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DK Christi

DK Christi

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Consultant and author, world travel and residence in Europe, Asia & aboard Obsession in the Caribbean.  Consultant on multi-cultural diversity, organization change strategies, communication and publishing pitfalls.  Writer of adventure/romance novels and short stories:  Arirang: The Bamboo Connection, Ghost Orchid (fall release), anthologies:  The World Outside the Window & Romance of My Dreams anthologies I and II "Rose's Question," "The Ice Storm," and "The View From the Balcony," and short stories at Amazon Shorts, Amazon.com

The Maker of Worlds

The Maker of Worlds

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<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="font-weight:700;font-style:italic;">If you had the chance to remake the world, what kind of world would you choose?</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>When tragedy strikes Lucas Mack's young life, he desperately yearns to escape its sorrow, and takes an improbable leap through the mythical maelstrom. Rather than splashing down on the far side like his neighbors, he's transported to a magical realm where he has the power to redefine not only who he is, but the world in which he resides.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>As he stumbles about trying to find his way, he meets Mia, an equally troubled fellow pilgrim. With the help of a mystical guide and an aging wizard, they navigate the enchanted land while learning to control their newfound powers. Yet this realm is more complex than they expected, with seasoned sorcerers who've been corrupted by the sinister side of magic.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>Limited by natural law and seduced by magic's power, they are tested as never before. Will the gift of magic bring renewed hope or drive them to the edge of the void?</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

Novelist D. K. Christi was enjoying a serene walk along the boardwalk at Blair Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary on her birthday in 2007 when she learned of a rare and exciting event that had just happened: the rare and endangered ghost orchid had bloomed just off the boardwalk, high in the cypress canopy, the only such plant in the entire sanctuary. It's so rare, it's only found in the Everglades of Florida and parts of Cuba. Once she looked through the scope at this exquisitely beautiful, exotic flower, floating like Chinese rice paper ghosts in the swamp breeze, unfettered by even one leaf along the slender stem, she was obsessed. The blooming took on super hero proportions as the plant bloomed higher, closer to easy view and with more blooms than any ghost orchid on record. Her obsession was recorded by the local newspaper as she watched its daily changes over a three-month period of time, also observing the diverse visitors whose gaze also reached the top of the canopy where the ghost orchid reigned.

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Reviews

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">A new voice in fiction…and through her stories perhaps discover something new about yourself. – Amazon.com</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">Ghost Orchid</span></em></strong><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> is <span style="background:#ffff00 none repeat scroll 0%;">brilliant!</span> . . . a must read.  I can't say enough about this title.  Christi's style will definitely leave you feeling the magic.<span>  </span>– BK Walker Books</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">The beauty of the Everglades shines through on every page; the (ghost orchid) …the heart and soul of the story. – NPR Reviews</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">Characters that are believable…descriptions of the sanctuary are fantastic and illustrate her skill at writing. – Reader Views</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">Loved the story – Ed Carlson, Executive Director, Blair Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';">Fall under the spell of Christi as she weaves a <span style="background:#ffff00 none repeat scroll 0%;">magical tale of love, betrayal and forgiveness</span>. – Midwest Book Reviews</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></p><p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:#ffff00 none repeat scroll 0%;font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">A true romantic</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">… the beauty in nature is only surpassed by the inner beauty she portrays in finding true love. – Abe March, <em>To Beirut &amp; Back</em></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">A well-written story of <span style="background:#ffff00 none repeat scroll 0%;">crossed paths and missed connections</span> that all fit together like a puzzle. – Ghostwriterreviews</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="background:#ffff00 none repeat scroll 0%;font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">Ghost Orchid</span></em></strong><span style="background:#ffff00 none repeat scroll 0%;font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';"> inspires us</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">.  One flower.  Four destinies. – Romancing the Pubs</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">I loved the story.<span>  </span>– The Book Buff</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">A beautifully <span style="background:#ffff00 none repeat scroll 0%;">haunting</span> story of love, loss, and redemption – Contemporary Romance</span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman';">Well-written and beautiful in its symmetry and uniqueness of plot- Betty Dravis, journalist and author, <em>Dream Reachers</em></span></p><p></p> <span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Calibri;">Her story has it all, betrayal, loss, love, forgiveness. It is the way she puts them all together that creates the <span style="background:#ffff00 none repeat scroll 0%;">amazing</span> impact upon her readers.<span>  </span>– Long and Short Reviews<br /><br /></span>