Author Name:
Cheryl Headford
Book Length 214
Pages
Book Name:
Shade’s Champion
Release Date:
18th December 2015
Cover Art by: Kellie Dennis: Book Covers
by Design
Blurb
Shade
has been kept in the dark for eight long years. Now he’s facing a world that
terrifies him. A world that seems to hold no place for him.
When
the authorities are unable to find a home for Shade, Penny, reluctantly accepts
him into the secure school she manages, despite thinking it’s the wrong place
for him. Penny fears for his safety among the other troubled children. In an
attempt to forestall the disaster she predicts will happen she appoints one of
them as his champion.
Dory,
an engaging seventeen year old with mental health issues, is proud to be chosen
as Shade’s champion and throws his heart and soul into the job. In doing so he
is forced to face the thing he fears most – his own emotions.
An
unexpected friendship begins to grow into something more, until a spiteful act
tears them apart and leaves them broken.
When
Dory falls ill, Shade is forced to face his demons and struggles to find the
strength and courage he needs to fight for the right to love, and to be there
for his champion when he needs him most.
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Cheryl
was born into a poor mining family in the South Wales Valleys. Until she was
16, the toilet was at the bottom of the garden and the bath hung on the wall.
Her refrigerator was a stone slab in the pantry and there was a black lead
fireplace in the kitchen. They look lovely in a museum but aren’t so much fun
to clean.
Cheryl
has always been a storyteller. As a child, she’d make up stories for her
nieces, nephews and cousin and they’d explore the imaginary worlds she created,
in play.
Later
in life, Cheryl became the storyteller for a re enactment group who travelled widely,
giving a taste of life in the Iron Age. As well as having an opportunity to run
around hitting people with a sword, she had an opportunity to tell stories of
all kinds, sometimes of her own making, to all kinds of people. The criticism
was sometimes harsh, especially from the children, but the reward enormous.
It
was here she began to appreciate the power of stories and the primal need to
hear them. In ancient times, the wandering bard was the only source of news,
and the storyteller the heart of the village, keeping the lore and the magic
alive. Although much of the magic has been lost, the stories still provide a
link to the part of us that still wants to believe that it’s still there,
somewhere.
In
present times, Cheryl lives in a terraced house in the valleys with her son and
menagerie of three cats, a dog and a dragon. Her daughter has deserted her for
the big city, but they’re still close.
Immersed,
as always, in the world of fantasy, she maintains a burning desire to share the
stories and these days it’s in the form of books which all contain her spark
and unique view on life, the universe and everything
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I have two copies of the ebook to give
away to randomly selected commenters on the Shade’s Champion cover reveal or
blog post on my website http://cherylheadford.com/
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