Product Description
by Valerie Biel (Author)
◆ ERIC HOFFER BOOK AWARD GRAND PRIZE SHORT LIST ◆
★★★★★ FIVE STARS from Readers Favorite: "Great writing, enthralling plot, fast-paced, and utterly seductive."
Brigit Quinn thought uncovering her magical heritage was the biggest shock of her life. But a year after learning she's descended from a legendary Celtic tribe sworn to guard the mystical power of Ireland's ancient places, the real battle is just beginning. As she trains for her place in the Circle of Nine, Brigit is determined to protect the secrets and sacred traditions of her people.
But when a cryptic warning arrives-hinting at a shadowy force hunting the Sacred Treasures-everything she's fought for is suddenly at risk. If the ancient weapons fall into the wrong hands, The Circle could be shattered forever.
Haunted by doubts about her powers, the true intentions of those around her, and disturbing revelations about her family's past, Brigit must navigate a dangerous path of betrayal, magic, and myth. The enemy is closer than anyone suspects-and time is running out. Can Brigit uncover the truth before darkness claims the Circle?
"The first time I summoned a portal, I didn't understand how I accidentally opened a doorway to another realm. The second time wasn't a mistake. I was ready-and I stepped through with the grim resolve that my mission must succeed." -Brigit Quinn
Author Biography
Valerie Biel's debut novel Circle of Nine - Beltany has been honored as a 2015 Kindle Book Award Finalist, a finalist in the Gotham Writers' YA Novel Discovery Contest and the Readers' Favorite Book Award Contest as well as being a B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree. The final installment in this series - Circle of Nine: Sacred Treasures - has also received a B.R.A.G. Medallion and was short listed for the Eric Hoffer Book Award grand prize, earning the First Runner-Up distinction in the YA category. In addition to the young adult stories in the Circle of Nine World, she has also authored two middle-grade novels.
When she's not writing, she edits manuscripts, develops marketing materials, and implements publicity plans for other authors via her agency Lost Lake Press (LostLakePress.com). She frequently teaches about writing topics at conferences, libraries, and schools.
Away from the computer, you might find Valerie working on community theater projects or local history preservation, wrangling her overgrown garden, traveling the world, and reading everything she can get her hands on. She lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband and children and dreams regularly of a beautiful cottage on the Irish coast where she can write and write and write.
You can find her blog (The Three Rs: Reading, wRiting, and Roaming) and more about her writing adventure at ValerieBiel.com.
