{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6612e15fd88ec90017a89c5f/663960fa0546210012a86799?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Build a Bridge from Ash","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6612e15fd88ec90017a89c5f/1730240509496-679d3d66-934c-4614-bc0d-5f4857b39358.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome back to episode 4, newly remastered for a better listening experience! Wherein Evyn meets old friends and enemies and confronts her past. Podcast can be best enjoyed with headphones.</p><p><br></p><p>For more information about me and my books, visit <a href=\"https://www.gwydionroyce.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gwydionroyce.com</a> or find Iron-Forge Crossroads: Metanoia at your favorite retailer <a href=\"https://books2read.com/u/mK2Ex9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a>. Or find me on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gwydionroyce/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gwydionroyce</a>!</p><p><br></p><p>Find Trickster's Ashes, the first book in the reverse harem fantasy romance series, Primordial Embers, <a href=\"https://books2read.com/u/m2BNNj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a></p><p><br></p><p>Step into the world of the Strangefells. I hope you enjoy your stay...</p><p><br></p><p>Content Warning:</p><p>mature language and content</p><p>suggestive dialogue</p><p>supernatural violence</p><p>past trauma/reference to the death of a child</p><p>reference to domestic violence</p><p>sirens</p><p><br></p><p>About Iron-Forge Crossroads: Metanoia -</p><p><br></p><p><em>metanoia (noun): a transformative change of heart; changing one’s mind</em></p><p><br></p><p>I stalked the worlds of both mortals and Strangers as a weapon of brutal efficiency… until my conscience got in the way.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>When I signed on to become part of the High Council’s elite force of mercenaries, I expected glory and fortune. I became a living legend, my name feared throughout the Strangefells. But when a routine job took an unexpected turn, my world was upended. The walls I’d built around that little bit of soul I had left came crashing down and I fell.&nbsp;Hard.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>I ran, broken, hiding in a sleepy town and hoping my past would leave me for dead.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>But someone betrayed me. Now the leader of the most savage vampire syndicate in the Strangefells is sighting me in her crosshairs. I have no choice but to allow old habits to take over if there’s any chance of surviving what my enemies have in store. Something that could destroy the world as we know it.</p><p><br></p><p>As the dangers rise and I rebuild bridges from the ashes I left behind, I start to realize that I’ve changed in ways I never saw coming. But can a mercenary eager for redemption hope for victory? Or is death the only thing waiting for me?</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Updated 2/21/26: volume adjustments</p><p><br></p><p>Written and performed by Gwydion Royce</p><p>Sound design by Gwydion Royce</p><p>Cover art by Damonza.com</p><p><br></p><p>Courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com:</p><p>Def Lev/Hip Hop Rock Song</p><p>Roy Williams/Dead Mans Blues</p><p>Of Men and Wolves/I Don’t Know How They Know My Name (Instrumental Version)</p><p>Sleepaway Camp/Don’t Let Me Be This Way (Instrumental Version)</p><p>Def Lev/Blues Rock Dawg</p><p>Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen/The Detective</p><p><br></p><p>Additional SFX and music provided by Zapsplat.com</p><p><br></p><p>Iron-Forge Crossroads: Metanoia Copyright ©️2024 Gwydion Royce. All rights reserved.</p>","author_name":"Gwydion Royce"}