Julian’s voice replaced mine, and his lament echoed across my ears and through the theatre, but I only half-listened, my attention drifting away to fix on the all too real sorrow of another. I tried to breathe shallowly, ignoring the stench of too much perfume and far too few baths as I feigned death. The stage was smooth and cool against my cheek, a blessed relief against the heat of hundreds of bodies packed into one place. My voice faded into silence, though the memory of it seemed to haunt the theatre as I slumped gracefully, trusting that Julian would catch me, however much he might not want to. (Note: Hidden Huntress is in the editorial stage, so this excerpt is still subject to the red pen of my editor!) Instead, I’m going to give you the first page of Hidden Huntress, which I recently posted on my Goodreads Ask thread. Can you tell us a little about the series?ĭanielle: That’s actually a really tough question, because it’s hard for me to talk about the series as a whole without spoilers. Jennifer: This is the first book in your Malediction trilogy. Revolutionaries that just happen to be led by the troll prince she’s married to.

At first all she cares about is escape, but as she becomes involved in the complex politics of the trolls, her sympathies grow towards the oppressed underclass of half-bloods, and she joins the revolutionaries who are fighting to help them. Except that it doesn’t work, and she’s forced to find a way to make a life for herself amongst the trolls. Stolen Songbird is about an aspiring opera diva who is kidnapped by trolls and married to their prince in order to break the curse binding them to their underground kingdom.

It’s starting to not feel very new anymore! Now that Stolen Songbird has been on the shelves for five months, my focus has almost completely shifted to the sequel, Hidden Huntress. Jennifer: Welcome, Danielle! Please tell readers about your new book, Stolen Songbird.ĭanielle: Thanks so much for having me on your blog, Jennifer! Danielle is the author of Stolen Songbird, book 1 of the Malediction trilogy. Today, I’m pleased to welcome Danielle L. Posted in About Books, Guest blogs, On Writing.

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