Jennifer Macaire: She’s the One Who Doesn’t Say Much (Book Four of the War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters) by S.R. Cronin

She’s the One Who Doesn’t Say Much

(Book Four of the War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters)

by S.R. Cronin

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GENRE: Historical Fantasy

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BLURB:

Do you know what your problem is?

Olivine knows hers. This quiet thirteenth-century artist has been hiding a secret as she travels to K'ba to meet her friends. Others assume she's fallen in love with another artist, but it's much worse than that. For on the way to K'ba is the dirt poor nichna of Scrud, a place scorned by other Ilarians. And in Scrud is the one man who understands her.

However, Bohdan recognizes the dangers posed by an impending Mongol invasion. When he learns of Olivine's unusual visual powers, he convinces her to pick up her bow and start practicing.

She does, though she's more concerned with moving to K'ba where she can paint all day and see Bohdan whenever she wants. If only her sister hadn't decided Olivine and her fellow long eyes held one key to defending the realm.

Then, as if life wasn't complicated enough, Olivine learns the artist community she yearns to be part of has developed a different take on the invasion. They're sure the only way to survive is to capitulate completely to the Mongols’ demands. Artists who feel otherwise are no longer welcome.

Where does her future lie? The invasion is coming soon and Olivine doesn't have much time to decide.

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EXCERPT:

Later in the day, I found Magomet. Despite his problematic infatuation with me, Magomet was a friend. His parents were both well-known artists who owned the spacious studio in which we all often worked, and they treated us with generosity, sharing not only their place but also their supplies. I got the impression they enjoyed encouraging the next generation of artists.

As soon as I started my conversation with Magomet, his eyes widened and he pointed towards the supply closet. I looked inside. His mother Jasia sorted through jars of paint in there. He walked out of the room and I followed him outside.

“Please be more careful,” he said as we began walking down the street. “My parents have strong beliefs about this invasion.”

“Beliefs? How can you have beliefs about an invasion?”

“We K’basta pride ourselves on being better informed than most. My parents have listened to many stories and have decided they don’t want any of us to fight. At all.”

“But how do you defend yourself if you don’t fight?” I said. “What else do they think we should do?”

“Nothing. They believe the only way Ilari survives is if we all agree to whatever demands the Mongols make of us. Resistance will bring our demise. I believe this too, Olivine. You should know that before you say anything more to me.”

“But … but what if all the invaders want is for us to die?”

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

Sherrie Cronin is the author of a collection of six speculative fiction novels known as 46. Ascending and is now in the process of publishing a historical fantasy series called The War Stories of the Seven Troublesome Sisters. A quick look at the synopses of her books makes it obvious she is fascinated by people achieving the astonishing by developing abilities they barely knew they had.

She’s made a lot of stops along the way to writing these novels. She’s lived in seven cities, visited forty-six countries, and worked as a waitress, technical writer, and geophysicist. Now she answers a hot-line. Along the way, she’s lost several cats but acquired a husband who still loves her and three kids who’ve grown up just fine, both despite how odd she is.

All her life she has wanted to either tell these kinds of stories or be Chief Science Officer on the Starship Enterprise. She now lives and writes in the mountains of Western North Carolina, where she admits to occasionally checking her phone for a message from Captain Picard, just in case.

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