99 cents, adventure, africa, amreading, ancient history, book, canada, christy nicholas, hist, histfic, historic, historical, historical fiction, historicalfiction, history, maine, mali, medieval, mustread, native american, new release, orkney, pre-order, sale, scotland, strong women, time tourist outfitters, time travel, toronto
Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Past Storm and Fire has received a Chill with a Book PREMIER Readers’ Award!
Past Storm and Fire, my latest novel, has been honored by Chill with a Book with their PREMIER Readers’ Award! Check out the listing here Escape can embolden your soul – or destroy it. Val Masterson created Vigdis…
Writing updates!
Updates! Time Tourist Outfitters, Ltd. is getting closer to publication! Cover is done, but I still need to complete the wrap around and start the formatting fun. Past Storm and Fire – Almost done recording for audiobook! I…
Tagged with: adventure, age of druids, age of secrets, amreading, amwriting, ancient history, audiobook, book, celtic, christy nicholas, druid, ebook, fae, faerie, hist, histfic, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historicalfantasy, historicalfiction, history, iceland, ireland, irish, magic, novel, pagan, past storm and fire, romance, teamtirgearr, the druid's brooch, thedruidsbrooch, time tourist outfitters, time travel, timeslip, wicca, writing
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Posted in Writing
Past Storm and Fire is part of this InD’Tale video of 5 Star review books!
Past Storm and Fire is part of this InD’Tale video of 5 Star review books! #mustread #paststormandfire #vikings #timeslip #romance Buy link here!
Tagged with: amreading, hurricane andrew, iceland, miami, mustread, novel, paststormandfire, romance, time travel, timeslip, vikings
Posted in History, Writing
Posted in History, Writing
Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale!
My publisher, Tirgearr Publishing, is having their annual summer/winter sale through the month of July. Hosted through Smashwords, you can grab most books at 50% off! https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/tirgearr 👉 And yes! My books are also on sale!! …
Tagged with: amreading, books, christy nicholas, discount, ebooks, mustread, sale, smashwords, summer, teamtirgearr, tirgearr publishing, winter
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Posted in Writing
Bluebells will be in On Loss Anthology
I’m happy to announce that my short story, Bluebells, will be included in the On Loss Anthology, due out on June 27, 2019! This is my first short story sold, so I’m very excited! Click here to learn…
Beauty
Beauty. Each and every one of us should stop to appreciate a glimpse of beauty every day. The sweet song of a bird at dawn. The dandelion struggling to grow through a crack in the sidewalk. The dew glistening on…
Win a Kindle Fire 7!
Who doesn’t love free things? A free Kindle Fire 7! Winner is drawn July 1. Just follow each author on the list on Bookbub or Facebook and earn another entry. CLICK HERE TO ENTER!
Misfortune of Time made the Finals! Rone Awards 2019
Misfortune of Time, Book #6 in The Druid’s Brooch series, made the Rone Awards 2019 Finals in the Fantasy Category! See the listing in the June 2019 issue of InD’Tale Magazine here! Pick up your own copy here!
Tagged with: abuse, author, award, book, celt, celtic, druid, ebook, fantasy, histfic, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historicalfiction, history, ind'tale, ireland, irish, magic, misfortune of time, rone awards, teamtirgearr, thedruidsbrooch, tirgearrpublishing, TirgearrTuesday
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Past Storm and Fire got 5 Stars in InD’Tale Magazine!
InD’Tale Magazine just reviewed Past Storm and Fire in their June 2019 issue, and gave it a glowing 5 STAR review! Click here to see the magazine – the review is on the last page! An excerpt from the review:…
Tagged with: adventure, disaster, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historicalfiction, history, hurricane andrew, iceland, ind'tale, love triangle, magazine, magical realism, miami, novel, past storm and fire, review, romance, romantic, saga, time travel, timeslip, vikings
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Posted in Writing
Glamour
Originally posted on Druid Life:
In fairy folklore, glamour is the magic fairies have that make them seem beautiful and alluring. Glamour hides the dirt and squalor, the mean faces, the bones… it struck me that this kind of magic…
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Age of Saints is a Discovered Diamond!
Discovering Diamonds has posted a lovely review of Age of Saints, book #7 in The Druid’s Brooch Series. “Equally appreciated is Nicholas’s deep understanding of Irish legend and lore. Her books are rich with these, and they bring the culture…
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Posted in Writing
Misfortune of Time is in the 2019 Rone Awards!
Misfortune of Time, book #6 in The Druid’s Brooch Series, is in this week’s RONE Awards at InD’Tale Magazine! Please go and vote for Misfortune of Time in the Fantasy category! You must register to vote, and you can only…
Tagged with: 12th century, abuse, ancient history, celt, celtic, contest, druid's brooch, fantasy, hist, histfic, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, historicalfantasy, historicalfiction, history, ind'tale, ireland, irish, magazine, misfortune of time, rone awards, teamtirgearr, vote
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Posted in Writing
Beltaine by Lora O’Brien
Watch this fantastic video of Lora O’Brien discussing Bealtaine Beltane is the anglicised version of our Irish word Bealtaine – still in use and meaning ‘the month of May’, and used in association with May Eve or May Day in…
May Day & Butter Stealing Witches
On May Day, or more particularly, May morning, witches are traditionally believed to be able to steal their neighbour’s milk or butter, so that no amount of churning will create butter. These witches, or hags as they were often known,…
OTD IN 1014 – BATTLE OF CLONTARF: THE DUBLIN NORSE AND THE KING OF LEINSTER, WITH VIKING ALLIES FROM OVERSEAS, ARE DEFEATED BY BRIAN BORU’S ARMY AT CLONTARF.
The bounds between Irish Legend and Irish Myth has often been blurred, especially as the retelling of heroic deeds has been passed on through generations. Brian Boru was no legend although his life deeds were legendary. He was very much…
Tagged with: Armagh, Battle of Clontarf, Brian Boru, Cashel, Chapel Royal Sculpture, Clontarf, dublin, Dublin Castle, High King Brian Boru, ireland, Irish HistoryArd Rí, Killaloe, Leinster, Maelmordha, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Stair na hÉireannHistory, Uí Néill
Posted in History
Posted in History
Landscape of Scottish Mythological Gods, Goddesses and Giants
Scottish mythology and folklore make a finely woven tartan (travel) rug threaded with a collection of colorful and sometimes dark tales that have emerged from the long history of Scotland; each one elaborated and bettered by successive generations of storytellers. But…
Interactive map of English myths
English Heritage has created this fun interactive map of English myths. You can click on castles, ancient monuments, and other notable places to get details about the myths behind them. https://mythsmap.english-heritage.org.uk I’m a little sad it doesn’t have Scotland…
Tagged with: england, english, english heritage, history, interactive, legend, map, myth, mythology
Posted in History
Posted in History
Notre-Dame
I’m heartbroken. No, I’ve never visited Notre-Dame. It’s always been on my list, but I’ve never been to France yet, despite multiple trips to Europe. It was one of those things, like Rome or Athens, that would simply always…
Tagged with: architecture, art, beauty, catholic, destruction, fire, notre dame, timelessness, tragedy
Posted in Art, History, Travel
Posted in Art, History, Travel
