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Will o’ the wisps: The path of our desire
Read more: Will o’ the wisps: The path of our desireAnother flash of blue appeared behind the woman but vanished before Julianna could make anything out. The woman stepped aside and gestured for Julianna to come towards her. Julianna took a few cautious steps towards the woman and stopped when she saw the slightest flicker of what appeared to be a floating blue flame. “They…
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The Manor House
Read more: The Manor HouseBeauty Redeemed is all about redemption and the battle between dark and light within all of the characters and those who struggle with it in the real world. The Spring realm is the realm of light but it has its own brushes with darkness. We find out in the story that Julianna’s mother, who presents…
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A Distorted Reflection- The Mage’s realm vs The Dark realm
Read more: A Distorted Reflection- The Mage’s realm vs The Dark realmI loved the show, “Once Upon a Time”. Given my love of fairytales, this probably isn’t surprising since it’s a show about fairytale characters being cursed to live in the real world. I mean, how much cooler can you get? I loved the deeper story lines and how they put their own twists on the…
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Redemption
Read more: RedemptionThe name of my second book, Beauty Redeemed, shows a little bit of what this story is about: Redemption. Redemption is defined as a “buying back” of someone or something that was previously sold. It is often associated with things that were indebted to someone and unable to buy themselves out of that debt which…
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Hades and Persephone: A look at the “Fairytale” (myth) behind Beauty Redeemed
Read more: Hades and Persephone: A look at the “Fairytale” (myth) behind Beauty RedeemedBeauty Redeemed: A Spring Equinox Chronicle, is based on two different stories that aren’t necessarily fairytales. The main story my second book is based on is the Greek myth Hades and Persephone. Even though Greek myths are often filled with faulty systems/hierarchy, I’ve found it fascinating in studying some of the myths how they actually…
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The Spring Realm: A Look at the World behind Beauty Redeemed
Read more: The Spring Realm: A Look at the World behind Beauty RedeemedJulianna sat lounging with her back against the stone wall that separated one of the gardens and the small lake that bled into the forest beyond the palace. The pages of the leatherbound book she held in her lap fluttered in the gentle spring breeze. She leaned her head back against the wall and closed…
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A Fall Equinox Update
Read more: A Fall Equinox UpdateHappy (Belated) Fall Equinox. I realize the equinox was a week ago, but I have been taking a much needed break the last few weeks from all posting things. My brain needed an actual break from thinking and creating and posting and sharing about book stuff, and though I didn’t take an actual vacation, unplugging…
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A Piercing Reckoning
Read more: A Piercing ReckoningA beam of light pierced through Brinn and reached back to Erianna. The force of the overwhelming light knocked Anwyne back onto the snowy earth. As the sun’s light pinkened the sky, Anwyne regained her footing and was about to blast the light before her when a sharp, piercing pain entered her heart. Anwyne’s knees…
Ashley Beach-Author and Storyteller 