{"id":4062,"date":"2010-10-26T03:00:26","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/?p=4062"},"modified":"2010-10-23T14:04:06","modified_gmt":"2010-10-23T21:04:06","slug":"why-greek-mythology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/why-greek-mythology\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Greek Mythology?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Elisabeth Naughton\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Thanks so much to Cindy for having me here today!<\/p>\n

My second Eternal Guardian book \u2013 ENTWINED<\/strong>\u2013 recently hit store shelves. For those of you new to the series, the Eternal Guardians are seven warriors descended from the seven greatest heroes in all of Ancient Greece. Zander, the hero in ENTWINED<\/strong>, is a descendant of Achilles. He\u2019s the oldest guardian, the one rumored to be immortal, the fiercest warrior and the only one with nothing to lose. I fell in love with Zander when I was writing MARKED<\/strong> \u2013 book one in the series \u2013 so I\u2019m excited for readers to finally get their hands on his story.<\/p>\n

Peo\"\"<\/a>ple ask me all the time, why Greek mythology? I don\u2019t have an easy answer except to say that I love the tales from Ancient Greece. Always have. Epic wars, tragic love stories, conniving gods and danger lurking around every corner. When I was researching STOLEN FURY (my 2010 double RITA nominee book), I found myself deeply immersed in the characters and narratives centered around the great culture, and I thought, \u201cIt would be really fun to develop an entire series based off these myths.\u201d MARKED<\/strong> was the result, and the series grew from there. I love taking traditional myths and characters and shaping them into my world. I love the variety of people, beings and magic that can be found in the legends. I love being able to put my own spin on these classic tales and seeing where they take me.<\/p>\n

In my series, the Eternal Guardians are battling an evil goddess who was once a hero like them but sold her soul to Hades for immortality. She\u2019s cunning, dark and willing to do whatever she can to reach her goal. But she\u2019s not the only villain in this series. There are many devious gods and goddesses in addition to mythological beings skulking in the shadows, waiting for their chance to shine.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And of course, there are plenty of hot guys. At least seven, to be exact. A few more who hang on the periphery and are as intriguing as the warriors themselves. So far I can guarantee at least five books in the series \u2013 hopefully more. Because I\u2019ve switched publishers there\u2019s a slight delay in the release of the next book. TEMPTED (book 3) will be an October 2011 release, followed closely by ENRAPTURED (early 2012). I realize this is a bit of a wait for fans, but it couldn\u2019t be avoided. After that I\u2019m back on a six months or less release schedule so I hope readers will understand. To tide fans over, I\u2019ll be posting a few free reads on my website over the next few months, so if you haven\u2019t already signed up for my newsletter do so soon so you don\u2019t miss out!<\/p>\n

Today I\u2019m giving away either a copy of MARKED<\/strong> (book 1) or ENTWINED<\/strong> (book 2) to one lucky commenter (winner\u2019s choice!). Simply tell me, what\u2019s your favorite myth from Ancient Greece?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Happy Reading!<\/p>\n

\u00a0Elisabeth<\/p>\n

\u00a0***<\/p>\n

Please leave a comment\u00a0to enter to win a copy of ENTWINED<\/strong> or MARKED<\/strong>. If you\u2019re reading this blog through a feed at Facebook, Goodreads or another social network, please note you need to leave your comment at www.museinterrupted.com<\/a> to enter.<\/p>\n

The back cover blurb for MARKED<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0ENTWINED<\/strong>,\u00a0links to\u00a0excerpts, and Elisabeth’s bio, can be found in yesterday\u2019s promo post. Visit\u00a0Elisabeth’s website<\/a> to learn more about her and her books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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