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Elles Lohuis

“A heartfelt heroine's journey, sprinkled with nuggets of timeless Buddhist wisdom.” 

 Tibet, 1285 – Hidden away in her grandmother’s monastery after her mother’s tragic death, Nordun’s life has been shrouded in secrets. Born into a family of royal horse masters, she was divined to become the first ever female horse master—but that destiny was never shared with her.

 Now the karmic winds are blowing, and Nordun is riding home where she’s challenged by friends and foes to do the impossible—claim her heritage to the stables.

The last thing Nordun wants is to tame a feral horse… but if she refuses, her cherished childhood home could be lost.

Desperately unprepared and armed with only her compassionate heart, Nordun ventures into the far and rugged unknown. 

Will she fulfill the ancient divination and turn the tables on her family’s fate, or return to her sisters in solitude to serve all sentient beings as has been her aspiration for most of her life?

Aided by unconventional allies, Nordun soon learns that you never have to question your path, as long as you’re true to your wild and tender heart.

 Join Nordun on her reluctant quest through the turbulent times of thirteenth-century Tibet with its royal clans, Mongolian invaders, smugglers and SilkRoad traders, to the places where demons lurk, and through the trials which afflict every family and human life—courage and cowardice, love and lust, loyalty and treachery, and cruel endings which do not always sprout into the new beginnings we desire them to be. Get your copy now.

 The Horse Master’s Daughter is Book One in the historical fiction series Nordun’s Way, and can be read as a stand-alone novel.

PRAISE for The Horse Master’s Daughter:

"A young girl is left at a Buddhist nunnery by her father, and as she grows into womanhood, feels drawn to the spiritual life -- yet she also feels compelled to see the father who seemingly abandoned her one last time.Her journey sets in motion an exciting story full of surprises and rich drama, with an unforgettable main character in the fiery Nordun.

If you like skillful world building, evocative atmosphere, and strong characters, you will thrill to The Horse Master's Daughter." ~ Nancy Bilyeau, bestselling author of The Blue and The Fugitive Colours

Black Peony Press

Nordun's Way

The Horse Master's Daughter: A Novel

“Only the strength of the heart can govern one’s fate.”

Tibet 1285. Nordun is ready to forgive her uncle for his sins, despite knowing he murdered her mother long ago. But her family is set on revenge— they’ve ordered Karma, the man Nordun is falling for, to hunt her uncle down and kill him.

Desperate to avoid more bloodshed, and determined to stand by her Buddhist beliefs, Nordun joins Karma on his journey under the false pretense of going on a pilgrimage to Lhasa, the place her uncle is hiding.

As they cross raging rivers, traverse vast grasslands, and conquer the mighty mountain ranges of the Cho-La, Nordun realizes the man she loves is indeed a kindred spirit—but he is also a merciless warrior, who believes compassion has no place in a family blood feud.

When faced with the inevitable, will Nordun risk losing her love, and her life, to save the man who murdered her mother?

We follow Nordun on her crusade across the rooftop of the world, to the lands of Gods, where the fickle fate of men is in the hands of the ones who reign through force and fear, and the unshakable faith of a woman in the innate goodness of humankind proves to be the very thing that can set a man free.

A Pilgrim’s Heart is book 2 in the historical fiction series Nordun’s Way and can be read as a stand-alone novel.

Join Nordun on her reluctant quest through the turbulent times of thirteenth-century Tibet with its royal clans, Mongolian invaders, smugglers and SilkRoad traders, to the places where demons lurk, and through the trials which afflict every family and human life—courage and

A Pilgrim's Heart: A Novel

“Sometimes, even good hearts take the wrong path to do the right things.”

 

Tibet, 1286—Nordun doesn’t hesitate when Karma, her love asks her help to search for his long-lost mother in Mongolia. Even if it means he might never return home with her.

 

Joined by old friends and family, they set off on the treacherous trade roads to the far east, to where the Mongol warriors’ cries roar on the battlefield, and victory is granted to those who deem themselves Gods.

 

As they uncover the traces of Karma’s precarious past, suspicions arise between the traveling companions. Nordun knows the secrets she’s harboring—but what are the others hiding?

 

When they reach their destination, a terrible truth unfolds and Nordun loses everything she holds dear. Now even her precious faith has deserted her—where will she find the strength to fight for what she believes in?

 

Join Nordun in her search for far-away kin as she finds that the definition of family isn’t always in the blood—it’s in those who treasure you for who you are, no matter what.

 

Echoes of Home is Book Three in the historical fiction series Nordun’s Way and can be read as a stand-alone novel.

 

Nordun’s Way, A Tibetan Epic—Ride with Nordun through the turbulent times of thirteenth-century Tibet with its royal clans, Mongolian invaders, smugglers and SilkRoad traders, to the places where demons lurk, and through the trials which afflict every family and human life—courage and cowardice, love and lust, loyalty and treachery, and cruel endings which do not always sprout into the new beginnings we desire them to be.