Released in 2020, is the first book in the Dragon Heart Legacy, a captivating trilogy by New York Times bestselling author . A saga of self-discovery and a contemporary romance graced with elements of fantasy, the novel transports listeners from Philadelphia to the mystical land of Talamh and The Valley of Fey. It revolves around Breen Kelly, a young woman burdened by student loans and a mundane job, who discovers that her mother has been hiding a significant inheritance from her. Liberated by her newfound wealth, Breen travels to Ireland with her best friend, Marco. There, she stumbles on a portal to a magical world. In Talamh, she meets Keegan, the leader of the realm, and learns of her own extraordinary lineage and powers.
In this novel and the next two installments, The Becoming and The Choice, we follow Breen's transformation from a timid woman into a powerful being who embraces her destiny. These 30+ quotes from The Awakening just might inspire you to follow your dreams and unleash your own potential.
The best quotes from The Awakening on self-discovery and identity
"A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her—the light which, showing the way, forbids it."
"Whatever came, she had resolved never again to belong to another than herself."
"Even as a child she had lived her own small life within herself. At a very early period she had apprehended instinctively the dual life–that outward existence which conforms, the inward life which questions."
"For the first time, she recognized the symptoms of infatuation which she had felt incipiently as a child, as a girl in her early teens, and later as a young woman."
"He could see plainly that she was not herself. That is, he could not see that she was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world."
"She's got some sort of notion in her head concerning the eternal rights of women."
"There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water."
"You have a chance and a choice to be what you are. To build on all that came before, reach for what comes next. To fail, well, greatness rises from first failures."
“Girl, take it from an old queen: be who you are and the hell with the rest.”
