THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF STONES is a stunning historical gothic romantic suspense published by Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, releasing on July 19th. Written to be a total and complete standalone novel, THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF STONES is the second title in M.J. Rose’s The Daughters of La Lune Series. Sexy, compelling, and seductive, be sure to grab your copy today!
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"The most powerful book I've read this year! Seductive, compelling, and beautifully written." ~New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster
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As World War I rages and the Romanov dynasty reaches its sudden, brutal end, a young jewelry maker discovers love, passion, and her own healing powers in this rich and romantic ghost story, the perfect follow-up to M.J. Rose’s “brilliantly crafted” (Providence Journal) novel The Witch of Painted Sorrows.
Nestled within Paris’s historic Palais Royal is a jewelry store unlike any other. La Fantasie Russie is owned by Pavel Orloff, protégé to the famous Faberge, and is known by the city’s fashion elite as the place to find the rarest of gemstones and the most unique designs. But war has transformed Paris from a city of style and romance to a place of fear and mourning. In the summer of 1918, places where lovers used to walk, widows now wander alone.
So it is from La Fantasie Russie’s workshop that young, ambitious Opaline Duplessi now spends her time making trench watches for soldiers at the front, as well as mourning jewelry for the mothers, wives, and lovers of those who have fallen. People say that Opaline’s creations are magical. But magic is a word Opaline would rather not use. The concept is too closely associated with her mother Sandrine, who practices the dark arts passed down from their ancestor La Lune, one of sixteenth century Paris’s most famous courtesans.
But Opaline does have a rare gift even she can’t deny, a form of lithomancy that allows her to translate the energy emanating from stones. Certain gemstones, combined with a personal item, such as a lock of hair, enable her to receive messages from beyond the grave. In her mind, she is no mystic, but merely a messenger, giving voice to soldiers who died before they were able to properly express themselves to loved ones. Until one day, one of these fallen soldiers communicates a message—directly to her.
So begins a dangerous journey that will take Opaline into the darkest corners of wartime Paris and across the English Channel, where the exiled Romanov dowager empress is waiting to discover the fate of her family. Full of romance, seduction, and a love so powerful it reaches beyond the grave, The Secret Language of Stones is yet another “spellbindingly haunting” (Suspense magazine), “entrancing read that will long be savored” (Library Journal, starred review).
A dazzling mix of history, mystery and mystical arts . . . Rose's paranormal historical bewitches from start to finish. Her amazing ability to make her story line believable and her extraordinary protagonist relatable result in an unforgettable psychic thriller." (Library Journal (Starred review))
"An exciting mix of adventure, intrigue, and romance in this thrilling historical tale." (Booklist)
“Haunting, spellbinding, captivating; Rose's story of the power of love and redemption is masterful. More than a romance or ghost story, this is a tale of a young woman learning to embrace her unique qualities...So carefully crafted and beautifully written, readers will believe in the magical possibilities of love transcending time.” (RT Magazine (Top Pick))
“Rose follows up The Witch of Painted Sorrows (2015) with Sandrine’s daughter’s story, set against the tragic yet exquisite canvases of Paris, the Great War, and the Russian Revolution, and offers fascinating historical tidbits in the midst of bright, imaginative storytelling and complex, supernatural worldbuilding. A compelling, heart-wrenching, creative, and intricate read.” (Kirkus Reviews)
EXCERPT:
Regret
isn’t like grief; it never lessens, just stays the same. A little
hard ball in the pit of your stomach.”
What
do you have to regret?
“A boy went off to war, and all he wanted
was my promise to wait for him.”
You
didn’t give it?
“No.”
Why?
“I
should have, even if I didn’t love him. Realized he needed me and
it wouldn’t hurt me to just tell him. But I didn’t love him. Not
the way you wrote about love in your column. A grand love, you wrote.
Did you have a love that grand?” I asked him.
No.
I never did. Did you?
“No,
and I wouldn’t want to. It would be too painful if it failed.”
But
to experience it once—even if it is painful—don’t you think it
would be worth it? Wouldn’t you want to know what that kind of
intensity is like? Wouldn’t you want to feel that deeply?
“I
don’t think most people can. Not the way I imagine it.”
Tell
me what you imagine.
Leaning
over, I shut off the light. If we were going to have a complete
conversation, it wouldn’t be as peculiar in the darkness. I’d be
less conscious of the empty room.
“I
wouldn’t think it happens easily or often. Never for some people. I
imagine a love like that is like a fire . . . starting
with a spark and growing into a blaze . . . becoming
an engulfing passion too hot for most people to withstand.”
But
don’t you think a passion that strong would last? Even as glowing
embers. Always illuminating the blackness. Always giving some warmth
in the cold.
“It
seems so tragic to me, but you make it sound wonderful.”
And
it would be . . . to always possess the memory of what
was possible. Of what could be. Tell me, what do you think it takes
to make that first spark?
“What
does it take to make a grain of sand become a pearl? They say the
sand is an irritant. Maybe love starts that way too. You’re alone
in yourself and then meet someone who upsets your balance, who you
can’t quite explain away or put in a comfortable place. Someone who
shakes your very soul. Who has ideas that jar you and make you think.
Who does more than understand you, who understands what you need.”
Who
shakes your soul. That’s lovely.
The
warmth around my shoulders slipped down my back. Encircled my waist.
I’d been kissed before, often enough by Timur, by Grigori, but Jean
Luc’s kiss wasn’t like theirs. It began dancing on my lips,
pressing on my mouth, and at the same time on my breasts and then at
the same time between my legs. Creating sensations all over my body
in the same instant. I became the spark about to combust. I smelled
his scent of pungent limes, verbena, and myrrh. So intoxicating, at
once forbidden and teasing. Like the ghost who now lay on top of me,
beckoning me to slide into his dark embrace and get lost within
sensation.
And Don’t Miss the First Book in The Daughters of La Lune Series, THE WITCH OF PAINTED SORROWS!
Daughter of La Lune Pendant Giveaway!
We're celebrating the release of THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF STONES by giving away a beautiful Daughter of La Lune pendant. Designed by Cadsawan Jewelry, the silver pendant contains a labradorite, a magical stone excellent for awakening one's own awareness of inner spirit, intuition, and psychic abilities.
About M.J. Rose:
New York Times Bestseller, M.J. Rose grew up in New York City mostly in the labyrinthine galleries of the Metropolitan Museum, the dark tunnels and lush gardens of Central Park and reading her mother’s favorite books before she was allowed. She believes mystery and magic are all around us but we are too often too busy to notice… books that exaggerate mystery and magic draw attention to it and remind us to look for it and revel in it.
Rose’s work has appeared in many magazines including Oprah Magazine and she has been featured in the New York Times, Newsweek, WSJ, Time, USA Today and on the Today Show, and NPR radio. Rose graduated from Syracuse University, spent the ’80s in advertising, has a commercial in the Museum of Modern Art in NYC and since 2005 has run the first marketing company for authors – Authorbuzz.com
The television series PAST LIFE, was based on Rose’s novels in the Reincarnationist series. She is one of the founding board members of International Thriller Writers and currently serves, with Lee Child, as the organization’s co-president.
Rose lives in CT with her husband the musician and composer, Doug Scofield, and their very spoiled and often photographed dog, Winka.
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