Elves of two lands / Hope within heart

Author Ana Rolfe-Nunes has recently released Elves of Two Lands a novel that fits in nicely with the adventure-fantasy genre. Elves of Two Lands is definitely a good-sized book at 291 pages and a cast of two dozen or more characters. Luckily, there is a guide within the first few pages of the book that lists the characters and provides an easy resource for readers to keep track of what is going on.

There are two races of elves that are more different than night and day - literally. A terrible and ancient feud continues and is fueled by small battles and skirmishes. A high action adventure faces the main characters in a land where prejudices run deep.
    As an infant the main female character, Arien, is sent to the human world for safekeeping, until destiny and her true love calls her to unite estranged and bitter enemies.  Traveling through the secret and guarded gateway between the human and elf worlds is, by far, only one of her distinctive and unique traits ­ and both sides seek her after.
    This is a story of love and deception with warriors, elf kings and dragons and a legendary prophecy that leads elves towards a pre-determined destiny. This new author comes from a family of 8 children and is therefore no stranger to fantasy and story telling, I recommend that readers of high-action fantasy give this book a chance.

Reviewer: Lillian Brummet

Ana - author

Army wife and author, Ana Rolfe-Nunes, published her first book Elves of Two Lands, Hope Within Heart in 2006. Ana is married to a Military musician and for the last 15 years has lived in various locations in Germany, Middle Wallop and now Bovington

When I was a child I spent seven years in a special school for pupils with learning difficulties. Mine were reading and writing problems but as a child that didn’t stop me from dreaming up fictional stories and writing them down, even if I was the only one at the time who understood what I was writing! I have always loved writing and despite spending most of my childhood living in numerous foster homes as well as five years in a children’s home, I have always had a passion for words and with my husband’s encouragement I have now succeeded in publishing my first book.

Each time we have moved to a new quarter I have continued with my writing amid all the changes and upheaval that moving house can throw at you. As soon as I was settled in my new location, I started to send out emails to different book publishers, hoping and praying for someone to spot my work. After many throw backs, many refusals, many ‘we like your idea, but unfortunately..’ I was almost on the verge of giving up. Thankfully, I finally had a positive response back from Publishamerica. When I look back, I wonder what first made me pick up the pen and write but I am glad I did! I have found that following my dreams as an Army wife has been difficult, especially when my husband goes away for numerous days and weeks, but writing is something that I love doing and I will continue to write as long as I can.

Elves of Two Lands, Hope Within Heart is about a fantasy world full of romance and adventure. A world split in two from a war between two gods of two lands - light and dark. Arien, the heart child, discovers her true elf roots and travels back to her world. Her journey exposes the hidden world of elves, whose lives and emotions are very similar to humans.