Lady of Gaia

Book Details
Author: Tricia Ballad
Release Date: May 2014
Publisher: Faeland Press
Genre: Fantasy

No time to read this summer?

Well this is a QUICK, FUN read!
A short story to take you away into the land of Fae.

Kathleen has just turned 16 and unless she can think of something else she will have to marry the wealthy village drunk...

A marriage arranged by her father.

Walking in the woods alone can be dangerous, but Kathleen needs a place to think before it is too late.

She is surprised to meet a fae from Oreveille.

He promises to take her to his world and protect her.

It has to be better than what is awaiting her in town doesn't it?

They will find themselves standing "in the face of greed, pettiness, and laws neither she nor her lover are powerful enough to ignore."

A fun stand-alone story.
And/or a great companion book to Daughter of Oreveille.

AMAZON | GOODREADS

About the Author

I make stuff up.
Then I write it down.

I publish the good bits.

I never really grew out of playing pretend or sitting cross-legged on the rug for storytime. Depending on my mood, I’m either four years old or eighteen or eighty.

I like cats. My cat told me so.

I geek out. A lot. And I’m really jazzed that geekery has widened to include more than Linux and gaming. (Not that there’s anything wrong with Linux or gaming. But there’s more out there, you know?) So what do I geek out on?

Food. I like really good, really interesting food. Especially food that doesn’t freak out my overactive immune system. Stupid allergies!

Art. But only the art I like. The art that tells me stories. Art that’s just…there…being art…doesn’t really excite me. Yeah, I know, I just don’t understand it. Whatever. Dragons, Fairies, Unicorns, and landscapes with paths to somewhere…Good Stuff. Random shapes that don’t make any sense? Not so much.

Travel. Not the “crash on my sister’s couch” kind of travel. Really nice resort with on-property spa travel. I would totally switch places with Samantha Brown.

Historically Accurate Gowns. If I thought I could get away with it, I’d probably dress like it was 1895. Or 1137. Or any time in between. What can I say? Clothes were prettier then (at least if you were wealthy enough to afford the good stuff)!

Old Houses. Especially Victorians. And castles. Well…replica castles with modern insulation and plumbing.

Oh – and I drink absurd amounts of coffee.

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

Daughter of Oreveille

Book Details
Author: Tricia Ballad
Release Date: August 2013
Publisher: Faeland Press
Genre: Fantasy

What an ENCHANTING book into the world of Fae and human and other mystical creatures!

Where the matriarchs rule and the ways of the old ones are kept...

That is until the daughter of Oreveille chooses someone else to love instead of forming an alliance by marrying a Fae of another powerful household.

Brianna has chosen...now she must sacrifice all she holds dear to stay with her new husband...and save their lives.

Will she be able to live a life so different from the one she grew up in?

And what happens if she is found out?

Such a GOOD GOOD story!

You will be drawn in and not put it down until you reach the ending... and even then you will want more :)

About the Author
Tricia Ballad started making up stories as soon as she was old enough to talk, and began writing them down soon after. When she could not find a story to fit her mood, she wrote one. And in one way or another, she’s been writing ever since.

After spending most of her childhood cavorting with words when she should have been learning algebra, she came up for air in college, did her fair share of stupid things, met the love of her life,
and managed to graduate with a degree in creative writing.

Tricia spent the next decade in a haze of sleep deprivation and diapers. When she finally remembered how to sleep again, she returned to writing stories. Her debut novel, Daughter of Oreveille, was released in August 2013.

Tricia lives in Illinois with her husband, four children, and assorted other creatures. She is fairly certain there is a family of coffee-stealing gnomes hiding in the walls.

FUN FACTS ABOUT TRICIA

1. Co-authored three programming books, including one college textbook and one “For Dummies” book.

2. Homeschooled 4 children for 4 years

3. Creates her own Renaissance Faire Costumes

4. Is a Disney Travel blogger

5. Once ran a travel agency

6. Once lived in a beautifully restored Victorian mansion

7. Roasts her own coffee, so she can get it exactly the way she likes it.

(A review copy was provided for this review. However, all reviews are of my own opinion :)