We are delighted to announce The trailer for The Bee Keeper's Daughter was officially selected and won a Gold Award at the 2017 LA Neo Noir Novel, Film & Script Festival.

About the Romance Novel

The Bee Keeper's Daughter by Shiån Serei The story begins with a young Russian peasant named Maria. Through a series of tragic events, she must travel North on the Volga river to find safety with relatives in a distant city. Along the way she discovers romance, adventure, friendship and the beginnings of her womanhood. Book info: https://kingdomofmeridian.com The world beyond Maria's simple farm life in Rostov is fraught with peril. She must evade determined soldiers, seeking her capture while daring to trust complete strangers for help. Travel with Maria as she uses every skill acquired in her childhood and every lesson learned from her Mother, the town school teacher. Be there when her eyes are opened to the ways of the world, learning everything in a hurried pace of danger, intrigue and excitement. The story unfolds within the backdrop of Russian history and folklore. Maria's story will wrap you in a world of sensory imagination that takes you away in the first chapter and holds you till the last word is read. Only to discover the story of Maria is far greater than ever imagined, she is a legend in the making, guided to her destiny. Download the first 100 page preview at KingdomofMeridian.com The Beekeepers Daughter is volume one of five in the medieval saga, The Kingdom of Meridian. #bookstagram #kindlebargain #ebook #medieval #timetravel #ebooks #romance

Shiån Serei is back with the second volume of The Kingdom of Meridian romance novels, The King's Bodyguard. "Fans were furious over the ending of The Bee Keeper's Daughter, but they are about to be pleasantly surprised when they see the how the book continues right from the last page," said Serei when interviewed about the new release. There were some major delays between books 1 and 2, causing more frustration, but when Serei revealed an almost fatal car accident and a recovery that slowed his writing, it was understandable. "A lot happened during the gap, some personal challenges and the ending of a long term relationship, made it harder to return to the story. But I wanted it to have that same pace and energy as the first, and I feel I've done that." Shiån adds as he looks over the artwork for the release on Amazon, November 1, 2018.

Volume II of V : The King's Bodyguard of Meridian

The sequel to The Bee Keeper's Daughter, Maria continues to uncover her mysterious destiny. Her life becomes intertwined with new characters and adversarial villains as she arrives in Meridian as a hopeless slave. She struggles with her fate, desperate for a savior, only to find love in the most unexpected of circumstances. Meanwhile her cousin Dima returns to Rostov to rescue her mother, Lena, from prison. But escape is not easy and sets them on a trail across land toward freedom in the West. A recovering Captain Tanner must deal with the treachery of being poisoned and losing his ship,  but is he ready to take command again? Royal weddings, alliances, secret interludes and hidden treasure drive the story through more twists and discoveries in medieval England and Russia.

Reviews of The Bee Keeper's Daughter

Shiån Serei was interviewed on the Author First show, on Artist First Radio network. Host, Tony Kay, spoke with Shiån about the origin of his writing and early childhood influences. Shiån shared his experience in moving often as a child in a military family and how it helped him understand the world and dynamics of social influence. The two also discussed two of Shiån’s newest books and how they were developed. Tony asked about the historical background of The Bee Keeper’s Daughter which begins in medieval Russia. Shiån also shared his experiences as a single father and how that contributed to the making of Bear & Bee Bedtime Rhymes - a children's bedtime story that includes music by the author and interactive games. The interview was broadcast on January 31, 2017 at 6:00PM EST, and can be listened to by clicking below. Original Interview content: http://artistfirst.com/bookshows.htm

About The Bee Keeper’s Daughter

The story begins with Maria, a young woman struggling to survive in medieval Russia. Through a series of tragic events, she must travel from Rostov, upstream on the Volga river across Northwestern Russia to find safety with relatives in a distant city. Along the way she is exposed to a dangerous, unforgiving world, far beyond the conservative village she had always known. Her experience becomes a personal journey in trust, adventure, love and destiny. Readers will be taken on an exciting journey filled with folklore, Russian history, and romantic encounters. The pace is fast as Maria travels by ship trying to evade Tatar soldiers who seek to return her to Rostov. Armed only with a handful of items and the knowledge her parents gave her, she must trust her life to complete strangers while learning to survive in a world where nothing is as it seems. Her story unfolds with chaotic twists that drive her to a destiny far greater than she ever imagined.

Free eBook Download

You can download the free version of The Bee Keeper's Daughter by Shian Serei by clicking below. The free download contains the first 100 pages of the book. Links for the purchase of the complete version are included in download file.