Kristina O'Donnelly
Bio: Author of six exotic novels, Kristina O'Donnelly was born in Rome, Italy, and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. Her diversified rucksack of professional experiences span 25 + years and include acting, writing (journalist, columnist, editor, and publisher), as well as advertising (12 years with the New York Daily News), union activism (The Newspaper Guild of America) and real estate sales. Married to her soulmate, Michael, of County Armagh, Kristina feels at home in Turkey, Ireland, as well as U.S.A. Kristina's latest novel, Trojan Enchantment [Lands of the Morning Series #5] has a dedicated website:
Next in the series: Daughters of Fire, due December 2005.
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Andromakhe--Volume I: Mysteries, Blessings, and Tragedy [MultiFormat]
by Kristina O'Donnelly
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In a fascinating re-imagination of the Trojan War, the end of ancient Goddess worship, and the battles between Olympian gods, author Kristina O'Donnelly tells the story of Andromakhe, wife of Hector, hero of Troy, and a woman blessed or cursed with the ability to sense the gods. From her youth, when she accepts a gift from the ancient mother Goddess, to the fall and rape of Troy, Andromakhe stands firm in an attempt to confound the fates and save her loved ones as well as her adopted city. O'Don... more info>> (Published: 2006) POW! Award First Place Winner
Words: 114235 - Reading Time: 326-456 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Fantasy
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Andromakhe--Volume II: Diaspora, Sons and the Pillar [MultiFormat]
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Completing the Andromakhe Cycle, Volume II tells of Andromakhe in captivity, held as concubine by the son of Achilles, hated by Hermione, daughter of Hellen, and constantly in danger of being murdered. Still, Andromakhe fights not only for her own survival, but to find her lost son, Skamandrios, and in hopes of creating a new home for the Trojans dispersed and enslaved by the conquest of their city by the Greeks. History, magic, gods, and heroes collide as Andromakhe is propelled toward her fina... more info>> (Published: 2006) POW! Award First Place Winner
Words: 128476 - Reading Time: 367-513 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Fantasy
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Korinna: Daughters of the Fire [Lands of the Morning #7] [MultiFormat]
by Kristina O'Donnelly
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In the late Roman Republic, civil war convulses Italy and Mithradites (in what is now Turkey), the last great enemy of the Republic sees an opportunity to become the dominant force in Europe. Into violent era, a young woman, Korinna, seeks knowledge of her background--but doing so puts her between the power of Rome and the forces of Mithradites. Author Kristina O'Donnelly writes a compelling historical novel with vivid characters and fascinating research. (Published: 2006) EPIC eBook Award Finalist, POW! Award First Place Winner
Words: 130586 - Reading Time: 373-522 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Romance
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Spring Rain on the Wind [MultiFormat]
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After attempting to burn Mairenn Morgan at the stake for witchcraft, her cousin Sir Adrian Maddox, an evil warlock, pursues Mairenn to the new world of Colonial America. There he links with an Indian Shaman, granting the Shaman power and even immortality in exchange for his support in pursuing first Mairenn and then three more generations of women descending from Mairenn. Because Mairenn's blood holds the one threat to the wizard's ultimate victory. (Published: 2007)
Words: 82439 - Reading Time: 235-329 min.
Category: Historical Fiction/Fantasy
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