I've uploaded the Introduction and first part of chapter one from the first book in my fantasy comedy trilogy. It's very English in humour but I'd love for people from across the pond to read it too :) Here's the blurb taken from the Amazon listing page. I hope it tickles your fancy :) I write character-driven comedy and being brought up surrounded by substantial aunts, my main characters tend to be middle-aged women, or in the case of this trilogy, sophisticated witches :)
It’s England in 1912 and a group of middle-aged women are causing havoc in the quiet Derbyshire village of Sodden-on-the-Bog.
‘They’re not from round ‘ere,’ as one villager put it, and indeed they’re not. These ladies are from a distant planet, a touch to the left and a little bit down from Orion’s Belt. They’ve been given strict orders to find the great Wyrms of legend, but have discovered sun, sangria and the Suffragettes instead. There’s the teeniest tiniest problem of them being mistaken for German spies too, not to mention being chased by giant rats who’ve taken over the village pub.
‘Lavender and Haddock’ – the first of a comedy trilogy recounting the exploits of a group of witches in their search for peace, love and the Stately Wyrms of England...and a good gin and tonic, they adore a good gin and tonic.
Noor, a dancer in the Royal Court of the Al-Yauzhan Empire wants nothing more than to pay off her debts and lead a nice, simple life-but a chance encounter with the crown prince and his brother brings her into the dangerous world of court politics. As Noor and the princes investigate their uncle and cousin's possible treason, she grows closer to the crown prince, but in order to save the kingdom and the person she loves, Noor will have to risk everything...
A romantic adventure set in an imagined Arabic kingdom, THE DANCING GIRL is a story of court intrigues, romantic entanglements, and secret meetings as Noor and her best friend Amir try to help the princes they're falling for expose corrupt court officials with plans to seize the throne. Noor and Amir are close to having everything they've ever dreamed of...now all they need to do is survive.