The Cyhyraeth doesn't appear. She wails. 🌿 A disembodied cry heard before death or disaster, rolling in off the Welsh coast ahead of shipwrecks and worse. No throat, no body, just a sound moving through the dark, & the cold certainty it leaves behind. 🌊 #FolkloreFriday #TalesFromWales #WelshFolklore

Good morning, all! There's a real confidence and warmth to this one that feels just right for a Friday at the end of May! The weekend is close, the world outside is looking its very best, and the year still feels full of possibility. 💙 #BookQuote #LunarWitch #Reading #Bookish #WheelOfTheYear

Today's thought is worth returning to every so often, because it's very easy to move quickly from one book to the next without giving any of them the time & space they deserve. Some stories need to be sat with for a while before they give up what they're actually about. #BookQuote #Reading

There's a lot of quiet wisdom in this one, and it sits particularly well at this point in the year when the seasons feel less like a sequence and more like a continuous turning, everything connected to everything else with no obvious seam. #BookQuote #Bookish #Folklore #WheelOfTheYear #Reading

There's something genuinely steadying about this idea, that whatever yesterday held, the light this morning is entirely its own. With the days at their longest & most generous right now, that feels like a particularly easy thing to believe. #BookQuote #LunarWitch #WheelOfTheYear #Reading #Bookish

Good morning, my lovelies! It's easy to take for granted just how much of what we know and value has been carried from one generation to the next between the covers of books. Today feels like a fine day to appreciate that quietly extraordinary fact. #BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove #Folklore

Happy #FolkloreFriday 🌊 Somewhere beneath Cardigan Bay, the bells are still ringing. Cantre'r Gwaelod was a fertile land protected from the sea by great sluice gates. One night, the gates were left open, and the sea swallowed everything whole. #TalesFromWales #WelshFolklore #FolkloreFantasy

Good morning, my lovelies! This is one of those quotes that stops you in your tracks a little when you really think about it, because it's absolutely true that every book is a kind of conversation across time, and there's something almost ceremonial about sitting down to take part in it.

The Story Hearth is a cosy gathering place for readers, writers, and wanderers who love myth, folklore, and romance that lingers. Bookish chats, writing talk, folklore discussions, and sneak peeks await. 🌙🔥 #DiscordCommunity #FolkloreFantasy #MythAndMoonlight #TalesFromWales discord.gg/gQfzqBRNns

Everything outside is so alive and insistent right now, and Keats knew what he was talking about, because May has a way of making the whole world feel like it's humming with something that has no interest whatsoever in being quiet. 💙 #BookQuote #LunarWitch #Folklore #Reading #Bookish

There are few things as genuinely exciting as watching someone discover a love of reading for the first time! This quote captures that feeling beautifully, that particular electricity of words clicking into meaning and meaning clicking into something larger. 💙 #BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove

Conway sees Selene clearly when no one else does. SEALED WITH A CURSE is a Welsh gods/Brothers Grimm retelling about a love that grows slowly and holds firm. Do you love a romance built on being truly seen? #FantasyRomance #FairytaleRetelling #WelshGods #BrothersGrimm books2read.com/SealedwithaCurse

Good afternoon, everyone! The days are so long and light-filled right now, and there's real comfort in the idea that even in the darker stretches of life, something steady and bright is still there. Have a Terrific Tuesday. Take care and stay safe. 💙 #BookQuote #Bookish #Reading #WheelOfTheYear

Ariandwyn remembers every promise spoken at the water's edge. STILL WATERS, DEEP is a standalone Welsh folklore romance where destiny is gentle but inevitable. Do you believe some loves are woven before they begin? #FantasyRomance #WelshFolklore #MythicFiction books2read.com/Still-Waters-Deep

Good morning, lovely people! There's something quietly powerful about the way a book can show you something true about yourself that you hadn't quite found the words for yet. Monday feels like a good day to pick something up with that in mind. #BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove #folklore

The Gwragedd Annwn are Welsh lake maidens, women of the Otherworld. Beautiful, gentle, dangerous to lose. They rise from hidden lakes. Marry mortal men. Teach healing secrets. Then vanish if sacred promises are broken. Perhaps they became the first Lady of the Lake. 🌿 #FolkloreFriday #WelshFolklore

Good morning, wonderful people! May is such a good month for remembering this, when the warmth is back in the air and the days are long and generous, that the light we carry inside us doesn't actually depend on the season outside to exist. 💙 #BookQuote #LunarWitch #Folklore #Reading #Bookish

Good morning, friends! There's a lot of truth packed into this one. It's worth sitting with it for a moment, because the reading we do out of genuine love and curiosity (rather than obligation) has a way of quietly shaping us into who we actually are. 💙 #BookQuote #Bookish #Reading #LunarWitch

Marella and Nixie are back, and their bond is at the heart of everything 🌊 WATER WEAVER is book two in the Wraidd Elfennol series. #Free on #KU! Do you love stories where the animal companion is just as vital as the hero? #Fantasy #EpicFantasy #Magic #KindleUnlimited books2read.com/Water-Weaver

Good morning, everyone! I don't think you need to be particularly fanciful to understand exactly what Borges meant by this, because anyone who's ever lost an entire afternoon to a good book knows there's really nothing quite like it. 💙 #BookQuote #Reading #Bookish #BookLove #folklore

Today is World Ovarian Cancer Day. To everyone who's been through it, who's still going through it, or who's lost someone they love to this disease — you're not forgotten. Wear teal. Share awareness. #WorldOvarianCancerDay #NoWomanLeftBehind 🩵

Good morning, all! The year is in full swing, and May is doing its very best out there; a bit of magic and good madness seems entirely reasonable to me. Have a Fabulous Friday. Take care and stay safe. 💙 #BookQuote #WheelOfTheYear #LunarWitch #Reading #Bookish

Ewan can hear the land itself speaking, but it's Lowri who makes him listen to something closer to home 🌿 RAVENS AND RUIN is out now. Have you ever loved a slow-burn built on impossible odds? #Fantasy #Romance #WelshGods #FairytaleRetelling #BrothersGrimm ➡️https://books2read.com/Ravens-and-Ruin

Good morning, everyone! I genuinely believe that the books we read leave their mark on us in ways we don't always notice straight away, and that a really good story has a way of quietly shifting how you see things long after you've closed the cover. 💙 #BookQuote #Bookish #Reading #BookLove

May feels like the right time to visit Wraidd Elfennol 🌿 OF LAND AND SKY is full of myth, magic, and a Welsh-flavoured world finding its balance again. Have you ever read a series that felt tied to the seasons? #Fantasy #EpicFantasy #WelshMythology #MagicSystem books2read.com/Of-Land-and-Sky

Good morning, lovely people! The paths worth taking aren't always the ones we planned, and with May properly settled in and the world looking its very best right now, it feels like a fine morning to step outside and see where the day leads. Take care and stay safe. 💙 #BookQuote #MoonWitch #folklore

🌿✨ Between Bloom & Breath: May’s Newsletter is here! A new writing update, free reads, and special dates. Plus—where to find me chatting more (hello Discord 👋) and how to grab books, ebooks, and signed copies directly via my Payhip shop. #Fantasy morgan-sheppard-author.kit.com/posts/betwee...

Calan Mai, the old Welsh threshold into the bright half of the year- a night of bonfires, blossom, dew, and the dangerous sweetness of an open gate between worlds. My new #folklore-inspired short story, Where the Hawthorn Opens, is out now. 🌿✨ morgan-sheppard-author.kit.com/posts/calan-...

Series Saturday double feature! ✨ 🌿 Wraidd Elfennol – Adventure & elemental magic 🖤 Brodyr Alarch – Dark romance & cursed tales Two worlds, endless #WelshMyth adventures! Which world will you explore first? Or will you dive into both? 📖✨ #SeriesSaturday #FantasySeries #BookSky #KU

#FollowFriday for anyone who reads with the moon 🌙 I'm Morgan, and I write fantasy romance rooted in Welsh mythology and folklore. My stories lean into atmosphere and a quieter kind of romance. It would be lovely to connect with you 🌙 #WelshMythology #FantasyRomance linktr.ee/morgansheppard

A coronation, a druid's daughter, and a vision for something better 🌿 🦢 DAFFODILS AND DREAMS is a romance that grows slowly and honestly. Do you love stories where love and purpose are bound together? #Fantasy #Romance #WelshGods #FairytaleRetelling books2read.com/DaffodilsAnd...

Fairytales aren’t just for children… 🌙 Cursed princesses. 🎶 Songs of the Otherworld. 💖 A love stronger than enchantment. ✨ Slippers and Songs — Book 1 of the Brodyr Alarch series. #Fantasy #Romance #WelshGods #BrodyrAlarch1 #BrothersGrimm #FairytaleRetelling books2read.com/SlippersandS...

April feels like the right month for a story about something unexpected arriving in your life 📖 WHAT A LATTE BOOKS asks what you'd do if a book chose you. Have you ever felt a story knew you a little too well? #Romance #MagicalRealism #ContemporaryRomance #BookLove books2read.com/WhataLatteBo...

🌍 The Isle of Wraidd Elfennol stands on balance—Earth, Air, Fire & Water. But the artefacts are gone. 4 Chosen pairs. 1 quest. ⏳ A year and a day before all is lost. #Epic #Myth #Magic #Fantasy #FREE on #KU books2read.com/Water-Weaver

Today, the lake answers. 🌊🖤 STILL WATERS, DEEP is out in the world, and I am so glad it has finally found its way to you. Thank you for waiting at the water's edge. #StillWatersDeep #BetweenHillAndSea #WelshFantasy #WelshFolklore #NewRelease #RomanceReads books2read.com/Still-Waters...

Today is International Laverbread Day 🌿 Bara lawr, the Welshman's caviar, slow-cooked from laver gathered off the Welsh coast, ancient and salt-deep and extraordinary. A food that tastes of coastline and old stories. Do you love it? 💙 #LaverbreadDay #BaraLawr #Wales

Happy April! Here's hoping for an easy month, full of positive things. Have a wonderful one. 💙

Have a terrific Tuesday, whatever you're up to. Take care and stay safe. 💙

I hope you have a brilliant Monday, and enjoy the last couple of days of March. Take care and stay safe. 💙

I hope you have a fantastic Friday and a wonderful weekend, whatever you're up to. Take care and stay safe. 💙

Have a good one, whatever you're up to. Take care and stay safe. 💙

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday, and the world treats you gently. Take care and stay safe. 💙

Good morning! Have a fantastic day, whatever you're up to. I hope Tuesday treats you kindly. Take care and stay safe. 💙

Have a great Monday, whatever you're up to. I hope you get everything you deserve. Take care and stay safe. 💙

She was made from flowers, but she became her own person. 🌸 A short story for Cyhydnos y Gwanwyn, the spring equinox, drawing on Welsh myth and the Mabinogi. morgan-sheppard-author.kit.com/posts/spring... #WelshMythology #SpringEquinox #AlbanEilir #IndieAuthor #ReaderCommunity #StoriesThatStay

Have a great Friday/weekend. Take care and stay safe. 💙

My next seasonal short story newsletter, "Spring Equinox - The Woman Made of Flowers", is coming out on Friday. Subscribe to get it and stay in the loop on everything I'm creating. morgan-sheppard-author.ck.page/ae0a9dbdf1 #IndieAuthor #BookLovers #FreeBook #ReaderCommunity #StoriesThatStay

Good morning. I hope you find something to make you smile today. Have fun, take care, and stay safe. 💙

Good morning! I hope you have a great day. Take care and stay safe. 💙

Good morning! Have a brilliant Tuesday, whatever you're up to. Take care and stay safe. 💙