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Carmen Stevens

Carmen Stevens

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Carmen Gross, pen name Carmen Stevens, was born in March of 1992. She currently resides in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, where she attends college full-time and makes time for promoting her book. Carmen enjoys reading, writing, law, movies, music, acting, taking walks, shopping, and spending time with her pets, family, and friends.

The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky

The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky

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<p><em style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;">After centuries of religiously motivated war, the world has been split in two. Now the Blessed Lands are ruled by pure faith, while in the Republic, reason is the guiding light—two different realms, kept apart and at peace by a treaty and an ocean.</em><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;">Children of the Republic, Helena and Jason were inseparable in their youth, until fate sent them down different paths. Grief and duty sidetracked Helena’s plans, and Jason came to detest the hollowness of his ambitions.</span><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;">These two damaged souls are reunited when a tiny boat from the Blessed Lands crashes onto the rocks near Helena’s home after an impossible journey across the forbidden ocean. On board is a single passenger, a nine-year-old girl named Kailani, who calls herself “the Daughter of the Sea and the Sky.” A new and perilous purpose binds Jason and Helena together again, as they vow to protect the lost innocent from the wrath of the authorities, no matter the risk to their future and freedom.</span><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><br style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;" /><span style="color:rgb(24,24,24);font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:13.63636302947998px;line-height:17.563634872436523px;">But is the mysterious child simply a troubled little girl longing to return home? Or is she a powerful prophet sent to unravel the fabric of a godless Republic, as the outlaw leader of an illegal religious sect would have them believe? Whatever the answer, it will change them all forever… and perhaps their world as well.</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

Everyone believes in something. Some believe in God, and some believe in fate. My titular character, Anne, believes fervently in fate. Anne is an arrogant, egotistical, young, orphaned girl in old England who longs for fate to bless her with true, lasting happiness.

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<p style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;margin-bottom:.5em;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><b>Always a good strategy in exploiting situations and contexts</b></span></p> <div class="reviewText" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Domestic violence had taken its toll on the fourteen year old Anne's young life in Carmen Stevens, Anne. As the book gradually enfolds, it takes the reader to a new level of reality, Anne's past. This gifted writer has that capacity to engage them well and truly into the book and into the lives of the characters effortlessly. The convincing portrayal of characters and the complexity of the interrelationships is a well developed aspect which would gave it a definite sense of literariness. Always a good strategy in exploiting situations and contexts.</div> <div class="reviewText" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> </div> <div class="reviewText" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> <div style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;margin-bottom:.5em;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> </div> <div style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;margin-bottom:.5em;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> </div> <div style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;margin-bottom:.5em;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><b>which help readers view her world more clearly and I always loved that in stories</b></span></div> <div class="reviewText" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">'Anne' is a fascinating novel. The author focuses a lot on the details, which help readers view her world more clearly and I always loved that in stories. The story kept me captivated and although it's rather long, I wasn't bored at all. This book reads like a classic and I can gladly recommend it to people who loves historical fiction.</div> </div>