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Dana’s 2019 Year in Books
Take a look at Dana’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
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Dana A. Alexander
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Beyond a Darkened Sky
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2014
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A Light Within
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2014
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Flight of the Feathered Serpent (The Three Keys Book 3)
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Winter's Labyrinth , #4
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2019
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Hi Carol, I'd be happy to contribute. I have a four-book series blending fantasy and adventure with modern-day technology and ancient myth. My
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“Roarke, what’s going on here?” “Lieutenant.” He leaned forward, touched his lips to hers. “Indications are we’re having a romance.”
Eve’s relied on her instincts for more than a decade on the job, all of which warned her away from Roarke. The connection between them ended up irresistible, even as he was a suspect in her case. I love this exchange. Roarke, for his modern, sophisticated take on life, is a romantic in so many ways. His use of the old-fashioned “romance” is perfect. Sweet, yet terrifying to Eve all the same.
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She was young for her rank, barely thirty, with wide brown eyes that had never had a chance to be naive. Her doe-brown hair was cropped short, for convenience rather than style, but suited her triangular face with its razor-edge cheekbones and slight dent in the chin. She was tall, rangy, with a tendency to look thin, but Feeney knew there were solid muscles beneath the leather jacket. More, there was a brain, and a heart.
I didn’t work with Nora when Naked in Death came out in 1995, but Eve Dallas reeled me in from the first page. I’ve waited for every book since with impatient, baited breath.
Nora tells the how story of a dark, difficult female homicide cop showed up in her head one day, completely out of the blue. Stymied, she flopped on her bed and said, “You’re interesting, but what am I going to do with you?” About four years later, she agreed to take on the JD Robb pseudonym only if she could write something different and bring that dark, difficult Eve Dallas to readers.
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"My review is for the trilogy, which is good. Mythology is not my fave, but I enjoyed this overall. It has magic and mystery and is not too over the top. Ms Alexander is a talented writer with good skills and imagination, creates an imaginative and..."
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“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.”
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“We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.”
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“Spread love everywhere you go.
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“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
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Thank you, Thomas. Happy to meet you on GR. :)
Thanks for becoming a GR friend! Congrats and good luck with your books. :)
I'm humbled to receive this lovely, detailed review for Beyond A Darkened Sky, the prequel to the series, and wanted to share:The Three Keys Series seems like it will be a truly epic adventure; that much is obvious right off the bat. Not only is the premise vast and sweeping, but it manages not to seem completely ridiculous. The writing is mature, and takes itself seriously, and the depth of planning and outlining of the story makes it seem like a fleshed out concept supported by skilled prose. If you looked at the bare bones outline of the story, it sounds a bit wild, but once you're immersed in the characters and the quest....it ceases to seem anything but brilliant. Alexander really nailed the balance of dark and light, terror and romance, and reality and fantasy in this first book of the series, and I am intrigued to see how she maintains that throughout the rest of the books. There were a few moments where the writing veered off the tracks a bit, both in terms of being too verbose or wordy to the point where it seemed a bit out of place, particularly in the context of that specific character, as well as occasionally jumping and leaving a small gap or an almost unbelievably coincidental occurrence as the only real plot connector. I don't mean to criticize, as this type of book is massively complex and difficult to keep flowing perfectly throughout. Overall, Alexander did an excellent job making this world real and tangible for the reader, as well as very entertaining to explore with the characters. I will definitely keep my eyes open for the rest of these books, and I look forward to seeing whether these three medallions, three keys, and two long-lost lovers will end up saving the world!
