Virtual Tour ~ Ceílí by Moriah Gemel ~ (Interview, Excerpt + Giveaway)
Author Name: Moriah Gemel
Book Name: Ceílí
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Blurb:
The Los Angeles music scene has not been kind to Devon Caelin. He struggles to fit in and has a streak of bad luck the length of the Sunset Strip. One rare rainy night, he drowns his sorrows from bar-to-bar, until he stumbles into an alley club called Céilí. He discovers that it’s home to a small community of mystical people making their way in the human world, and that he found it only because he is Fae himself. With mentoring from the pub’s proprietor, Eldan—a powerful Fae Lord protecting his kind in the city—Devon unearths his past and discovers his magical abilities. His life appears to be back on track—until a member of the Faerie Court is murdered and the secret of their world is threatened to be revealed.
Pages or Words: 200 pages
Categories: Contemporary, Fantasy, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance, Urban Fantasy
“This is where we’ll do the spell,” Eldan says. “I can open the channel easily enough, but I’d like you to assist in keeping it open. Stand behind me when I tell you to, and put your hands on my shoulders. If we’re compatible, I’ll be able to take some of your energy to bolster mine, just enough to maintain a stronger connection than I would on my own, all right? You might get a little dizzy, but I promise you’ll be okay.”
“I’m not afraid, Eldan.” Devon is excited to see this magic performed, to see the Queens. What will they be like, these women that Eldan is wary to speak of?
“No. You aren’t, are you?” Eldan smiles. “Well. Best get on with it then. Stand nearby, please?”
Devon settles himself just behind Eldan, and Eldan nods. Then, he pulls a little vial from his pocket and shakes it.
“Here we go.”
He uncorks the bottle, and Devon smells something almost metallic. Eldan walks to the first corner of the table, to the right, and pours a drop of whatever’s inside the vial over the little pile of dirt.
“Cré.” His hand hovers over the bowl, and the dirt spreads and forms a flat plane under his palm. Eldan smiles and walks on.
He walks to the back right of the table and pours a drop into the empty bowl. “Aer,” he says and his hand hovers. The bowl trembles, and the dust motes in the air within it coalesce and spin. He walks on.
The third bowl holds sticks, and Eldan pours the liquid on them before hovering his hand, causing them to burst into flames. “Tine.” Devon can’t help but push his breath out and shake his head. This is cool. All this magic, it’s really real. He thought it was a story for children, but magic is real, and he’s a part of it. He never thought much about fairytales but now he wishes he had, because it would make this moment so much better.
Finally, Eldan pours into the fourth bowl, filled with water, and his hand hovering creates little waves that splash on the sides of the bowl gently, as though upset. “Uisce,” he says and then he walks on.
He circles the table counter-clockwise three times and, when he reaches the head of the table once more, he nods to Devon. “Now.”
Devon steps up as Eldan turns away and puts his hands on Eldan’s slim, strong shoulders. Immediately, his palms tingle, as Eldan waves a hand. The mirror in the center of the table stands up, reflecting them. Eldan presses a palm to the center of it.
“Oscailt agus a léiriú,” Eldan says. Devon wishes he knew what the hell he was saying, but it’s pretty, in any case. Celtic? Gaelic? Something. “Na Ríona I Talún Samhraidh.”
The mirror clouds, and Devon licks his lips and stands on his tiptoes to see over Eldan’s shoulder. Nothing happens, though, for long moments, in which Eldan’s breathing comes quick and loud. Devon squeezes his shoulders, and Eldan whimpers faintly. But he slows down, and Devon keeps squeezing, staring at what he can see of Eldan’s face, staring at the delicate line of his jaw, his high cheekbone, the flutter of an eyelash, the jut of his nose, which is freckled and fair.
But then the clouds part, and there they are.
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Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Moriah Gemel author of Céilí
Hi Moriah, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.
Thank you for having me. I'm an author at night and a stay-at-home mom during the day, and I've been writing since the age of seven. My current book is called Céilí and it's about a man who finds where he belongs after a lifetime of searching, and how he comes to protect that life at all costs.
- Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing come from?
My grandfather started it all. I started reading very early with his and my mother's encouragement. I was reading by the time I was 3, and I advanced quickly, I was reading more and more complex books. And then, when I was 6, my grandfather handed me a copy of Watership Down by Richard Adams, and I fell in love. I reread that book several dozen times over the years, and kept adding more and more after that, but it was the start. I realized what words could do, and I decided I could do it.
- What were your goals when you started this book? Do you think you met them?
I just wanted to tell a good story. I wanted to delve into urban fantasy a little more—I had dabbled in it before—and I wanted to really nail that genre. I think I did, I hope I did, I guess I have to wait for readers to tell me now.
- Have you ever co-written with someone before?
Yes I have! I come from a fandom background, and I co-wrote with a good friend and fellow fandom author who is, let's say, quite a bit better than me. She's now a fellow Interlude Press author, actually. But we wrote a fandom story and it was a lot of fun, we both can write like the other and managed to blend our styles pretty well.
- Tell us about your favorite character in a book (yours or someone else’s).
My favorite character of mine is definitely Jamie Kader, from my first book Load the Dice. He's just such a precious muffin—he's a doll, and so fun to write. But my favorite character of all times is Sam Vimes, from Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels. He's a cynic, and a grouch, and, I shall quote, “not a gentleman, thank goodness, but a gentle man.” I very much love his stories.
- List five foods you can’t live without.
Pizza, pasta, cheese, chocolate, and bacon. I'm a comfort foodie.
Meet the author:
Moriah Gemel has developed a dedicated following for her realistic, sexually-charged stories over twelve years in online fan communities. Moriah is passionate about diversity in fiction, as well as realistic depictions of BDSM and sex education. Her first novel, Load the Dice, was published as a serial in ten parts. Céilí is her second novel. She lives with her husband, young son, and two cats.
Where to find the author:
Twitter: @moriahgemel
Goodreads Link: www.goodreads.com/moriahgemel
Publisher: Interlude Press
Cover Artist: Design – CB Messer, Cover art by Ari McFarland
Tour Dates & Stops:
24-Mar: MM Good Book Reviews
25-Mar: Full Moon Dreaming
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