What some people have had to say about Beyond the Stones: The Promise of Beitris . . .
"While I have read this book, the world is awash with disease, fear , treacherous "fake news" and turmoil. Into just such a world are we brought in Beyond The Stones. A highly secret Order , based on ancient wisdom woven from the threads of arcane knowledge worldwide, is the world's only hope for healing. von Rosenvinge gives this suspenseful and deeply optimistic story color and dimension with fully realized characters who sometimes struggle to find their place in this great purpose, ultimately trusting in themselves and their strong relationships with each other. A lovely book. Your first impulse upon completing Beyond the Stones is to share it with a friend."
"This book was just what I needed right now. In fact, it is just the panacea for the climate in our world today. Deeply engrossing story full of vivid imagery, poetic language and a world that I did not want to leave. The characters leap from the page and pull you along for the ride. The writing is, quite simply superb. I would recommend this book for any reader who appreciates a good story very well-told. I am eagerly awaiting more from this author."
"This novel touches on tragedy, struggles, failures, endurance, and triumphs, that speaks to the rough and tumble of life."
"It's like Harry Potter meets Outlander - a fascinating story."
"Like intermissions, Valerie’s use of suspense serves as the sinews connecting episodes as the story unfolds to the end. Valerie accomplishes her task by taking the reader into depths of human emotions, holding their attention and gently elevating the reader into a profound understanding of humanity."
"Valerie’s storytelling is entrancing. Her words artfully pull us into Beitris’ coming of age journey in a way that excites us to keep turning the page. We quickly learn to love and care for the characters we meet, recognizing comforting and familiar traits of our own family and friends. We experience their joy and their pain alongside them. The story’s backdrop not only sets the tone for a building conflict, but also forces the reader to reckon with how the themes of good, evil, and karma manifest themselves in our own present day, beyond the page."
"The power of the imagination, the rarest of mortal gifts and the driving force in this novel, that I suspect is in many ways autobiographical. Beitris inherits that power, though at first unaware of it, that she shares with generations of men and women who are the building blocks that lead to her future, though as the novel progresses, she can only question the nature of her existence, and her role as a player in it. Everything that she learns surprises her and, I might add, anyone she connects with along the many pathways that lead to the ancient stones that guard the entrance to her creative mind. The novel ends where it begins."