Revised edition, March 2021 "A lyrical captivating fantasy with some beautiful imagery." --Rob Ross, author of Juggler's Blade "A very traditional, spiritual romantic fantasy with strong lesbian/non-violence themes" --Matthew Graybosch, author of Without Bloodshed It's time for change! In a country with a cursed justice system, two women; the mysterious Queen Artride and her loyal bodyguard Tirsa, set out on a secretive perilous quest. They hope to find the sorceress, who might just be the only person powerful enough to be able to lift the terrible curse from their land and its people, but she lives somewhere deep within Dochas; the strange Magical Land. Time is against Artride and Tirsa as they only have three weeks to save Tirsa's teenage brother's life, sentenced to hanging for a petty crime. The women are soon drawn to each other, but can their love ever be? Struggles and questions arise as things get increasingly more difficult: Can they trust one another and the magical creatures they meet who seem to have their own problems? And more so; will the evil sorceress actually be willing to help them and if so... for what price? Enter the world that is The Queen's Curse and cling to Artride and Tirsa to experience a mind-blowing, heart-gripping psychological drama where nothing is certain.
Born and raised in The Netherlands, having lived in Norway, Wales and Northern-Ireland, Ms Hellenthal is currently residing in the UK. She is an eco-warrior, animal lover, vegan and her hobbies include outdoor activities such as hiking, wild camping, swimming and snowboarding. She grows her own vegetables and loves to get her hands dirty in the garden. 'The Queen's Curse' is her debut novel and has received some great reviews as well as having been an Amazon Best-seller in 2014. It's an original heroic spiritual Fantasy novel that attracts attention from a wide range of people, both straight and gay as it deals with many interesting elements. Such as: justice/injustice, power, lesbian romance, freedom, adventure, magic, immortality, intrigue, soul searching, love, life, loss, near death experience, and sword and sorcery. The author explores the ancient battle between good and evil so common in Fantasy literature. What is evil and how does someone become bad? The Queen's Curse is available on all e-readers as well. She is also the author of 'Chained Freedom', 'City of Dreams', and the Comyenti Series, book 1, 'Call Off The Search' and book 2, Children Of The Sun'. In her writing she deals with big psychological and ethical themes and struggles of life such as death, love and loss and tries to build strong characters as realistic as possible, for even though the genre is Fantasy she wants people to feel connected with her heroes and villains as they would with real life people. Mrs Hellenthal is influenced by writers such as Tanith Lee, Kahlil Gibran and Hermann Hesse.
