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Shimmer
I am Lady Mariah of the 8th province. I've been told my entire life that I’m the one the prophecy spoke of. That I would be the one to lead our people back to peace. But how can that be, I’m still so young? I have no idea how or what I’m supposed to do to save my people.
The reality of what has been spoken about me took on new meaning when my mother and brother were violently attacked. Shortly afterwards, Lord Carnoff attacked our castle and tried to take over the 8th province where my family has been the rightful rulers for generations. My father was forced to send me into hiding where I remained for the last five years waiting for him to send for me.
Then the evil Lord Carnoff’s marriage edict caused so many young ladies, like Bridgett and myself, to be ripped away from their homes and families. He makes them appear before him so he can search for the one with the mark. After Lord Carnoff’s inspection they are placed into the auction where they are sold to the highest bidder.
So many hearts have been broken and dreams crushed by the marriage edict. Love has no place in a land ruled by an evil man or at least that is what I thought.
How can love find a way when there is so much at stake and so much that is hidden? How long can I keep my mark concealed? What will I do when it's discovered? I trained diligently for this day but I’m not sure the preparation was enough.
The reality of what has been spoken about me took on new meaning when my mother and brother were violently attacked. Shortly afterwards, Lord Carnoff attacked our castle and tried to take over the 8th province where my family has been the rightful rulers for generations. My father was forced to send me into hiding where I remained for the last five years waiting for him to send for me.
Then the evil Lord Carnoff’s marriage edict caused so many young ladies, like Bridgett and myself, to be ripped away from their homes and families. He makes them appear before him so he can search for the one with the mark. After Lord Carnoff’s inspection they are placed into the auction where they are sold to the highest bidder.
So many hearts have been broken and dreams crushed by the marriage edict. Love has no place in a land ruled by an evil man or at least that is what I thought.
How can love find a way when there is so much at stake and so much that is hidden? How long can I keep my mark concealed? What will I do when it's discovered? I trained diligently for this day but I’m not sure the preparation was enough.
233 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2015
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About the author
Angie Smuin
11 books16 followersAngie Smuin and David Smuin are a wife and husband writing and creative team. They have authored books and other materials individually and together. They are Youtube content creators and love to spend their time being creative! David and Angie are also active ministers, conference speakers, and the proud parents of five grown children and three grandchildren.
They enjoy living in the country, growing a garden, and raising chickens.
They can often be found taking walks in the cool of the evening around the pond or hashing out the next grand adventure to be written.
Angie loves cheesecake, brownies, and snuggles with her grandkids!
They enjoy living in the country, growing a garden, and raising chickens.
They can often be found taking walks in the cool of the evening around the pond or hashing out the next grand adventure to be written.
Angie loves cheesecake, brownies, and snuggles with her grandkids!
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May 24, 2015
Shimmer is a fantastic new addition to the young adult scene. This is the book I would give to my kids...if I had any. It's YA, with a great story, an awesome heroine, a perfectly transporting medieval setting, evil bad guys, the triumph of good over evil and finding love in the most unlikely place. . .it's got it all!
Mariah, our heroine, is a princess, heir to a kingdom and bearing the weight of a prophecy proclaiming a grand destiny. After the tragic death of her brother and mother, she is quietly hidden in the arms of her Aunt, Uncle, and their daughter, Bridgett. Mariah becomes Rebecca, and embraces hiding who she is until she can become who she is meant to be.
When Mariah/Rebecca turns eighteen years old, her birthday present is a locket containing the key to hiding her lineage and her part in the prophecy. It also brings along an adventure that ends up with her and Bridgett kidnapped and placed into the hands of the man she's been hiding from for years. The man that murdered her mother and brother and who has been desperately searching for her. . . Lord Carnoff.
Mariah and Bridgett getting kidnapped brings them into the path of destiny, fate and the eventual endgame of a prophecy years in the making. It also sends them colliding into a marriage edict that leaves them standing in the arms of two very interesting male leads who hold more secrets than either of the girls know.
Mariah is a strong character who has been forced down a path that would break most people. Instead of breaking, she's embraced her future with a queen like dignity. Her tenaciously strong sense of self and kick butt spirit left me with a smile on my face. Her cousin Bridgett is just as awesome as she is, but on a smaller scale, seeing as the story is told entirely in Mariah's point of view. I wouldn't mind a book from Bridgett's point of view.
Both girls shine throughout the story, they don't take anything sitting down, they fight and then continue to fight. And the boys that come into their lives. . .Stone and Jacobs. . .they're awesome. Quiet, noble strength, and the drive to do what's right and good. Two good boys with two fantastic girls. It's very sweetly written.
Altogether, Shimmer is a great YA novel, if you're in the mood for a clean, but fantastically fun, sweetly romantic, wonderful gem of a novel then check it out. As for me, I can't wait to see what these new authors write next. . .and I wouldn't mind a sequel. . .pretty please.
Originally posted on Me, Myself & Books
Mariah, our heroine, is a princess, heir to a kingdom and bearing the weight of a prophecy proclaiming a grand destiny. After the tragic death of her brother and mother, she is quietly hidden in the arms of her Aunt, Uncle, and their daughter, Bridgett. Mariah becomes Rebecca, and embraces hiding who she is until she can become who she is meant to be.
When Mariah/Rebecca turns eighteen years old, her birthday present is a locket containing the key to hiding her lineage and her part in the prophecy. It also brings along an adventure that ends up with her and Bridgett kidnapped and placed into the hands of the man she's been hiding from for years. The man that murdered her mother and brother and who has been desperately searching for her. . . Lord Carnoff.
Mariah and Bridgett getting kidnapped brings them into the path of destiny, fate and the eventual endgame of a prophecy years in the making. It also sends them colliding into a marriage edict that leaves them standing in the arms of two very interesting male leads who hold more secrets than either of the girls know.
Mariah is a strong character who has been forced down a path that would break most people. Instead of breaking, she's embraced her future with a queen like dignity. Her tenaciously strong sense of self and kick butt spirit left me with a smile on my face. Her cousin Bridgett is just as awesome as she is, but on a smaller scale, seeing as the story is told entirely in Mariah's point of view. I wouldn't mind a book from Bridgett's point of view.
Both girls shine throughout the story, they don't take anything sitting down, they fight and then continue to fight. And the boys that come into their lives. . .Stone and Jacobs. . .they're awesome. Quiet, noble strength, and the drive to do what's right and good. Two good boys with two fantastic girls. It's very sweetly written.
Altogether, Shimmer is a great YA novel, if you're in the mood for a clean, but fantastically fun, sweetly romantic, wonderful gem of a novel then check it out. As for me, I can't wait to see what these new authors write next. . .and I wouldn't mind a sequel. . .pretty please.
Originally posted on Me, Myself & Books
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