An Immigrant's tale: A Druid's Brooch Prequel Short Story: The Druid's Brooch Series, #0.5

By CHRISTY NICHOLAS

When the magical secrets of The Emerald Isle beckon, will she survive answering the call?

 

Ohio, 1846. Valentia McDowell wishes she could rest. Plagued by nightmares of her grandmother's mysterious brooch lost in Ireland, the well-off young woman aches to find her lost family in Ireland. But as she dodges marriage proposals from odious local farmers, she can't shake the sense that a powerful inheritance awaits her across the ocean… if she can weather the treacherous journey.

 

Can Valentia uphold a destiny she doesn't yet understand without losing everyone she loves?

 

An Immigrant's Tale is the prequel short story to Legacy of Hunger, the sweeping first book in The Druid's Brooch historical fantasy series. If you like compelling female characters, immersive authenticity, and a dash of magic, then you'll love Christy Nicholas's gripping tale of how it all began.

 

Start reading An Immigrant's Tale to trace a family treasure today!

• Language: English
• Publisher: CHRISTY NICHOLAS
• Release date: May 18, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223253501

CHRISTY NICHOLAS

Christy Nicholas, also known as Green Dragon, has her hands in many crafts, including digital art, beaded jewelry, writing, and photography. In real life, she's a CPA, but having grown up with art all around her (her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother are/were all artists), it sort of infected her, as it were. She loves to draw and to create things. She says it's more of an obsession than a hobby. She likes looking up into the sky and seeing a beautiful sunset, or seeing a fragrant blossom or a dramatic seaside. She takes a picture or creates a piece of jewelry as her way of sharing this serenity, this joy, this beauty with others. Sometimes this sharing requires explanation – and thus she writes. Combine this love of beauty with a bit of financial sense and you get an art business. She does local art and craft shows, as well as sending her art to various science fiction conventions throughout the country and abroad.

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