Deity’s Soulmate (The Goddess Training Trilogy – 1) by Angelica Kener
From author Angelina Kerner (Seven Hours: Challenge Accepted) comes an all-new fantasy series about Gardenia, a daughter of Athena, and her 100 years of coursework on how to create whole new worlds and subjects of her own.
A sheltered schoolchild in a realm of condescending gods and goddesses, Gardenia goes to Earth on a dare to witness the unsavory side of mankind for herself. Believing she can do better, she undertakes the formation of an entire galaxy, but without permission from Zeus.
Zeus disciplines her by assigning an epic 13-fold creational lesson destined to take her a century to complete. But he is taken aback once more when she makes an odd choice. She vows to fulfill this knowledge quest by tracking down a lost race of dragons, and discovering the secrets they’ve kept since time began.
Searching the universe to meet even one dragon may be a fool’s errand, but that’s the least of her worries. For ancient wartime resentments linger between the nations of dragons and deities, and some dragons would attack Gardenia on sight!
Yet she ventures out undaunted, learning unexpected things about nomadic life, tender love, and mortal peril along the way. The biggest surprise of all, though, goes by the name of Ri. Ri may be the man of her dreams, the voice in her head, the dragon she’s seeking, or all these things and more…
Meanwhile, the Fates brew sordid plans of their own and Hera jealously sets traps and trials for Gardenia at every chance. What’s a young goddess to do? Flight or fight?
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Author’s Bio
I wish I could sit down with you and have a nice warm cup of tea or a steaming mug of coffee, but since that’s not possible, how about a cyber-hug? I love hugs and coffee, a lot of coffee.
So, as an introduction, let’s start with, “I love to read and write”. I have so many stories inside my head that sometimes it’s impossible to know what’s real anymore. That doesn’t stop me from enjoying a great novel, though. Reading and writing is not all that I love, though it comes a close second. I love dancing, needlework, spending time with my family and friends, and most of all, the holidays. That’s when my family is all smiles. Smiles are the best, don’t you think?
I started writing stories for teen girls because I started writing in high school and I understood teen girls… or at least I thought so at the time. Throw in a hot guy, romance, and drama to get the perfect hypnosis formula for girls and some boys. Later, as I grew up, my characters grew up with me. I write a variety of books for all ages, mostly fantasy and crime fiction. An odd combination? You be the judge.
You’ll get to browse and learn about my fantasy novel – Deity’s Soulmate – and my women’s fiction novel – Seven Hours: Challenge Accepted.
For book reviews and my blog- go to kernerangelina.live.
I’ll try to keep this site up-to-date so you’ll know the latest news or thoughts.
Sincerely,
Angelina Kerner
My Review
4 stars
Gardenia is the daughter of Zeus and Athena. She has gotten herself into trouble and is challenged by Zeus to make a universe of her own. But she has to follow a guideline that will take her 100 years to complete. Once she does this she will be considered to have passed her rites of passage. But she defies her teachers and decides to learn from the dragons instead of her family. This causes great strife in her community. When she falls in love with a dragon she finds herself in deeper trouble. But the main thing she learns along the path of her quest is that there is a huge amount of things to learn.
I really enjoyed this story. It is a fresh retelling of Greek mythology that has been cleaned up some. I liked the concept of creation and the dragons and the god’s interactions. Gardenia is different from the other gods and goddesses and I love her approach to her challenge. Ri and Ra were great instructors and I was excited when Gardenia started falling for Ri.
This is a great story, essentially a coming of age story for a young goddess. I like how Gardenia was willing to step out of the trodden path and look for her answers in the unconventional way.
I received Deity’s Soulmate from Reading Addiction Virtual Book Tours for free. This has in no way influenced my opinion of this book.
Thank you for posting
You are very welcome.
Thank you for reviewing my novel. It means the world to me that you liked her. I had fun writing about the romance between Gardenia and Ri. ^_^
And, thank you for posting and being part of the tour!
You are very welcome. Thank you for the wonderful story.
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