Cheryl Carpinello’s
WOW! WOMEN ON WRITING TOUR
OF
Guinevere: At the Dawn
of Legend
Book Summary
His
one desire...To be a knight.
His
future queen...At times reckless.
Best
friends…Bound by Friendship and Loyalty.
When their adventure turns deadly & dangerous, Guinevere & Cedwyn find themselves embroiled in a life-or-death struggle.
Not only are they in danger, but so are the kids of Cadbury Castle.
Renegades--foiled in their attempt to kidnap the princess--steal the children of Cadbury Castle to sell as slaves. Guinevere and Cedwyn vow to rescue the children, but a miscalculation puts them all in more danger.
As the plan quickly unravels, Cedwyn chooses to turn his dream of becoming a knight into reality.
When their adventure turns deadly & dangerous, Guinevere & Cedwyn find themselves embroiled in a life-or-death struggle.
Not only are they in danger, but so are the kids of Cadbury Castle.
Renegades--foiled in their attempt to kidnap the princess--steal the children of Cadbury Castle to sell as slaves. Guinevere and Cedwyn vow to rescue the children, but a miscalculation puts them all in more danger.
As the plan quickly unravels, Cedwyn chooses to turn his dream of becoming a knight into reality.
Will
their courage be strong enough to survive, or will one make the ultimate
sacrifice?
Print
Length: 150 Pages
Genre:
Middle Grade Fiction
Publisher:
Bublish, Incorporated (May 2017)
ISBN: 978-1946229441
Awards
for Guinevere: At the Dawn of Legend
2018 Gold Global eBook
Award—Juvenile Fiction
2018 Gold Global eBook Award—Children’s
Literature
2018 Bronze Evvy Awards—Fairytale/Folklore/Mythology
2018 Bronze Evvy Awards—Juvenile Fiction
Short-Listed for 2019 Chanticleer Int'l Awards
2018 Honorable Mention Purple Dragonfly
100 Most Notable Indies for 2018
2018 Wishing Shelf Finalist
Short-Listed for 2019 Chanticleer Int'l Awards
2018 Honorable Mention Purple Dragonfly
100 Most Notable Indies for 2018
2018 Wishing Shelf Finalist
2017
BookLife Quarter Finalist
2017 Apple eBook Children's Official Selection
2017 Apple eBook Children's Official Selection
About the Author
Cheryl Carpinello is an author, retired high
school English teacher, and Colorado native. Since retiring from teaching,
she's been able to devote her time to writing and traveling. Although she may
be away from teaching, she is still a teacher at heart and especially enjoys
meeting with kids and talking with them about reading and writing. Cheryl hopes through her books she can inspire young
readers and reader’s young-at-heart to read more.
You can
find Cheryl at –
Guinevere: At
the Dawn of Legend snippets
1. The Goddess
Speaks:
Many trials await the two of you. Perhaps the hardest are the ones you
will have to endure alone.
“You, Guinevere, will find yourself lost. You—who are destined to be a
great queen—will have to traverse a journey of immense pain and self-doubt. You
must let your inner feelings guide you. The journey will be hard and painful.
You must summon the courage of your soul to sustain you.
“You, Cedwyn, faithful friend of the princess and the queen. Your
journey may be the hardest of all. You will be sent far from those you serve
and love. Your duty will demand that you see this most difficult journey to its
end. Whether it be death or life for you will depend upon many things. Your
courage must also come from deep within your soul for one so young. Your love
of family and friends must be great. But greater still must be your loyalty to
the knight’s duty. For your knight’s vow comes soon. You must embrace it. You
must defeat the temptations to turn aside for your own safety.
2. Great Sadness and
Danger:
With saddened and
heavy hearts, they left the gruesome glen behind and rode for the castle.
Samuel followed
Guinevere, having chosen to ride beside Aaron. His tears dried, but the anguish
not buried with his family. The grief was clearly evident in his hunched body,
the anger in his clenched fists on the pony’s reins. Cedwyn worried about the
boy’s state of mind.
Guinevere now led
the trio, concern for the safety of the castle and the people there were marked
by the hard set of her chin. Worry etched lines in her wrinkled brow and
deepened her hollowed eyes.
Cedwyn brought up
the rear. His eyes noted every movement. Ears tuned to the echoes of the
forest, head swiveling at each movement and sound. Fear had taken permanent
hold over his body—a feeling he was certain should have been as foreign to him
as it would have been to Arthur’s knights. Cold fear tightened its grip on his
heart and throat. Those who would kill the gentle monks would stop at nothing.
Now the little group rode in the dark, a time when all earthly creatures took
on the pallor of ghosts, and hidden danger lurked all around them.
3. Fathers and
Daughters:
His finger on her
lips stopped her rebuttal.
“Not now. Other
issues demand the attention of the knights and kings.”…
“But Father…I
promised.”
“So you did,
daughter mine, but kings must rule with their heads not their hearts. This
discussion is over. You are dismissed to go to your room. I have a knight there
who will make sure your rest tonight isn’t disturbed.”
Her legs refused to
move. She opened her mouth, but no words came.
“Go. Now Guinevere.
Before I forget you’re my own flesh and have you flogged for the dangers you’ve
brought upon us. Go!”
Guinevere ran from
the room, fists clenched, tears streaming down her face.
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