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You are being arrested for the murder of your husband...You have a
secret you can't tell...The evil is gathering.. This book has it
all: murder, intrigue, the supernatural, a broken marriage, a love
affair, courage against impossible odds, suspense, and high drama.
The Wenstrops have it all: health, wealth and happiness. But then
it all begins to fall apart. Helen is arrested for murder, yet is
either unable or unwilling to give a defence. During her detention,
vital evidence goes mysteriously missing and tensions are running
high. Helen finds herself surrounded and yet alone: not knowing who
she can trust or how she can tell her enemies from her friends.
Helen has to work through her self-doubts and fears, in order to
know whether her suspicions and misgivings are valid or simply
products of an overwrought mind. There are those who would like to
encourage her confusion, and those who would help her - but how to
know one from the other? And then there are those who actively mean
her harm. Meanwhile, malignant forces in the forest are gathering
power, ready for a final assault. Helen finds herself in a battle
of life and death, and faces having to lose everything in her
attempts to thwart the evil that has insinuated itself into her
very existence - but is she ready to make the ultimate sacrifice?
This sensational second novel by acclaimed author Harmony Kent will
have you alternately laughing, crying and gripping the edge of your
seat as this roller coaster ride of a plot unfolds. It will keep
you guessing through its many twists and turns, and hijack your
attention right up until you turn the final page. Praise for
Harmony Kent: "Kent gives the reader mystery, intrigue, sex, action
and characters risking their lives for a greater good. Kent's
writing is an immersive experience." T. Dewhirst (Rabid Reviews)
"With a very contemporary voice, Ms. Kent has found a place in this
genre as she easily entertains and captures the reader..." J.
Malinoski "Kent...is a master of her craft. There is magic in her
writing." J. Brooke Find out more at: www.harmonykent.co.uk
Twitter: @harmony_kent Facebook: www.facebook.com/HarmonyKentOnline
There is a World not too far Away ... Beneath the north sea a land
of magic lies undetected. The lives of many are drawn inexorably
closer together in a race against time, as both energy companies
and evil beings attempt to destroy the magic which is protecting
not just this land but all worlds. The unwitting protagonists have
no idea of how suddenly and irrevocably their lives are about to
change. It is a race against time to try and recover the lost
necklace, Brisingamen, which holds the ancient power of the Goddess
Freya, and to prevent the undersea drilling from taking place. Are
Aart, Matthias, Gemma and Dirck up to the challenges they now must
face? Here there be Dragons, and all manner of Creatures ....
PRAISE FOR THE BATTLE FOR BRISINGAMEN: By Tammy Dewhurst of Rabid
Readers Reviews: FIVE STARS The author, Harmony Kent, provided me
with a copy of this novel in exchange for my review. There are some
books that a person reads and knows that the novel they've read, if
it were to hit its market, would be a smash. Brisingamen is one of
those novels. Deeply complex and intricately plotted, Kent brings
the reader something into which a public can really immerse
themselves and come out feeling as though they've read, but they've
also learned something. If you think this means I loved the novel,
you would be wrong. It could be the time in which I read, but I
found myself somewhat confused while reading. This is a book that
takes focus, and I just didn't have that focus at the time of
reading. The novel starts by moving a bit freely in the time
stream. We meet Aart - the widower and fisherman, Dirck - the
professor looking to discover the ocean's secrets and Gemma -
Dirck's lovesick assistant whose biological clock is pounding like
a time bomb. Brisingamen, is a necklace that holds the ancient
power of a goddess and can keep the humans from drilling for oil
and saving the mystical land. Brisingamen is reminiscent of Alice
in Wonderland in the respect that the characters are out of their
element and fighting to survive. Kent gives the reader mystery,
intrigue, sex, action and characters risking their lives for a
greater good. Kent's writing is an immersive experience.
Brisingamen is a very cleanly written work of fiction. This reader
didn't note any errors in formatting or language presentation and
believes that this novel could easily hold its own with any entry
in the fantasy genre in your local bookstore. The tone is slightly
foreign in keeping with a foreign setting but will not ring as
false to the ear of a modern reader. This may sound like and in a
sense is a rave review. I think a lot of people will really like
the style and story. The presentation of the story line lends a
reader to think toward popular fiction with deep undertones that
seem to educate as read. Kent builds her characters subtly and her
story isn't weighed down in exposition. This reader simply found
the story hard to follow. This is a story that requires focus and I
was not at a point where I could focus. I found myself going back
several times to re-read and get a better sense of how the story
got to certain points. There are a lot of characters and a lot of
mystical lines to draw together. I believe the author successfully
did so at the end but couldn't swear that she did. Brisingamen is a
prime example of how life sometimes interferes with the perception
of art.
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