{"id":2810,"date":"2022-04-17T14:28:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T22:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thomas-hopp.com\/blog\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2023-08-11T11:57:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:57:08","slug":"the-sabertooth-amulet-key-to-a-timeless-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thomas-hopp.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/17\/the-sabertooth-amulet-key-to-a-timeless-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sabertooth Amulet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This amulet, discovered on a body in a bog in my new novel Megaflood<\/strong>, is a central clue to happenings 14,000 years ago. Not only is it a priceless artifact and focus of present-day conflict between tribes and museum researchers, but it\u2019s also a clue to an ancient murder mystery and a symbol of timeless love that lasts beyond the ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Megaflood<\/strong> is a genre-busting combination of mystery, action, adventure, and paranormal romance, all of which revolve around this mystical charm, a sabertooth tiger carved on its own fang. The Sabertooth Amulet<\/strong> was actually my working title as I researched and wrote this story. Extensive research on ancient Native Americans, shamanism, and Ice Age floods was one reason why the book was three years in the making. Whew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I said, the sabertooth amulet symbolizes, among other things, the love of two young people for one another. Megaflood<\/strong>\u2014like most of my novels\u2014is about a marriage. That\u2019s right, even though giant threatening animals and hostile warriors often take center stage, no less important is the love that grows between Temokin and Denawe, an equally matched male-female pair of heroes. Together, they confront huge beasts and the treachery of a jealous chieftain, not to mention an apocalyptic Ice Age flood. Through it all, the charm symbolizes their bond growing stronger with each crisis. Kind of like a good marriage, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of my novels and short stories feature romantic pairs sharing equally in the heroics. So, whether your preferences run to strong male leads or strong female leads or both, your wish is fulfilled. Here\u2019s a list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This\u00a0LINK<\/a>\u00a0will guide you to information about these books and stories, if any of them strike your fancy.Meanwhile,\u00a0Megaflood<\/a>\u00a0is available for pre-order and will be released on May 1, 2022. So, if a mystery\/romance\/action\/adventure story suits your reading preferences, why not click over to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books or other outlets and\u00a0reserve<\/a>\u00a0your copy today? At $3.99, it\u2019s $1 off the list price. You won\u2019t be charged until the book ships, and you\u2019ll be among the first to get it. Furthermore, by pre-ordering, you\u2019ll help me make the day-of-release book sales more impressive to Amazon\u2019s computers, which in turn will cause them to show the book to more potential customers. Thanks for your help, and I hope you enjoy the story!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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