Moon over Grecian Waters

Frightened by a nightmare, pampered princess Thalassai awakens to real danger: she has been kidnapped. Fear grows to terror when she realizes her captors will use her as a pawn to gain Poseidon's aid for their valley. Aided by a defiant mother goddess, will she find strength to stand up to this fate?When Thalassai's brother Melanion races to rescue her, he meets servants of the mother goddess. Their aid speeds him north, but when he is slowed by bandits he must risk a dangerous tunnel under the mountain range. Will he be in time?Set in the days of Helen of Troy and the great heroes of Greece, this story takes the reader on a fast paced journey across the sun-drenched landscape of Homer and deep into the darkness at the edge of Hades' kingdom.Praise for Moon of the Goddess:"Thalassai and Melanion feel like real people who lived and died in Ancient Greece, rather than words on a page." NerdEmp"The siblings are tested in ways they never dreamed, form bonds with unexpected allies, and come to see their turbulent world with new eyes." In the Hills"The prince and the others on the odyssey have their limits put to the test, which always gives a sense of mystery and endurance that come with the best books. I hope you enjoy this book as much as I did." TeenLitPicks After running a family sheep farm for thirty years, Cathy Hird now lives in the woods on the shores of Georgian Bay, the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway. She retired from work as a United Church minister in December 2020 and now has more time to write. Cathy weaves tapestries and scarves, and she tells stories that draw together the threads of modern questions and ancient myth.Cathy has published novels, stories and poems. She writes a weekly spirituality column for the online news magazine, owensoundhub.org. She is an avid reader who loves to discover new authors and the worlds they build.Cathy's first YA series was set in ancient Greece. Her second is a contemporary fantasy trilogy that draws on Celtic mythology and Arthurian legends. She is working on a near future novel where magic and artificial intelligence collide. In bronze age Greece, a pampered princess is kidnapped. Despite her fear, she must find strength and wisdom to face the situation she is drawn into. A young Poseidon is seeking new devotees no matter what the cost, but an ancient earth goddess, Euryonme, will use all her power to protect her valley from his whims.