Kirkus Review For THE VIKING MIST

I am super thrilled with the newly released Kirkus Review for THE VIKING MIST! I confess, my editor and I had quite a few spirited discussions about the book’s ending. Once the novel released, some readers responded exactly as my editor had – with great passion – about how I ended the book. So I was relieved by this quote from Kirkus Reviews:

Sometimes it pays to stick to your convictions!

When you read THE VIKING MIST, please do not skip ahead. And when you review it, I beg you – no spoilers!

My editor is eagerly waiting to read the manuscript for Book 3. (As she reminds me frequently, but, hey, no pressure!) I am writing as quickly as I can. In the meantime, you can read the first two books in the series, THE BELTANE ESCAPE, THE VIKING MIST, and book 1.5, a Lady of the Lake and Merlin companion novella, THE AMBER ELIXIR. All three are available in ebook and print.

Happy reading!

The Lady of the Lake and Merlin as you have never seen them before!

Release Day for The Viking Mist (The Two Realms Trilogy, #2) by Ariella Moon #Books #Fantasy #Viking

Thank you to Viviana MacKade for her lovely blog post featuring The Viking Mist! Readers, be sure to click on the Rafflecopter link for a chance to win a $20. Amazon Gift Card!

Happy reading!
~Ariella Moon

MacKade ~ V.V. Strange

My latest release has a Valkyrie as lead so, yeah. I love this story.

The Viking Mist (The Two Realms Trilogy, #2) by Ariella Moon releases today in the Fantasy, Young Adult genre.

When a fairy kills a fairy, they forfeit immortality.

Never over three centuries, since the Last Fairy King was assassinated, has a noble fay been murdered in Fairy…until now.

The mysterious murder leads to an astounding discovery. Mab, Queen of Fairy, accuses Talfryn’s parents of stealing an elixir that restores immortality. She holds his fay father hostage, forcing the Halfling to enter the Viking realm to retrieve the potion.

Talfryn has five days to navigate the world of lethal Cold Iron, locate the human mother he has never known, and recover the elixir that could mask the murderer — a quest he cannot survive without aid from Fenella. Will the Thaness of Thorburn honor their alliance, knowing the…

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The Viking Mist Cover Reveal

On Sale March 2, 2022

When a fairy kills a fairy, they forfeit immortality.

Never over three centuries, since the Last Fairy King was assassinated, has a noble fay been murdered in Fairy…until now. 

The Viking Mist, where secrets and shape-shifters abound, friendships fray, fates interweave, time bends, and no one is safe.

Catch up now on The Two Realms series

The Beltane Escape, Book One, The Two Realms Trilogy
https://www.amazon.com/Ariella-Moon/e/B0071NUOAK
A spell cast forward to medieval Scotland strikes Fenella and leaves her stolen, betrothed, and lured back centuries into Fairy. She has nine days to cross a dangerous world of magic, unshackle herself from a sorceress, and return through time before her kidnapper destroys all she holds dear.

The Amber Elixir, Book 1.5, A Two Realms Companion Novella
https://www.amazon.com/Amber-Elixir-Realms-Novella-Book-ebook/dp/B075L3YZBG

What if Merlin and the Lady of the Lake were powerful, headstrong youths who each loved someone beyond their reach? Even on the magical isle of Avalon, choices have consequences. The Amber Elixir. A Lady of the Lake tale of the Two Realms.

Coming Soon-The Viking Mist, Book 2, The Two Realms Trilogy

Time is running out to sign up for the cover reveal! For more information click https://bit.ly/3u702vU

Catch up now on The Two Realms

Book One The Beltane Escape

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Book 1.5 The Amber Elixir, A Companion Novella

The Lady of the Lake as you have never seen her!

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Giving Thanks in the Time of Covid-19

I won’t be flying to see my family and friends in northern California this Thanksgiving. Like so many others, I will heed the state and CDC guidelines and remain home. The absence of an in-person meeting saddens me, but if anything, it makes me appreciate my loved ones all the more.

Year-round, my grateful mindset helps me through difficult times. Next week, my Ophelia Project mentor team and I will be sharing Brian Doyle’s wonderful Ted Talk with our 8th-grade mentees. For those of you missing loved ones this holiday, perhaps Doyle’s story will lift your spirits.

Wishing you all a day of gratitude and good health.

~Ariella Moon

Cat Consultant Hired!

Kenzi and Carlos

What is a dog-loving, allergic-to-cats, author to do when she wants to include a very special cat character in one of her books? Why, hire a Cat Consultant, of course! Or in this case, two cat consultants, Kenzi and Carlos. (Kenzi appears more comfortable with the position, don’t you think?)

Kenzi is one of my beloved Beta Readers. Carlos is…well, feline.

I will keep you posted on how the consult goes. I’ve already discovered that cats communicate a lot with their ears. News to me!

My dogs, Miss Gracie and Avalon, are withholding comment at this time. Though they have remarked positively in the past about the presence of dogs in The Two Realms Trilogy and The Teen Witch Saga.

THE AMBER ELIXIR Kindle Countdown: 99 cents May 30-June 6.

Also available in paperback and on Kindle Unlimited.

The Amber Elixir 99 cents Kindle Sale May 30- June 6, 2020

In the Amber Elixir, an Arthurian tale of magic, fairies, shape-shifters, and the quest to win back a forbidden love, readers will meet the Lady of the Lake and Merlin as they have never seen them before, young, impulsive, competitive, and jealous. 

Also available on Kindle Unlimited and in paperback.

The Amber Elixir is a stand alone Two Realms Novella, but it contains spoilers. Suggested order would be to read THE BELTANE ESCAPE, Book 1: The Two Realms, first. Available on Kindle Unlimited, Kindle, and paperback.

Kindle 99 Cents Sale!

Beltane blessings!

On May Eve, Druids lit the Bel fires (bright fires, balefires) for luck and protection. Witches jumped the flames to fortify the protection spells. Cattle were driven between the balefires to safeguard the herd. Couples spent the night in the woods “A-Maying.” Married couples cavorted as well. They were allowed to remove their wedding rings, and for the night were free of the restrictions of marriage.

I imagine your May Day – Beltane – is a little less exciting this year. I know mine is! So, to help you transport back to medieval Scotland and Fairy, and plunge you into a kidnapping and budding love triangle (PG rated), I have placed The Beltane Escape on a Kindle Countdown.

May 1 -May 8, 2020

THE BELTANE ESCAPE 

by Ariella Moon

Kindle Countdown $0.99

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Happy reading! AMAZON KINDLE

Please stay safe and well.

~Ariella

Readers’ Choice Awards Winner!

I am pleased to announce that my short story, “Covert Hearts,” featured in the anthology SECOND CHANCES, A Romance Writers of America Collection, has won the 2018 Aspen Gold Readers’ Choice Award!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073ZL166FI adore this Young Adult, second chance at love story. Writing it was such a pleasure! It has been an honor to have it included in an anthology with so many New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors. (The stories in SECOND CHANCES range from sweet to very sexy, heavy on the latter!)

“Covert Hearts” is a sweet romance that will have you uttering, “Ahhh.”

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BARNES and NOBLE

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Now on Kindle Unlimited: The Teen Wytche Saga

Are you ready for some holiday binge reading?

Fans of Young Adult paranormal romance can, for a limited time, read for free all four books in the TEEN WYTCHE SAGA with Kindle Unlimited or purchase each book for $2.99.

The Teen Wytche Saga: where friendship, first love, and magic collide.

By award winning author Ariella Moon

Think magic will solve your problems?

Bring you love? Cure you? Protect you? Help you find someone who is lost?

Think again.

In The Teen Wytche Saga, a shape-shifting spell book upends the life of each girl who possesses it. Passed among a group of disparate teens, the rebellious book morphs into a new system of magic as it aligns or opposes the girl entrusted to safeguard it. The girls soon discover…

Magic tests friendships.

It hisses, chirps, stinks up the room, backfires, and explodes! Magic forces you to make tough decisions. Shatter limitations. Discover your true self.

And you thought navigating high school was tough.

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The following Teen Witch Saga books are also available in paperback:

SPELL CHECK

SPELL STRUCK

SPELL FIRE

In 2019, SPELL FOR SOPHIA will be also be available in paperback. Follow Ariella Moon on social media for news on upcoming releases, Including The Viking Mist, Book 2, The Two Realms Trilogy.

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