Cheryl Kaye Tardif

Cheryl Kaye Tardif

About

I am a bestselling Canadian author living in Edmonton, Alberta. My published titles include: 

Lancelot's Lady (under the pen name of Cherish D'Angelo)
Skeletons in the Closet & Other Creepy Stories
Remote Control
Whale Song (2010)
Whale Song (2007)
The River
Divine Intervention
Whale Song (2003).

I am also a book marketing coach. I help other authors learn to market their books in bookstores and online. I speak at conferences in Canada and the US on these topics and on self-publishing/traditional publishing, social netowrking and writing in general.

You can learn more about me and my books at:
http://www.cherylktardif.com

And please visit my 'The suspense is killing me!' blog: http://www.cherylktardif.blogspot.com

To view my "Shameless Promoter - Book Marketing Coach site, go to:
http://www.shamelessbookpromoter.com

~Cheryl Kaye Tardif,
aka Cherish D'Angelo

The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky

The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky

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<p><em style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;">After centuries of religiously motivated war, the world has been split in two. Now the Blessed Lands are ruled by pure faith, while in the Republic, reason is the guiding light—two different realms, kept apart and at peace by a treaty and an ocean.</em><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;">Children of the Republic, Helena and Jason were inseparable in their youth, until fate sent them down different paths. Grief and duty sidetracked Helena’s plans, and Jason came to detest the hollowness of his ambitions.</span><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;">These two damaged souls are reunited when a tiny boat from the Blessed Lands crashes onto the rocks near Helena’s home after an impossible journey across the forbidden ocean. On board is a single passenger, a nine-year-old girl named Kailani, who calls herself “the Daughter of the Sea and the Sky.” A new and perilous purpose binds Jason and Helena together again, as they vow to protect the lost innocent from the wrath of the authorities, no matter the risk to their future and freedom.</span><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;">But is the mysterious child simply a troubled little girl longing to return home? Or is she a powerful prophet sent to unravel the fabric of a godless Republic, as the outlaw leader of an illegal religious sect would have them believe? Whatever the answer, it will change them all forever… and perhaps their world as well.</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

Remote Control is based on a short story of the same name that I wrote back in 1987. I wrote it as part of an assignment for a Journalism and Short Story Writing course I was taking at the time. The lesson was about incorporating IRONY into your writing. Remote Control is the ultimate irony. "Be careful what you wish for!"

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Finalist in 2008 Textnovel Contest