Arcanum book 1 & 2
By: Kelly O’Hearn
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Romance
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Synopsis:
Arcanum: In the Temple Shadows is Book One in a series of novels channeled through the tarot cards by noted intuitive Kelly O’Hearn—the first of its kind!
In this sexy past life romance, sometimes happily ever after takes more than one lifetime. Meet Sarah Fuller. It’s her 40th birthday and things are starting to get weird. Is it deja vu? A midlife crisis? Nervous breakdown? Who is this dark, handsome stranger she feels like she’s met before? Not on Fifth Avenue or through her luxury fragrance company but, like, many lifetimes ago?
Her husband, her best friend, her shrink: everyone seems to think they know what’s best for her these days. Sarah’s always been a skeptic, but when she meets this intriguing psychic who tells her she might have been a Pharaoh’s lover and powerful mystic in ancient Egypt, thousands of years ago, it feels so right that she’s determined to find out more.
“I was given early access to the manuscript of Arcanum, and I was immediately immersed in this unique and sassy book! It’s like Carrie Bradshaw meets Cleopatra. The tension and drama between the characters was enthralling, both in their current lives and their past lives. I can’t wait for the second book in the series!” K. Lewis
Arcanum: Whispers In The Forest
From noted intuitive channeler Kelly O’Hearn comes the spellbinding second installment in the critically acclaimed Arcanum series—a mesmerizing blend of romance, reincarnation, and sensual awakening that spans across centuries.
When Manhattan parfumier Sarah Fuller abandons her picture-perfect life to pursue an obsession with an ancient rose in the South of France, she never expects to unearth secrets buried for centuries. What begins as a professional quest quickly transforms into a soul-stirring journey, cosmically interwoven with that of a medieval maiden with mysterious powers.
As her marriage crumbles and her closest friendship fractures, Sarah’s carefully constructed reality begins to unravel. Between the gleaming penthouses of New York and the sun-drenched fields of Provence, she discovers that the fragrance she seeks may be the key to unlocking a past life—and a love that has endured across time itself.
But some secrets are meant to stay buried, and as Sarah delves deeper into her past, she must decide: Will she heed the whispers that call to her from the forest, or will she lose herself to them completely?
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The general’s name was Hasim. The protector. How divine. He finished his report and turned to leave. Distracted, as he backed out of the chamber he almost stumbled over Sarrah, and he grunted as if annoyed by an errant rock or a fallen enemy in his pathway. But as he lifted his chin to offer some form of acknowledgment, his eyes widened, imperceptibly to everyone but her.
“Your Majesty,” he finished, keeping his gaze on Sarrah. Then he turned and exited. The magnetism between them held, then faded as he strode down the hallway.
The chamber was quiet for a moment.
Meti was petulant, undeterred. “Enough about these hinterland squabbles, Father. Hasim is tiresome and rude. I have made my decision. Sarrah is to be my mystic.”
“Hear now. That is not your decision to make.”
“Fine. You decide, then.”
The balance of power was beginning to shift. Sarrah was surprised and pleased that young Meti was already starting to exert his will. She felt the thrill of it in her body—how she would groom him to build upon that power and train him to use it. She risked a momentary upward glance at the boy Pharaoh and was rewarded with a gaze of pure lust. Meti’s amber eyes burned at her. Respectfully, she lowered her head, but inside she reveled in visions of what the future held.
Meanwhile, Khufu and the elder Pharaoh were going over the details of the arrangement. Money would change hands, of course. Sarrah was to become the property of Meti. It was unlikely she would ever again see her childhood home or her mother or brothers—but they would now be respected and secure for generations to come.
She didn’t believe in fate; she created fate.
And this was hers.
About Kelly O’Hearn
When Kelly O’Hearn first stepped off the train in the city of Florence, Italy, as a 20-year-old, she had the overwhelming instinct that she had been there before. In a place famous for its maze of medieval streets, O’Hearn navigated the city as if she had lived there for a lifetime. Born in New York City, O’Hearn first put her intuitive skills to work as a professional wine taster, instructor, and sommelier in the elite institutions of New York, Portugal, and Aspen. After raising her two children and enduring a personal health crisis, in 2012, she was drawn to begin reading the tarot cards, an ancient practice which does not presume to “predict the future” but offers a collection of stories, perspectives, and self-reflections that can guide one to become one’s most authentic self. O’Hearn is in high demand for her readings, with clients on every continent but Antartica. While most people were baking sourdough or riding their Pelotons during the Covid pandemic, O’Hearn used the tarot cards to channel her own past lives. Weeks of readings, all captured on video, yielded six storylines of herself as several powerful women over the millennia and around the globe: the same one soul, over time, persevering against all odds in the quest for happiness and the love of a soul mate. This time-bending saga inspired O’Hearn to conceive of a series of novels titled Arcanum. Book One: In the Temple Shadows is available now. Book Two: Whispers in the Forest will be released Spring of 2025.
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My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)
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