Excerpt Tour/Giveaway - She's The One Who THinks To Much by S.R. Cronin

She’s the One Who Thinks Too Much (Book One of the War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters) by S.R. Cronin

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GENRE: Historical Fantasy 

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BLURB: It’s the 1200’s, and the small realm of Ilari has had peace and prosperity for generations. That doesn’t mean everyone is happy, however. Ryalgar, a spinster farm girl and the oldest of seven, has always preferred her studies to flirtation, yet even she finally meets her prince. Or so she thinks, until she discovers he’s already betrothed. Embarrassed, she flees her family’s farm to join the Velka, the mysterious women of the forest known for their magical powers and for living apart from men. As a Velka, she develops her telekinesis and learns she has a talent for analyzing information. Both are going to come in handy. For she’s continued to meet her prince at the forest’s edge, thinking being his mistress isn’t such a bad deal. Then she learns more about his princely assignment. He’s tasked with training the army of Ilari to repel the feared Mongol horseman who’ve been moving eastward for years, killing all in their path. And, her prince is willing to sacrifice the outer farmlands where she grew up to these invaders, if he has to. Ryalgar isn’t about to let that happen. She’s got the Velka behind her now, as well as a multitude of university intellectuals, a family of tough farmers, and six sisters each with her own unique personality and talents. Can Ryalgar organize all that into a resistance that will stop the Mongols? She thinks she can. 

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 EXCERPT: Mom didn’t ask me a direct question until the day of the wedding. In fact, not until after the food was cleared and the musicians had begun to play. My parents had rented a facility used to store barley in the winter. There was a faint earthy smell to the place that no one from Vinx minded. It smelled like home to us. However, I overheard a few comments about the odor from the Levish. Once a few people got up to dance, and others began to clap to the music, my mother turned to me. “I’m curious. Did your grandmother express any interest in attending your sister’s wedding?” I didn’t know what to say. “I’m sure she wouldn’t have considered it unless she was invited.” “She didn’t ask to be invited?” “She seems to be under the impression you want her to stay dead. Is that not true?” My mother sighed. “Under the circumstances, circumstances I couldn’t have predicted years ago, this charade makes no sense anymore. I’ve told all of your sisters the truth.” “I see. I’ll let grandmother know she’s come back to life. I think she’ll be glad.” 

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AUTHOR Bio and Links: Sherrie Cronin is the author of a collection of six speculative fiction novels known as 46. Ascending and is now in the process of publishing a historical fantasy series called The War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters. A quick look at the synopses of her books makes it obvious she is fascinated by people achieving the astonishing by developing abilities they barely knew they had. She’s made a lot of stops along the way to writing these novels. She’s lived in seven cities, visited forty-six countries, and worked as a waitress, technical writer, and geophysicist. Now she answers a hot-line. Along the way, she’s lost several cats but acquired a husband who still loves her and three kids who’ve grown up just fine, both despite how odd she is. All her life she has wanted to either tell these kinds of stories or be Chief Science Officer on the Starship Enterprise. She now lives and writes in the mountains of Western North Carolina, where she admits to occasionally checking her phone for a message from Captain Picard, just in case. 

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/cinnabar01 

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Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/author/show/5805814.Sherrie_Cronin 

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BY4RLX1 

Author Blog: https://sherriecronin.xyz/ 

Book Series Blog: https://troublesome7sisters.xyz/ 

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