Ekta Garg
Atmosphere Press, Feb, 2023
368 pp
Barnes and Noble
About the Book:
Winner of the 2024 Kindle Book Awards for Best Cover!
How do you overcome a broken heart?
Vincent also gifted Christopher a lack of confidence. The only person who believes in Christopher is Queen Lily. When he loses her and their only child, Christopher's grief threatens to undo him. The love of his life has returned to the fates, and now all he wants to do is spend his days mourning her.
Then word comes that the trees are dying, and no one knows why.
Despite the urge to hide in the castle forever, Christopher meets the mysterious Keeper of the Wood to find out what's killing the trees. The answer demands he go on a quest with old friends and new allies. Along the way, they'll try to save hostages and mend another broken heart by putting it back together piece by piece
Through it all, Christopher will fight to conquer his doubt and prove to his people, the memory of Lily, and himself that he deserves the crown.
My review: Ekta Garg’s fantasy questing venture has a lot to love for those who like castles and kingdoms and magic wood. Who wouldn’t appreciate a wood so pure that it refuses to be shaped into weapons?
That’s just one of the many secrets in this fairy tale of
living…ever after; happily is a state of mind. The story kicks off after about
the first fifty pages of mourning a queen we meet only through others; one who
left a huge hole in a kingdom that’s barely crawling out of the chasm left by
the young king Christopher’s wicked father.
When Christopher struggles over priorities, he chooses a
road that leads him away from his own castle in crisis in an attempt to save
the kingdom itself.
The Heart of the Linden Wood is a delightful story, full of twists and reckonings, self-examination, and an underlying quest for justice. Nicely done.
About the Author: Working in niche publishing since 2005,
Ekta has written and edited about everything from healthcare to home
improvement to Hindi films. A writing contest judge for the Florida Writers
Association and the Saturday Writers chapter of the Missouri Writers Guild,
Ekta conducts writing workshops and also hosts Biblio Breakdown where she
examines books and offers writing exercises. She blogs original writing, book
reviews, and all things writing and editing at The Write Edge. Her
award-winning holiday novella, The Truth About Elves, and her fairy tale
for grownups, In the Heart of the Linden Wood, are available from
Atmosphere Press.
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