Deadly Secrets

The Aurator #1

by M.A. Kropf

Megan is a nurse, wife and a mother who learns that her lifelong heightened sensory perception puts her among an ancient elite group known as Aurators—those who can read people’s auras. She meets Max, who mentors her, as she is swiftly thrust into membership within a secret historical medical society originating back to ancient Greece, and her world quickly wobbles between reality and the supernatural driving her to the brink of insanity. In discovering her powerful bloodline, she also learns the prophecy marking her to protect the world from the Caduceus, an equally ancient society intent on world destruction. Conflicted between her professional oath to do no harm, and her prophesied calling to protect the innocent, Megan cannot deny an inherent and swiftly growing urge to do the unimaginable. Barely juggling her new Aurator life, work and family, Megan tries to confide in her rock solid husband, only to discover that he too has secrets of his own---leaving Megan to question if her marriage and family will ever be the same. This fast paced drama will leave readers begging the question--what next?

Genres: Fantasy

200 pages, Paperback

First published March 5, 2012

About the author

Deadly Secrets is my first book. I've always wanted to write a book but never felt I had an original idea.

I am a Registered Nurse and Nurse Educator and have written teaching materials for years. I thought this experience would prepare me for writing a novel but it did not. It was one of the hardest but most rewarding experiences I've even taken on. Writing the story was easier than editing in my opinion.

I am a mother of 3, my youngest has autism, and I have done the majority of my growing through them. I always knew who I thought I wanted to be but through my children I became a better person than I ever hoped for. They make me "think".

Reviews

[Layl]

The premise was creative and interesting.
The story was enjoyable and fast-paced.
I was invested in the main character.


Some of the other characters felt underdeveloped, mainly because the book is really short. Hopefully more back-story will be provided in the sequel.
I found the writing repetitive at times. But I wasn't too bothered by it.
And I felt like the first chapter and a half could have been introduced differently.

In general, I enjoyed this book and look forward to the rest of the trilogy.

I received this book from a Goodreads first reads giveaway.

[Csimplot Simplot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book!!!

[Samj]

I am excited for this one! The plot seems so intersting!

[Greta Turnbull · Rating 4 out of 5]

imagine being able to tell when a human being is bad just by the auror that they have, and then have to kill the bad people before they kill anyone else. I really liked this book

[Paddy O'callaghan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This wonderful fast paced book has really got it all. It's eloquently, yet unpretentiously, written, contains a moral dilemma,and and a touch of the paranmormal.

[john albarado · Rating 4 out of 5]

i really liked reading this book