Lady of the Crescent Moon
by Ingrid Hahn
Date of Publication: September 19th, 2018
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing, LLC
Cover Artist: Syneca Featherstone
Genre: Gothic Historical Romance
Tagline: In darkness, only love can light the way.
BLURB
Normandy, 1679…
An age of high baroque splendor and excess. An age of new enlightenments; the dawn of the new epoch amid the clutter of a dying era. An age of curses and magic. An age of superstition, witches, and witch hunts.
Sidonie Cordumont is not powerful enough to save her fellow witches, imprisoned in the secret dungeons of Paris. She returns to Normandy, the place of her birth, desperately seeking help to defeat the impossible foe intent on ridding the land of her brethren. Instead, she falls into the clutches of a man she never believed she’d see again. A man she’d once hoped to marry.
The last thing Roland, Marquis d’Ambroisin, expects is to have the woman he lost tumble into his arms in the dead of night, no better than a common thief. But once he’s caught her, he doesn’t want to let her go. Unfortunately, she’s on a reckless mission, and he’s helpless to do the one thing he wants above all—protect her.
Until a promise to his dying mother binds them together…
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/8hCQXoPuLlw
Excerpt:
Sidonie didn’t know she’d taken a step backward until there came a crunching sound from beneath the heavy soles of her worn boots. A shiver rattled down her spine. She wouldn’t dare take her gaze from the figure, not even to blink, but there was a dry quality to the sound. She didn’t need to look to know what she’d crushed.
It was an old bone.
Her back hit something solid and large hands closed gently around the tops of her arms. Roland’s smell made her heart leap. He’d safeguard her. All the protection she hadn’t thought she needed or wanted, she did. At least until she regained her equilibrium.
Slowly, as if he occupied a separate realm where time trickled instead of spun, the haunted man raised his head, his gaze focusing over her shoulder. The man . . . entity . . . Jacques . . . whatever he might have been, his voice was like sand. “Good day, Sidonie. We have been waiting for you.”
Her mouth went dry and panic pounded through her veins. It was too soon. She couldn’t die yet. “Waiting . . . for me?”
Author Info
Ingrid Hahn is a failed administrative assistant with a B.A. in Art History.
Ingrid Hahn is a failed administrative assistant with a B.A. in Art History.
Her love of reading has turned her mortgage payment into a book storage fee, which makes her the friend who you never want to ask you for help moving.
Originally from Seattle, she now lives in the metropolitan DC area with her ship-nerd husband, small son, and four opinionated cats. When she’s not reading or writing, she loves knitting, theater, nature walks, travel, history, and is a hopelessly devoted fan of Jane Austen.
She’d love to connect with her readers! Find her on Twitter as @Ingrid_Writer, on Instagram as ingrid_hahn, and on Facebook as Ingrid Hahn.
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Interview with Ingrid Hahn
How would you describe your style of writing to someone that has never read your work?
Evocative.
What mindset or routine do you feel the need to set when preparing to write (in general whether you are working on a project or just free writing)?
Either I have to have a babysitter for my three-year-old or my husband has to have assumed solo parenting duties. Then I bust my bum. Time is precious. Work must get done. Mood is irrelevant.
Do you take your character prep to heart? Do you nurture the growth of each character all the way through to the page? Do you people watch to help with development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation?
Until they hit the page, I never really know them.
Have you found yourself bonding with any particular character? If so which one(s)?
When I first wrote LADY OF THE CRESCENT MOON, I bonded strongly with the hero, Roland. He had a lot of angst and I felt for the guy. While I still love him with the whole of my heart, during the revision passes, I fell for the heroine in a big way. She’s strong, but not to a fault—she’s also human. She’s driven and complex. While far from the most powerful person around, she doesn’t let that stop her from doing what she knows she must do. She’s social justice in action without any preachiness.
Do you have a character that you have been working on that you can't wait to put to paper?
Two. The sister of the heroine from LADY OF THE CRESENT MOON and her hero. Their adventure will force them to confront and accept who they really are. I don’t have a contract on this one yet, so I can’t share details, but I have the whole story worked out in my head. I hope to have a draft done by the end of 2018 or early 2019. I love this world, these characters, the setting, the period, the delicious gothic-ness—everything. Can’t wait to put pen to paper!
Have you ever felt that there was something inside of you that you couldn't control? If so what? If no what spurs you to reach for the unexperienced?
As to part one, I’m not sure. As to part two, a glove. Definitely don’t want to be reaching for strange things without a glove.
Website: http://ingridhahnauthor.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ingrid_Writer
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