College Life: Friends, Finals, and the Fae trying to kill you... read the series today! #yafantasy
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    • Sep 10, 2021
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College Life: Friends, Finals, and the Fae trying to kill you... read the series today! #yafantasy



COLLEGE FAE series by Byrd Nash

Genre: YA Fantasy. There are no sex scenes and the romance is a slow burn. The series is more about friendships between humans and a variety of mythological creatures who are all attending a university in Europe.




Title Never Date a Siren #1


Author Byrd Nash


Genre Fantasy, YA Fantasy


Publisher Rook and Castle Press


Book Summary:


When Brigit, the dryad, ran away from the land of the fae to be a university student, her life gets complicated when she must room with a human who is under a death spell by a siren.

Book Blurb Excerpt


Impulsively, she dodged into the closet, pressing herself into the layers of clothes on hangers, and gently squeezing the hinged doors shut.


Ouch! Mind your elbows, you scrawny twig!


“Shush,” she warned the closet monster.


How dare you, you little upstart! I could eat you in one gulp.


Knowing the dangerous nature of these creatures, Brigit grabbed a finger and bent the digit back sharply, hissing, “Shut your piehole, or I’ll give you something to cry about.”

The monster gurgled, its thousand eyes bulging more than usual. Its mouth flapped open, revealing dozens of sharp spiky teeth in the little light coming through the split in the folding doors.


Do you always breathe so loud, fae twig? The human is not deaf.


The creature’s rank breath blew onto her pointed ear, and Brigit gave him a sideways glare filled with acute dislike.


“If he opens this closet,” she whispered back, “he’ll be so busy mopping up what remains of you he won’t have time for me.”


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Title Knight of Cups #1B


Author Byrd Nash


Genre Fantasy, YA Fantasy


Publisher Rook and Castle Press


Book Summary:


Brigit, a fae dryad, and Jib, her talking cat, become trapped in a haunted French chateau where a creepy family mystery has ties to the medieval myths and legends of the Holy Grail.

Book Blurb Excerpt:


“I also had an interesting time,” the True Beast said, ignoring the materialization of the knight. “This family is under a curse.”


“Duh,” said Brigit, warily eyeing the ghost who was floating about a foot off the ground. “This guy probably knows something about it.”


Taking Brigit at her word, the knight began to speak, “For three days, I shall warn those at the Château du Puis. On the third night, one of you will die.”


The púca commented, “Sounds like we will be leaving tomorrow.”


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Title A Study in Spirits #2


Author Byrd Nash


Genre Fantasy, YA Fantasy


Publisher Rook and Castle Press


Book Summary:


A haunted library and a fae university are under threat when a mythical monster prowls the stacks along with the ghosts.


Book Blurb Excerpt:


Ladislas was turning it over in his hands, stroking the smooth wood.


“A longbow made of wych yew. Some see it as inferior to traditional yew, but wych yew makes a flatter, wider bow. Makes a better balance when you draw.”


Continuing in an instructive voice, he nocked an arrow. It had an obsidian arrow-point and black fletchings.


“These arrows are exceptional. A unique blend of three Elements: Wind, Wood, and Stone.”


With an easy, smooth draw, Brigit’s father brought his hand to his pointed ear and aimed the arrow’s tip at Logan. “The enchantment makes each arrow always strike true.”


“What about Guest Right?” Logan reminded him. Angry, he stood up, moving so the tip was a hands-breath from his heart.


“As humans say, better to ask for forgiveness. Your family can come to me for redress.”


The knuckles of the king’s fingers tightened.


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Title Bane of Hounds #3


Author Byrd Nash


Genre Fantasy, YA Fantasy


Publisher Rook and Castle Press


Book Summary:


When the mythical animal, the Black Dog, shows up at the college and gives a fae prophecy of Doom, a fairy queen is in danger.

Book Blurb Excerpt:


As if Brigit’s words had summoned her, a strange cry started in the air above their heads. Even though she was fae, Brigit felt a cold shiver of fear up the back of her neck.


Logan bent closer and whispered in her pointed ear, “My flight response is really kicking in.”


“It’s the banshee. Her purpose is to unnerve you.”


“It’s working,” Logan’s reply was terse.


The shrieking was piercingly shrill. It started low, and built in intensity until the glass windows in the dormitory vibrated in their frames. The screaming woke students in the dorm. Faces, appearing as shadows, lit from behind, peeked out from behind drapes.


Standing there, they could both see the ghostly apparition of the banshee.


She was suspended in mid-air, hovering outside the third floor of the dormitory hall. Since the banshee’s face was towards the building, they only saw the back of her form. It some ways, she was similar to the ghosts they had met at the library for she was as substantial as a spectral vapor.


Brigit estimated her to be at least seven feet. If her height didn’t betray her as fae, her torso would have, for it was not of human dimensions. Instead, she was long and thin, like a tree trunk, and her arms were branch-like, almost as long as her torso.


The banshee wore a long white dress. The skirt and its train billowed away from her body like the tail of a wispy cloud. Her thick red hair fell past her ankles. The snake-strands whipped around as if being torn by a strong wind. Except the chilly night air was still.


Recovered from their first fright, Logan and Brigit could now understand the words she was screaming.


“Tomorrow, you will have a pop quiz in biology!”


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Byrd Nash Biography:


Spinning tales of subtle magic with unexpected twists, she packages satisfying stories that read like no others. Byrd writes the book you need, not the one you expected.


Described by one reviewer as a "literary glass of bourbon after a long day,” and another: "When I get a Byrd story, I know I'm in good hands."


Whether it is a Doppelgänger who was once a medieval knight now working in college administration, or an updated Red Riding Hood escaping a post-WWI wolf pack, her characters all feel real.


That Celtic goddess at the pet store? She's someone you know. A medieval queen fleeing an abusive marriage? You experience her pain and triumph.


With a B.A. in journalism, she worked as a newspaper reporter, covering news, schools, and lifestyle for both weeklies and dailies. She was the first journalist to serve as director of The Forest Heritage Center in Beavers Bend State Park, Oklahoma.


Her hobbies include reading, nature hikes, and traveling when she has the money. She seldom has the money. Married to a man who reads all her books but with two adult children who never read them. Byrd has cats, which makes her a legit author.


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