Priya Ardis
I love books of all kinds—lately funny ones are my faves. But who couldn't curl up with a good mystery or romance?
My writing comes from a childhood of playing too much She-Ra and watching too much Spock. When Belle gasped at the library the Beast showed her, so did I! Growing up, I spend so much time I spent there, I could have been the phantom of the public library.
I hand-wrote my first manuscript at sixteen, scribbling in long notebooks on train rides while on vacation in India. I'm a longtime member of RWA, SCBWI, SIC. If you are looking for writing help, consider joining your local organizations!
Looking for my books? Catch up with me at my website/blog at http://www.priyaardis.com/
Check out the bestselling YA: My Merlin Series! My Boyfriend Merlin, Book 1; My Merlin Awakening, Book2; Ever My Merlin, Book 3. Merlin returns in Gods of Merlin
If you like middle grade: Girl With Three Eyes is a fairy tale based on Indian lore! She would hate her third eye less if it actually gave her powers.
If you want a STEM chapter book for your kids: Merlin Raj and the Santa Algorithm, is a humorous dog's tale written under a new name D. G. Priya. Find it at Merlin Raj and the Santa-Algorithm, DOGS WHO CODE.
“The Lady may favoryou, but at least I am in charge of my own destiny.”
“I noticed him right away. No, it wasn’t his lean, rugged face. Or the dark waves of shiny hair that hung just a little too long on his forehead. It wasn’t the slim, collarless biker jacket he wore, hugging his lean shoulders. It was the way he stood. The confident way he waited in the cafeteria line to get a slice of pizza. He didn’t saunter. He didn’t amble. He stood at the center, and let the other people buzz around him. His stance was straight and sure.”
“He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again. I pictured smacking him in the face.”
“Do you think we can be friends?” I asked.He stared up at the ceiling. “Probably not, but we can pretend.”
“There’s another story I know. This one doesn’t have any swords or visions. This one is about a boy who found a girl during a terrible time.” “How did it turn out?” “I don’t know, but I do know the boy doesn’t regret it. Not a minute. No matter how it turns out. Because he’s been waiting for this girl from the time she was born, and if it takes another thousand years to meet her again, he’d wait again. Whatever it takes.”
“I will never know you well enough. I will always want more.”
“If you keep waiting for the right time, it may never happen. Sometimes you have to make the most of the time you have.”
“but remember, nothing comes without a price. Our paths are not mapped; they’re made.”
“Technology doesn’t change people’s basic needs or their natures.”
“What good is having the power of a god if you don’t know its purpose”
“The last declaration he'd made to me hung between us. The L word. The one that had nothing to do with like.”
“If I were to lock you up in a dungeon, I guarantee you would not be bored.”
“You'll get fired if anyone finds out about us!""So many rules in this century," Vane muttered.”
“Well, can you tell her that?"He looked down at his feet. "I will. I will."Guy-speak for, "I plan to keep avoiding her until she gives up.”
“The combination of razor-sharp wit (completely real) and his credentials (completely fake) had won them over in the end.”
“Plus, I happened to be a history nerd. Why else would I be interested in a guy born in the year 519?”
“Rough palms cradled my face while my fingers gripped the pillow on either side of his. Lips, teeth, tongue, mingled together. I ate him up and didn’t let go until I had to come up for air.”
“I caught his hand. “What do you want me to do?”Leaning down, he kissed the pulse beating on my neck just above the damaged skin. “Tomorrow, I need you to die.”
“Matt was almost completely naked. A tattered loincloth and an ugly chain with a yellow diamond were his only apparel.”
“Vane’s lips tightened to suppress a smile. “Why so hostile, love?”“You whacked me on the head with a ball!”“You deserved it.”
“Vane grabbed me. “DuLac, let’s chat.”Chat. British-speak for “Stand still while I yell at you.”
“Marilynn...passed out black cases to everyone. I opened mine to find an iPad inside. Several candidates whistled. Despite my agitated state, it impressed me too. Maybe wizard school wasn’t going to be as lame as I had thought.“All of your schedules and assignments will be done on these,” Marilynn explained. “The whole school is on these. We’ve had them for awhile now.”
“Why did you wear heels? How are you supposed to fight a gargoyle in what you're wearing?”
“Soft sun shone down on a misty cathedral at the opposite end of a football-field length courtyard. The cathedral had a long pointed tower with beautiful rose and ivory stained glass windows. Pink-petal flowers and deep green ivy climbed the stones from the ground to it’s roof. A large fountain stood in the middle of the courtyard with water falling from several lion’s heads. Between the misty air and rolling slope of the earth, the grounds reminded me of a long lost fairy tale.”
“He’s so powerful. Who knows maybe he’s advanced past eating”
“Did you recently turn into a jerk or have you been one since birth?”
“Do I look like I want to be involved in your teen love saga? Ask someone who cares.”
“My name is Arianna Morganna Brittany DuLac--you can imagine why I went by the name Ryan.”