Today I'm helping to celebrate the release of Midnight's Curse, book two in the Beyond the Tales series by my good friend, Tricia Mingerink! Beyond the Tales is a series of fairy tale retellings with hints of allegorical elements set in a world based on the Appalachian Mountains.
Don't miss the giveaway at the end of this blog post nor the invite to the Facebook party for more giveaways!
About the Book
High King Alexander rules the Seven Kingdoms of Tallahatchia—a divided nation on the brink of yet another war. When an invitation arrives from the king of Pohatomie, Alex knows it must be a trap, but could it also be his opportunity to unite the kingdoms?
Daemyn Rand has lived a hundred years, served an arrogant prince, fallen in love with a princess, and lost himself somewhere along the way. He has already died for his loyalty. Will standing at the high king’s side cost him his last chance to truly live?
Elara Ashen is a lowly, miserable servant. All she wants is to spend even one night in a fancy dress dancing with the high king. When she is offered a pair of glass slippers, it seems that all her dreams have come true.
But dreams have a price, and gifts can be curses in disguise. What will it cost to stop this curse from tearing Tallahatchia apart yet again?
Fairy tales meet the Appalachian Mountains in this adventurous fantasy retelling of the classic Cinderella story.
Author Interview
What was the first story you ever
wrote?
Technically, my first story was a
picture book I drew with my crayons when I was 2 about a family of talking
horses. It was filled with cutesy stories about the baby horse getting a
magical goose and going on vacation with her parents…and getting mauled by both
a lion and a tiger at different points with liberal use of my red crayon to
make realistic dripping blood.
Did I mention I grew up on a farm?
Apparently even at 2 I knew about dripping blood.
After that, I moved on to short
story fairy tale retellings and from there gradually lengthening fantasy
stories.
What do you typically turn to for
the most inspiration?
Hikes in the woods are my favorite,
but when that’s not possible, then reading some of my favorite books usually
reminds me why I love stories so much. Watching some of my favorite princess
movies also works.
If you could spend a day with any
historical figure, who would it be?
I would love to spend a day with
Betty Zane. She lived on the frontier of Ohio back in the 1700s, and she was
pretty cool. Zane Grey wrote about her since she was an ancestor of his, and
that was one of the first Zane Grey books I read. Betty Zane dashed across an
open space during an attack to fetch more gun powder for the fort. No one shot
at her at first because everyone was too stunned, but even though she was shot
at during her return trip running across the open field toting a sack of
gunpowder, she made it to the fort without injury and the fort and those inside
were saved.
What are three random facts about you
that most people probably wouldn’t know?
1. I’m not a great cook. I’ve been
getting better with practice, but I apparently don’t have the most discerning
taste buds, so the whole “season to taste thing” is beyond me.
2. Thanks to those weird taste buds,
I don’t like coffee or tea. Both of them taste super bitter to me. I don’t like
Pepsi or Coke either. Um, yeah. I’m picky. It’s pretty much Mountain Dew level
sweetness or water.
3. I love Barbie movies. The
original 10 or so, at least. They are so adorable and girlie and even tomboy me
adores them.
And because I’m sure all of us
fangirls have “book/fictional boyfriends,” who is one fictional character you
would particularly love to date? ;)
I fangirl as much as the next girl,
but I’m not one to imagine myself “dating” the characters or picking a
fictional boyfriend. Most of them are already taken anyway, lol.
I’m just going to cheat and list one
of your characters and two of mine.
Jace or Leith would be fun, lol. Though,
my personality would probably fit better with Daemyn. He’s a quieter soul than
Leith, and I’m a lot more like Rosanna than I am Renna.
About the Author
Tricia Mingerink is a twenty-something, book-loving, horse-riding country girl. She lives in Michigan with her family and their pack of pets. When she isn't writing, she can be found pursuing backwoods adventures across the country.
You can connect with Tricia on her blog, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Facebook Party!
The Facebook party should be a blast with giveaways of Midnight's Curse, Dagger's Sleep, and over ten other Cinderella retellings by indie authors! Follow this link to join the Facebook party.
Giveaway!
Blog Tour Schedule
Monday – August 5- The Florid Sword – Author Interview & Book Review
- Scribeheart – Author Interview
- The Music of a Story – Book Review
- Jaye L. Knight – Author Interview
- Perfectly Quirky in Every Way – Book Review
- Liv K. Fisher – Author Interview
- Blooming with Books – Author Interview & Book Review
- TJ’s Musing – Book Review
- Imperial Scribis – Author Interview
- Dream Write Now – Author Interview & Book Review
- Morgan Huneke – Author Interview
- The Page Dreamer – Book Spotlight
- Elizabeth Koetsier – Book Spotlight
- Brie Donning – Book Review
- Facebook Party 8-10PM EST
- Novels, Dragons, and Wardrobe Doors – Book Review
- M.H. Elrich – Book Review
These questions are so fun! Great interview.
ReplyDeleteGreat interview! Favorite Cinderella retelling...well, I have a few so I think I will go with the last one I read: "Magic by Midnight" by Allison S. Bass!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the interview, Jaye! :)
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