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Gina Marinello-Sweeney
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Born
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May 2013
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I Thirst (The Veritas Chronicles, #1)
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2013
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The Rose and the Sword (The Veritas Chronicles, #2)
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2016
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4 editions
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Peter (The Veritas Chronicles, #3)
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The Slide: A Real-Life Tale (or Two) of Love at First Sight
Some people cringe at the notion of “love at first sight.”
I cringe when people cringe at “love at first sight.” 😉
Logically speaking, I can understand the reason for such a reaction. After all, love at first sight—or “instalove,” as they say these days—would seem to, well, defy reason. That is why I suspect that detractors who attempt to explain it away will simply reduce this thing of Truth to a Read more of this blog post »
I cringe when people cringe at “love at first sight.” 😉
Logically speaking, I can understand the reason for such a reaction. After all, love at first sight—or “instalove,” as they say these days—would seem to, well, defy reason. That is why I suspect that detractors who attempt to explain it away will simply reduce this thing of Truth to a Read more of this blog post »
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Thanks so much for the beautiful review! Glad that you enjoyed PETER. :)
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Peter (The Veritas Chronicles, #3):
"Serving as the conclusion to the Veritas Chronicles series, Peter ties up a lot of the recurring plot elements of the trilogy. Characters long mentioned but never seen finally come to the forefront as past dangers resurface in surprising new ways.
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""Peter" by Gina Marinello-Sweeney is a captivating and heartwarming novel that beautifully weaves themes of faith, friendship, and self-discovery. The story follows the journey of a young woman named Rebecca, who embarks on a transformative adventure"
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I Thirst (The Veritas Chronicles, #1):
"Having received "I Thirst" as a Christmas Present, I really enjoyed getting the chance to delve into the adventures of Rebecca Veritas, a Catholic college student with a magical perspective of the world around her. Sea-shells, roses, and palm crosses"
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“Maturity is so often considered to be synonymous with ‘adult.’ But I truly feel that maturity may be defined by the ability to be both an adult and a child.”
― I Thirst
― I Thirst
“Icy pillars of serenity, spun from airy mist, entered my quiet vision in echoes of worlds unknown.”
― The Rose and the Sword
― The Rose and the Sword
“As for clichés, they’re an illusion. When you think about it, anything could be considered a cliché. It’s when you really bring truth to something that it becomes original…which may," he smiled wryly, "itself be considered a cliché.”
― I Thirst
― I Thirst
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“The men of the East may spell the stars,
And times and triumphs mark,
But the men signed of the cross of Christ
Go gaily in the dark.”
― The Ballad of the White Horse
And times and triumphs mark,
But the men signed of the cross of Christ
Go gaily in the dark.”
― The Ballad of the White Horse
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
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“As for clichés, they’re an illusion. When you think about it, anything could be considered a cliché. It’s when you really bring truth to something that it becomes original…which may," he smiled wryly, "itself be considered a cliché.”
― I Thirst
― I Thirst
“And, as I had gazed at my surroundings, at the muted, yet triumphant, colors splashed in joyful serenity over the immaculate stone floor, at the profiles of my fellow parishioners bent in prayer, and finally, up above, at the flickering lights held in a soft gray ceiling like chandeliers in an ancient palace, I realized that my thoughts had been transferred to Someone Else.”
― I Thirst
― I Thirst
“Even the sublime portal, half of a circlet the color of the first snow, knew their names.”
― I Thirst
― I Thirst
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