Book Review and Giveaway: Brimstone and Water by Sharon House

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Synopsis: Orphaned as a toddler, Caralynn Davidson grieves the loss of her grandfather as she takes over the reins of the family estate near a small Swiss village, but the Brimstone and Water from millennia ago that destroyed an ancient civilization is about to change Caralynn’s life. She receives a letter from her grandfather, charging her with the mission of bringing an ancient soul to rest. “But I thought only God could bring a soul to rest,” she whispers with the loosely held pages still in her hand.

Mynah is Caralynn’s ancestor who is princess of Crete when the under gods attack. Mynah is transplanted into the exotic but foreign world of Egypt, where she learns that she can be welcomed into a new family but will never be able to rest until she is returned to her beloved Crete. Hoping that one day she will rejoin her family, Mynah tells her daughter and her daughter’s daughters that they must satisfy her ultimate desire

For generations, Mynah has visited the women in Caralynn’s family, and now Caralynn knows the time has come to visit Mynah herself. She learns in this compelling story about love and a soul crying out to be free that even Brimstone and Water cannot keep a family apart.

You can Read the First Chapter online too!

Review: This is a small book, but even so I could NOT put it down once I started reading it! The writer does an excellent job of grabbing the reader and not letting you go. The tale is interesting, and I found myself wanting to skip the episodes between Caralynn and her family, and reading the tale of Mynah! I'n not sure if it was because the one narrative was a little cliched to me, or if I just wanted to see how she would end Mynah's tale. I loved how she wound the tale around early Christianity and the ancient world! If you love history, you will love this book!

About the Author: Author Sharon House and her husband Jon are retired and currently spend six months of the year in southwest Michigan wine country while traveling to warmer climates through the winter months.  They have a married son and married daughter, gaining a daughter and son, and four very lively grandsons ranging in age from teenagers to adolescent to toddler.  In college Sharon was a voice major with an English minor and loves to sing in her local church choir.  She credits writing to her maternal grandfather who owned and edited a small town newspaper in the early part of the 20^th century and left a little ink in her veins. Visit her website at www.sharonhouse.tateauthor.com.

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