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27/10/2025

Hine Nui te po - Māori Goddess of the underworld, weaving souls....

28/08/2025

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07/08/2025

When the sun god Rā and ocean guardian Hine-takurua fall in love across the elemental divide, they must prove that fire and water can create beauty rather than destruction—or face eternal separation by the ancient gods who fear their unprecedented union.

13/07/2025

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I am writing a new book series - Nga Atua Chronicles, for e-book and eventually paperback. Would you read this?

Book 1 Overview

Title: Ngā Wai o te Rā - Waters of the Sun

Subtitle: A Novel

Genre: Mythological Romance / Fantasy Romance

Target Audience: Adults (18+)

Word Count: Approximately 25,000 words

Format: E-book (with potential for print-on-demand)

Hook/Elevator Pitch

When the sun god Rā and ocean guardian Hine-takurua fall in love across the elemental divide, they must prove that fire and water can create beauty rather than destruction—or face eternal separation by the ancient gods who fear their unprecedented union.

Synopsis
Ngā Wai o te Rā - Waters of the Sun is a mythological romance that reimagines Māori-inspired Atua in an epic love story that challenges the natural order. Hine-takurua, guardian of the ocean depths, has spent eternity maintaining the balance of the seas. But when she witnesses the daily journey of Rā, the sun god, she finds herself drawn to his radiant warmth in ways that defy everything she knows about her elemental nature.
Their secret meetings at the boundary between sea and sky reveal an impossible truth: fire and water don't destroy each other—they create something entirely new. But their love threatens the ancient order, and Tangaroa, the great ocean god, demands they end their relationship or face the consequences.
With the help of other sympathetic deities, including Awhinui (goddess of love) and Tāne (forest god), Rā and Hine-takurua must prove that their love doesn't threaten the world's balance—it enhances it. Their union begins creating new forms of life and beauty, transforming coastlines with crystal gardens and filling the ocean with bioluminescent wonders.
The story explores themes of duty versus desire, the courage to love despite opposition, and how authentic connection can transform not just individuals but entire worlds. It culminates in a new age where elemental opposites learn to dance together, creating unprecedented beauty and harmony.

Target Market Analysis

Primary Audience:
Romance readers (particularly fantasy/paranormal romance)
Mythology enthusiasts
Readers of diverse cultural fantasy
New Adult/Adult readers aged 18-45

Secondary Audience:

Readers interested in Māori culture and mythology
Fantasy readers seeking diverse mythological systems
Readers of lyrical, poetic fantasy prose

30/04/2025

Sun God Ra and the Winter Maiden - Hinetakurua, Winter Maid, a representation or personification of winter. Her realm is the ocean, and her task is to conserve fish. She is a wife of the sun Rā, with whom she lives that half of the year. At the time called the takanga o te rā (changing of the sun, i.e. the winter solstice), he abandons his winter wife on the ocean, and returns to the Summer Maid, Hine-raumati, on land.

31/10/2024

Guardians of Io.

17/10/2024

maui and Mahuika in glass

17/10/2024

The legend of wakatipu...
Long ago, before the promise of gold brought Pakeha to Otago, the Maori roamed the land, hunting for moa and greenstone and eels. Manata and Matakauri, two star-crossed lovers, lived in a village in the area. The couple were not allowed to marry as Manata was the daughter of the chief, and Matakauri was a commoner.

One night, a giant taniwha named Matau stole into the village and kidnapped Manata. He carried her away to his lair in the hills and tied her to him with a magical cord.

Manata’s father was distraught. He asked the young men of the village to go and save Manata, offering her in marriage to whoever brought her home safely. The young men were afraid, but Matakauri, who loved Manata with all his heart, followed the nor-west wind to the still-young mountains where the giant lived. He found Matau asleep, with Manata lashed next to him.

When Matakauri was unable to cut the enchanted cords, Manata begged him to go, fearing that the giant would wake up and kill him. Matakauri refused to leave her; but as Manata began to cry, the love in her tears dissolved her bonds, and they escaped.

Matakauri brought Manata back to the village, and the couple were allowed to be married. Later, fearing that Matau would return to cause more trouble, Matakauri went back to the mountains where the monster lived. He found the giant sleeping, lulled by the warm wind, and he set a great fire around him. The hot wind caused the flames to roar violently; the taniwha’s body burned so long and so hot that a trough hundreds of metres deep and 75 kilometres long was created.

After Matakauri left, the rains came and filled the newly formed valley with water, which is now known as Wakatipu, the trough of the giant. Although the giant has been dead for many long years, his heartbeat can still be seen in the steady rise and fall of the beautiful lake that is his resting place.

According to the legend, Lake Wakatipu rests in the trough formed by Matau’s burning body, Glenorchy at his head, Kingston at his feet and Queenstown resting on his knee. His ever-beating heart – the only part of him remaining – is under Pigeon Island and causes the seiche which makes the level of the lake rise and fall regularly and rhythmically.