Synopses & Reviews
Imagine
The X-Files meets Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series and set in Victorian London and New York City--welcome to
The Eterna Files, written by Leanna Renee Hieber, “the brightest new star in literature”(True-Blood.net)
London, 1882: Queen Victoria appoints Harold Spire of the Metropolitan Police to Special Branch Division Omega. Omega is to secretly investigate paranormal and supernatural events and persons. Spire, a skeptic driven to protect the helpless and see justice done, is the perfect man to lead the department, which employs scholars and scientists, assassins and con men, and a traveling circus. Spire's chief researcher is Rose Everhart, who believes fervently that there is more to the world than can be seen by mortal eyes.
Their first mission: find the Eterna Compound, which grants immortality. Catastrophe destroyed the hidden laboratory in New York City where Eterna was developed, but the Queen is convinced someone escaped—and has a sample of Eterna.
Also searching for Eterna is an American, Clara Templeton, who helped start the project after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln nearly destroyed her nation. Haunted by the ghost of her beloved, she is determined that the Eterna Compound—and the immortality it will convey—will be controlled by the United States, not Great Britain.
Review
For The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker
“The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker is indeed, strange in its happenings and mood and beautiful in its romance and language. Hieber has created a secretive, gothic, paranormal world as well as a character who will resonate with anyone who has found the beauty in being different.” —Booklist
“Tender, poignant, exquisitely written.” —New York Times bestselling author C. L. Wilson
“A strangely beautiful tale indeed! An ethereal, lyrical story that combines myth, spiritualism and the gothic in lush prose and sweeping passion.”—USA Today bestselling author Kathryn Smith “Leanna has created a rich and unique world filled with interesting and new characters. There's plenty of action, suspense, thrills & chills, and romance weaved into Leanna's writing. I think everyone can find something they'll like in Percy's story.”—P.S. I Love Books “This novel is a Victorian Gothic Paranormal Ghost filled tale with romance that both teens and adults can read. Lyrical and poetic in its telling. Leanna Renee Hieber will bring much to the publishing world for years to come.”—Babbling About Books
“Delightful historical fantasy. With a way for weaving angels, spirits, and all sorts of ethereal beings into the world of ordinary mortals, Hieber has an engaging voice and has a new fan in this reader.”—Romance Reader at Heart
“Enthralling. Crafting an engrossing historical urban fantasy novel with intriguing characters, the author provides a highly satisfying reading experience with a wide appeal.”—Bitten by Books “A fantastic tale. Gripping and with an on-the-edge-of-your-seat suspense. This book is perfect for fans of the paranormal who enjoy a Gothic setting.”—ParaNormalRomance “A delightfully lush and richly imagined tale. The characters are realistic and have depth, and the plot builds to a stunning conclusion. This novel is a transcendent example of the genre.”—Fresh Fiction
Synopsis
Imagine The X-Files meets Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden series and set in Victorian London and New York City, written by “the brightest new star in literature”(TrueBlood.net)
About the Author
LEANNA RENEE HIEBER's first novel, The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker, won two Prism Awards from RWA's Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal Chapter: Best Fantasy Romance and Best First Novel and is currently in development as a Broadway musical, with Hieber writing the script. Her YA novel, Darker Still, was a Scholastic Highly Recommended Title, an INDIE NEXT selection, and a finalist for the Daphne du Maurier Award.