Excerpt from "Reborn" by Cherie Reich

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Reborn, the first book in an exciting new YA epic fantasy series, The Fate Challenges, is out on ebook and paperback. Reviews are already looking good and it's high on my To-Read list. The author, Cherie Reich, has been kind enough to share an excerpt with us (see below).

To save a kingdom, a prophetess must challenge Fate.

On the day of Yssa’s death and rebirth, the god Apenth chose her as the Phoenix Prophetess.

Sea serpents and gods endanger the young prophetess’s journey and sour the omens. Yssa is cursed instead of blessed, and her duties at the Temple of Apenth prove it. She spends her days reading dusty scrolls, which does nothing to help her forget Tym, the boy back home. But the annoying yet gorgeous ferryman’s son Liam proves to be a distraction she can’t predict, even though he rarely leaves her alone for two sand grains.

Her boring temple life screeches to a halt when visions of her parents’ murders consume her. Yssa races across an ocean to stop the future. If she can’t change Fate, she’ll refuse to be the Phoenix Prophetess any longer. Fate, however, has other plans for her and the kingdom.

Yssa must either accept her destiny or fight to change Fate.

Excerpt from Chapter 2 of Reborn

We steadily filled buckets as more people helped us. The storm continued to weaken. Rain trickled to a soft patter. I hadn’t heard thunder in the past few minutes. Was I wrong? Doubt lingered in my belly and crept along my spine. Just because I had a vision didn’t mean it would come true right away. Could I have gotten everyone worked up over nothing?

“It appears the storm is fading.” I didn’t want a fire, of course, but I knew what I’d foreseen.

“Maybe it’s a lull, sweetheart.” Dad filled another bucket.

“You saw somethin’, and you aren’t wrong often.” Water sloshed over Tym’s feet as he plopped another pail upon the ground.

“Often? Thanks a lot, Tym.” I punched him lightly on the arm. Was I ever mistaken about my premonitions? Not that I could remember. They always happened… eventually. But if I was incorrect, the people of Guntas would never believe my visions again. What use would I be in Guntas or Amora? Maybe the prophecies dictating my birth and life were false. Apenth had chosen the wrong girl. I didn’t want to be special. Not being the Phoenix Prophetess would be better for everyone. Then I could stay in Guntas with Tym and everyone I loved.

When I handed Dad another pail, the hairs on my arms and back of my neck lifted. The sky brightened. A wicked-looking lightning bolt streaked across the sky and struck the inn’s roof.

Thean’s realm! My heart sank at the fruition of my prophecy. I was right once again.

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Author

A self-proclaimed bookworm, Cherie Reich is a speculative fiction writer and library assistant living in Virginia. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and anthologies, and her books include the horror collection Nightmare, a space fantasy novella collection titled Gravity, and the fantasy series The Foxwick Chronicles and The Fate Challenges. Reborn is her debut novel. She is Vice President of Valley Writers and a member of the Virginia Writers Club and Untethered Realms.

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Angela Brown says May 26, 2014

That was a very intriguing excerpt. I’m definitely interested in reading more.

Great, Cherie!

Cherie Reich says May 26, 2014

Thanks so much for hosting me, Graeme, during my blog tour!

Thank you, Angela! 🙂

Graeme says May 26, 2014

When do you expect the next in the series to be published, Cherie?

Book Two likely won’t be out until 2015 (probably Summer 2015), but I have a prequel coming out at the end of this year and a #1.5 novella for early 2015.

Christine Rains says May 28, 2014

Great excerpt! This book is awesome. 🙂

Cherie Reich says May 29, 2014

Thank you, Christine! And I swear you keep following me around. It’s kinda fun having a groupie. 😉

Christine Rains says June 4, 2014

I’m happy to be your groupie! 😀

Eric Allen says June 23, 2014

What if I rather to have ebook of Reborn and a bookmark instead of paperback?

Cherie Reich says June 24, 2014

I would accept modifications to Reborn’s part of the prize pack, Eric, if you were a winner.

Excerpt from "Reborn" by Cherie Reich

Excerpt from Chapter 2 of Reborn

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