The Time Gatherer
by Rachel Dacus
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GENRE: Fantasy
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BLURB: Coming of age as a time traveler isn’t easy. Young George St. James gets help from a magical medieval monk and a 23rd century geneticist. But they can’t keep him safe from a secret society dedicated to eliminating time travel. When love unexpectedly arrives in a distant century, George must use all his skill to thwart his foes while trying to save his beloved from their malice.
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EXCERPT
Giorgio not only behaved differently from the men of her city, he looked
different. He had his honey-colored skin and thick, dark hair. His voice, even
when not singing, ranged from deep to high. Everything about Giorgio fascinated
her.
“What are you painting besides Prospero’s portrait?” he asked.
“I’m thinking of a new painting.” She hoped he wouldn’t insist on looking at the
painting of him on her easel.
She refilled his glass. “I want to paint the story of Portia, wife of the noble
Marcus Brutus, as she stabs her own thigh to prove she can keep secret the plot
to kill Julius Caesar.”
“I know the story. A courageous woman.”
“And like all women, she must do as her husband bids. That is why I will never
marry. Unless to a man who bids me to do exactly what I am doing.”
She was pleased when Giorgio picked up her hand and kissed it.
“Would you like to see it?”
“Naturally!”
Betta got up and put the canvas of Portia on the easel, hiding the portrait of
Giorgio. She beckoned him over to see, hoping he’d appreciate the way she had
portrayed Portia’s sad anguish. Portia was costumed in red and gold, wearing the
jewels of a noble Roman wife, with pearls twined through her hair. A tiny blade
was half-concealed in her hand. Her quiet desperation was in her stare, a woman
whose life is nothing to the great men of her time.
“She is beautiful … and sad,” Giorgio said.
Betta was glad he understood.
“She’s led to a desperate act,” he continued. “Despite the fact that as a woman
she must obey the men around her, she is very brave. You’ve given her
magnificent clothing and jewels, and they only make her predicament sadder.”
Betta suppressed the tears welling up. Giorgio understood her painting so well.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Rachel Dacus is the author of three novels touched with the supernatural, The
Time Gatherer, The Renaissance Club and The Invisibles. Magical realism also
runs through her four poetry collections: Arabesque, Gods of Water and Air,
Femme au Chapeau, and Earth Lessons. Her writing has appeared in many journals,
including Atlanta Review, Boulevard, Gargoyle, and Prairie Schooner, as well as
the anthology Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California. She lives in the San
Francisco Bay Area with her husband and a tiny but feisty Silky Terrier. She
loves exploring the outdoors and raising funds for good causes.
WEBSITE: http://www.racheldacus.net
TWITTER:
http://www.twitter.com/Rachel_Dacus
Amazon buy link:
https://www.amazon.com/Time-Gatherer-powerful-everything-Timegathering-ebook/dp/B08N5NR3D5/
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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION
Rachel Dacus will be awarding a $20 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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