The River Goddess – A Prequel
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A mythic fantasy story of gods, mortals, and forbidden love.
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Inspired by South Asian mythology, The River Goddess is a gods and mortals fantasy
set generations before Sahira's story begins in The River's Daughter.
The Story
The River Goddess
In the first age,
Naga was water...
Before Sahira. Before the Covenant. There was Naga…
Naga: The goddess of water, who left the realm of the gods to live among mortals for a thousand–year wager...
and fell in love with a mortal prince.
The gods grew jealous.
And forced her to make a devastating choice...
A gods and mortals myth of forbidden love with tragic stakes for fans of morally complex heroines, forbidden love, and feminine rage.
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“lyrical writing... otherworldly characters, and female empowerment...”
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“A short but powerful story.”
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“Rich and mythological.”
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The River's Daughter
Amazon #1 Bestseller in Folklore
Amazon #1 Bestseller in Asian Myth & Legend
The River's Daughter is a mythic tale of forbidden love, resistance, ancestral memory, and the magic that stirs beneath the surface.
When Sahira Raazaan discovers powers tied to a mysterious stranger—and the river itself—she must choose between the life she was raised for and the truth in her blood. Inspired by the Punjabi legend of Mirza Sahiba.
The River Goddess: A Prequel
Top 100 in Fantasy Short Stories
A standalone myth of gods and mortals, set generations before the story of Sahira Raazaan (The River's Daughter).
When Naga, a goddess who leaves the realm of the gods to live among mortals, falls in love with a mortal prince, the other gods grow jealous, and she’s faced with a devastating choice. The mythic, standalone prequel to The River's Daughter.
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