Drema Deòraich

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🚫PMs. Writer of words. Lover of trees. Servant of cats. She/her. I choose love. ❤️ Three-time recipient of Literary Titan’s Gold Book Award. All works available on my website: https://www.dremadeoraich.com

Very entertaining...while hitting on important environmental issues... (5 stars) -- Dawn Brotherton, Author. Mind-altering...revs your mind into overdrive... (5 stars) -- Cheryl Hyde, author. ...EXCELLENT...Deòraich makes us feel...then gives us hope... (5 stars) -- Susan Posey ...extremely relevant...gave me shivers all the way through... (5 stars) -- Sara Remy, author. Available in ebook, paperback, and audiobook--find it here: https://www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/entheophage/
A woman wearing a black t-shirt that says "All That You Love" and pink pants, holding a long-haired ginger tabby cat. He is large enough to fill her whole lap. Behind her is a desk with assorted objects on its surface. She is smiling and scratching the cat's chin.
A blooming corpse flower; its "petal" is deep crimson on the inside, pale green on the outside, and the yellow central spire that bends over in the middle and hangs over the outer edge of the flower. It's surrounded by other plants.
A man and woman stand in front of the corpse flower holding signs that say "I survived the stench," "I met Lady Macdeath," and "I'm crazy for the CORPSE." All signs also say "Norfolk Botanical Gardens." The couple are making fun, playful faces.
A tall, slender bloom sits among much smaller flowering plants against a wall.
Two people smiling at the camera, next to a glow-in-the-dark octopus head and eye (not a real octopus).
Dr. Kyle Wicks has built his career on the comatose. His project’s client’s pay to jack into minds that can’t fight back, chasing voyeuristic thrill rides with zero consequences. When demand explodes, Kyle turns to the unidentified: Jane and John Does, nameless bodies without pasts, oversight, or kin. Until one mind starts to ride back. Now Kyle must confront what he’s unleashed. Available on Kindle Unlimited. Cover shows a colorful human brain and a neon EEG against a black background. Yellow text reads: Jane Doe #7. A novelette. Drema Deòraich.
A quote from the 200th episode of SG1 that really struck close to home for me, especially since I write science fiction that asks big questions: Science fiction is an existential metaphor. It allows us to tell stories about the human condition. Isaac Asimov once said, “Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever, to the blinder critics and philosophers of today. But the core of science fiction, its essence, has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all.”
Two versions of the cover of a black book with a blue crystal cluster highlighted in a beam of light. Text reads, "Fallen, The Founder's Seed Book 1. Drema Deòraich."
Three book covers—one red with faces in the facets of a shattered crystal, one blue with a crystal cluster highlighted in a beam of light, one green with a crystal lying in the palm of an open hand. Text reads “Broken, The Founder’s Seed Book 2,” (red book), “Fallen, The Founder’s Seed Book 1,” (blue book), and “Driven, The Founder’s Seed Book 3” (green book). All three list the author’s name, “Drema Deòraich.”
A yellow flower against a green and brown garden background.
A butterfly sits on a woman's hands. It's wings are closed, and brown.
An ad with a photo of a woman with short grey hair and glasses in a woodland setting. An event graphic shows the word RavenCon in blue letters with a raven icon beside it. The words "April 24-26, 2026" follow in black. Text reads: "Drema Deòraich. Drema Deöraich is an award-winning author of speculative fiction that sometimes asks big questions. Her flash fiction, short stories, and novelettes have been published in numerous online journals, as well as a few semi-professional zines. Her novels include Entheóphage (medical mystery/climate fiction) and The Founder's Seed trilogy (science fiction/science fantasy). Drema's collection of short works, Murder of Crows, and Other Consequential Tales, and her two novelettes -"Deer in Headlights" (dark fantasy) and "Jane Doe #7" (medical science fiction) - are all available on Kindle Unlimited. Nexus, the science fantasy trilogy follow-up to The Founder's Seed, is currently in the works. Drema currently lives in Southeast Virginia with her husband, his two cats, and all her other characters. When time and mosquitoes permit, Drema works on transforming their yard into more welcoming habitat for small wildlife. She also occasionally blogs about writing, ideas from Life that inspire her, environmental issues, ways to live more sustainably, and whatever else captures her fancy."
The northbound stretch of Route 39 snakes through upstate mountains on a labyrinthine path through old-growth forest, thick with trees that are said to have stood before Erikson set a toe aground in Newfoundland. It’s beautiful country: rugged and unforgiving, packed with breathtaking vistas across green gorges, their walls striped with layered minerals, a geological clock I’ve learned to read. Those stripes brought me here. They kept me here for months. And now they are about to make me famous. I pluck my phone from the console and check the signal. One bar. I might get lucky. I touch redial and listen, tongue on the roof of my mouth, for any sign of a connection. Ahead, the road twists right, then left, around turns blind even in broad daylight. It’s nearly midnight now, with the moon a sliver that does little to aid navigation. I want to press harder on the gas. Instead, I tap the steering wheel with one broken, dirty nail. “Come on, come on,” I mutter at the phone. After a minute, I glance at the screen again. No signal. “Dammit.” I thumb the screen to sleep and drop it in the console, then shift my attention back to the road. The gleam of eyes in my high beams throws my heart into overdrive. I slam the brakes, and the dark woods spin around me until the stag is racing toward my door instead of my bumper. My hands drag the wheel toward him just as he leaps to fly into the right side of the windshield. The impact rolls his body until his flank presses through the demolished glass, half passenger, half hood ornament. Tires skid, rubber squealing, then crunching gravel and low brush on the downhill slope as I leave the road. The ground drops into a steep bank and the car tilts, two wheels in the air before it rolls, leaving the stag behind. Airbags before and beside me explode, thickening the air with the smell of burnt rubber. Rocks, shrubs, and trees somersault on the other side of the blood-spattered windshield. I bounce in my seatbelt...(more won't fit)
A pile of papers with pencil sketches of fictional worlds and cities. Copyright by Niveym Arts, LLC, and Drema Deòraich.
A very old weeping cherry tree in full bloom; pale pink flowers cover her sweeping branches.
A color sketch of a grassy hillside lined with tall evergreens sits on a dark green background. At the top, a circuit board with traces is visible above the sketch. Text reads, “Future’s End. The Incredible Machines of Thinkery. Linnhe Harrison.”
A working science ship floats on a blue-green lagoon amid several green tropical islands. Above the lagoon, a young girl in a white shirt, blue jeans, and pink sneakers floats in mid-air, her gaze on the sky. A beam of light shines down on her from above, and around her head, clear against the blue sky, is a double halo of phages. The text says "Entheóphage" and "Drema Deòraich."
A working science ship floats on a blue-green lagoon amid several green tropical islands. Above the lagoon, a young girl in a white shirt, blue jeans, and pink sneakers floats in mid-air, her gaze on the sky. A beam of light shines down on her from above, and around her head, clear against the blue sky, is a double halo of phages. The text says "Entheóphage" and "Drema Deòraich."
A long-haired ginger tabby lies on a magenta blanket, looking straight into the camera. His eyes are half-open, as if he is trying to sleep. One paw is stretched out toward the camera.
A long-haired ginger tabby cat plays with a wool dryer ball rubbed with catnip.
Excerpt from Fallen: The Founder's Seed, Book 1: "“Aren’t you supposed to be teaching spiritual fundamentals to the younglings?” another said. “Grinding some muñise resin for incense or leading a ritual?” “I’m on my own time,” Alira muttered. “I’m allowed to do as I like.” “Hobbies are fine,” the first said, “but you take it too far. How many guilds’ crafts are you studying now? Eight? Ten? More? If you were normal, you'd stick to the one you chose at your rite.” Alira kept digging, red streaks joining the riot of color on her skin, racing down both arms and onto all ten fingers where the color disappeared beneath the dirt caked there. “At least I have more than one skill. If our people ever faced the loss of any guild, you wouldn’t know how to survive on your own.” “That’s insane. Stop inventing excuses for your behavior,” a male said. “You’re scaring the younglings.” Alira looked up. The wildcrafting class spread out in a semi-circle before her. Frem adults stood with seven students and Sufamel, the most experienced elder in the horticulture guild. The younglings’ skin showed speckles of white, and Alira chided herself for not thinking before she spoke. Still, it rankled to be rebuked in front of the entire group. Some of these little ones were in her own classes. Lavender unhappiness flooded out the red in her dermal display and she sighed. Two of the frem herded the students away from the confrontation as one teacher pointed at various plants and identified each. When they were out of earshot Tisalan, one of the remaining frem, stepped closer. “You’re a disgrace, Alira. I heard you're learning to weave, and that you asked a miner to teach you the differences between minerals they extract.” “Don’t worry,” Alira said. “He refused.” “Thank Na’Staani for that. Think of the trouble had he agreed. I’m told you’re even working in the landing bay with the mitigants! The mitigants! You go beyond odd, cleric! Why won’t you respect our boundaries?” (The rest won't fit.)
Now “Doctor Wicks!” Kyle looked up from his tablet to see a set-up tech rushing toward him. “Yes?” “One of the Janes they just brought in, sir—” the tech stopped, breathing hard. “What’s wrong?” Kyle picked up his pace, now headed toward the initial set-up lab where new Does were brought for their exploratory test. The tech fell in beside him, her face pale, eyes wide. “It’s—” She swallowed. “I think it’s Doctor Kimura, sir.” Kyle’s skin went cold. His ears began to buzz. He stared at the tech, her words echoing in his head. They found Aki? He pursed his lips to speak, but no words would come. Instead, he broke into a run. Staff members fell back out of his path as he raced toward the lab, the tech close on his heels. They found Aki!” Excerpt From Jane Doe #7 Drema Deòraich This material may be protected by copyright.
A woman stands behind a table filled with donated auction items.
Blue background with gold stars behind a black book cover depicting a glowing cluster of blue crystals. Cover reads, "Fallen: The Founder's Seed Book 1. Drema Deòraich." Image reads, "Winner, Literary Titan Gold Book Award. '...the political intrigue of Dune, the cultural depth of The Broken Earth trilogy, or the existential questions of The Left Hand of Darkness...'"
Person on left is dressed as Ruby Rod with white hair in a big spike at the front of his head, black and leopard-spotted clothing, roses around the neckline of his jacket, and a long-handled microphone. He is giving the camera a fierce expression. Person on right is in blue jeans and a purple shirt, with a black, grey, and white shawl. Her hair is short and grey. She is grinning.
Sepia background shows silhouettes of birds in flight. A book cover slides in on the left, with a 9-pointed star and nine small symbols from the stories around its points. Text of the cover reads “Murder of Crows, and Other Consequential Tales. Drema Deòraich.” Animated ad lines slide in from the right, that read: “Nine short talks about actions and consequences…Muzi’s village forces Nature’s hand…Eric gains new appreciation for smarthome technology…Mamá’s justice against poachers nets an unexpected reward…” A line fades in below those, that reads “And much, much more…” A line pops up below that which reads “Moral: Be careful what you wish for!” At the bottom, a final line slides in from the left which reads, “Coming Soon… Stay tuned!” and a QR code slides up from the bottom at the right.
Cover depicts a sepia-colored background with filagree and flourishes surrounding a 9-pointed star. Between the star’s points are a keypad, a bow and arrow, a spaceship, two hands in a handshake, a white feather, a diner sign, gardening shears, a black feather, and a broken shackle. Text reads, “Murder of Crows and Other Consequential Tales. Drema Deòraich.”
Text in the screen shot reads: "She’s rooting around in the cupboards again. “There are some dried goods here. Jerkey, canned goods that aren’t too far out of date, dried fruits in tins. We’ll need to hunt or forage for anything fresh, but we should be good for a few days.” Cho glances over her shoulder at me. “We’ll have to watch our water use, though. The supply is low, and not fresh. We’ll want to boil what we use for cooking or drinking.” She returns to what she was doing. “I’ll work on pumping more tomorrow, but I’m not sure where the groundwater levels are now. It hasn’t been raining all that much, even in the city.” I walk around the space, checking out the pictures. One, nearly hidden behind a black enamel box, catches my eye. I pull it out and see Cho’s face. Same epicanthic eyes, same glossy hair, same features overall. But this Cho is with someone. A man. And they’re both laughing. I mean, a real laugh. Eyes squinched almost closed, cheeks rosy, mouths wide open, teeth showing, torsos bent forward with hilarity. They’re touching one another. Her hand grips his arm. His grips her shoulder. It’s an intimate moment trapped in amber. I want to know this Cho."
A ginger cat with long white whiskers sits on a table near the window. He is looking into the camera and asking for scritches.
A red cover with a torn strip revealing a piece of sepia and black book cover. Text on the red cover says, "Pssst...Niveym Arts is at it again! Coming soon...January 2026." Text on revealed cover says, "...urder" and "rows" and "Consequential Tales."
Black audiobook cover featuring a glowing blue crystal cluster. Text on the cover reads, “Fallen, The Founder’s Seed Book 1. Drema Deòraich. Narrated by Stacey Lind.” Background of the ad is a blue and black gradient. Text of the ad reads: “Get a free audiobook, Now through January 2. Sci-fi with heart, grit, and teeth. Use Code: M5NZIWN
Black book cover with a colorful brain and EEG lines; cover text reads "Jane Doe #7, A Novelette. Drema Deòraich." Background shows an EEG readout. Ad text reads, "Dr. Kyle Wicks has built his career on the comatose. His project’s clients pay to jack into minds that can’t fight back, chasing voyeuristic thrill rides with zero consequences. When demand explodes, Kyle turns to the unidentified: Jane and John Does, nameless bodies without pasts, oversight, or kin. Until one mind starts to ride back. Now Kyle must confront what he’s unleashed. Available on Kindle Unlimited." A QR code follows, leading to the Amazon book page.
Black audiobook cover featuring a glowing blue crystal cluster. Text on the cover reads, “Fallen, The Founder’s Seed Book 1. Drema Deòraich. Narrated by Stacey Lind.” Background of the ad is a blue and black gradient. Text of the ad reads: “Get a free audiobook, Now through January 2. Sci-fi with heart, grit, and teeth. Use Code: M5NZIWN”
A working science ship floats on a blue-green lagoon amid several green tropical islands. Above the lagoon, a young girl in a white shirt, blue jeans, and pink sneakers floats in mid-air, her gaze on the sky. A beam of light shines down on her from above, and around her head, clear against the blue sky, is a double halo of phages. The text says "Entheóphage" and "Drema Deòraich."
Black audiobook cover featuring a glowing blue crystal cluster. Text on the cover reads, “Fallen, The Founder’s Seed Book 1. Drema Deòraich. Narrated by Stacey Lind.” Background of the ad is a blue and black gradient. Text of the ad reads: “Get a free audiobook, Now through January 2. Sci-fi with heart, grit, and teeth. Use Code: M5NZIWN”
Black audiobook cover featuring a glowing blue crystal cluster. Text on the cover reads, “Fallen, The Founder’s Seed Book 1. Drema Deòraich. Narrated by Stacey Lind.” Background of the ad is a blue and black gradient. Text of the ad reads: “Get a free audiobook, Now through January 2. Sci-fi with heart, grit, and teeth. Use Code: M5NZIWN”
Blue background with black and blue audiobook, showing blue crystals. Text on cover reads, " Fallen, The Founder's Seed, Book 1, Drema Deòraich. Narrated by Stacey Lind." Background text reads, Get a Free Audiobook, now through January 2. Sci-fi with heart, grit, and teeth. Use Code: M5NZIWNW and depicts a QR code that goes to the link.
A working science ship floats on a blue-green lagoon amid several green tropical islands. Above the lagoon, a young girl in a white shirt, blue jeans, and pink sneakers floats in mid-air, her gaze on the sky. A beam of light shines down on her from above, and around her head, clear against the blue sky, is a double halo of phages. The text says "Entheóphage" and "Drema Deòraich."
Three book covers: one blue with an intact crystal cluster and the words "Fallen, The Founder's Seed Book 1," one red with a shattered crystal depicting different faces and the words "Broken, The Founder's Seed Book 2," and one green with a shapeshifting hand holding a crystal depicting two faces, and the words "Driven, The Founder's Seed Book 3." All three have the name Drema Deòraich.
Bluegreen background. Text reads," Drema Deòraich Upcoming Events: https://niveymarts.com/coming-events/ Book Launch Party for Driven, The Founder’s Seed Book 3 4-6 p.m., October 18, 2025 The Muse, 2200 Colonial Avenue, Suite 3, Norfolk, VA Reading, Q&A, Book Signing, Meet the Author, Munchies, Raffle https://the-muse.org/event/drema-deoraich-book-launch-driven-the-founders-seed-book-3-2/ Stories in the Stars 1-5 p.m., November 9, 2025 Elation Brewing, 5104 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA Mini-Author Fair with fellow authors Emily Davidson, John Rosenman, and Tobias Youngblood. Meet the Author, plus Book Sales/Signing. Author Fair 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., November 30, 2025 The Annex, 2500 Church Street, Unit A, Norfolk, VA Author/Book Faire sponsored by Wider Perspectives Publishing. Book sales. Fair Trade Festival December 6 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and 7 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.), 2025 Elation Brewing, 5104 Colley Avenue, Norfolk, VA Holiday shopping time! Vendors of all sorts, with fair trade goods, books, and much more. Speculative fiction that asks big questions.
Two book covers on a turquoise background with stars at the corners. On the left, a red book cover with a shattered crystal and faces depicted in the fragments; text reads Broken: The Founder's Seed Book 2, Drema Deòraich; the review quote says "...intimate and raw...a book about what it means to stay whole when you are forced to fracture yourself for the sake of others..." A silver medallion sits below the cover, and reads Literary Tital Book Award. On the right, a green book cover with an outstretched non-human/human hand holding an intact crystal with two faces in the facets. Text reads: Driven: The Founder's Seed Book 3, Drema Deòraich; the review quote says, "...a story of ambition, cruelty, resilience, and the thin thread of hope that refuses to snap..." A gold medallion sits below the cover, and reads "Literary Titan Book Award." At the top of the image, a caption reads "...deserves extraordinary praise..." At the bottom of the image, text reads "according to LiteraryTitan.com."
Video with audiobook cover; text reads, "Driven, The Founder's Seed Book 3. Drema Deòraich. Narrated by Stacey Lind." Audio captions: All his prior harvests had been practically at his feet... He shrugged. "I don't know." "And so you will keep a world between you and them," he gestured, "out of fear?" How to answer that? It didn't matter what she did or what face she wore. As long as she lived, Alira risked another harvest. "Today, it will be hard." Botha lifted a crate from one of the seats. "Next week, it will be no easier. Wait a year, and you will always find a reason to remain apart from others. I think even your people would not be happy living alone for so long. Yes?" Botha wagged his head from side to side. "It is true you have shown me your difference from them but," he leaned close to Eli's ear, "unless you so love Onlebaar you never want to leave its shores, you must take this step."
A screen shot of a Facebook post listing details for the book launch, including a list of contents of the raffle basket. Text reads: My launch party for Driven, The Founder's Seed, Book 3, is confirmed and set! Saturday October 18 from 4-6 p.m. at The Muse Writers Center -- see the link for full details AND the zoom link, in case you can't make it in person. https://the-muse.org/.../drema-deoraich-book-launch.../ There will be a reading, a Q&A, and snacks, as well as a raffle for The Most Awesome Raffle Basket. I've been talking about this basket for a week or two, and y'all have been waiting -- so (drum roll please) HERE IT IS: a list of the major items in The Most Awesome Raffle Basket: * a full set of The Founder's Seed books * Smokey Mountain Chai tea blend from The Grove Teas & Botanical Gifts * a tea mug, tea ball, and wine glass * a honey sample from Starrlight Mead * a bottle of Honey'd Spiced Apple Mead (as mentioned in the Founder's Seed, Book 3), donated by Starrlight Mead * a warm, cozy, velour blanket * and other assorted small surprises. (Estimated value $150+) So. 1) You don't want to miss your chance to take home this latest book (signed by the author, of course). 2) You don't want to miss the chance to win The Most Awesome Raffle Basket. 3) You don't want to miss hearing me read this chapter using my best Botha accent (admittedly not as great as Stacey's). 😉 Mark your calendar! Let's make this a standing-room-only event!
A small green snake on brick steps with pine straw
A bottle of mead with a sample jar of honey, a corkscrew, a bumper sticker, and some handouts about Starrlight Mead.
A woman in a black t-shirt pets an orange tabby cat. Both are looking at the camera.
A long-haired ginger cat lies on a carpeted table peering out the window. Outside, a bird sits atop the hook of a full bird feeder. The background is lush and green with wildflowers.
A clear glass bowl with chunks of watermelon in it.
Four out of five stars. Text reads, "Imaginative and fun! Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2025. Great concept and delivery with a devilish twist at theh end. This novella was a fun read, full of great dialogue and lines."
Text begins with five stars, then reads: "Fantastic short story Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2025 Verified Purchase Picked this up today thinking I'll start reading and boom, an hour later I was all finished, it was a real page turner! Fantasy mixed in with the grim reality of our precarious search for longevity at the behest of nature. The odd predicament that Caitlin faces, the dilemma of human progress vs. natural preservation haunts the modern world, but here we get to see it from a very entertaining and relatable angle. Thoroughly enjoyed and will follow author!"
Text reads: five stars, August 4, 2025 Tension All the Way Down This book gave me the constant sense that some huge disaster was about to happen. I'm being vague to spare you spoilers, but prepare for a lot of seat squirming. The writing is just as crisp as the prior books, and a certain villain kept my brows hiked up. Rich great medical details here. I can tell Drema did her research. And the societal observations made in the prior books come roaring back in this one, along with some characters getting what they deserved, while others were vindicated. Again, no spoilers, but I got my dose of schadenfreude. Did I mention the great writing? Several lines stood out for me, including: “...pushed his mind into the spaces between the shouts.” and "...where he could feel welcome, respected, even loved. Maybe that place didn’t exist." Dramatic irony kept me cringing on behalf of some characters, giving the story even more depth. Alira makes massive progress in this book, too--a transformation that was fun to behold, giving a satisfying end to a trilogy I'm glad I read. If you enjoyed books 1 and 2, just wait until you read this one.
A review by Ana P. that says "A must read" Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2025. Verified purchase. "Gripping and emotionally charged, this installment in Alira's journey blends sci-fi action with raw psychological depth. Still haunted by the voices that nearly broke her, Alira steps up to face not just the brutal Cartel slavers but also the monstrous ambitions of Clan Admiral Knøfa. The stakes are high--freedom, survival, and the future of the unammi people. A must-read for fans of character-driven space opera."
A misty moon hovers at the top left, while car headlights pierce the fog at the bottom. In the center sits a stag skull against the dark background. Text reads “Deer in Headlights, A Dark Fantasy Novelette. Drema Deòraich.”
An image of text that reads: In the wild, untamed forests of the Pacific Northwest, post-grad student Caitlin Banks has discovered a mineral with unusual properties that she thinks could turn the medical industry on its ear. But after a horrible car crash, she wakes in the forest, surrounded by animals and winged people—and their protector—who don’t want her there. When her determination meets their resistance, things go sideways, and Cait is no longer sure what is real and what is nightmare. A dark, eco-fantasy novelette, "Deer in Headlights" is available on Kindle Unlimited, so you can read it for FREE. I'd love to get some ratings and even reviews! Not a KU member? You can buy it for only $.99.
A handsome fellow with dark hair and hazel eyes wearing a striped shirt. He is staring at the camera, wearing a mischievous grin, and has one hand on his chin.
A humanoid hand in mid-shapeshift holds a crystal with two human faces on its surface. Background shows stones, a rocky surface, and a hint of waterfall against a dark green background. Text reads: Driven, The Founder’s Seed Book 3, Drema Deòraich. Narrated by Stacey Lind.
A pale orange tabby cat on a rose-colored blanket on a bed. He's walking toward and looking at the camera.
A sample from "Deer in Headlights": Such a nuisance, this interruption. Innocent or not, if it weren’t for this deer, I’d already be in town, having a beer with Jonah and telling him about my find. The old woman reaches the stag’s side. I stumble closer. She squats, lithe as a teenager, touches her hand to its head, mumbles words in a soothing tone I can’t quite place, and the animal quiets. Settles. Its last breath frosts the air around its head, and the woman stays there long after, her lips moving in a litany I cannot hear. At last, she strokes the beast’s head one last time, pulls herself upright, and looks at me. “Such a shame,” I say. “He was a beautiful stag.” She stares, expectant. Her hair gleams in the dark. “What?” I point at the animal. “I didn’t mean to kill it. He was just there, on the road. It was an accident.” She watches. Says nothing. “Surely you don’t think this is my fault. If anyone’s to blame here, it’s the stag. He almost killed me.” The woman shakes her head, a subtle motion in the surrounding darkness. Again, a glow appears off to one side but is gone when I look that way. “He volunteered,” the woman murmurs.
Cover shows a humanoid hand in mid-shapeshift holds a crystal with two human faces on its surface. Background shows stones, a rocky surface, and a hint of waterfall against a dark green background. The cover itself sits on a flowing, watery background. Text reads: Driven, The Founder’s Seed Book 3, Drema Deòraich. Narrated by Stacey Lind.