PR Leap (press release), CA
May 2 2005
“Defy Eternity – The Scorpion Child,” by Kristina O’Donnelly – known
for her exotic, controversial novels – rocks at Fictionwise.com!
(PRLEAP.COM) American author Kristina O’Donnelly is known for
offering novels that are called “exotic cocktails on the Orient
Express.” Her multi-cultural plots include passionate love affairs,
yes, but also controversial socio/political issues that are current,
as well as ancient philosophies, no-holds barred human emotions, and
far-flung exotic locales.
“Defy Eternity – The Scorpion Child” is a contemporary
suspense/thriller about reincarnation that flows between California,
New York and Istanbul, from Yesterday to a misty Tomorrow that may
never dawn. The heroine, Ariadne, an American expatriate novelist
married to a Turk, lives in a dangerous, exotic world, suspended on
the threshold between life and death. There is also an American stage
and screen star, Daniel Saxon, and Burhan, an advisor to the Turkish
military junta. The plot is a cinemascopic reel of romance,
high-stakes terrorism, sex, intrigue, and subtle undercurrents of
mysticism and reincarnation, the concept of the latter put forward in
a no-nonsense, thought-provoking manner.
“Passion, passion and more passion, but what else are you to expect
from a Scorpio?!….its sting is nearly fatal! ‘The Scorpion Child’
will make you wish to run away to exoticism, Constantinople and
romance. This Scorpio heroine keeps her head cool among a maze of
love, political and karmic intrigues, while everybody else is thrown
into turmoil under her intense gaze and velvety touch. Like a real
Scorpio, ‘The Scorpion Child’ is fascinated by life and death issues,
spirituality and passionately interested in sex, of course. One more
time Kristina O’Donnelly masters the plot and romance while bringing
us some invaluable insights, in this case about the Armenian-Turkish
conflict. ‘The Scorpion Child’ will give you an inlook at what a
terrorist mind can be made of as well. Pascale Blue, Reviewer, USA.”
“…transmits a rich texture of flavors, images and suspense. Kristina
O’Donnelly drew on her personal intercultural life to be able to
write “The Scorpion Child”, a multi-level novel that screams to be
transformed into a feature film. Already as a novel the book
transmits a rich texture of flavors, images and suspense – spiked
with eroticism and questions we all ask ourselves. The author painted
with words, invoking a convincing story and unlike some books in the
New Age category Kristina O’Donnelly treats themes such as
reincarnation as well as the general cultural research with great
depth and substance. This is a book for all those who dare to walk
the bridges between cultures and time. Rashid Al-Taliq – writer &
fusion artist – Europe.”
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