Prophecy: The Stregheria Book 1

by Miranda Shanklin

Mira thought she had left her father and his obsessions behind her many years ago when she slipped away in the darkness of night. When her past catches up to her, it’s her daughter who has to pay the price and there is nothing she can do to stop it.Lilly has lived the most boring life imaginable. Then in the blink of an eye her world goes from safe and comfortable to not knowing who she can trust, being torn from everyone and everything she has ever known and finding out why she has never felt like she fit in. Everyone has lied to her and now they want her to trust them. She has to figure out what is true, what she is meant for and how to handle this all on her own.

198 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 21, 2021

About the author

Miranda Shanklin resides in Central Illinois with her husband and their two children. When she is not working at her day job as a paralegal, running her children to practices or supporting them at events she is writing. She has been an avid reader most of her life and has always dreamed of writing her own books someday. Now that her children are reaching their teenage years she is finding the time to sit down and chase her dream.

Reviews

[InD'tale Magazine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 2.5/5.0

A mix of paranormal romance, Norse gods, and family drama, “Prophecy” is full of action, conflict, and drama.

Read full review in the 2021 Holiday issue of InD'tale Magazine.

[Stephanie Runyon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Miranda Shanklin’s Prophecy is the first book in The Stregheria Series. Mira is running away from Italy to get away from her father Leo. She leaves behind her brother Max, who willingly covers for her. Upon entering Ohio, Mira has a fully furnished house that she had secretly saved her money and paid for. She was finally free to do what she wanted, when she wanted. She was also no longer going to fulfill Leo’s plans for a Prophecy.

Twenty-five years later, Max arrives in Ohio after he discovers Leo had circumvented him and hired a private investigator. After Mira’s husband, Dante, leaves for work, Max enters the house and startles Mira. When she comes to, she sees Max standing over her. Then behind Max, Dante is standing with a smirk on his face. It’s time to come clean, for everyone. Max is not Mira’s brother, but her soulmate. Then Dante reveals he is a wolf shifter. Mira is a witch. Everything should be okay, except for one thing: they have a daughter, Lilly. Lilly is going to be 21 in two days, when she will undergo a convergence combining her wolf and witch bloodlines. According to the prophecy, she will be the most powerful wolf/witch ever. When they attempt to talk to Lilly about the convergence, she throws a tantrum and runs. Leo has been waiting, and he snatches her back to Italy. Now it is up to Dante, Max, and Mira to go to Italy and end Leo’s reign of terror, help Lilly through her transformation, and teach her how to use her powers; something that Mira knew she should have been teaching her daughter instead of hiding.

What will happen in Italy? Does Lilly survive the convergence? Mira and Max were soulmates, but what about Mira's 23-year long marriage to Dante? Will Leo convince Lilly to use her powers for his own selfish plans? Pick up this book, and you will get more than answers to these questions. I highly recommend Prophecy to any fantasy book lover that enjoys numerous twists and suspense.

[Kelly Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.

This book has a little bit of everything. I love that there is Norse mythology mixed in with the wolves and witches. There are a lot of emotions going on with all the characters. Even with the emotional rollercoaster, the author was able to add some humor, snark, angst, and a little sexy time (wags eyebrows).

Mira thought she escaped her father’s controlling ways when she ran away from Italy to America. She starts a family with a loving husband and wonderful daughter. As her daughter’s birthday nears, Mira’s past has caught up to her, and now the prophecy plays out. However, there have been all sorts of kinks over the years that causes the prophecy to not quite line up like it was supposed to. One thing leads to another and there are gods, goddesses, demons, fates, wolves and witches all involved. All things not of this world and they all revolve around the prophecy and Lilly, Mira’s daughter. Lilly has been shielded from everything her entire life in an attempt by Mira to protect her. Lilly gets a crash course on all things not human but still manages to keep her head and wit. Even though Lilly is spoiled and has to be put back in her place a few times, she definitely grows as a character throughout the story. There are tons of secrets and mysterious shenanigans that surround the gods and goddesses, because we all know nothing is ever straight forward with them. Lots of riddles with twists and turns make this a page turner. I honestly have not read a story quite like this one with the way all the species interact. It is quite intriguing. What is going to happen next is quite the enigma and I am looking forward to continuing this series.