Excerpt # 2 and my new cover!

Here’s the Welsh daffodil I promised Az!

My Novella ‘Dancing With Fate’ was written as part of the ‘Song Of The Muses anthology from The Wild Rose Press. These stories will soon be withdrawn so I am going to re-publish it at Smashwords, in due course.

My new cover was designed by the talented suspense writer and artist, Lula Thomas, aka Miss Mae.  I think it’s gorgeous and can’t wait to see it go ‘live’.

The waterfall in the background is an important element in the story -my heroine, Terpsichore is a muse and the muses were water nymphs, so she spends as much time as she can bathing in a Welsh waterfall.  Here’s is an excerpt from the first time Myrddin, the hero sets eyes on her. (Lovers of the Arthurian legends might recognise Myrddyn, although this is not the usual representation of him.

Don’t forget – if you leave me a comment with your contact details, I’ll enter you in a draw to win a download of this – or one of my other books if you’ve already read it.

EXCERPT:

She was the loveliest woman Myrddin had ever seen. Spellbound, he watched her step from the falls. He should have turned away but he found it impossible not to watch her as she dried herself. When she started to dance, he was captivated by her grace and the eloquence of her movements. She seemed unconcerned about her nakedness. Not that she had anything to be ashamed of; such exquisite beauty should not be covered. Long, dark red-brown hair fell like a veil of silk to below her knees. Her skin was smooth and flawless; her breasts were firm and high, full but not heavy, above a tiny waist.  Her rounded hips undulated sensuously in time to her singing, while her upper body remained perfectly still, apart from the expressive movements of her arms. Her legs were slim and very long and she moved on tiptoe, her small feet scarcely seeming to touch the ground. Between her fingers, she held a long piece of silky material, which she swirled around her, until it seemed almost like a living thing.

Myrddin watched, enthralled. He’d never known anyone to dance as she did. The way she swivelled her hips had him mesmerised. Her voice was soft and clear, with a haunting quality. It reminded him of the musical bells of Maes Gwyddno, the civilization that now lay drowned beneath the sea. At times of danger, if one listened hard enough, one could hear the bells ringing from beneath the waves. Moreover, it may have been a trick of the light, but she seemed to radiate a soft glow, pure and shimmering. He shook his head in disbelief. He must be imagining it. He’d eaten nothing since dawn, this was surely a vision brought on by weakness from hunger.

Myrddin crept closer and a twig cracked underfoot. Before he could take cover, the beautiful dancer stood motionless. Her eyes, green as the depths of the ocean, looked directly into his.

“If you haven’t yet started to read the Song of Muses stories then I suggest you start now with this one by Hywela Lyn. This is the first time I’ve been able to read anything by this author, and I am very much looking forward to reading more from her. Her flow of language pulled me into the story from the very beginning and forced me to continue reading until I had reached the end. Her description of the world of the Greek gods was very well done and insightful. I enjoyed Terpsichore, Muse of the Dance, immensely. Her independent spirit and sensuality is just what a daughter of Zeus should be. I completely loved the plotting of the story and the true task this Muse had before her. The action was orchestrated with just enough description, the dialogue and description vivid and captivating.

Dancing with Fate is a well-written story that reached out and grabbed me from the get-go. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it as a memorable read. “

Review by Cindy K. Green for  Writers and Readers of Distinctive Fiction

http://blog.lyndacoker.net/2008/10/12/wrdf-review-of-dancing-with-fate-song-of-the-musesterpsichore.aspx#comment-1443065

“Hywela Lyn is a skillful storyteller. I’m impressed by not only how her descriptions are rich, vibrant, and flowing, but how she weaves the qualities of courage, honor and loyalty into the question of how much a woman-mortal or not-will sacrifice to save the life of the man she loves. By the time you finish this book, you’ll never look at the legend of Merlin, or the phrase ‘dancing with fate’ the same way again!”

~Miss Mae, Author of the best selling “See No
Evil, My Pretty Lady” from The Wild Rose Press.

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