The Only One Horse Trope and How to Write it Realistically
Ahh, the Only One Horse trope—a staple of the Fantasy Romance genre. I fell in love with it while watching Willow for the first time; I enjoyed the tension and forced proximity it created between Madmartigan and Sorcha. I’ve since...
Author Spotlight: Iris Retzlaff
Hello, Adventurers! For this month's Legends and Tea Author Spotlight, I interviewed Iris Retzlaff, author of the Happily Maybe After series. I connected with Iris on Instagram, where she shares beautiful bookish photos and updates on her author journey. Let's begin: Audra: Your whimsical fairytale series, Happily...
Author Spotlight: Alonna Williams
Audra: Thanks so much for joining me for this Author Spotlight, Alonna! Just as a quick introduction for my readers, Alonna Williams is the author of the Pirates of the Withering Coast series, as well as other titles, including A Peculiar Royal. I...
Rising Tides
Hello, friends! I’m happy to announce the second book in the Legends of Andolin series, Rising Tides, is nearing the final stages of editing, and the cover art is ready to go. The photo above is the paperback cover and features Kol and Adella again, like...
Anchorage
I recently had the opportunity to fly out to Anchorage, Alaska for my niece's baby shower. Of course, I jumped at the chance to go, not only to see family again that I hadn't seen in years, but also just to see Alaska for myself,...
Interview with Lucy A. McLaren
Hello there! This is my first post on my shiny, new blog. I've never been the blogging sort, but I wanted to give it a go. Anyway, to kick things off, I've got an interview here with Lucy A. McLaren, author of the new fantasy...