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Athena's Promise (Book One of the Aegean Trilogy) [Kindle Edition]

Annetta Ribken
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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Book Description

"No matter what it takes."

As the front desk manager of a hotel on the edge of Zombietown, Pallas is used to dealing with angry centaurs, surly trolls, and zombie housekeepers. The trouble really starts when one of her guests ends up dead. But that's not her only problem.

A cop with an attitude – can he be trusted to be more than just a pain in her ass or does he have a more sinister agenda?

A new Guest Services Manager, out for her job and ready to sacrifice anyone in his way – what does he really want?

The attractive maintenance guy, endangering the promise she made out of necessity to the Goddess Athena – does he know more than he's telling?

A mermaid diva, whose show at the Sparkling Butterfly must go on – or else.

Pallas needs to find the killer, and fast, or she'll lose her job, her home, and the ragtag family she's adopted out of her crew of "critters".

In the course of the investigation Pallas uncovers connections to a nasty Oddities dealer deep in the heart of Zombietown, forcing her to expose a trauma from her past which could threaten her future. With everyone and everything she loves in danger, the promise made to the Goddess Athena may well damn her if she breaks it, but she is bound and determined to save her friends, her home, and everything she's built.

No matter what it takes.

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Product Details

  • File Size: 405 KB
  • Print Length: 306 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Word Webber Press (October 26, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0060C3W6Q
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #840,613 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Hurry up and write the next one, Annetta!! November 1, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is the first "full" story of Annetta's that I've had the pleasure to read. I've read several of her short stories, intros and what not and from the start I "clicked" with her writing style, sense of humor and snarkiness. If I were talented enough to be a writer this is the type of story that I'd write.

Athena's Promise held my interest from the cover page to the end page. Pallas, the central character, rocks!!! Not your typical vampire/zombie story (which I thrive on, by the way). This one incorporates lots of interesting 'critters', not your usual locale, suspense to keep me on the edge of my seat and a plot line which held up throughout the entire story. Don't you just hate it when you see through it all and know the ending before it barely begins? Well none of that here...it will keep you guessing until the end! All of this wrapped up nicely with just enough 'human' emotion, sparks of romance, and a nice punch of "i am woman, hear me roar" strength.

I think i shall have to read this again and again and again until the next installment. Get those fingers moving, Annetta... I am craving more!!!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Annetta Ribken's "Athena's Promise: Aegian Trilogy" looked intriguing, of course or why would I have bought it, right? But we all know not every book lives up to our expectations. "Athena's Promise" did more than live up to expectations, it created a world where zombies are not the bad guys, where vampires and pixies work the front desk of a hotel and where being "stoned" is not a good time, but a dreadful outcome. After one page, just one, I was hooked into the story and I did not want the story to end. Luckily, this is the first of a trilogy.

Pallas (yes, just Pallas, no last name, thank you very much) manages the front desk of the Traveler's Haven, a hotel located on the edges of Zombietown. It's the only hotel in the area who accepts paranormal "critters", so Pallas has her hands full trying to please mermaids, trolls, randy centaurs, and a trio of gnomes who own the hotel. And last but not least, Pallas's boss is Medusa. Yes, that Medusa, the one with the snake-hair and ability to turn a person into stone with just one glance. It takes some quick-thinking and great diplomacy on Pallas's part but she has done well for three years. Pallas is a tough cookie, with a good heart and a lot of brains. She also has secrets, which she tries her best to keep hidden during the investigation.

Then one day, a body is found in one of the rooms. The victim has been "stoned", turned to stone with a special potion forbidden to anyone but the police. With a big event looming, the murder investigation closes off the entire third floor of the Traveler's Haven. The gnome owners are unhappy with this situation and expect Pallas to get the rooms opened up pronto. Hey, no big deal, all she has to do is figure out who the victim is, what he was doing in their hotel, find out who killed him, and where they obtained the highly restricted potion. And not tick off the local police. And keep the hotel running smoothly in the meantime. Oh, did I mention she's also fighting a strong attraction to the handsome maintenance man?

If this review doesn't have you intrigued, trust me, just read the first page. You'll want to read this book and, if you're like me, you'll be buying the rest of the Aegian Trilogy.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I just couldn't put it down! November 1, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
Annetta has honed her craft into a stealthy and insidious ability to inject the very souls of her characters into your life. Once I began reading Athena's Promise I. Could. Not. Put. It. Down.

Reading the adventures that take place, and Annetta's ability to draw you in, make this a pleasurable "one sit read". Her character development is seamless and believable, it takes place at the edge of Zombietown after all. This reader is very much looking forward to the next Volume.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Athena's Promise shows promise
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Published 18 months ago by Laura Eno
5.0 out of 5 stars Instant Fan Favorite
I love Pallas, the MC. LOVE her. Witty, strong despite the odds she's up against and the horrible experiences of her past. Did she crumble under pressure? Never! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Patti Larsen
5.0 out of 5 stars I was totally captivated by this book (Athena's Promise)
This is my first ever book review but I just had to say how much I enjoyed reading this story.

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Freelancer writer and editor Annetta Ribken has been writing since a tender young age, when letters were chiseled on stone tablets. A precocious student, Annetta earned her Ph.D in the School of Hard Knocks, with honors, in the early Age of Disco. Her mission: to take over the Universe, one word at a time. She lives and works just outside of St. Louis with her evil feline overlord, a rescued shelter cat named Athena.


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