Blood Brothers (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 1)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the first novel in a compelling trilogy about three brothers bound by fate, blood, and a timeless enemy.In the town of Hawkins Hollow, it’s called The Seven. Every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen. It began when three young boys—Caleb, Fox, and Gage—went on a camping trip to The Pagan Stone... It is only February, but Caleb Hawkins—descendant of the town founders—has already seen and felt the stirrings of evil. Though he can never forget the beginning of the terror in the woods twenty-one years ago, the signs have never been this strong before. Cal will need the help of his best friends Fox and Gage, but surprisingly he must rely on a stranger as well. Reporter Quinn Black came to Hawkins Hollow hoping to make its eerie happenings the subject of her new book. She too can see the evil the locals cannot, somehow connecting her to the town—and to Cal. As winter turns to spring, they will shed their inhibitions, surrendering to a desire that will grow and form the cornerstone of a group of men and women bound by the fight against what is to come from out of the darkness...Don't miss the other books in the Sign of Seven trilogyThe HollowThe Pagan Stone

in The Small Village Of Hawkins Hollow, Three Best Friends Who Share The Same Birthday Sneak Off Into The Woods For A Sleepover The Evening Before Turning 10. But A Night Of Pre-pubescent Celebration Turns Into A Night Of Horror As Their Blood Brother Oath Unleashes A Three-hundred Year Curse.

twenty-one Years Later, Cal Hawkins And His Friends Have Seen Their Town Plagued By A Week Of Unexplainable Evil Events Two More Times - Every Seven Years. With The Clock Winding Down On The Third Set Of Seven Years, Someone Else Has Taken An Interest In The Town's Folklore. Quinn Is A Well Known Scholar Of Local Legends, And Despite Cal's Protests, Insists On Delving In The Mystery. But When The First Signs Of Evil Appear Months Early, It's Not Only The Town Cal Tries To Protect, But Also His Heart.

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after Three Boys Accidentally Awaken An Ancient Evil Near Their Small Maryland Town, The Tight-knit Community Finds Itself Lost To A Stephen King-style Plague Of Madness And Destruction For A Week Every Seven Years. Twenty-one Years Later, Those Three Boys, Now Grown, Are Hoping To Find A Way To Stop The Evil Before Its Third Return, Which May Mean The End Of The Town; They Don't Know Much About The Anomalies, But They Do Know That [e]very Time It Gets Stronger. This Time, The Town Is Graced By Author Quinn Black, Eager To Document The Paranormal Mystery. When Two More Women Arrive-one An Associate Of Quinn's, The Other Led To Town By Strange Visions-the Circle Of Six Decide To Face The Oncoming Apocalypse Together. Hyperprolific Bestseller Roberts Frontloads Her Story With Drama And Endearing Characters (especially In Quinn And Bowling Alley Owner Caleb Hawkins), But An Abundance Of Exposition And Domestic Concerns (protagonists Decorate A House, Trade Banter And Pair Off Predictably) Slow The Plot Significantly. Though Future Volumes Are Sure To Pick Up, This Trilogy Kickoff Suffers From A Dearth Of Twists And Little Payoff; Fans Of The Brisk, Colorful Roberts Style Will Enjoy The Ride, Though Probably Not As Much As They'd Expect. (dec.)

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It had been the Pagan Stone for hundreds of years, long before three boys stood around it and spilled their blood in a bond of brotherhood, unwittingly releasing a force bent on destruction... Every seven years, there comes a week in July when the locals do unspeakable things--and then don't seem to remember them. The collective madness has made itself known beyond the town borders and has given Hawkins Hollow the reputation of a village possessed. This modern-day legend draws reporter and author Quinn Black to Hawkins Hollow with the hope of making the eerie happening the subject of her new book. It is only February, but Caleb Hawkins, descendent of the town founders, has already seen and felt the stirrings of evil. Though he can never forget the beginning of the terror in the woods twenty-one years ago, the signs have never been this strong before. Cal will need the help of his best friends, Fox and Gage, but surprisingly he must rely on Quinn as well. She, too, can see the evil that the locals cannot, somehow connecting her to the town-- and to Cal. As winter turns to spring, Cal and Quinn will shed their inhibitions, surrendering to a growing desire. They will form the cornerstone of a group of men and women bound by fate, passion, and the fight against what is to come from out of the darkness ... EDITORIAL REVIEW: In the small village of Hawkins Hollow, three best friends who share the same birthday sneak off into the woods for a sleepover the evening before turning 10. But a night of pre-pubescent celebration turns into a night of horror as their blood brother oath unleashes a three-hundred year curse. Twenty-one years later, Cal Hawkins and his friends have seen their town plagued by a week of unexplainable evil events two more times - every seven years. With the clock winding down on the third set of seven years, someone else has taken an interest in the town's folklore. Quinn is a well known scholar of local legends, and despite Cal's protests, insists on delving in the mystery. But when the first signs of evil appear months early, it's not only the town Cal tries to protect, but also his heart. In the town of Hawkins Hollow, it's called The Seven. Every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen. It began when three young boys-Caleb, Fox, and Gage-went on a camping trip to The Pagan Stone. And twenty-one years later, it will end in a showdown between evil and the boys who have become men-and the women who love them Every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen. It began when three young boys -- Caleb, Fox, and Gage -- went on a camping trip to the Pagan Stone. Twenty-one years later, it will end in a showdown between evil and the boys who have become men and the women who love them Every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen, and three friends--Caleb, Fox, and Gage--must battle against evil with the women who love them by their sides