The Keepers of Metsan Valo: A Novel

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The spirits of Nordic folklore come calling in this entrancing tale of family secrets and ancient mysteries by the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Haunting of Brynn Wilder.

In Metsan Valo, her family home on Lake Superior, Anni Hallas beloved grandmother has died. Among her fond memories, what Anni remembers most vividly is her grandmothers eerie yet enchanting storytelling. By firelight she spun talltales of spirits in the nearby forest and waters who could heal or harm on a whim. But of course those were only stories

The reading of the will now occasions a family reunion. Anni and her twin brother, their almost otherworldly mother, and relatives Anni hasnt seen in forever some with good reason are all brought back together under one roof that strains to hold all their tension. But its not just Annis family who is unsettled. Whispers wind through the woods. Laughter bursts from bubbling streams. Raps from unseen hands rupture on the walls. Fireflies swarm and nightmares stir. With each odd occurrence, Anni fears that her return has invited less a welcoming and more a warning.

When another tragedy strikes near home, Anni must dive headfirst into the mysterious happenings to discover the truth about her home, her family, and the wooded islands ancient lore. Plunging into the past may be the only way to save her family from whatever bedevils Metsan Valo.

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Wendy Webb once again spins a magical web in The Keepers of Metsan Valo, weaving Nordic folklore, family legacy, and the bonds that unite us to each other and to the natural world. She is the sorceress of Lake Superior. Get ready to be ensnared! Carol Goodman, two-time Mary Higgins Clark Awardwinning author of The Lake of Dead Languages and The Stranger Behind You A novel taut with threats and secrets, family lore, and folktales. Whoor whattruly guards and keeps the magnificent house and grounds of Metsan Valo That is the question that thrums through the novel. And whoor whatis threatening and haunting the family who calls it home Dark, brooding, and mysterious, as all good Gothics should be. Loved it. Kim Taylor Blakemore, author of After Alice Fell and The Companion

Author Bio

Wendy Webb is the #1 Amazon Charts bestselling and multiple awardwinning author of six novels of gothic suspense, including The Haunting of Brynn Wilder; Daughters of the Lake; The Vanishing; The Fate of Mercy Alban; The Tale of Halcyon Crane; and The End of Temperance Dare, which has been optioned for both film and television. Her books are sold worldwide and have been translated into seven languages. Dubbed Queen of the Northern Gothic by reviewers, Wendy sets her stories on the windswept, rocky shores of the Great Lakes. Wendy lives in Minneapolis, where she is at work on her next novel when shes not walking a good dog along the parkway and lakes near her home. Visit her at www.wendykwebb.com.