My family is rich with characters, both past and present. I’m married, with three children and four grandchildren who have been wonderful support in my efforts to be a writer. I’ve never heard her, but at sometimes on a cold winter night, I’ve felt the covers moving across the end of the bed as though she’s making sure my feet stay warm. I live in a 100-year-old farmhouse in a small east Texas town that comes complete with a female ghost who harmonizes from time to time with my youngest son when he plays guitar. The voices of our characters speak to us, and we feel compelled to tell their stories. We write about worlds that exist only in our own minds. Some of them live on the other side of the world, some on the other side of the country and some in my own little part of the world, but we all have one thing in common. Along the way, I’ve met some wonderful people. In short, it’s been a wonderful experience. My life is filled with things I only used to dream about. I signed with MuseItUp for the first time in June 2011, and what a journey it’s been. I’m delighted to be a guest on your blog. Thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy the blog hop! Please leave a comment and include your email if you'd like the chance to win a digital copy of The Burning Seal, Book One in my paranormal series.

What do you envision when you think of spring? Now, spring brings to mind bubbling brooks, water nymphs, moss covered rocks and magic. Offerings, as in coins, brooches, rings and pottery were made to the goddess in exchange for wishes, to enhance powers or make restitution. The Celts saw springs as magical places alive with water deities and nymphs. She's depicted as a water nymph, naked and reclining on a leaf surrounded by rippling water or in triple form, holding a vessel and pouring water.

While researching Celtic myth and magic, I came across Coventina, goddess of wells and springs, associated with abundance, rebirth and divination. Lately, I've been busy writing a paranormal with a heroine who's an Adept witch, descended from Celts. Normally, spring brings to my mind images of pretty colored Easter eggs, white daisies, and nature's revival.

Natasha's Dream by Heather Greenis