SPARK OF THE DIVINE

by Louise Holland

 

 

SAVE THE GODS. SAVE THEIR REALM.

As a Divine, Mae wields her strange gifts quietly as a mercenary—until a simple rescue job sees the crew uncover a plot to steal divinity from the gods themselves. When the god Mae serves is attacked, she must restore their power before the seven realms are thrown into chaos.

With the kingdom of Altaea already on the edge of war, and the divinity of all gods at stake, the crew must travel beyond their country and their realm to save it. But each member has their own agenda, and secrets of romance and betrayal threaten to break them apart.

Originally inspired by a years-long Dungeons and Dragons campaign; and the first instalment in fantasy series The Kalaraak Chronicles, SPARK OF THE DIVINE follows a group of reluctant heroes on a quest to save a god while the fate of the realms hangs in the balance. Will they each find what they desperately seek, or will the secrets they keep from one another be their undoing? Can they master their fears to defeat an evil their world has never seen?

Is it the strength of the god that matters, or the belief of the Divine?

 

Team Before We Go is honoured to help Loused Holland launch her beautiful cover for her upcoming indie novel SPARK OF THE DIVINE! The book launches November 24 on Kindle and Amazon paperback first, and the hardcovers will be coming ASAP, so keep your eyes peeled! Before We Go Team member Esmay Rosalyne will have a review for SPARK OF THE DIVINE coming soon, and tbh she’s already sold it to me. She said, and I quote, “I think this is the perfect version of ‘traditional fantasy told in a modern voice’. Perfect for fans of Michael J. Sullivan and Brandon Sanderson.”

I invited Louise to say a few words about her upcoming novel:

 

ABOUT SPARK:
Spark of the Divine is a high fantasy adventure that follows a group of reluctant heroes as they try to restore the stolen power of gods. It is told through multiple POVs, and features swords and action, magic battles, romance and betrayal, and a rollercoaster of emotions. The central themes are death, motherhood, and friendship, and ultimately how far you would go for those you love.

ABOUT MY WRITING JOURNEY:
I’ve always loved writing, and I had lofty dreams of being an author for the fabled One Day away. I plotted and wrote blurbs and synopses for probably twenty different novels. But I never had any ideas that really stuck with me until I decided to write the Kalaraak Chronicles. Being based on and inspired by the true events of my D&D party (a three-year campaign, we’ve been playing since 2018 now) gave me the motivation I needed to really sit down and start, and the words just poured out of me. It wasn’t easy—I had to change A LOT of the story to make it more appropriate for the medium. Book characters don’t just roll history checks and ‘suddenly remember’ important plot points; plus, I wanted my work to be enjoyable by people who’ve never even heard of D&D before. In most ways, the campaign and this novel are extremely different. There was no great love story at our table, for example, but the one I ended up with in Spark happened almost organically—I finally understood why writers say things like “the characters made me do it”. Weaving the story *I* wanted to tell in with the bones of what “really” happened was where the magic blossomed. From first word to finished draft, it took two years, three job changes, half a pandemic, and an adult ADHD diagnosis, but I did it. I have never been prouder of anything I’ve created (except my daughter, of course). Now it’s finally coming together, and all I can think about is writing the next one!

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So, are you sold on it yet?

I guess I should show you the cover… Get those scrolling fingers ready…

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Louise Holland is an indie author from Adelaide, Australia, and her writing is fuelled by 30% hyper-fixation and 70% spite. When not writing or procrastinating writing, she can usually be found sobbing to Taylor Swift or impulse buying another set of shiny dice she doesn’t need.

 

About the Cover Artist:

Mike is an amazing tattooist and artist from Adelaide, Australia, who specialises in microrealism tattooing. He is one of my closest friends and is an incredibly talented person. He’s also part of the dnd crew! (His character doesn’t show up until book 2, though)

You can find Mike Knot on instagram @mikeknot or at his website www.mike.tattoo

Don’t forget to add SPARK OF THE DIVINE to your Goodreads TBR!

And, of course, if you love the sound of SPARK OF THE DIVINE as much as I do, hop over to Amazon to get your preorder in!