l. fayette
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since: 03-29-04, id: 405123, Profile Updated: 07-31-12
country: USA
Author has written 5 stories for Historical, and Fantasy.

About Me:


I have been on Fictionpress literally forever—since middle school (for some perspective, I have since passed through high school, college, and will now be starting law school). Basically, by the standards of this website, I am old. I've always loved writing, but I don't think it's a coincidence that I started doing it more frequently with much more follow through after I joined Fictionpress. So thank you FP.

In addition to writing, I love reading even more, especially well-written works with strong female protagonists (which is what I aspire to produce, of course). I'm an avid traveller and have been everywhere from Portugal to Poland to Pakistan and spent a significant part of this year studying Arabic in Morocco.

In between the whole "being a lawyer" thing, I hope to be a published novelist someday soonish. Don't we all? I also love getting messages (although I'm a slow responder) so if you want to ask any questions or talk about anything related to my stories or send critiques, please feel free to submit a review or a PM!


Story Stats:

Daughter of the Sea

AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR FREE!! It was at one point the #4 best-selling book, on, wait for it, the FREE Kindle bookstore for Historical --> Fantasy. So fabulously niche.

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Daughter-of-the-Sea-ebook/dp/B006O5RK8K

Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/daughter-of-the-sea-mira-zamin/1108076354?ean=2940032927228

Smashwords(all formats): http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/116070

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13354765-daughter-of-the-sea


The Puppet Queen: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty

AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR FREE (or at a low price, that might be lowered to free, if Amazon is hassled enough.)

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/The-Puppet-Queen-Sleeping-ebook/dp/B008DNNALC/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1340385474&sr=1-2

Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-puppet-queen-mira-zamin/1112133361

Smashwords (all formats): http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/174525


The Ascending Dawn

Editing/writing. You know the drill.


The Prince's Courtesan

Done for now, but I like to think that sometime far, far in the future, I can revisit and remold this story to something more like "The Ascending Dawn." Still up in case anyone wants to read some truly bad circa eighth grade writing.



Court Spy

Unfinished, still done, put to bed, good bye. Still up in case anyone wants to see the product of hilariously terrible seventh grade plotting.


1. The Ascending Dawn: The Tale of the Arabian Nights » reviews
Over 1001 nights, across Persian courts and Crusade battlefields, Shaherazade spins a volatile web of seduction and stories to restrain the mad course of Sultan Shahryar's vengeance.
Fiction: Historical - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 22 - Words: 63,735 - Reviews: 116 - Updated: 4-16-13 - Published: 3-3-08
2. The Puppet Queen: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty » reviews
After Selene's homeland falls to the Pari curse, she is forced to must contest for the throne by her insidious fiancé. When rivalries threaten to plunge the country into civil war, Selene must fight through magic and malice—her family's fate hangs in the balance. A retelling of Sleeping Beauty infused with the folklore of the Middle East.
Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 12,802 - Reviews: 131 - Updated: 6-25-12 - Published: 7-19-04 - Complete
3. Daughter of the Sea » reviews
Forcibly engaged, Calista, a Roman aristocrat, grapples with the annihilation of her world at her fiancé's hands. The violent aftermath reveals a connection to the land of Atlantis, shattering Calista's conception of family, the gods—and herself.
Fiction: Historical - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 16,725 - Reviews: 205 - Updated: 12-20-11 - Published: 4-8-04 - Complete
4. The Prince's Courtesan » reviews
Tangled in the Mughal court's intrigues, Anarkali, a dancer, finds herself struggling to stay alive between the love of Prince Salim, the hatred of his father, Emperor Akbar, and the fear that her very existence will irreparably fracture Hindustan.
Fiction: Historical - Rated: T - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 8 - Words: 25,127 - Reviews: 86 - Updated: 11-27-07 - Published: 5-20-04
5. Court Spy » reviews
When Elanora is offered her freedom in exchange for spying on the rapidly expanding Avarain Empire, she accepts swiftly. With the twisting currents of court intrigue threatening to drown Ela, what should have been a straightforward mission may destroy her
Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 6 - Words: 45,242 - Reviews: 24 - Updated: 11-25-07 - Published: 6-9-07