The Written Word Publishing
The Written Word Publishing
The Written Word Publishing is a vibrant new press dedicated to helping up and coming authors showcase their work to readers around the world. Â We are a traditional press and pay for Covers, ISBN's, editing, as well as high royalties. Â Â As we are a small press we can only take on a few authors per calendar year. Our authors make a lot of decisions about their work and we pay attention to maintaining their author voice. Â Â We specialise in Romance, Fantasy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Adventure. We are not accepting submissions at this stage but hope to in the future.
Meet The Authors
Nadine Abrahams
Nadine has been an avid reader and writer since her early childhood, from publishing poems to creating her first novel at thirteen, The Primal Heartbeat, and publishing it in her early adulthood. The Primal Heartbeat has since been edited and updated.
Nadine is an avid gamer and role-player, as well as creator of fiction and fantasy novels. She also loves archery and nature.
After dealing with adversity and overcoming it, Nadine writes books that show even powerful characters are inherently flawed. That these weaknesses can often become our strengths as long as we remain true to ourselves. Nadine’s writing reflects on the dark side of humanity as well as the good side and how, even though we think we are worthless, we can change our destiny, just as her memorable characters do.
Nadine Also writes under the surname Durward for juvenile fiction.
Adult Fiction
Stars Fallen Series
The Primal Heartbeat
Book One
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Born into a world where humanity has been corrupted by evil, can one tribal girl fulfil a prophecy and defeat a dark goddess?
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Ake’s peace is fragile. Trying to carve out an existence in a land torn by strife and famine, her destiny has made her the target of terrible creatures.
And as her divine nemesis’s power grows ever stronger, the young mage knows she must awaken her own otherworldly heritage if she wants to survive.
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Enduring endless hardships with aid from her soulmate, Ake bravely battles the forces attempting to tear them apart. But being fated to save the world and actually doing it are two very different things…
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Ake's Ascent
Book Two
‘You must kill her, elf. Kings will rise and fall, and they will want a powerful queen. You will spend the next centuries giving your life for hers as they seek her out.’
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Ake and her son are destined to defeat the evil goddess Drianna, who has hunted her since childhood. Now a powerful mage, Ake is tortured by her past. Her elven husband has vowed to protect them, but evil has a way of sinking its fangs in and refusing to let go.
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As Drianna reaches the peak of her power Ake realizes she must fight for those she loves if she is ever to defeat Drianna and find peace.
Trying to save the man you love while he is consumed by an inner darkness always comes at a cost…
Tales Of Velterra Series
Dane
Book One
Set decades before the events in The Primal Heartbeat, Dane enjoys his carefree days filled with countless beautiful women offering to warm his bed and luxurious hospitality offered from the noble houses he alternates between.
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Dane’s life is changed when he is ordered to either marry the bride chosen for him and return to his druid studies or be forever confined to his father’s lands. At first Dane refuses to risk his life in the elven challenge of marriage, until a cruel man offers to take his place.
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For all his faults and womanizing reputation, Dane cannot allow the woman chosen for him to fall in to the hands of a cruel man. Dane accepts the challenge until he realizes he may have taken on more than he can handle.
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His tempestuous bride, known for her mean back hand and noble heart, appears impervious to his charms. Can the man with the heart of a bard seduce the fiery warrioress with a will of iron?
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Other Works
Muintir
29th December 2022
Enter the exciting world of Muintir. The Great Catastrophe altered our world and the blood of the people forever. We the Muintir, dug in deep and created a benevolent world shadowed by mutated critters known as the Mutagen. Our numbers are small but we flock together pooling our skills and resources to survive.
In this inclusive role playing game it doesn't matter how you look, are born or identify. It matters how you play and use your skills. In fact those born with reduced abilities may inherit extraordinary gifts. Life is harsh so make of it what you will.
Juvenile Fiction
As Nadine Durward
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Lord Of The Chooks
Designed to include monochrome illustrations and typography to reduce sensory sensitivities, children can delight themselves with activities and coloring while a parent reads a hilarious and charming tale of a boy determined to collect the eggs, despite an ill tempered rooster.
"Life pushes us unwillingly from our mother's wombs. We come, struggling, screaming and gasping for breath into a world corroded from centuries of stagnant emotion. There are fleeting moments of joy, youth all gone in a heartbeat as if death is constantly waiting, watching. Then as unwillingly as we came, we are taken, ripped from life as we were once ripped from our mother’s womb."
Excerpt from The Primal Heartbeat by Nadine Abrahams © 2004
