Trojan Enchantment (Paperback)

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Contemporary Romantic Suspense/Travelogue.

The sights, sounds, scents and flavors of exotic Turkey

Lands of the Morning™ Series, #5.

Olivia Hayden, 24, mild-mannered librarian from Indianapolis, USA, is a chrysalis eager to be a butterfly. Until now, just about the only aspect of hers fit to be called free-spirited was her riotous, titian hair. On a tour of Turkey to fulfill her late grandfather’s dream of visiting ancient Troy, she falls in love with Dr. Somer Berk, 35, a professor of archaeology. Tall, blond, handsome and suave, Berk claims descent from the original Trojans, and is hot on the trail of smugglers dealing in artifacts that harkens to the famous Treasure of King Priam, of the Iliad.

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….

About the Author

Author of six exotic novels, Kristina O'Donnelly was born in Rome, Italy, and raised in Istanbul, Turkey. She was a journalist and poet in Turkey. But she grew up :-) in New York, U.S.A. Her seventh novel, titled "Andromakhe, Daughters of the Fire, Book I," a Historical novel based on the Trojan War, will be published in late June, 2006.

Kristina O’Donnelly’s diversified rucksack of professional experiences span 25 + years and include acting, writing (journalist, columnist, magazine editor, and publisher).

Married to her soulmate, Michael, of County Armagh, Northern Ireland, Kristina feels at home in Turkey, Ireland, as well as U.S.A. Her main body of work is Lands of the Morning™, a series of 10 novels. Kaleidoscopic, exotic, international, ethnically diverse, with excellent potential for a TV-series, Lands of the Morning™ is Michenesque in scope. The pervading theme in the Lands of the Morning™ Series is love, as well as social justice, explored on every level, controversial, all-consuming, and ultimately, redeeming. The trials, tribulations and triumphs of three respective families are traced from their roots in the mists of pre-history. They are the Berks, Trojans, the Alkibiades', Achaeans, and the Kayhans, Turks. Skeins of exotic people, places and customs rooted in Turkey and branching out to Ireland, Israel, United States of America, Italy, Greece, and Saudi Arabia, interlace the subplots with the fast-growing scheme of events, climaxing in an unexpected denouements.

The fruit of a lifetime of research and writing, this series is fiction based upon authentic, contemporary as well as historical backgrounds and events.

The Horseman, lead novel of the Lands of the Morning ™ Series, has won two awards, including 1st Place for Multicultural Fiction, in 2005, bestowed by POW!.

Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Rose International Publishing House (November 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930574770
• ISBN-13: 978-1930574779
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,646,601 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting adventure in the ancient land of Troy, July 6, 2006

By	I. Armagan Aydeger (Canakkale, Turkey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Kristina O'Donnelly portraits a challanging love between a Turkish Archeology Professor and American Librarian sharing the love of ancient Troy and its legacy in the exotic context of Turkey. The context and unfolding mysterious events totally capture the interest of the reader. Trojan Enchantment also gives valuable insights with regards to Troy. Trojan Enchantment makes you feel the mystery that covers Troy and its legacy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, informative, travelogue/suspense, April 27, 2006

By	Irish Bard "John" (US and UK) - See all my reviews

Lighter than Kristina O'Donnelly's other novels in her series, Lands of the Morning,TROJAN ENCHANTMENT is about love between opposites, in character and upbringing, as it involves a Turkish professor of archaeology, and an American librarian who is an expert on Troy. But also, it is a terrific travelogue, giving us the reader the sights, scents and scenes of exotic Turkey. As an added bonus, there is a lot of good, updated information about Troy, its past and its present, in Canakkale (Gallipoli) in Turkey.
Recommended for those who love travel on the cheap, right in their armchair, at home.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Enchantment!!, August 5, 2008

By	Derya K. Poerschke "DSP" (TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you want to read beautiful love story with historical backgrounds, you should read it. Kristina O'Donnelly's characters in the book reflect the both (Turkish and American) cultural side so right. Everything perfectly connected with each other. I also enjoyed reading her smooth English.