🌙 Monte Highlands - The Awakening
Book One of The Monte Highlands Chronicles
by Bonita Werner
Where love, magic, and memory take root.
Where the roots remember, and the sky forgives.
Beneath the endless skies of Africa, hidden among the whispering mountains of Monte Highlands, lies a world alive with secrets - a land where the trees breathe, the rivers hum, and the earth itself remembers.
When Aeloria, a spirited woman bound to the rhythms of the land, begins to hear voices in the wind and feel the heartbeat of the soil beneath her feet, she discovers she is not merely a farmer's daughter - she is a guardian of an ancient magic.
As dusk falls over the Highlands, Kael, a mysterious wanderer with storm-gray eyes and a shadowed past, arrives at the farm. Drawn together by fate and divided by secrets, Aeloria and Kael ignite a connection as fierce as the storms that shape their world. Yet when poachers and dark forces invade, Aeloria begins to question whether Kael's sudden appearance was a gift from the Highlands - or a curse sent to destroy it.
Every creature - from the majestic Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) to the winged giraffes and wise Waterbucks - holds a fragment of the land's power. Together, they must rise when the mountains sing and the rivers roar, awakening the ancient forces that sleep beneath the soil.
But as danger tightens its grip, love becomes both her weapon and her weakness. And when Kael's true nature is revealed, Aeloria must decide whether to trust the man she loves... or the land that raised her.
In a story woven with magic, love, and the heartbeat of nature itself, Monte Highlands - The Awakening invites readers into a world where every sunset is sacred, every secret has roots, and every soul is bound to the earth that remembers them.
The land remembers her name.
The Highlands remember us all.
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Perfect for readers who love:
✨ Lyrical romantic fantasy
✨ Magical realism rooted in African landscapes
✨ Emotional slow-burn love stories
✨ Worlds where nature itself becomes a living character
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About the Author
Bonita Werner writes from the heart of Africa, where stories grow like wildflowers and every sunset carries a whisper of magic. Her Monte Highlands Chronicles blend love, nature, and timeless wonder - tales where the land remembers, and the soul never truly fades.
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💫 Monte Highlands - The Awakening is a breathtaking beginning to an unforgettable saga - a journey of faith, fire, and the living spirit of the earth.
