Post by Heidi Kneale (Her Grace) on May 15, 2017 21:56:25 GMT -5
ETA: a redraft is further in the comments.
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When Adrastea, a simple country doctor, receives a marriage proposal from an unlikely suitor, the Dark God Mor-Lath, of course she turns him down!
She's a devotee of a rival god and was raised on chilling tales of this chthonic being who drags the souls of the unrepentant to Dom-al-gol--not the sort of future she had in mind for herself.
Why her? Adrastea's content with the life she has. She likes brewing medicines and saving lives. Mor-Lath is an unnecessary complication in an otherwise pleasant existence.
No way would she ever accept such a proposal.
Not that the Dark God would give up so easily. While he makes it clear he'll only have her willingly, he's making it harder and harder for her to refuse his suit. She wonders, what is he really after?
Adrastea faces a quandary: if she accepts the Dark God's marriage proposal, she'll lose her very soul. But if she rejects his proposal, she could lose so much more.
Either way, the price might be too high.
OF THE DARK is a 125,000-word Fantasy novel, based on the Greek Adrasteia myths. It is the first novel of a completed trilogy.
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I confess I can't seem to make this query work. I've gone over it so many times, I think I've become immune to what works and what doesn't. It's definitely Fantasy, but I don't know if I can describe it as a Romance. A few of the necessary tropes (like an HEA) are missing, but the story is all about their tumultuous courtship. Dark Romance, maybe?
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When Adrastea, a simple country doctor, receives a marriage proposal from an unlikely suitor, the Dark God Mor-Lath, of course she turns him down!
She's a devotee of a rival god and was raised on chilling tales of this chthonic being who drags the souls of the unrepentant to Dom-al-gol--not the sort of future she had in mind for herself.
Why her? Adrastea's content with the life she has. She likes brewing medicines and saving lives. Mor-Lath is an unnecessary complication in an otherwise pleasant existence.
No way would she ever accept such a proposal.
Not that the Dark God would give up so easily. While he makes it clear he'll only have her willingly, he's making it harder and harder for her to refuse his suit. She wonders, what is he really after?
Adrastea faces a quandary: if she accepts the Dark God's marriage proposal, she'll lose her very soul. But if she rejects his proposal, she could lose so much more.
Either way, the price might be too high.
OF THE DARK is a 125,000-word Fantasy novel, based on the Greek Adrasteia myths. It is the first novel of a completed trilogy.
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I confess I can't seem to make this query work. I've gone over it so many times, I think I've become immune to what works and what doesn't. It's definitely Fantasy, but I don't know if I can describe it as a Romance. A few of the necessary tropes (like an HEA) are missing, but the story is all about their tumultuous courtship. Dark Romance, maybe?
