"A sublime tale...Leona Francombe has penned a mystery that intrigues the soul wanderer within us."
- Reedsy Discovery
"An exciting and deeply moving story."
- NetGalley
How far can you reach into the past?
When Charles Fontaine returns to Europe to sell his family’s ancestral domain in the Ardennes Forest, he finds that a twelfth-century legend still haunts the property. Clues lead him to a parchment relating the curious tale of a village seeress, whose music enchanted a nobleman with shadowy ties to the present-day Fontaine family. With the help of a famous medievalist and enigmatic woman from his youth, Charles draws ever closer to the truth of this tale and its stunning historical revelation...and to his own buried past. The Heron Legacy is a novel of modern suspense through which history roams freely, its breath still warm.
An enthralling historical what-if from the author of The Universe in 3/4 Time: A Novel of Old Europe, shortlisted for the 2023 Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize.
Praise for The Heron Legacy:
"Engaging, very descriptive, and even musical at times. This was a book I could not put down. A masterpiece."
- LibraryThing
"I am sure that anyone who enjoys history and suspenseful mysteries will enjoy this book. I really didn't want it to end! It's a fabulous book!"
- BookSirens
From Goodreads:
"It's been some time since I've enjoyed a book so thoroughly...mystery, suspense, love interest, flights of fantasy, all populated by flawed heroes, manipulative villains, and enigmatic women. What an enjoyable journey!"
"The novel has a dreamy, romantic quality and reminded me of The Da Vinci Code as Charles delves into the local legend of the White Heron and how his family history is interwoven with this..."
"The author is exceptionally skilled at storytelling - keeping a consistent pace, introducing new characters and bombshell information at just the right time, and crafting an ending that wraps up all the loose ends."
"Kept me on the edge of my seat! Brava!"
"The author writes beautifully, her descriptive flow made this book a pleasure to read."
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