Now available on Amazon, Borders & Stonegarden.net
Piers Anthony: “[Starsight] is one powerful and imaginative fantasy adventure novel with many nice touches...there is magic galore, and challenge galore; nothing comes easy. It's the first of a series, and it should do well if readers become aware of it.”
Spider Robinson: "After millennia of discovery and exploration, and especially the last century or two of strip-mining, you’d think the fantasy genre would be wrung dry by now, leaving its writers with nothing to do but rewrite, presenting old ideas in newer clothes. Minnette Meador has begun reinventing and redefining the field by page 30 of STARSIGHT, and hasn’t stopped by the final sentence. But there’s more than just novel ideas going on, here; Meador also knows the unfakeable secret of keeping even newcomers turning the pages: care about your characters so much it becomes infectious. This is a Typhoid Mary of a book, from a writer to watch."
STARSIGHT BY MINNETTE MEADOR is out for pre-order from www.stonegarden.net. The first 50 copies sold will come signed and with a gift. First time buyers to StoneGarden will receive a $5.00 discount (use coupon code FIRSTORDER) or if you are a returning buyer, you can receive free shipping on your order (coupon code PREORDER).
Go to Minnette's blog on MySpace or to www.minnettemeador.com to read an excerpt or to www.stonegarden.net to read the first chapter.
THE CENTURION & THE CELT - NEW RELEASE
I'm pleased to announce that Replendence Publishing will be releasing my new novel, The Centurion & The Celt, tentatively this spring. This historical romance is set against the backdrop of 60AD Roman Britannia, during the uprising of Queen Boudica and 50,000 Bretons who fought against 10,000 Roman warriors.
THE CENTURION & THE CELT by Minnette Meador
Marius has been stationed on the island of 60AD Britannia for sixteen years, his demotion from the famous Praetorian Guard to Centurion brought about when he was suspected of involvement in the assassination of Caligula. He is intimately aware of his duty, even when it clashes against the natural compassion he tries to subdue, and he secretly wants nothing more than to get off this accursed island so he can return to his home. Once a celebrated Roman hero, Marius still clings to the old traditions as a fair but tough leader to his men. When Delia enters his life, she challenges everything he believes, effortlessly strips away years of Roman conditioning, and angers him to the point of betraying his training--and his oaths. He simply cannot resist her.
Delia is sister to an indolent Celtic king, but that role has turned to nothing more than another surrender.
All she can do now is help her people survive the gradual conquest by Rome and their suicidal pride as so many throw themselves against
the unstoppable Roman machine. Fighting desperately to save as many as she can, Delia knows there is no hope for her future.
Her training as a warrior and a queen means very little in the wake of a declining civilization, and this beautiful, proud woman has
to struggle for every joy. The last thing she expected was to find herself craving the touch of an enemy.
They discover an impossible love, a surprising passion they both thought had died, and something they had never imagined, or thought they deserved. They are thrown into the clash between an Iceni queen with 50,000 angry Britons and a clever Roman general with only 10,000 legionnaires. Marius and Delia have their lives, their beliefs, and their roles turned inside out as they find themselves fighting on opposing sides, in love, and unable to change the future. The revolution would spark their desire, but nearly destroy them both.
