Yes. Phew. *Lies down, exhausted* A Dancer’s Journey is now a completed series. Ready to binge.
The photo above shows the fireplace in the music room at Fyvie Castle, previously glimpsed here.
Dance and Despair
I have a new article up on the Women Writers, Women‘s Books site: Dance and Despair: Writing What You Know It discusses some of the inspiration behind the Dancer’s Journey series.
“I was drawing from my own life, yes, but it also felt like I was tapping into a wider female knowledge, one that can be hard to speak about. I had to do it justice. I had to get it right.”
Christmas at the Castle
There’s a Christmas party at the fictional castle in the third book, Fouetté, which is out today.
It was really difficult to find a quote that wasn’t also a spoiler, so here’s a short, slightly edited, one from that party:
Running in high heels was not fun. Neither was pursuing an inebriated nemesis.
The theatre was empty. I walked on up the corridor and found her bent forward over the edge of the swimming pool, gazing into its dimly lit blue depths. The light illuminated us from below, creating an intimate effect, maybe encouraging the telling of deep truths.
One step forward, and she would fall in…
Below is a window from the music room at Fyvie, replete with seasonal poinsettias.
An Interview with Amalphia Treadwell
That Wee Writing Lassie is asking her cheeky questions again, but this time it’s to the main character of the books, not me. See her blog series here.
A Dancer’s Journey: a completed series
My dance background and love of history and spicy stories are what inspired this dark mix of contemporary romance and ballet set in a castle. Readers of my historical fiction will recognise the castle and stone circle that feature in these books.
When dance student Amalphia Treadwell embarks on a secret relationship with her charismatic new teacher, she has no idea of the danger that lurks in his school in Scotland…
There are no cliffhanger endings here; each book completes a story, but then there is more. So much more.
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A Dancer’s Journey is available in paperback, Kindle and on Kindle Unlimited.
A connected series is coming next year!
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Congratulations on completing your series! You’re an inspiration, Ailish!
Thank you so much, Susan 🙂
Well planned and beautifully done. What a great effort. Congratulations!
Thank you, Brendan 🙂
Congratulations—a great achievement
Thank you 🙂
Congratulations on your completed series, Ailish. I know it must be well-written and emotionally involving.
Thank you so much, Tim 🙂
Congratulations, this is a great achievement! You have been so persevering. 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Congratulations! It’s a wonderful achievement.
Thank you 🙂
This was fun. Good luck with the series!
Thank you!