Court of the Hawk

A review copy was provided

COURT OF THE HAWK

by Debbie Peterson

When a single moment challenges your perception of truth...

Epigraphist Dr. Essie DeSpencer travels to an ancient Welsh castle in order to decipher an Ogham inscription discovered by the handsome and enigmatic, Garreth ap Daffyd. But the journey is not what she expects. She doesn’t plan to fall for the Lord of the castle, or to find herself deeply entrenched in legends, myths, and magic. Real legends, and real magic, that have devastating consequences.

Garreth didn’t plan for Essie to stay any longer than it took her to decipher the pictograph. Instead, he finds himself falling in love for the first time in his very long life. Now the Lord of Llys y Gwalch must find a way to attain the heart of his soul mate and keep her safe from the dangers that threaten them both.

Excerpt
He considered that for a time before he spoke. "No, I suppose it doesn't. Still, I'd like to know."

"All right, I don't have a problem giving you an answer." She cleared her throat. "The quake disturbed several portraits hanging along the hallways. I found one of them on the floor after leaving my room. So, I picked it up with every intention of replacing it, but the subject stole my attention. You see, if asked under oath in a court of law, I would swear you posed for the portrait at least two, maybe even three centuries ago."

"And you didn't stop to consider whether or not the man in the painting might be a distant ancestor to whom I bear a great resemblance?"

She extended a finger to his face, gently traced the scar that only served to enhance his looks , and shook her head. "Not when the artist painted him with this."

My Review
I ADORE Debbie Peterson's books!
This book captured me from the very first paragraph and kept me enthralled the entire book.

I LOVE that there was a strong female character and enjoyed the mystery and bantering of the men trying to guess her real name...fun scenes!

The setting is PERFECT as it is in a castle, deciphering old pictures, old texts, and old folklore, while at the same time being in modern-day times where she wore jeans, hiking boots, and t-shirts and used the internet and email. I kept waiting for ballgowns and letter carriers as the descriptions took you back in time in such a VERY fun way.

The magic of fair folk and dragons and wizards is enhanced by a wonderful adventure of trying to find the dragon's heart gem...so captivating!

And the romantic interest between the two main characters gives you just enough details to make you sigh--so well written!

Such an AMAZINGLY WONDERFUL read!
Debbie is definitely one of my FAVORITE authors!
I recommend ANYTHING she has written!

About the Author

Creating tales of sweet otherworldly romance, one adventure at a time...

Debbie is an author of paranormal and fantasy romance because she has a soft spot for fairy tales, the joy of falling in love, making an impossible love possible, and happily ever after endings. She loves music, art, beautiful sunrises, sunsets, and thunder storms. .

When she is not busy conjuring her latest novel, Debbie spends time with the members of her very large family within the lovely, arid deserts of southern Nevada. She also pursues her interests in family history, which she also teaches, mythology, and history.

Spirit of the Knight

Book Details
Author: Debbie Peterson
Release Date: March 2014
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Genre: Historical Romance

WONDERFUL!
MAGNIFICENT!
ROMANTIC!
LEAVES YOU WANTING MORE!
Debbie Peterson's books are INCREDIBLE!

Mariah has been drawing since she can remember.

And her most frequent drawing in her sketchbook is of a knight.

He has been with her from the very beginning....

Mariah's fame is now such that she is commissioned to paint castles to be presented in a special collection.

Her most recent castle is a thirteenth century Scottish castle.

She loves these castles and requests to stay inside them to get the full effect for her paintings.

She is not surprised that the local townsfolk talk of ghosts residing in the castle....she has encountered ghosts before.

What does surprise her is that this ghost happens to be the same knight from her childhood drawings.

She finds out his name is Sir Cailen Braithnoch and he and his garrison fell at the hands of black magic.

A spell woven centuries ago that still holds them captive...

As Mariah spends time with these ghosts she begins dreaming of another ghost...

One who shows her the way to break the spell.

Will fate and a jealous rival keep them apart, or can they find a way for their love to "last through the ages?"

SO. SO. SO. GOOD!
A DEFINITE MUST READ!

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About the Author
Debbie has always had a soft spot for fairy tales, the joy of falling in love, and happily ever after endings. Stories of love and make believe filled her head for as long as she can remember. However, it was her beloved husband who encouraged, cajoled and inspired her to take up a pen and write some of them down. Her journey to published author could fill quite a few pages. However, in June of 2010, she submitted her debut novel “Spirit of the Rebellion” to The Wild Rose Press, her second to Inkspell Publishing, and the rest is history. She now has four published novels to her credit, with a fifth due out in 2014.

When she is not busy conjuring her latest novel, Debbie spends time with all the members of her beloved family. She also pursues her interests in teaching classes on and searching out her family history—and somewhere in there, makes time to study mythology, as well as all things ancient and historic.

(A review copy was provided, however, all reviews are of my own opinion :)

Spirit of the Revolution w/ eBOOK GIVEAWAY

Book Details
Author: Debbie Peterson
Release Date: May 2013
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Genre: Historical Romance

WOW... SIGH... WOW!
This book is BEYOND WORDS AMAZING!

When I was told that this book was paranormal I was a little hesitant. I don't do a lot of paranormal.
BUT WOW! SIGH!
I am SO GLAD I read it!

I fell in love with it!
I LOVED LOVED LOVED IT!

From the very beginning until the very end...sighing all the while! This book is one of the best books I have ever read! So well told!

Amazing insight to the Revolutionary war and the war heroes of that time.

And the romance...oh...the romance...clean...good...breath-taking!
BIG SIGH!
WOW!

I can't seem to find enough good words to describe this book!

Jolena has put her heart and soul and many hard hours into restoring the old house....only to find out that the neighbors think it is haunted.

Mathias and his Revolutionary War Ranger friends find that someone is living in their house they set out to do what they always have done...haunt them until they leave.

But when they see the house and the beauty that has been restored they have second thoughts.
And when they meet Jolena, they know they want her to stay.

And the story that unfolds is SO. SO. SO. GOOD!
Truths will be revealed.
War secrets will be brought to light.
Family history will come alive.
Historical sites will be visited
And divine intervention will bring it all to a wonderful, amazing, breath-taking end!

OH. THIS. BOOK. IS. GOOD!
I will DEFINITELY be reading more from Debbie Peterson!

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About the Author:
Debbie has always had a soft spot for fairy tales, the joy of falling in love, and happily ever after endings. Stories of love and make believe filled her head for as long as she can remember. However, it was her beloved husband who encouraged, cajoled and inspired her to take up a pen and write some of them down. Her journey to published author could fill quite a few pages, but in June of 2010, she submitted her debut novel, “Spirit of the Rebellion” to her wonderful, patient, editor at The Wild Rose Press. A few short months after Rebellion’s release, her second novel, “Shadow of the Witte Wieven” was published through InkSpell Publishing. Her third novel, “Spirit of the Revolution” was released May 31, 2013, through The Wild Rose Press. Other books are waiting in the wings, so stay tuned.


When she is not busy conjuring her latest novel, Debbie spends time with the members of her very large family. She also pursues her interests in family history, mythology, and all things ancient and historic.

Ten fun things to know about Debbie:

1. She has been delving into her family history since she was sixteen years old.

2. She has been teaching genealogy classes for well over a decade.

3. Books...she has more than one thousand of them in her personal library.

4. And she is now running out of space to house those books...

5. Debbie has actually seen a ghost.

6. If you ask her about it, she just might tell you.

7. She collects swans, elephants, and wolves.

8. She loves dusty, old antiques stores and it is best if she avoids them altogether.

9. Debbie loves the rain, and will play in it like a child whenever the opportunity manifests itself.

10. Shoes... she only wears them when it is absolutely necessary.