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Rise of the Celtic Gods
Series · 3 books · 2021-2022

Books in series

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Awakening the Gods

2021

A failed barista, a reclusive blacksmith. Can they avoid the call of the Irish Gods? Saoirse knows playing traditional music once a week in a local Dublin pub won’t get her a career, but it’s all she’s got, especially after she’s fired from her barista job. But then her father dies and her life is set into a spin, especially when an unknown grandmother comes calling.. Music is Smithy's one joy that is left to him that has a residue of the magic he lost long ago. Creating things in his forge, tucked away in rural Cork, increasingly reminds him of what he's lost and why he must resist the requests of the Tuatha De Danann. They want him to join their efforts to battle their biggest nemesis,a powerful god who is threatening the destruction of Eire, the land they hold so dear. But events and gods conspire to bring Saoirse and Smithy to the path that was meant to be. It's time for the gods to awake and answer the call to defend the land. But answering that call could mean risking death. A music-filled romantic urban fantasy with a Celtic twist that will delight fans of Charles de Lint.
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#2

In Search of the Hero God

2021

From a USA Today bestselling author comes a tale of magic, myth and Irish music. Luke just wants to surf and play Irish trad music, but the gods have other plans. Surfing and music are all that sounds good to Luke at this point in his life. Especially after the betrayal of the one woman he thought shared his musical passion. But the gods won’t let him rest, and though he suspects that some great and terrible danger is afoot that threatens the land, he wants no part of it, the past has scarred him too heavily. So spending the summer hiding among the surfer dudes of a West Cork town with his close friend Mon seems the perfect answer. Until he finds out that danger and betrayal can be found anywhere, and when the gods come hunting they won’t stop until they find their target. Finding a new refuge, another woman promises physical healing. But is she too good to be true? Saoirse and Smithy want nothing more than to resume the promise of their love and life before the battle in the Otherworld when Smithy was brought back to life. But it’s just not that simple, especially for Smithy who comes to realise that his mind and his body aren’t what they were and the effort to hide that from Saoirse and everyone else increasingly becomes impossible. Especially when they both get drawn into recovering one of the treasures of the gods and Balor ramps up his poisonous activities. Smithy soon realises he must choose between protecting his secret or protecting his friends and the woman he loves. The second book of Rise of the Celtic Gods continues the music-filled romantic urban fantasy.
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#3

At The Edge of the Otherworld

2022

The battle is upon them, but Maura must decide who she is and if she deserves love if they are all to succeed. Maura has had enough of being a tool of war to the gods, seeing her only as Morrigan, the war goddess. Even Finn, who she might count as a close friend on her best days doesn’t understand. And now that they are all assembled and tasked with retrieving the two treasures to fight Balor, Maura leaves in a fit of anger. Her anger takes her across the sea to the middle of hot, dusty America where she makes an odd set of friends, including Raven, who is more than he seems. Finn finds himself missing Maura more than he thought possible, and in the midst of helping Smithy, Saoirse and Luke cope without Maura’s help he finds he has his own demons to fight. They are a motley crew facing the biggest challenge—to collect the treasures and lure Balor back to the Otherworld where the final battle will take place and Balor killed. To succeed they must all come to know and understand who they truly are, and to fail would not only mean their deaths, but the death of Ireland. A music-filled romantic urban fantasy with a Celtic twist that will delight fans of Charles de Lint.

Author

Kristin Gleeson
Kristin Gleeson
Author · 19 books

USA Today Bestselling author, Kristin Gleeson is originally from Philadelphia but has lived in West Cork in Ireland for a number of years where she plays the harp and sings, in addition to painting the beautiful landscape around her. She holds a Masters in Library Science and a Ph.D. in history, and for a time was an administrator of a large archives, library and museum in America and also worked as a public librarian in America and Ireland. She is a B.R.A.G. medallion Honoree. Myths and other folk tales have always fascinated her and she combined her love of these tales with her harp playing and performed as a professional harper/storyteller at events in Britain, America and Ireland. She has also written history freelance and published articles and essays in reference works and academic books.

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