Undercover Heir Epic Fantasy Suspense Series

Cat Muldoon Reads the Prologue of Rue the Day: The Undercover Heir book 1

2008-01-29T14:48:00.000-06:00

This is magical fantasy author Cat Muldoonhttp://catmuldoon.com/ reading the prologue of Rue the Day: The Undercover Heir, Book 1, a fantasy romance novel with LOTS of suspense. Images put you in the mood as she reads.

The prologue is where you learn that there is trouble in Faerie.

Book Trailer, Rue the Day, The Undercover Heir Book 1 Fantasy suspense novel by Cat Muldoon

2008-01-27T13:35:00.000-06:00

Poison, treachery, attempted murder, deceit - not quite what you would expect in the supposedly idyllic realm of Faerie, right? Well, that's what you have in Rue the Day: The Undercover Heir, Book 1 by Cat Muldoon. This suspenseful fantasy romance will keep you involved from start to finish.

Watch the trailer!

Cat

The Story Lady Interviews Award Winning Author Cat Muldoon

2008-01-26T20:21:00.000-06:00

This is an interview of Cat Muldoon. Wings ePress published my suspenseful fantasy romance Rue the Day: The Undercover Heir, Book 1 in May of 2007. This is a 15 minute audio interview that you may stream or download. Please have a listen, give us a 5 star rating and make the show a favorite. The Story Lady interviews a diffeent author each week.

Listen to the interview on InnerSpace LIVE Author Interviews here.

Cat Muldoon

Character Analysis of Aislinn, the Undercover Heir - Seventh Chakra

2008-01-21T12:30:00.000-06:00

The Seventh Chakra is our spiritual connection.

This is so far out of the picture for Aislinn as the series begins, because too many of her concerns are about her physical and emotional well-being, but she already shows a concern for those around her, even though her world and her people are new to her.

Character Analysis of Aislinn, the Undercover Heir - Sixth Chakra

2008-01-18T11:59:00.000-06:00

The Sixth Chakra is about intellect and intuition.

Aislinn is street-smart. She has no addictions but has lived with people who do. She understands well how to keep herself safe and using her intelligence to solve problems. Her intuitive gifts, natural among the Faerie folk, have been blocked, causing her to have a constant headache. Her well-developed skills of observation serve her well as she goes about trying to solve the mystery of her mother's coma, Cian's drugged behavior, and other mysteries of a world that is completely new to her.

Aislinn has learned very well how to adapt no matter where she finds herself. This serves her well in her new "home."

Dyan Garris Interviews Cat Muldoon on Voice of the Angels Blog

2008-01-16T00:04:00.000-06:00

I met Dyan Garris, author of Voice of the Angels books, music, and spiritual exploration cards during her virtual book tour (I virtually met her, that is). I immediately felt a kinship with her. Dyan's depth and caring come right through her words printed onscreen. She actually gets up at 4 AM to do a channeled message every day. That's amazing to me, who is a night owl!

Anyway, these are some of the things she asked me about on her blog:
Telepathy
Clairvoyance
spiritual beliefs
shapeshifting
herbology
aromatherapy
massage therapy
training
research
life experiences
characters talking to me
the difference between observation and intuition
and so much more.

I hope this entices you to check out my interview. She asked me some amazingly insightful questions, and I'll tell you, it took me a while to complete the interview.

Be sure to go to her website for your free angel card reading. The cards are simply gorgeous!

Hear Ronda Del Boccio, The Story Lady, interview Dyan Garris on InnerSpace LIVE! Author Interviews Friday, January 18th.

Character Analysis of Aislinn, the Undercover Heir - Fifth Chakra

2008-01-14T11:52:00.000-06:00

The Fifth Chakra is about communicating one's truth.

Aislinn has managed to be a caring person despite her difficulties. She has a desire to be open with people even if she lacks the trust and ability. It is difficult for her to express her deepest feelings, but she makes the first baby steps to opening up during the first novel.

Gee, as I do this I realize what a mess she must seem like to someone who may be reading this who hasn't read the book.

She could have come out hard, but she is a likable person who does rise to the hero's challenge.

Despite all she's lived through, she does everything she can think of to help her mother, who is in a mysterious coma for most of the book. She is willing even to go against her better judgment to be of value to her people.

Character Analysis of Aislinn, the Undercover Heir - Fourth Chakra

2008-01-10T11:48:00.000-06:00

The Fourth Chakra is about Emotion, especially love.

As the series begins, Aislinn feels she can trust only one person. She begins to trust people in Faerie only a little. This is not surprising given that her kinsman is acting drugged and someone is trying to kill off the family.

The first book takes place over a matter of about 3 weeks, so there is only so much love and trust that can naturally occur for someone like her in this amount of time. She does begin to accept assistance and she begins to open up just a little (a very little).

Character Analysis of Aislinn, the Undercover Heir - Third Chakra

2008-01-07T11:43:00.000-06:00

The third chakra s about physical attributes and power.

Aislinn has learned to be phpysicallystrong as a necessity to keep her safe. When she met Sharla, after fleeing her last foster home on her 18th birthday, she learned Tai Chi, which gave her experience in meditation as well as skills that could be used for self defense.

Aislinn is beautiful but is too thin. She has not truly claimed her power at the start of the series, though new powers are thrust upon her during Rue the Day.

Character Analysis of Aislinn, the Undercover Heir - Second Chakra

2008-01-04T07:39:00.000-06:00

This is an ongoing character analysis of Aislinn, the heroine of the Undercover Heir series, using the Chakra system.

The Second Chakra is located in the genitals and relates to sex and creativity.

Aislinn has not felt close enough to anyone for much sexual involvement. One of her foster fathers attempted to rape her on her 18th birthday. As she learns to trust, she will be able to open up on this level.

Character Analysis of Aislinn, the Undercover Heir - First Chakra

2008-01-01T10:39:00.000-06:00

This is a way to build a character with consideration to what this person is like on many different levels. I am using the 7 Chakra system that has been around for over 6,000 years. I'll cover each chakra for Aislinn in a separate post.

Name of character: Aislinn

Chakra 1 is located in the groin and relates to security/survival issues

Aislinn has so often had her security compromised that it is difficult for her to trust. She developed keen observation skills because of this as well.

Although Aislinn is Faerie, she was born and grew up in the mortal (human) world. Her mother, Neala, left her or was harmed or killed - she eenver knew for certain - when she was a toddler. Having no family or other connections, the child was alone for a few days until a neighbor discovered her.

From that point throughout her childhood, she was shuffled from one foster home to another. She did not fit in well with children as she moved with cat-like grace, not the typical awkward movements of childhood.

The effect of all this on her life now, as a young woman of 20, is that she has never felt truly safe. This is where we meet her in Rue the Day - and she has little reason to feel safe in her true home of Faerie either, considering that her life is in danger!

Cat

Devon of Biblio paradise Reviews Rue the Day

2007-12-26T16:42:00.001-06:00

I hope you will join me for a 2-day stop with Devon at Biblio Paradise. He is reviewing Rue the Day December 27th and interviewing me the 28th. Please stop by and add a comment so that you'll be eligible to win

Devon enjoys cooking, as I do. Check out a couple of his recent posts and you'll be drooling!
Plus he asked me some extremely insightful questions, so I'm sure you'll find the interview intriguing.

I gave 2 prizes to people subscribed on my list. I did do the drawing yesterday but didn't get to a computer. Too much fun relaxing with family and friends to sit at a keyboard! But you may recall that Will one the Celtic music CDs. I am pleased to announce that another one of my subscribers, Sandra, has won a goal setting CD.

Hard to believe my month of taking a virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book Promotions is
almost at an end. What fantastic contacts and friends I've made along the way!

Now the Undercover Heir has made her debut. The Undercover Heir blog will keep you up to date on what is happening next. I'll be starting Book 2 in early 2008.
Cat

Characters in Rue the Day: The Undercover Heir Book 1 by Cat Muldoon

2007-12-22T14:12:00.000-06:00

Characters and plot are both important in a story, obviously. Without the characters, there is no action and thus no plot.

Rue the Day Characters – Faerie unless otherwise indicated

Principal protagonist
Lynne / Aislinn (Ays-LEEN):Does not learn until partway through that she is Princess of Faerie. She was raised in the mortal world because Queen Neala wandered into the boundarylands when the mists that allow passage between Faerie and the human world were up. She suffers from a constant headache and learns that it is because her innate psychic gifts were blocked. Her mother disappeared when they were trying to cross through the mists and Aislinn got stuck on the human side. She was shuffled to over a dozen foster homes and as a result is extremely observant and just as wary.

Mistress Meave (MEE-uv): Premier of the order of the Anointed Hand (healers), cunning, melancholy, and talented with herbs, scents, etc.
Master Cian (KEE-an Master Healer, brother of the Queen who swore a vow to bring Aislinn back somehow; prone to wandering out in nature, disdains court life, highly empathic
Lord Rhoedrie (HROAD-ree): former apprentice under Cian’s mentorship, now a full healer, highly empathic, loves to be in nature, loves animals
Mistress Eliatha (el –li-A-tha):Royal Bard and Principal of the Order of the Gilded Harp (the order of bards), trusted advisor of the Crown, loves Cian
Queen Neala (Nee-AH-la), got caught in the mortal world while pregnant with Aislinn, managed to return, but without her daughter, she spends most of the book in a coma-like state induced by treachery and poison
King Nevin (NE-vin): King of Faerie
Lord Callum (KAL-lum):Lusty warrior who Aislinn bests, vying for higher position and conquest of women
Ultan: Skilled warrior, recently wed with pregnant wife, cheerful disposition
Ardal: Warrior
Captain Eogan (EE-gun): Captain of the Guard, makes/uses whips, attempts to kill the King with a blowdart
Sharla: (Elderly human) woman who offered Lynne a tiny shepherd’s hut to live in as exchange for tending her land, taught her Tai Chi
Master Bryan: Master Silversmith, buoyant personality, member of an influential group bound by blood to serve the Crown called the BloodBound
Lady Fiona (Fee-OH-na): Posing as Lady in Service (ladies maid basically) to Aislinn but really her Guard, member of elite security, bloodbound, works undercover on various missions for the Crown
Grand Master Fargal (Leaf): Leaf is a nickname for the ancient Master Gardener
Nyssa (NIS-sa): Novice healer, jumpy and easily influenced, appears to be about Aislinn’s age, kinswoman to Meave
Holy Mother Orla: High Priestess who tests Aislinn, stern and officious
Diarmid: Announces proceedings at High Court

Selkie, the Sealfolk, who take on a humanoid appearance on land but are by nature seals
Khadri (KHa-dree): BloodBound, heavily pregnant Selkie (not faerie)
Suhtri: Selkie healer who helps heal Aislinn after she is attacked by Meave's magical device
Corlath: Selkie guardian assigned, to his distain, to protect Aislinn while she is with the Selkie for healing. He comes to appreciate and befriend her – and to love her, though he will not admit such a thing until book 2.

Horses
Faylani and Grayston: Horses who mind-speak

Cat
Bree (cat)– Aislinn’s old cat

You can order Rue the Day on Amazon or through my website.

2007-12-20T08:47:00.000-06:00

Poison, treachery, attempted murder, hypnosis, magic gone bad -- just another day in Faerie! And their only hope is someone who has never even been in her homeland and knows nothing of magic.

Enjoy the trailer.

Rue the Day: The Undercover Heir, Book 1 by Cat Muldoon

2007-12-19T14:07:00.000-06:00

Isn't this a fabulous cover!

Here's the 1 sentence teaser:

Faerie – more sordid than surreal: Poison, treachery, deceit, secret identities, hidden agendas, love, betrayal, and attempted murder abound in the suspenseful fantasy romance Rue the Day: The Undercover Heir, Book 1.

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Magic is dying. The only person who can restore it is the Queen, but she is in a coma. Everyone believes that grief over the presumed death of her only child, causes her mysterious condition. But the child - now a woman - lives, and she is their last hope.
When Aislinn is retrieved from her unintended exile the mortal world, she discovers that treachery, not grief, is the cause of the Queen’s condition. Someone has been poisoning and spellbinding people in power, but whom? The keen observer soon finds her own life in peril as she tries to discover and stop the culprit before anybody dies – and before Faerie falls into evil hands.

Get chapter 1 delivered to your inbox by visiting my website.

Video: Cat Muldoon talks about the fantasy suspense novel Rue the Day: The Undercover Heir Book 1 on Today's Author

2007-12-19T08:30:00.000-06:00

Listen as David K. Ewen interviews me about Rue the Day, the first volume in the Undercover Heir series.

I enjoyed this interview and appreciated how often he mentioned my website. David K. Ewen has a lot of radio experience, and it shows. He interviews authors live each weeknight on his Blog Talk Radio show.

Cat Muldoon: Magical Worlds Made real

2007-12-18T14:02:00.000-06:00

Cat Muldoon is an award-winning author of magical tales that envelop you in new realities. Many of her stories are suspenseful, some are romantic; few are mundane. You can read some of her tales on her AuthorsDen site http://Authorsden.com/catmuldoon. She has stories in two anthologies and a couple of magazines. She wrote her first novel in four months; this spring Wings Press released Rue the Day: The Undercover Heir Book 1. She will write the next two books in the series in 2008 and hopes to release them as a set. Read excerpts of her book and register to receive stories and other goodies at her website http://CatMuldoon.com. Purchase Rue the Day from her site or http://www.wings-press.com or at Amazon.com.

Cat says:

I adore writing, because it gives me the opportunity to share the strange and wonderful worlds and characters that come into my mind. I love talking (in person or virtually) with my readers and with other authors. My belief is that by prospering you, you have more to enjoy and more to pass along to prosper someone else.

I am a trained massage therapist and energyworker with a keen interest in aromatherapy, chakra and energy balancing and other …shall we say rare forms of healing. Naturally, I’ve held a load of perfectly boring jobs in my life as well.

The Undercover Heir: An Epic Fantasy Suspense Series

2007-12-17T09:50:00.000-06:00

Who Is the Undercover Heir

The Undercover Heir is about a woman who has a secret. At first even SHE does not know her secret. That is where Rue the Day begins.

She knows of herself as Lynn, a woman of about 20 years old who has experienced a difficult past. She is abused, ridiculed, and alone since her mother's disappearance when she was a toddler. Now as the book opens, she is at the brink of a huge change.

Where a character meets change, there is a story.

If nothing is changing, there is no story. Think of a newspaper with a single headline, "Everything's perfect today." Did you ever consider the saying, "No news is good news"? It is when things get tough that life gets interesting.

I will share reviews and more about the first book, which Wings published in May of 2007.

Would I Enjoy This Series?

If you like these things, you will be interested in Rue the Day:

A story you can sink your teeth into
A story with a theme
A story that is entertaining AND makes you think

Suspense
Drama
Treachery
Rich iagery
Feeling as if you are there
New worlds

aromatherapy
telepathy
mythical creatures

Fantasy --
A lot of people who do not like fantasy stories enjoy Rue the Day. Pam said, "Your story pulled me in and normally I hate fantasy."

Romance --
The first book has a splash of romance. Just that.
The second book has a bit more.

You will never get a sappy romance novel from me. I don't like them that way.

What Are People Saying about Rue the Day?

Will Blakely said, "Your writing style is a combination of J. K. Rowling and J. R. R. Tolkein."
What lovely praise, thank you.

I will be sharing reviews as we go along.

Who Are the Characters?

I'll put character descriptions up on this blog so you you know who you'll be meeting.
Stay tuned.

Where Can I Read an Excerpt?

on my website http://CatMuldoon.com
You can hear me read from the book and also you can read excerpts as they come into your email inbox.

MagiCat