Novels by Karen M. Rider (KM Rider)
“The Gathering” a novel set at Gillette Castle Every year, on Midsummer’s Eve, the new owner of Seventh Sister, aka Gillette Castle, invites select local residents to a gathering. Always, he invites one or two out-of-towners, which never goes over well with the locals. Many covet that invitation if for no other reason than morbid curiosity. One thing is certain, after Midsummer’s Eve, you can always tell the ones who have been to the gathering. Those folk just seem different. For most, that’s a good thing. Others, though, wish they’d never gone.
Setting the Stage for The Gathering
It wasn’t a “blithering saphead” who’d bought Gillette Castle when the State of Connecticut couldn’t afford to maintain the estate as a state park and tourist attraction. It was an odd little man with plenty of money who, some said, even resembled William Gillette, the actor who first brought Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes to life on the stage. When the property sold to…
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Seventh Sister
A novella based on the lore of the seven mountains that surround Gillette Castle. The castle is built upon the seventh - Will Gillette aptly named his home ‘seventh sister.’
The Energy Healer Series
Storylines for this series of books (in development) deal with metaphysical phenomena presently known as “energy healing” or “energy medicine.” Each book deals with some aspect of subtle energy—sensing it, seeing it, manipulating it. Each protagonist must come to terms with her ability to heal (or to harm) using her skill. For some the skill is innate, unlearned and is both gift and curse. For others, developing their ability was a long, difficult journey. For all the healers in this series, their skills bring them into uncharted territories and relationships that have the power to strip away the secrets they seek to protect.
Book I: The Entelechist
Clare Breenan is a luminous guide for those seeking to realize and live their highest potential. Clare is living proof that energetic transformation is possible. She endured a painful ride out of a childhood in the drug-ridden biker culture. She’s achieved local fame for her own healing modality “Cranial Entelechy.” But Clare is in danger from those who want to possess her abilities for sinister purposes—and a secret from her past puts everything she’s worked for at risk.
The Auracle and The Mystic, Books II & III, in this series. Each has a different protagonist.
“Karen, your stories bridge the mystical and realistic realms smoothly, maintaining continuity. Descriptive passages establish vivid settings in either realm. Thanks for a good read!”
~ Martha Mayer, Wethersfield CT
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