written by Dana Lyons
A Love Reborn is the tale of Queen Byrgamon and her love of a lifetime, Kedare. Together they were set to rule Africa’s Northern Plains in 8,000 BCE, but fate deals the couple a horrible blow in the guise of power-obsessed General Omon Bahk-ir, the leader of Queen Byrgamon’s armies.
Queen Byrgamon possesses the power to manipulate space and matter and between that and her Journal of War, Byrgamon has been unstoppable in waging war against her enemies. This knowledge consumes Bahk-ir and to possess it, he ends the life of the Queen…but not before the Queen hides her Journal of War in her temple. Kedare, unconsolable, swears that he will see Byrgamon’s life avenged.
Flash forward to present day. Max Parrish, newly arisen from a coma has made a discovery…a past life…the lover of Queen Byrgamon. After studying archaeology at Brown, Max discovers that, indeed, Byrgamon lives again…in the body of Phoenix Donovan, another archaeologist. Moreover, Bahk-ir has also been reborn and has made the discovery of Phoenix. He approaches her and enlists her to go on a dig…at the temple…where he plans to have her rediscover her Journal of War…and reap the power he lost centuries before.
A Love Reborn is a classic read reminiscent of some of the great love stories in history like Othello or Romeo and Juliet. Lyons has written yet again another wonderful book, which is at times exciting, cheerful and sad while never sliding into sappy or melodramatic which a lesser writer could have easily done.
Her prose is tight and never dull. She manages to take hold of the reader on page one and propels her forward as if on a rocket for the next 200 pages. If you’re looking for good read to curl up on a rainy day, this one may be perfect for you.
A Love Reborn is available at Amazon for Kindle, and as a paperback. Autographed copies are available at Tribal Trends, Main Street, Hendersonville.