Come, browse the exotic, multi-cultural
novels by Author Kristina O'Donnelly, aka Karina di Cuore and Vita Vendresha.
We hope you enjoy your visit as you travel to many continents by reading
Kristina's novels!
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Come, browse the exotic, multi-cultural
novels by Author Kristina O'Donnelly, aka Karina di Cuore and Vita Vendresha.
We hope you enjoy your visit as you travel to many continents by reading
Kristina's novels!
ANDROMAKHE
Immortal Troy - Today and Yesterday
Andromakhe won 1st. Place, Historical Fiction, POW! Award, 2006-07
"Kristina O'Donnelly takes the immortal tale of Troy -- gods, heroes, and battles, but gives us the woman's take. The strong women who are victimized by violence, yet survive stoically, and ultimately rise above it. Andromakhe is a must read story for 2006!" Rob Preece, Publisher
Drop in Anzac Hotel for your Trojan Adventure!
Trojan Enchantment
Fast paced, contemporary suspense/travelogue in an exotic land. Cornucopia of sights, scents, sounds and flavors of Turkey -- Lands of the Morning.
Hayden and Berk take to each other almost immediately, and with events unfolding at the speed of Orient Express on steroids, it seems impossible to deny the destiny that demands fulfillment. It’s the hot, tense, mid-summer of 2005, with terrorists of different agendas, bombing England and Turkey.
Olivia Hayden, American, and Somer Berk, Turk, although bound by relentless physical desire, and the love of Troy and its legacy, find themselves battling separation by culture and outlook on life….
THE HORSEMAN
What Price for Love That Defies Time?
Would you pledge your soul for eternity?
An intense, gripping, multi-cultural epic novel by Kristina O’Donnelly
The Horseman won Jada Press' Romance Novel of the Year Award
and POW! Award, 1st Place, Multicultural genre
International, Multicultural Epic Exposing Bloody Roots of the Turkish-Kurdish Conflict, Reaches #1
Author Kristina O'Donnelly's provocative, controversial multi-cultural novel, THE HORSEMAN, is flying off the e-shelves at FictionWise.com!
THE HORSEMAN is the lead novel of the international, multi-cultural series "Lands of the Morning." An explosive, controversial, unforgettable epic work that is timely and very much alive. Presented with a you-are-there immediacy. Poison or dynamite to some and manna to others, THE HORSEMAN elicits deep emotional responses from every reader.
Prof. Karen-Claire Voss (Istanbul University) in her Introduction to this novel, writes, "Also interesting and at least as compelling is the brilliant, knowledgeable, and courageous way in which Kristina O’Donnelly sheds light on the complex and controversial topic of the difficult relations between Kurds and Turks, an extremely sensitive issue, something which has been rarely discussed openly, still less has been made part of a love story. This book is precious. I do not use this word lightly and say it not only because this is the story of a truly incredible woman and a genuinely fabulous romance. I say it because unlike so many other romances, this one is not meant to allow us to escape the complexities of real life; rather, it is intended to lead us deeper into them. It also enables us to develop an empathetic understanding of the complexities of real life as it is lived in contemporary Turkey."
Revolving around a dynamic American heroine, THE HORSEMAN is a kaleidoscope of passion, Mid-Eastern politics, esoterica (reincarnation, Tarot, mythology), as well as the roots of the bloody battles between the Turks and the Kurds. Complete with magnificent settings from Turkey and Mecca to Ireland and the United States, THE HORSEMAN presents an intense, multi-cultural love triangle with indomitable characters united in their quest for social justice. As Ariadne, the American, Burhan, the Turk, and Mehmet Ali, the Kurd, emerge from the mists of 8,000 BC and reunite in 20th Century Turkey, they play out their star-crossed destinies upon an explosive socio-political stage.
... a hard-hitting story... a substantial novel..." Piers Anthony, Author, FL USA
" ... a gem among the myriad of pebbles, The Horseman is as literate as it is engrossing!" Dr. Martin Abend, New York, USA
" ...O'Donnelly writes like Wilbur Smith in a skirt... just so very colourful and descriptive...the characters sprang to life in about three lines. Brilliant!" Mike Subritzky-Kusza, New Zealand War Poet and Author of The Vietnam Scrapbook "The Second ANZAC Adventure" New Zealand
" ...fascinating! I took time off especially to read THE HORSEMAN! O'Donnelly is for Turkey what Kazantjakis is for Greece. This is a cosmic tale of love, sin, and redemption with a variety of information about customs, archaeology, history and philosophy indeed spanning from Keltia to Anatolia!" Dr. M. Ilmiye Cig, Sumerologist, Istanbul, Turkey
" ... O'Donnelly's work is rich with very vivid, original characters who exhibit a type of Old World charm rarely seen these days. While all three (novels from the Lands of the Morning series) offered a unique reading experience, I have to say that I favor The Horseman." Lewis Perdue, author of The Da Vinci Legacy, CA, USA
Author of six exotic novels, Kristina O'Donnelly was born in Rome, Italy, and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. Her diversified rucksack of professional experiences span 25 + years and include acting, writing (journalist, columnist, editor, and publisher), as well as advertising (12 years with the New York Daily News), union activism (The Newspaper Guild of America) even real estate sales. Married to her soulmate, Michael O'Donnelly, native of County Armagh, Northern Ireland, Kristina feels at home in Turkey, Ireland, as well as U.S.A.
THE HORSEMAN, by Kristina O'DonnellyClick here to buy the e-book at Fictionwise.com
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