Guest Post with Misha Gerrick

Today I'm thrilled to have Misha Gerrick as a guest, one of many stops she'll be making as she promotes her series WAR OF SIX CROWNS. 

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When Bish asked me to interview one of the side characters in my series, I ended up seeking an audience with the King of Nordaine. Partly because I like him, but mostly because he probably knows Darrion and Gawain the best.

Things didn’t really go as planned, though, which leaves me about as puzzled as you. The transcript of our conversation follows. 

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Me: *putting my hand on my left shoulder and bowing* Thank you for seeing me, Your Majesty.

King Conal: *Gray eyes shining as he nods in welcome.* Of course. I could hardly deny a visit with our foremost chronicler. *Gestures me to walk with him to the fire and takes a seat, indicating the other armchair to me.* Sit, sit. *Warms his hands by the fire.*

Me: *Sits down, watching him with a little smile.* Cold, sire?

King Conal: Only a little. Spring may it be, but it’s never warm enough to stop a Fury in her tracks. And… *wry smile* I suppose my advancing age doesn’t help much.

Me: *glances around for a servant* Would you like for me to bring you something? Blankets? Furs?

King Conal: *Relaxes back in his seat, shaking his head* No, dear. Tell me. Has Darrion been giving you a lot of trouble, then?

Me: Not really. I mean… he… can be difficult, but now that we know each other, I really don’t struggle all that much.

King Conal: Mmm. As I suspected.

Me: … What did you suspect, sire?

King Conal: The boy’s capable of almost anything, but he doesn’t like to upset ladies.

Me: Oh. *Sits back, not sure how to proceed.* He’s good at it, though.

King Conal: He’s good at a lot of things he doesn’t enjoy.

Me: Is he your favorite, then, sire?

King Conal: *Chuckles* Now, dirael, you know that would be like picking a favorite grandchild.

Me: *Smiles* So you see the three of them like that?

King Conal: Yes, but I suppose I do have a special place for Darrion. Gawain and Quin both have family here. Darrion only has us.

Me: And then… he doesn’t really count Quin as a friend anymore.

King Conal: No. *Sighs* I hope that, one day, they might find peace again and rebuild. They used to be…

Me: Like Darrion and Gawain?

King Conal: I suppose, except, Darrion and Gawain see each other as brothers. Quin was… the one they picked.

Me: And Siofra?

King Conal: *Softly* Siofra came in later. When I picked her as the fourth candidate.

Me: You regret it.

King Conal: *Sharp look* Wouldn’t you?

Me: You only did what you were supposed to, sire. The Tree picked her.

King Conal: *Stirs himself and stands* I’m sorry, but I just remembered something. Excuse me.

Me: *Stands at the same time, eyes widening.* Sire?

King Conal: I will see you again soon. I truly need to go, though.

Me: Yes, sire. *Does the Nordian bow again, then watches him leave, frowning at his back.*

See? He definitely did not want to talk about Siofra. I wonder why… I know she was killed under mysterious circumstances, but I’m sensing there’s more to the King’s reticence.

Good thing I have the rest of the series to figure this out.

What’s your feeling about this?

Thanks for having me over, Bish!

You're welcome, Misha! To learn more about her series WAR OF SIX CROWNS, read on.

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The Vanished Knight

The entity living inside Callan’s soul orphaned her at age eleven. By the time she’s sixteen, it’s ensured her being shunted from one foster family to another.

Her thirteenth foster assignment should be routine. Except... it's not. A psycho in medieval armor kidnaps her and she ends up in a magical world. There, she accidentally discovers a secret her parents had kept until the day they died.

Both actually came from this magical world, but left before Callan was born. To cover their tracks, they’d lied about everything. Even who they really were.

Driven to find out where she comes from, Callan’s trapped in a race for life and death. Walking away isn’t an option, but if she stays too long, the entity will find its next victim.

In this world where secrets are sacrosanct and grudges are remembered, finding the truth will be near impossible. Especially when Callan has her own homicidal little secret to deal with.

One with a taste for destroying her life.

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The Heir’s Choice

After discovering her parents had kept a whole world secret, Callan races to discover her past. Not easy to do with an increasingly agitated entity living in her soul.

Going to her long-lost elvish roots should answer all her questions. Instead, she ends up in the middle of a nightmare.

The elves are on the verge of an apocalyptic war. Their enemy, King Aurek of Icaimerith, will only be appeased if Callan marries his heir. It’s either her life getting messed up, or an entire country’s lives lost. Simple enough, right?

Wrong.

Because when the entity wants the elves blotted out of existence, saving them gets taken to a whole new level of complicated.

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 Bio

Misha Gerrick has been creating stories long before she could write and is currently going after her dream of making a living as a writer.

If you’d like to see how that’s going, you can visit her on her blog , where she also discusses all things related to writing and publishing.

Or, if you’d just like to know what she’s reading and get updates on what she’ll be publishing next (Sorry, no newsletter just yet.): You can follow her on Tumblr, on Twitter: @MGerrick1 and you can circle her on Google Plus: +MGerrick

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I decided to join this bloghop because answering a thoughtful/challenging question every month is one way to expand one's mind. Hosted by Michael D'Agostino at A Life Examined , the question this month is:

“If your parent or child committed a major crime, would you turn them in?”

The short answer is, yes I would. The longer answer is includes the question, "why?" 
1. It's a major crime which could include things like child abuse, grand theft, perhaps even murder. I don't care who you are, I'm going to turn you in. It's how I was raised. 
2. If it were discovered that I knew about the crime and did nothing, then I could be charged with being an accessory. So on a personal and selfish level, I would turn them in. 
3. I worked for 23 years with the abused, neglected, and emotionally disturbed children so I've seen and dealt with the aftermath of child abuse. It's not pretty. So yes, I would turn them in. If it's elder abuse, I'd turn them in. If it's animal abuse, I'd turn them in. 
4. Turning the perpetrator in wouldn't necessarily be easy, in fact it would probably be very emotional on several different levels, but it's the compassionate thing to do for all involved.

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See you on Wednesday for IWSG. I'll be co-hosting so I hope you'll follow along with me HERE and we can visit together.

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Do you follow Misha's blog, on Tumblr, Twitter, or Google? Have you read Misha's books? If not, are you interested?  Personally, the whole tree picking thing has me very curious. Do you follow Michael? Are you taking part in his monthly hop? What about IWSG? If you're a writer, I strongly recommend checking it out!