Heather Terrell Books In Order

Fallen Angel

Heaven sent? Ellie was never particularly good at talking to boys or anyone other than her best friend and fellow outcast, Ruth. Then she met Michael. Michael is handsome, charming, sweet. And totally into Ellie. It’s no wonder she is instantly drawn to him. But Michael has a secret. And he knows Ellie is hiding something, too. They ve both discovered they have powers beyond their imagining. Powers that are otherworldly. Ellie and Michael are determined to uncover what they are, and how they got this way…
together. But the truth has repercussions neither could have imagined. Soon they find themselves center stage in an ancient conflict that threatens to destroy everything they love. And it is no longer clear whether Ellie and Michael will choose the same side. In this electrifying novel, Heather Terrell spins a gripping supernatural tale about true love, destiny, and the battle of good versus evil.

Eternity

The end…
or a new beginning? As Ellie comes to grips with her destiny as the Elect One, her relationship with Michael grows tense. When she meets a mys terious boy named Rafe, things get even more complicated. Yet the time has come for the Elect One to stand against the group of evil fallen angels who are bent on destroying the world. In order to face the immeasurable malevolence heading her way, Ellie tries to put her personal life aside. But she soon learns that whoever holds her heart also holds the key to mankind’s salvation or destruction. As the end days approach, Ellie is faced with an epic decision. Who does her heart really belong to? And is her love strong enough to save the world?

The Chrysalis

Haarlem, Holland, seventeenth century: The city’s chief magistrate commissions a family portrait from Dutch master painter Johannes Miereveld. But when the artist sees the magistrate s daughter, Amalia, an illicit love affair begins. Miereveld creates a captivating masterpiece, The Chrysalis a stunning portrait of the Virgin Mary, full of Catholic symbols, that outrages his Protestant patron and signals the death of his career.

New York, present day: Mara Coyne is one high profile case away from making partner at her powerful Manhattan law firm, and now the client that is sure to seal the deal has fallen into her lap. The prestigious Beazley s auction house is about to sell a lost masterwork, The Chrysalis, in an auction that is destined to become legendary. Standing in the way, however, is the shocking accusation that the painting belongs not to Beazley s client but to Hilda Baum, the daughter of a Dutch collector who lost his paintings and his life to the Na*zis.

The case brings an unexpected surprise when Mara discovers that Beazley s in house attorney is Michael Roarke, a man for whom she once had an intense attraction. But the same skills that make her a brilliant litigator also make Mara suspicious, and she begins to believe that Hilda s tragic family story might be more than just heartbreaking it might be true. And the man she s come to love might not be who she thought he was at all.

Spanning centuries and continents, The Chrysalis is a brilliant, intelligent, fast paced thriller that melds art and history into a provocative work of fiction. From the underground Catholicism in seventeenth century Holland to the unspeakable crimes of the Na*zis and the repercussions that reverberate to this day throughout the art world, Heather Terrell has created a fascinating story that will entrance readers to the very last page.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Map Thief

Republican kingmaker Richard Tobias has hired attorney Mara Coyne, he says, because of her skill in recovering stolen art, but Mara senses that he is not telling her everything. Tobias reveals that a centuries old map was stolen from an archaeological dig he is sponsoring in China, and he wants her to get it back. But as Mara begins her investigation, she uncovers the shocking truth: The map is more valuable than anyone has even imagined, and her client’s motives are more sinister than she suspected.

From Hong Kong to the Italian countryside, from Lisbon to the remote reaches of Communist China, and literally around the world on the ships of fifteenth century explorers, Heather Terrell takes readers on an adventure of epic proportions.

Brigid of Kildare

Girl With a Pearl Earring meets How the Irish Saved Civilization in this dazzling historical novel that reimagines Saint Brigid and the early church in Ireland

The twelfth century writer Gerald of Wales famously described an illuminated manuscript of great beauty that scholars have long assumed to be The Book of Kells, one of Ireland’s great treasures. But some have contested that Gerald and The Book of Kells could not have been in Kildare at the same time, and that there may be a second book lost to history.

This is the jumping off point for Heather Terrell s new novel, in which Decius, a Roman priest turned spy, is dispatched to Ireland. His target: the patron saint Brigid of Kildare, a powerful leader charged with teaching outlawed texts and challenging the patriarchy. But, intrigued by Brigid s unorthodox Christianity, her gentle ministrations to her followers, and her warrior like commitment, Decius finds himself at odds with his mission, and faces the most difficult choice of his life.