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Death Song of the Sea: A Celtic Story (Midnight Myths and Fairy Tales Book 2) Kindle Edition

by April A. Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
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The Midnight Myths and Fairy Tales series of standalone, reimagined fairy tales, myths, and folklore continues with this retelling of the classic Irish Folktale The Bride's Death-Song.

Aileen and her father have a secret; they can control the sea and everything within in it. Despite this, Aileen's mother and sister perished in the sea, and the young woman believes she is stuck forever in her ancestral home on Ireland's West Coast. She goes to the shore daily and asks the sea for one gift: "Bring me someone to love, marry, and raise children with." Getting her wish could cost her everything, though, including her own life.

This dark take on a classic tale examines the line between life and death, and it also asks a very important question - how far would you go to save someone you love?

Be sure to check out the first book in this series, Vasilisa the Terrible: A Baba Yaga Story, which is based on the classic Russian fairy tale Vasilisa the Beautiful.

Praise for the Midnight Myths and Fairy Tales series:

"Beautifully bewitching... it's a fast-paced, captivating tale, and the writing is exquisite." - Kindle Reviewer
"This story is like a witch's spell drawing the reader in." - Kindle Reviewer
"A very original telling of an old fairy tale... the ending was completely surprising." - Kindle Reviewer
"It really whets your appetite for more." - Kindle Reviewer
"I felt immersed in the story!" - Kindle Reviewer
"Well-written and immediately draws you into the story, with no lag in momentum." - Goodreads Reviewer

Please note that these books are not intended for young children. They're perfect for adults and young adults, though, along with slightly older children who are comfortable with the content of the original, uncensored Grimms' Fairy Tales.

This Kindle Short Read is 11,000+ words.

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About the Author

April A. Taylor is an award-winning, multi-genre author and dark art photographer. Her debut novel, The Haunting of Cabin Green, was featured on:

-Popsugar's '13 Most Chilling Horror Books of 2018.'
-Inquisitr's 'Best Horror Books of 2018.'
-Ranker's '2018's Scariest Horror Books.'
-BoredPanda's '7 Books That Scared Me Half to Death.'
-BLGM's 'Best Gothic Horror Books.'

Sinkhole: A Horror Story and Missing in Michigan received 5-Star ratings from Readers' Favorite. Corvo Hollows was named a 5-Star Must Read Book by Reedsy.

Sinkhole: A Horror Story was featured on:

-Grit Daily's 'Horror Continues to Thrive with the Scariest Books of 2019.'
-Medium.com's 'Celebrate Halloween with These Macabre and Progressive Horror Books.'
-BuzzFeed Community's '7 New Horror Books That Will Actually Scare You.'

The Haunting of Cabin Green was the #1 Amazon best seller in the U.S. New Horror Releases category for three straight weeks. It went on to become a #1 Best-Seller in Gothic, Ghosts, U.S. Horror, and LGBT Horror. Additionally, it was the Top Vote-Getter in the Horror/Suspense category of The Kindle Book Review's 2018 Reader's Choice Awards.

Many of April's books take their inspiration from real-life events. Local history is woven throughout the Alexa Bentley Paranormal Mysteries Series, and all of her novels contain at least one or two elements from the author's life.

In her psychological thriller book, Corvo Hollows, April delved even deeper into her own real-life events through a fictionalized account of a terrifying encounter. The main character in Corvo Hollows also battles fibromyalgia, as does April.

Her Fine Art and Dark Art photographs have been published and exhibited around the world by a diverse list of media sources such as Fangoria, Scream: The Horror Magazine, and the short horror film Cathartic.

April is a proud member of the Horror Writer's Association. She lives in Michigan with the love of her life and their two cats. If her life was a cartoon, she'd be Lisa Simpson.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07BCD2GW9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Midnight Grasshopper Books (March 27, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 27, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4180 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 53 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 7 ratings

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April A. Taylor

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April A. Taylor is an award-winning, multi-genre author and dark art photographer. Her debut novel, The Haunting of Cabin Green, was featured on:

-Popsugar's '13 Most Chilling Horror Books of 2018.'

-Inquisitr's 'Best Horror Books of 2018.'

-Ranker's '2018's Scariest Horror Books.'

-BoredPanda's '7 Books That Scared Me Half to Death.'

-BLGM's 'Best Gothic Horror Books.'

Sinkhole: A Horror Story and Missing in Michigan received 5-Star ratings from Readers' Favorite. Corvo Hollows was named a 5-Star Must Read Book by Reedsy.

Sinkhole: A Horror Story was featured on:

-Grit Daily's 'Horror Continues to Thrive with the Scariest Books of 2019.'

-Medium.com's 'Celebrate Halloween with These Macabre and Progressive Horror Books.'

-BuzzFeed Community's '7 New Horror Books That Will Actually Scare You.'

The Haunting of Cabin Green was the #1 Amazon best seller in the U.S. New Horror Releases category for three straight weeks. It went on to become a #1 Best-Seller in Gothic, Ghosts, U.S. Horror, and LGBT Horror. Additionally, it was the Top Vote-Getter in the Horror/Suspense category of The Kindle Book Review's 2018 Reader's Choice Awards.

Both books in her Midnight Myths and Fairy Tales series became a #1 Best Seller in Amazon's Canada store during March 2018.

Many of April's books take their inspiration from real-life events. Local history is woven throughout the Alexa Bentley Paranormal Mysteries Series, and all of her novels/novellas contain at least one or two elements from the author's life.

In her psychological thriller book, Corvo Hollows, April delved even deeper into her own real-life events through a fictionalized account of one of the freakiest encounters she's ever been involved in. The main character in Corvo Hollows also battles fibromyalgia, as does April.

Like many writers, she started putting pen to paper during early childhood. Her first project was a family newspaper entitled The Taylor Family Times. Since then, she's spent more than three decades honing her craft through a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction projects.

April's appropriately spooky black cat, Riley, is her toughest editor and critic (look for pictures of him in action - and sleeping on the job - on Instagram!).

Horror caught her attention at a young age, and she's enjoyed exploring the darkness hidden inside everyone’s psyche ever since. She's also intrigued by each person’s capacity for astounding levels of goodness in the face of overwhelming evil.

April's horror, paranormal mysteries, thrillers, and dark, reimagined myths and fairy tales tackle both these topics. The darker side of humanity is also on display inside her Fine Art and Dark Art photographs, which have been published and exhibited around the world by a diverse list of media sources such as Fangoria, Scream: The Horror Magazine, and the short horror film Cathartic.

April is a proud member of the Horror Writer's Association. She lives in Michigan with the love of her life and their two cats. If her life was a cartoon, she'd be Lisa Simpson.

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D.L. Finn
5.0 out of 5 stars Aileen will do anything for love
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2019
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This is a well-written short story set on the Ireland coast. Aileen only has her father after having lost the rest of her family to the ocean. She finally learns her father’s secret and embraces it. She still yearns for her true love to find her. A shipwreck brings her this love, but it comes with a price. I enjoyed the magic, ocean, and love in this tale. I highly recommend this story of love and the consequences of doing anything for it.
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Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko
4.0 out of 5 stars Story with unexpected twists
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2019
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Death Song of the Sea
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This is a lovely tale with some unexpected twists. Aileen, the protagonist, and her father possessed the power to quell the raging sea and so, protect their coastal town from sea storms.

Aileen wanted someone to love and eventually marry. She used her power to appeal to the sea, and one day Dermot appeared in a battered ship. They fell in love! Dermot proposed but had to leave to bring his family to meet Aileen. From here, disaster hit!

Don’t take my word for it. Remember, this is a folktale, and in all folktales, the humans remain hostage to the elements. This is what happened here. There were parts of the story that made me wince because of some puerile expression or action, but in the whole, I enjoyed the read.
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Karen Ingalls
5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2018
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A well-written short story about a father and his daughter who have magical powers of the sea. They live somewhat isolated from the other homes and people, so the daughter, Aileen has little opportunity to meet a future husband. However, one day all that changes when a handsome young man's ship crashes and he is washed ashore.
A must read with a perfect ending.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Celtic Magic
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2018
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This is a bittersweet and engaging short story of power and consequence. Steeped in folklore and ancient myth. I enjoyed reading it, and recommend it to readers who like a paranormal and fantasy books.
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Balroop Singh
5.0 out of 5 stars Ancient folktale superbly retold
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2020
Death Song of the Sea: A Celtic Story by April A. Taylor has been inspired from an ancient Irish folk tale ‘The Bride’s Death-song.’ Taylor has elaborated it from her own perspective, adding some emotions to the relationship of father and daughter who couldn’t see beyond her feelings. Aileen’s selfishness leads her to unforeseen consequences and the darker twist that this story takes makes it fascinating and worth-reading.

April holds the reader’s attention with her persuasive style of writing, breathing a fresh life into an old, forgotten tale. I loved the setting; even sea acquires an animate form with her brilliant description, becoming an enticing character of the story, which goes much beyond the original. Since it is an old folk tale, you may not like some expressions or actions but it has been superbly retold. I was captivated by the death song that was etched on the minds of the villagers.
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