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Macha of the Red Braids exudes the essence of female power. Defying and fighting two kings, she takes her fathers place on the throne. With one goal in mind, she uses magic, battles, disguises, and skills of seduction to take the crown as sole ruler, the only woman listed as a High King of Ireland. She builds the famed kingdom of Emain Macha, marking off the borders with the pin of her cloak brooch. Yet a Champion, from the wilds of Connaught, throws the powerful battle queen off-guard when he comes to claim her heart. Has Macha met her match with Nath of Connaught? Will he pass the three trials she has set before him?
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Queen of Kings draws from the ancient myth of Macha Mong Ruad. As the legend goes, her father shared the kingship with two others, Dithorba and Cimbaeth, seven years at a time. When he died, she claimed his reign, but the other two kings refused to let a woman take the throne.
They went to war over it and she won. She took her father's place as queen, until Dithorba, died. And then she married Cimbaeth. When Dithorba's sons claimed the throne, Macha battled them and they fled.
Disguised as a leper, she pursed Dithorba's sons and captured each of them as they tired to seduce her. She tied them up and brought them back to Ulster as slaves. After marking off the boundaries of her new stronghold with her brooch, she forced Dithorba's sons to build the fortress of Emain Macha (Macha's neck brooch.)
I endowed Macha with the power to shape shift to a crow, adding even more of a morrigan aspect to her. The second part of Queen of Kings is all my doing. In Nath, I created the great love of Machas life, to flesh out her bigger than life character. Making her more approachable to the modern reader, while still remaining goddess like, especially like the goddess morrigan, whom I see as the essence of female power.
Reviews:
"I found Queen of Kings well written and very close to the original legend.If you like the ancient Celtic world you'll enjoy this book."
Reviewed by Penny Ash with Night Owl Romance Reviews http://www.nightowlreviews.com/nightowlromance/reviews/Review.aspx?daoid=5429
QUEEN OF KINGS is a delightful story of Celtic times. Cornelia Amiri tells a fascinating tale of a warrior queen. I really enjoyed the fact QUEEN OF KINGS is based on the life of a historical figure. The way Macha defeated Dithorba's sons was truly ingenous. I have always been interested in this time period and Cornelia Amiri always writes interesting tales of Celtic times and Celtic lore. If you enjoy things Celtic, don't miss this one.
Reviewed by Chere Gruver for ParaNormal Romance http://www.paranormalromance.org/reviews/review.php?id=32108
Cornelia Amiri combines all the elements of a great story in her latest Queen of Kings. It takes place in the wonderful location of Ireland; paranormal effects, and strong as well as engaging characters with a hint of romance thrown in the mix. Ever since I first discovered Cornelia and her druids, I have become a fan.
Reviewed by Cheryl - http://cherylsbooknook.blogspot.com/
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