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Cheating Destiny
With multiple advanced degrees under her belt, Meadow is ready to go to Scotland to study the castle she inherited from her father. But first, she has to help her best friend from childhood navigate the hazardous waters surrounding a horrific health crisis.
Pushed to leave by that best friend, Meadow arrives in Scotland, only to find the castle and its secrets to be far more complicated than she anticipated. A request from the old sisters, crystals, hidden caves, entities from another dimension, an earthquake, and a groundskeeper who is far more than he appears keep Meadow racing from one disaster to another, all the while trying to honor her long-deceased father.
Forging ahead, Meadow finds stronger links between her two homes, uncovering secrets buried deep in the depths of both Scotland and Ruthorford, hoping their revelation won’t be the destruction of all.
Pushed to leave by that best friend, Meadow arrives in Scotland, only to find the castle and its secrets to be far more complicated than she anticipated. A request from the old sisters, crystals, hidden caves, entities from another dimension, an earthquake, and a groundskeeper who is far more than he appears keep Meadow racing from one disaster to another, all the while trying to honor her long-deceased father.
Forging ahead, Meadow finds stronger links between her two homes, uncovering secrets buried deep in the depths of both Scotland and Ruthorford, hoping their revelation won’t be the destruction of all.
461 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 4, 2024
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About the author
Shanon Grey
14 books98 followersSHANON GREY :: FictionWeaver, weaves a web of fiction, full of action and suspense, as well as mystery and romance, story after story. Visit the quaint southern town of Ruthorford, where science and magic merge, and the descendants have your back. Her novels, THE SHOPPE OF SPELLS, THE GATEKEEPERS, PENNYROYAL CHRISTMAS, TWISTED FATE, and SILENT WARRIOR continue to thrill people with suspense, threaded with the paranormal. For Romantic Suspense, enjoy GLYNDA'S DARE and CURRENTS OF DESTINY. Her latest books, DESCENDANT RISING and WHERE THE MISTLETOE GROWS, follow two men who come to Ruthorford for very different reasons only to meet suspense and intrigue.
Shanon spent her life on coasts, both the beautiful Atlantic and the balmy Gulf. A major hurricane taught her the fragility of life and the strength of friendship, family, and starting over.
Having dual careers, one as an author and the other in IT Security, affords her, in her dual personas, to meld expertise from many disciplines and venues into stories that keep her readers coming back for more.
Jerry Hampton, the companion attendant to the alter ego, Shanon Grey, provides the discipline and order to the creativity. She also provides the artistry that does into covers and accompanying materials for web sites, events, and book signings.
She currently lives in the mountains of Georgia, trading the familiarity of the coast for the lush beauty and wonder of the mountains, where her husband fulfilled her lifelong dream—to live in a cottage in the woods, where inspiration abounds.
Shanon spent her life on coasts, both the beautiful Atlantic and the balmy Gulf. A major hurricane taught her the fragility of life and the strength of friendship, family, and starting over.
Having dual careers, one as an author and the other in IT Security, affords her, in her dual personas, to meld expertise from many disciplines and venues into stories that keep her readers coming back for more.
Jerry Hampton, the companion attendant to the alter ego, Shanon Grey, provides the discipline and order to the creativity. She also provides the artistry that does into covers and accompanying materials for web sites, events, and book signings.
She currently lives in the mountains of Georgia, trading the familiarity of the coast for the lush beauty and wonder of the mountains, where her husband fulfilled her lifelong dream—to live in a cottage in the woods, where inspiration abounds.
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June 30, 2024
This is the second time I have read this book. The first time it was as a proofreader/editor for Tova Publishing House. When I read it the first time, I was looking for typos (I missed a couple), punctuation, and plot consistency.
This time I was able to read it for enjoyment. I found that I loved it even more with the second reading.
Shanon Grey is able to write wonderful, believable dialog, paint beautiful pictures with her words and perfectly control the pace of the story. In this book she seamlessly weaves three stories together carrying the reader from Georgia to Scotland and back again. The reader will find themselves immersed in the lives of the characters. A good novel requires conflict and Ms Grey is able to create and resolve matters is a satisfactory manner for the reader.
If you haven't visited Ruthorford yet, you should and allow yourself to be transported to this magical world.
This time I was able to read it for enjoyment. I found that I loved it even more with the second reading.
Shanon Grey is able to write wonderful, believable dialog, paint beautiful pictures with her words and perfectly control the pace of the story. In this book she seamlessly weaves three stories together carrying the reader from Georgia to Scotland and back again. The reader will find themselves immersed in the lives of the characters. A good novel requires conflict and Ms Grey is able to create and resolve matters is a satisfactory manner for the reader.
If you haven't visited Ruthorford yet, you should and allow yourself to be transported to this magical world.
May 12, 2024
I have followed this series from the very beginning and I am still madly in love with Ruthorford. The ability of Shanon Grey to continue to write characters that we instantly fall in love with truly amazes me.
This is a series that should be read in order and I think that some people may be triggered in the beginning of this book, but try to read past the first few chapters because the middle and the end are fantastic.
This is a series that should be read in order and I think that some people may be triggered in the beginning of this book, but try to read past the first few chapters because the middle and the end are fantastic.
August 12, 2024
Renewed Joy
Even as the author, I consumed it as a reader, becoming one with the very characters I created, and loved it even more.
Even as the author, I consumed it as a reader, becoming one with the very characters I created, and loved it even more.
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