As you all know, I'm a sucker for anthologies. I love all sorts - fantasy, steampunk, swashbuckling, urban fantasy, paranormal romance... You name it, it catches my eye. And Danielle Ackley-McPhail is an author and editor of many of a great looking anthologies.
I happen to have a cover for the next she's edited and has a story in. Another one looking like a great adventure. An adventure of the high seas.
The cover....
Trouble on the Waters: Stories of Sailors, Pirates, and Gambling Men
Edited By: Danielle Ackley-McPhail
Authors:
Phoebe Wray, David Sherman, Jeffrey Lyman, and Danielle Ackley-McPhail
Due Out: May 2014
Description:
A life on the water is a constant gamble. Whether a sailor pits himself against the forces of nature or finds himself at the mercy of man, odds are even how the encounter will turn out, depending whose side the luck rolls up on.
In Phoebe Wray’s Sailor of Kannar, Darcy must take her chances in courts of intrigue to preserve her people’s way of life among the marshes.
In Danielle Ackley-McPhail’s Trouble on the Water Rishima Blaque clings to faith and a rock in the middle of the sea in the hopes her husband will find her before the pirates do.
In David Sherman’s Vest of the Pecos, Kitty Belle and Cheyenne Walker join forces once again to pit their wiles against the denizens of a paddleboat gaming salon, only to find themselves facing a gamble of another sort.
In Jeffrey Lyman’s Unsinkable Princess Cordolya bows to her father’s dictates, setting sail for an alliance with a country across the sea, only to find herself beset by pirates, leviathans, and a mage-borne storm. Will luck be with the lady or will she make her own?
Sounds like a whale of a time! Okay, sorry for the weak joke and no whales. Or that I know of. ;) But sounds like great adventures at see.
Add it to your Want List on Goodreads today.
Thanks for the share, Mel!
ReplyDeleteSure thing Danielle! Thank you for letting me share it. :)
DeleteOh pirates! it's been a long time since I read something like that!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting, Melliane.
DeleteBest,
Danielle
Melliane, It's nice to mix it up and come back to what you've not read in a while. :) Thank you!
DeleteSounds interesting but the cover is me.
ReplyDeleteI meant 'meh'
DeleteSorry to hear that, Jennifer. What aspect(s) of the cover leave you with that impression (so that we can do better next time)?
DeleteBest,
Danielle
Jennifer Bielman, yea, not all covers attract to everyone. :) Thanks for stopping to check it out!
Deletelove the cover
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lily. I had fun working on this. Due to time constraints it is stock art, but I played with it a little bit...can't wait to see a copy in my hand!
DeleteSo glad you like it Lily B. :D I like the sounds of it too.
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