A Peace Within

The Pindone Files AU #0.5

by Ann Somerville

A grieving widower who can see spirits. A lonely ex-soldier, finding civilian existence unfulfilling. And a sad little soul, unable to move on to her new life. Together they will solve a mystery and bring each other the healing they need. Part of the Periter universe, a prequel to "Cold Front".

Genres: Fantasy, M M Romance, Paranormal, M M Fantasy, Mystery

29 pages, ebook

First published June 16, 2010

About the author

Ann Somerville grew up in one of Australia’s prettiest small cities. In 1989, she left Australia with a BA and a burning ambition to see more of the world and its people, and to discover this ‘culture’ thing people kept telling her about. In 2006, she returned home to Southeast Queensland with two more degrees (this time in science and IT), an English husband and a staggering case of homesickness, vowing never to leave Australia again.

Her long, plot-driven fiction featuring gay and bisexual characters has been published by Samhain Publishing and elsewhere.

Reviews

[Gail Overholt · Rating 4 out of 5]

The mystery is a minuscule part of the story; the m/m even less so. It's more a character study,; even more so a philosophical discussion of religious intolerance. The writing is superb and, as I'm coming to expect from Ann Somerville, the resolution is unexpected.

In such a short piece, she's given us two characters with fascinating, tragic backgrounds that demand further exploration. Unfortunately, she doesn't give it to us.

I'd give this short read 5 stars, but the ending is too abrupt. I wanted needed more.

[Vfields Don't touch my happy! · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't notice the length of A Peace Within. Despite the fact, I hate short reads and this is short. It piqued my taste for more Somerville. She is an excellent artist when painting an intense sense of place in her works.
I guess Cold Front is in my future.

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very short but a great premise - just wish it had been longer because these wonderful characters have a story to tell.

[Lady*M]

To re-read.

[Christina, but with tea · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful story. Looking forward to more from this series.

[SA · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a lovely little window into a series I may or may not end up reading. Either way, Somerville writes beautifully as usual.

[Subaru · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sad but briliant.

[Heather K (dentist in my spare time)]

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[Yblees · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Pindone Files side story set 300(?) years earlier.