Book II - The Nhasu

simmonsjessica
Jan 4, 2021
2 min read

Title: The Nhasu

Subtitle: Book II of the Breath of Eternity Series

Genre: High Fantasy/LGBTQ+/Fantasy Adventure

Word Count: 75,000+ words/300+ pages

Release Date: 08/17/2020

Fate and destiny do not always align...

Betrayed by those who raised him and forced to run from the only home he's known, Baldric has vowed to redeem himself by finding and protecting the Elemental. But, she narrowly escaped death at his hand. If he can find her, will she be able to trust him?

Svanhild has been given a mission, one handed down by the gods themselves. In order to find the other three Elementals, she is forced to leave behind the ones who rescued her. But, the world beyond their sanctuary is filled with danger. Will she be able to trust in her own power to guide her?

A plague outbreak in the north is overshadowed by the death of the king. Faith is lost, even between brothers, when the Svalkin falls victim to a mysterious illness. To save the kingdom, they need to find a cure. But, as the attacks against the royal family continue, there aren't many left whom they can trust. Tensions rise as they are forced to make decisions that will affect the entire kingdom, and they are running out of time.

Amidst the power struggles of the nation-states, warring racial factions, and the dying will of the Old Gods, these characters will come face-to-face with trials of faith, courage, and betrayal. The world as they know it is about to change; all that’s left to decide, is what they are willing to fight for.

Book 2 of the Breath of Eternity Series!

The Nhasu became the second fictional book I ever published, and is the second book in my fantasy trilogy. As a brand-new, self-published author, the fantasy genre feels really large. Publishing new fantasy books is in a way like throwing them into a very big, dark hole filled with other fantasy books. They get swallowed up in the vastness.

But it's not impossible.

I've had some really amazing inspirations that have kept me going.

I made a friend who I found out was a self-published author. She showed me her books and I must have asked her a million questions about publishing. What she didn't know, she helped me learn. She showed me a group on Facebook where other self-published authors gathered to help each other and share stories of success. It was amazing, and something I had never thought about. Sometimes as an author you can feel very alone if there are no other writers around to discuss and work things over with. But we found some really awesome groups that had years of experience in the self-publishing world, and they helped us along.

Now, I'm on my way to publishing my first fantasy series!