Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Healwoman The Villains #MFRWHooks #BWLAuthor #epic fantasy #healing #swords #quest

 

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Blurb:

Born under a dark moon, Norna has to battle rumors that she is tainted by evil and unworthy of being anything more than a servant. Discarded by her mother, she runs away from her aunt, a priestess who wants her to enter the temple.
Instead, Norna chooses to be a Healwoman, and a chance encounter with a novice hoping to be a priest helps her discover she has talents of water, air and fire at her disposal. With these gifts she is called on to battle treachery and attempts to prevent the promised prophecy of the god and goddess. As she battles evil powers, she loses her heart to Shandor, the man she met when her journey first began. She must come to grips with Britha who plots against her. Shandor has his own enemy Vorgan. When the pair of foes unite, the battles begin.




Excerpt:

Britha paced across the courtyard of the posada.  Two days wasted.  Two days of boredom.  Two days of assisting Mabe while she treated the commoners.  At least the Militos had left and taken their laughter and joking about her prudishness.  They had no idea who she was or how experienced she was in love play.  She hadn’t been about to waste her talents on common soldiers.

As she peered down the road, she saw a man wearing a gray cloak that changed colors.  He didn’t walk, he swaggered.  When he drew closer, she smiled.  This man was no commoner and he wasn’t much older than she was.  His ice blond hair hung to his shoulders and his skin was a deep rich brown, almost the color of chocha.  She leaned against the wall.

When he entered the courtyard, his eyes appraised her.  She met his gaze and read interest in his dark eyes.  He entered the posada.  She followed and stood near the entrance to the common room.  He removed his cloak.  Her gaze lingered on his broad shoulders and muscular chest. 

“Publican, a room for the night.”

The burly man bowed.  “Your name and reason for traveling?”

“Vorgan, aspirant to the priesthood on a quest for the Gate of the Shadows.”  He flipped the man a gold coin.  “This should cover my stay and the things I’ll need when I leave.”

“I’ll have a room prepared and make sure the bathing room is available.”  The publican bustled away.

Britha stepped closer to Vorgan.  “Don’t you take a risk by traveling alone?”

He turned.  “I’ve no fear.  Soon I will be Thiasi mid Vor.  Healwoman, what is your name?”

The timbre of his deep voice sent shivers along hr spine.  “Britha, cousin to Bodlesa, Keltoi of Keltoi.”

His eyes narrowed with interest.  “Have dinner with me.”

“I would enjoy that.”

“Give me an hour to get settled.”  He raised her hand to his lips and ran his tongue over the knuckles.

“I’ll be ready...and waiting.”  Britha hurried to her room on the woman’s side and opened her pack.  She pulled several vials of skin oil she’d blended.  After sniffing each, she chose one with an earthy spiciness.  This Vorgan was delicious.  Recalling how her fingers had itched to stroke his skin brought heat to her lower abdomen.  The speculation she’d seen in his eyes when she had mentioned her cousin made Britha believe she might have found an ally for her own plans.

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4 comments:

Lisabet Sarai said...

What a fantastic description of the aspirant priest. You capture his arrogance as well as his insight.

Adriana said...

Uh oh - this man turns out to be a villain? He's very tempting...

Daryl Devoré said...

Your snippets are always so wonderful, I can slip right into the scene.

Carol Burnside aka Annie Rayburn said...

Loved the snippet. I was pulled right into the scene and your descriptions made the scene come alive.