Cornelia
Amiri draws on her love of history and fifteen years of research
on the ancient Celts, to write tales of long swords, hot heroes,
and warrior women. Ms. Amiri is the author of ten Celtic/Paranormal/Romance
books: The Wolf and The Druidess, Druid Bride, Druid Quest,
Queen of Kings, Timeless Voyage, A Fine Cauldron of Fish, Vixen
Princess, Danger Is Sweet, The Fox Prince, and One Heart One
Way. She lives in Houston, her family is a grown son, a granddaughter,
and a cat.
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Keep your eye out for
Coming May 2011
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A god leaves the Otherworld and even risks his life...for
love.
In days of old, deep in the dark woods, Druidess Seven
discovers a wolf shape shifting into the bare, muscular
body of God Gwydion. Her wicked thoughts turn from the
Samhain feast to feasting on Gwydion's yummy goodies.
Can their new found love survive the ultimate long-distance
relationship of a god in the otherworld and a woman
on earth? Is the love Seren and Gwydion share strong
enough to overcome the social barrier between an immortal
god and a mortal woman? Will the warning of danger from
beyond the grave destroy the sensual magic brewing between
the wolf and the druidess?
Read an excerpt from THE WOLF AND THE DRUIDESS
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As
Cornelia Amiri, I write Celitc/Paranormal/Romance books
or as I also like to say, tales of long swords, hot
heroes, and warrior women. I love the ancient Celts
and I am inspired and fascinated by the culture and
the mist and magic of Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.
For instance in Celtic mythology all the gods and goddesses
had animal shapes they shifted into. Shapeshifting was
never seen as a curse to the Celts, like it was in the
old werewolf movies and stories. I never believed the
curse part, I thought turning into a wolf was the best
and most interesting thing that happened to the characters
in the werewolf stories. I never thought it would be
a curse to be able to shapeshift, it seemed pretty fantastic
to me. I also see seductive blood suckers as being more
feminine than masculine, but in the old vampire movies
and stories they are mainly men. Yet the Celtic fey
vampiric creatures are all women, which again, makes
more sense to me. I find the paranormal beliefs in Celtic
mythology to be interesting and inspiring.
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The heroine, Druidess Tanwen, grew up as a child or war, and
is determined to halt the Roman conquest, now spreading to the
north of Caledonia. The Roman Governor, Suetonius annihilated
her mother's tribe, the Iceni, and the Roman Governor, Agricola
exterminated her father's tribe, the Ordovices. She watched
her brother die in the second massacre at the Druid learning
Center. Tanwen managed to escape with the help of two elderly
druids, who had survived the first massacre. She must now leave
them, the only family she has left, and travel from her home
of Britannia to Caledonia, to wed a wild Pict, the son of the
chief of the Caledonii tribe. The spirit of her ancestor, her
grandmother, Boudica, has sent her on this quest. The ghost
of the rebel queen foretold this marriage will aid the Celts
in the war against Rome and also keep Boudica's bloodline alive.
But the hero, Brude, son of the chief of the Caledonii, is not
ready to marry. And he swears he will never marry a druidess.
How will she persuade him?
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The
Greener Shore by Morgan Llewellyn, Bard by Morgan
Llewellyn,
Druids by Morgan Llewellyn, Boneshaker by Cherie
Priest,
and The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers. Though I like many
others as well, Morgan Llewellyn is my all time favorite
Celtic /Historical/Fiction writer and my biggest inspiration.
I’ve
listed three of my favorite books of hers and I’ve
also fallen in love with Steampunk and
I’ve
been writing Steampunk/Romance as well. To date, The Anubis
Gates and Boneshaker are my favorite Steampunk books.
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Describe
the "perfect" hero? What about the "perfect"
hero for you?
Cornelia:
The
perfect hero has leadership skills such as the ability to
motivate other people, he cares about and protects and helps
others, he should be charismatic, handsome, charming, worthy,
and honorable. As for the perfect hero for me, I think all
the above is a pretty good package. I'll take that.
Read
More of Cornelia Amiri's Interview>>>
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Spring
is my favorite time of year. It’s not too hot, it’s
not too cold. The sky is such a beautiful blue and trees
are full of crisp green leaves and colorful flowers. Lovely
sights, lovely smells. It is also such a sensual season,
birds and the bees are busy mating and love is in the
air for people as well. Women wear fresh and pretty pastels
and flowery prints. My favorite month in Spring is May.
I always associate it with the sweet delicious taste of
strawberries and strawberry shortcake, one of the most
delectable foods ever created. For the Celts it’s
wonderful because May Day of Beltane was one of the main
Celtic Fire Festivals and also one of the most interesting.
I just love everything about the month of May and it’s
also the month I was born in. I love that too.
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