[Day Twenty Two of 31 Days] Giveaway + Guest Post: Shauna Granger, author of Earth

Hey everyone! Shauna Grange, author of Earth is visiting my blog to share with us a thing or two about fairy rings and a Shakespearean poem. In addition, she will also be giving away an eCopy of her book Earth. I am also participating in Shauna's blog tour, and she will stop by my blog for an author interview on the 28th of October.

Shauna Granger lives in a sleepy little beach town in Southern California with her husband, John, and their goofy dog, Brody. Always fascinated by Magic, Shauna spent most of her teen years buried in books about fairies, elves, gnomes, spells, witchcraft, wizards and sorcery. When she's not busy working on the next installment of the Elemental Series she enjoys cooking, entertaining, MMA fight nights, watching way too much TV and coffee. Lots of coffee.

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Today I share a warning with you, whispered from mother to child for many a generation. Pray you heed my words…

Beware the fairy ring.

Generations ago, the Children of Danu were driven underground into the mounds and hills of the sidhe. Once the gods and goddesses that nurtured this world and its people, they were banished and, as their religion was forgotten, they became the hidden people, the fae folk. But the moon and stars still call to the hidden people of the sidhe, urging them to dance in the moonlight. So they come and build their fairy ring.

Beware the fairy ring.

Under a twilit sky, the toadstool ring springs up in the grass or in the shadow of a hawthorn tree. It will call to you, this strangely perfect ring of mushrooms. Some say the rings mark the spots where the Devil stood, others whisper stories of witches worshiping in the night, but unsuspecting mortals would be surprised to know it is the fairies calling to them.

Beware the fairy ring.

Woe to he who breaks the fairy ring. Should you disturb the fae folk ritual, the fairies will snatch you up to dance, enticing and enthralling you. But they will keep you.

Beware the fairy ring, for a night’s worth of dancing can steal years of your life. Should you escape the fairy ring, all your long years will come crashing down on you, with death following close behind.

Beware the fairy ring.

As inspired by:

“If You See a Fairy Ring” 

William Shakespeare 

If you see a fairy ring 

In a field of grass, 

Very lightly step around, 

Tip-toe as you pass, 

Last night fairies frolicked there 

And they’re sleeping somewhere near, 

If you see a tiny fairy 

Lying fast asleep, 

Shut your eyes 

And run away, 

Do not stay to peek! 

Do not tell 

Or you’ll break a fairy spell!

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Earth

by Shauna Granger

Shayna and her two best friends have the abilities to manipulate and control the four elements, earth, air, water and fire. While learning to hone their growing powers, they discover a new and malicious presence in their sleepy beach town. Someone is performing blood magic and threatens to expose their small magical community. So far only small animals have been slaughtered, but then the nightmares start.
Shayna suffers nightmares of being chased and sacrificed only to wake up bloodied and bruised. She thinks her magical blood is the ultimate target for the final blood rite. When an innocent girl, Tracy, is kidnapped Shayna knows it's only a ploy to draw her out; she can't let someone die because of her.

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