TALISMA
by
Marie Mohn
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BLURB:
Why did
Kaja – a bearer of good fortune – suddenly run out of luck?
Shadow creatures lurk in the dark, one misfortune leads to the next,
and her fear of being claimed by the aristocrats increases by the
hour. Furthermore, she is torn between her seaman and the wild wood
wanderer, before whom all warn…
Can she
escape her superior opponents? And how will her heart decide?
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Excerpt:
Before
the midday heat sent Donn’s residents retreating to their homes,
she was almost sold out and Kaja hummed to herself as she packed up
the leftover goods. Just as she stowed the last honey jars, she
discovered two stalls further, in front of Salina the tailor, a tall
man with pitch-black, wild hair standing on end. He was barefoot, and
wore dark suede pants and a fur bag over the shoulder. A wood
wanderer!
Kaja
knew she’d better look away – her father had ingrained it in her
thoroughly. “Never speak to a wood wanderer!” he had always
warned. “Do not look to them and keep your distance! They are
dangerous!”
However,
she couldn’t pull her gaze away from the stranger. Dangerous? Might
be. But fascinating! And besides, she couldn’t leave Salina alone
with one of the dangerous forest dwellers! Now he turned his head to
her and held midway in the movement. She wouldn’t be deterred!
Defiantly, she lifted her chin, took a few steps toward him and held
his gaze. Were those gold spots in his deep brown eyes? His mouth
twisted into a grin. His teeth were not in the least black and
putrid, as it was always said!
She had
almost reached him, as a tumult arose.
“A
wood wanderer!” someone yelled. “Arrest him!” and, “Guards!”
The
savage looked around. Before him was the market stand on his left,
and from the middle of the market guards came through the crowd. The
only possible way led past Kaja. He gave her an appraising look and
sprinted in her direction. In passing by he touched her arm and a
huge energy shock flashed through her. If the sky hadn’t been clear
and free of clouds, she would have sworn she’d been struck by
lightning! By the gods, how was that possible?
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
As a
fantasy writer, office manager and optimist Marie Mohn lives with her
husband and her son happily in the heart of Austria.
Born in
1985 as the daughter of two authors, she was naturally fascinated by
the magical world of books since childhood, devouring one book after
another, and soon began to write herself.
Creativity
and joy interlink closely in her opinion and she loves to enjoy –
besides her own life – invented worlds and adventures.
The
German version of “Talisma” has already been successfully
published in 2014. It has plenty of great reviews (average rating at
Amazon 4,9/5).
"Talisma"
has been published on 25th February 2015. It offers thrilling
entertainment with a sarcastic heroine, new figures in the world of
fantasy (wood wanderers, bearers of good fortune and shadow
creatures) and a stirring love story.
Follow
Marie Mohn:
http://www.mariemohn.com
https://www.facebook.com/author.marie.mohn
https://twitter.com/AuthorMarieMohn
http://bit.ly/talismatrailer
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