Publication Date: May 29, 2014
Carina Press
eBook; ISBN: 9781426898365
Genre: Historical/Fantasy/Paranormal/New Adult
2013 RWA Golden Heart© Finalist
2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award semifinalist
The power to heal is her divine gift, the fear of discovery, her mortal curse.
Selah Kilbrid is caught between two worlds. A direct descendant of the Celtic goddess Brigid, she is bound by Tuatha Dé law to help those in need. Yet as a human, she must keep her unique abilities hidden or risk being charged for a witch. In 1730 Pennsylvania, the Quaker community of Hopewell has become a haven for religious freedom—and fanaticism—and there are those who would see her hanged if the truth were revealed.
For eighteen years, Selah safely navigates the narrow gap between duty and self-preservation, until the day a prominent minister uncovers her secret. Obsessed with her power, Nathan Crowley disregards her betrothal to a distant cousin from Ireland and demands marriage in exchange for his silence. Selah stalls for time, but when news reaches the Colonies of her cousin’s death, time has run out.
Rather than submit to Nathan, Selah coerces a stranger to pose as her husband. It’s a good plan—her only plan—even though Henry Alan harbors his own dark secrets. But when she returns to Hopewell a married woman, the real fight has just begun. As unseen forces move against her, Selah doesn’t know which poses the greater danger—a malignant shadow closing in from outside or the internal fire that threatens to consume her heart.
Book Two in the Goddess Born series will be published in November 2014 and Book Three in June 2015.
Five Stars
Copy received from Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours for an honest review.
Wow! First, I have to say that I probably wouldn't have read this book if I was not asked to participate in the tour and I would have missed out!!! What a fantastic, satisfying, intense, can't-put-it down story!!! Selah was a fantastic character! I loved her strength, her courage and her refusal to let that snake, Nathan force her into marrying him. Nathan was snake, he was evil and manipulating! Equally as fantastic as our heroine was Henry. Henry marries Selah to protect her after her father has died and Nathan is threatening to expose her as a witch in their home.
When Selah marries Henry it would seem that her troubles are finally over. Henry has his own deep secrets and both he and Selah have to come together, not only as husband and wife, to protect against a dark and evil force. Throughout the supernatural elements their relationship starts to grow and they learn about each other. Selah was so fantastic, she really stayed with me. Henry equally as great, they were perfectly matched. I also loved this time period. The US is still relatively a no mans land and many try to grab power that does not belong to them. Wonderful pacing, intriguing historical details and without a doubt a five star read! My only consolation in finishing this book is that the next one in the series comes out in November!
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About the Author
Kari Edgren did not dream of becoming a writer. Instead, she dreamed of everything else and was often made to stay inside during kindergarten recess to practice her letters. Despite doting parents and a decent school system, Ms. Edgren managed to make it through elementary school having completed only one book cover to cover – The Box Car Children, which she read approximately forty-seven times. Things improved during high school, but not until she read Gabrielle Garcia Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude in college, did she truly understand the power of a book.
Ms. Edgren aspires to be a Vulcan, a world-acclaimed opera singer, and two inches taller. She resides in the Pacific NW where she spends a great deal of time torturing her husband and children with strange food and random historical facts. Ms. Edgren hasn’t stopped dreaming, but has finally mastered her letters enough to put the stories on paper.
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Goddess Born Blog Tour Schedule
Monday, September 22
Review at Peeking Between the Pages
Tuesday, September 23
Review at By the Book Reviews
Spotlight at Passages to the Past
Wednesday, September 24
Review at The Readers Hollow
Interview at Manga Maniac Cafe
Thursday, September 25
Review at Book Babe
Friday, September 26
Review at Curling Up With a Good Book
Sunday, September 28
Spotlight & Excerpt at Casual Readers
Monday, September 29
Review at Unabridged Chick
Review at The Mad Reviewer
Tuesday, September 30
Review at Oh, for the Hook of a Book!
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Wednesday, October 1
Review & Excerpt at Book Lovers Paradise
Thursday, October 2
Review at Books, Etc.
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Friday, October 3
Review at So Many Books, So Little Time
Monday, October 6
Review at Bookish
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Review at CelticLady's Reviews
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Review at Book Nerd
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Review at Let Them Read Books
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