Médaillon: A New Orleans Gothic of Eternal Love (Book 1 of the Médaillon Series)
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About this book
She has spent five centuries searching for the same soul.
Now, in the fever-ridden streets of 1820 New Orleans, she has finally found him.
He does not remember her.
Cristine Ermesinde has crossed centuries carrying a sacred power known as the Essence, a force older than memory itself and coveted by those who would kill to possess it.
When an ancient enemy emerges from the shadows, Cristine must outrun a relentless hunter, protect the secret she carries, and convince the man she has loved across lifetimes that their story did not end with death.
New Orleans, 1820.
Cristine Ermesinde sells hand-painted dolls in the bustling French Market and guards a dangerous secret: a sacred médaillon carrying a power older than the city, older than the Church, older than memory itself.
As a daughter of the immortals of Tír na nÓg, the Celtic Land of Eternal Youth, Cristine has walked the earth for more than five hundred years. Within her resides the Essence, a divine force she barely understands and one that others would kill to possess.
When a forbidden blood ritual reveals her existence, an ancient enemy awakens.
A former Dominican monk, sustained across the centuries by the red-eyed demon Noctifer, seeks the Essence to build a dark new church in its name. As plague spreads through New Orleans and the dead refuse to remain buried, his hunt draws ever closer.
Seeking refuge in a convent overflowing with yellow-fever victims, Cristine encounters the impossible.
A young man with the same golden eyes she loved on an Irish hillside centuries ago.
The same soul she found again in medieval France.
The husband she has lost and rediscovered across lifetimes.
Yet something is changing.
Fragments of memory begin to stir, drawing them together as danger closes in from every side.
A sweeping tale of love, destiny, and ancient power
Spanning ancient Ireland, medieval France, and the haunted streets of old New Orleans, Médaillon weaves together Celtic mythology, Creole mystery, forbidden magic, and an unforgettable reincarnation romance.
Told in Cristine's intimate voice and steeped in Catholic, Celtic, and Voodoo lore, this is the first book in The Médaillon Series: a haunting saga of faith, immortality, sacrifice, and a love that refuses to die.
Perfect for readers of:
• A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
• Interview with the Vampire and The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
• Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
• The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
The past is awakening. The Essence is calling. And a love story centuries in the making is about to begin.
Start your journey into the world of Médaillon today.
