Gina Rae Mitchell

Keepers of the Gate by E. Denise Billups | Review

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Book Details

Keepers Of The Gate by E. Denise Billups
Series: Twilight Ends #1
Published by Next Chapter on February 6, 2021
Genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Multi-Cultural, Mystery, Paranormal, Thriller, Suspense, Time-Slip
Format: eBook, Hardcover, Paperback
Pages: 299

In 1779 Kanadasaga, Sullivan's Expedition torches a Seneca village and many others, destroying the Iroquois Confederacy. Awakened from sleep, Pilan and Teka flee their blazing longhouse into the woodlands. After a soldier’s bullet thwarts their escape, Pilan vows to meet his beloved Teka again in another life.

Two hundred years later in present-day Geneva, New York, historical relics rise. Twilight Ends, a grand Victorian bed-and-breakfast run by the Newhouse family, sits on the property the Iroquois village used to thrive on.

After Twilight Ends’ long-standing matriarch Tessa Newhouse dies, her daughter and granddaughter, Skylar and Twyla, discover two artifacts under the maple tree in the backyard, and an ancient mystery as old as time begins to unravel.

But will they have the courage to follow the path their ancestors did?

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My thoughts on Keepers of the Gate

Keepers of the Gate is the opening book in the Twilight Ends series by E. Denise Billups.

The book defies genres by combining historical fiction, paranormal, mystery, suspense, present-day intrigue, and even some classic romance.

Billups writes from the heart. The reader can sense the research and love that went into this book. From the incredible heart-breaking history of the devastation of the Iroquois Nation to current day family secrets, the reader is immersed in the Twilights End world.

Twilights End is a Victorian Bed & Breakfast owned by ancestors of the original Native-American Wolf Clan, whose village was massacred by Sullivan’s Expedition in 17179. On this mystical property, time is fluid as the Newhouse family has guarded the gate to the portal between past and present.

As befits the first book in a series, groundwork must be laid for the plot and a myriad of characters introduced. Occasionally, I had a bit of trouble keeping everyone straight, but eventually, I sorted them all. After the first 20 percent or so, I could not stop reading. The tale wrapped a fist around my heart and demanded I keep turning the pages.

The writing of Billups is often described as ethereal. I can’t think of a better word to apply to this book. I was immersed in the settings of upper New York and thrilled with the descriptions of the timeslips taking place through the gate.

With a deep-seated theme of history and family, this story is gripping, heartbreaking, and uplifting. It’s interspersed with humor, love, evil, and goodness, with a healthy dose of history.

I highly recommend Keepers of the Gate to any reader looking for Native-American history mixed with family, mysticism, time slips, murder, mystery, and intrigue. In other words, I believe most readers will enjoy this tale.

 

I purchased a copy of the book. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.

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