Unusual Bonus Found Inside the Cover of a Premiere Novel The Shamrock and The Feather by Dori Dalton at Crossquarter Publishing

Houston, TX, March 04, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Shamrock and The Feather becomes vibrantly alive for the reader because of the included unique companion CD that is full of haunting, and most beautifully produced music that links you with all the incredible places visited in the book. The author’s husband, an acclaimed jazz pianist, wrote and arranged the music so specifically to the novel that it “manages to transport the reader to a place in time that makes reading the book almost a personal emotional journey,” says Therese Francis of Crossquarter Publishing. “The music so aptly fits the story and places that it motivates the reader to look a little deeper into his or her own life. The spellbinding and sacred music adds power to this novel and carries your mind through a vibrant tale of mystery, history, and lost love by combining jazz classic with Native American flute, Celtic strings, and traditional Irish instruments.”

“The Shamrock and The Feather will make you re-think your normal actions,” says one reader, Chris Leighton of Deer Park, Texas. Are the decisions we make every day our own choice, or is there truly a Master Plan that guides us to what will be our destiny? These are questions you will undoubtedly ask yourself as you read this book. This is the premiere novel of Dori Dalton, who inherited her gift of story-telling from German-Celtic parents. Ms. Dalton resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which provides the perfect backdrop of culture and mysticism to help feed her passion for people, folklore, and sacred sites – all of which are abundant in her captivating novel of mystery and wonder that is rife with Celtic and Native American traditions.

According to the response thus far from readers, there is no doubt that this is a captivating story about Geneva Becker, a successful landscape photographer, who gets drawn into events that involve past lives and astral travel. Confused and frightened, she calls her offbeat friend Victoria Walker for help, and the two embark upon a mystical journey of epic proportions. “The book grabs the reader from the very first page, lifting them into a place of customs, traditions, legacies, and ancestral memories that will make them feel they are really living in another time – a past life,” says Therese Francis of Crossquarter Publishing. The story evolves around a unique clay bowl that was made by Geneva’s mother. It is the key that ties Geneva’s present day life, and the lives of those around her, to a fated past that began centuries ago. When Victoria mentions that the hand-sculpted animal figurines adorning the bowl remind her of ancient Druid totems, strange things begin to happen.

The crow figurine springs to life and speaks: “I am Bran, bearer of change, prophecy and healing. All that you are, and all that you will be, lies within the past…”

“Thus begins the story that allows the reader to slip back in time for the adventure of their life. The bonus CD that accompanies the book truly is the next best thing to watching a really good movie,” says Lin Aguilar, an avid reader from Olney, IL.

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