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Overview

In the small village of Hawkins Hollow, three best friends who share the same birthday sneak off into the woods for a sleepover the evening before turning 10. But a night of pre-pubescent celebration turns into a night of horror as their blood brother oath unleashes a three-hundred year curse.

Twenty-one years later, Cal Hawkins and his friends have seen their town plagued by a week of unexplainable evil events two more times - every seven years. With the clock winding down on the third set of seven years, someone else has taken an interest in the town's folklore. Quinn is a well known scholar of local legends, and despite Cal's protests, insists on delving in the mystery. But when the first signs of evil appear months early, it's not only the town Cal tries to protect, but also his heart.

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After three boys accidentally awaken an ancient evil near their small Maryland town, the tight-knit community finds itself lost to a Stephen King-style plague of madness and destruction for a week every seven years. Twenty-one years later, those three boys, now grown, are hoping to find a way to stop the evil before its third return, which may mean the end of the town; they don't know much about the "anomalies," but they do know that "[e]very time it gets stronger." This time, the town is graced by author Quinn Black, eager to document the paranormal mystery. When two more women arrive-one an associate of Quinn's, the other led to town by strange visions-the circle of six decide to face the oncoming apocalypse together. Hyperprolific bestseller Roberts frontloads her story with drama and endearing characters (especially in Quinn and bowling alley owner Caleb Hawkins), but an abundance of exposition and domestic concerns (protagonists decorate a house, trade banter and pair off predictably) slow the plot significantly. Though future volumes are sure to pick up, this trilogy kickoff suffers from a dearth of twists and little payoff; fans of the brisk, colorful Roberts style will enjoy the ride, though probably not as much as they'd expect. (Dec.)

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Twenty-one years ago, ten-year-old boys Cal, Fox, and Gage spilled a few drops of blood onto an ancient altar during a childhood ritual. Suddenly the world exploded, and nightmares came to life. Now, every seven years, that evil returns to wreak havoc on the town of Hawkins Hollow. Author Quinn Black loves researching spooky legends, but this one is beyond her and calls for reinforcements, including the three boys, who are now grown men, and two other women. As they delve deeper into history, they discover unexpected connections to one another. Narrator Phil Gigante exudes the rhythms of the small town, the slower drawls, the hesitancy with strangers, but he also understands the main characters. For Cal and Fox, this place is their lives, their home; not so with Gage. His smoke-roughened voice and unresolved anger toward his abusive father colors his every word. Gigante manages the women well, with higher pitched voices and New York accents. He also keeps pace with the building tension and leaves us wanting more. Highly recommended.
—Jodi L. Israel

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780515143805
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 11/27/2007
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • Sales rank: 70,986
  • Series: Sign of Seven Series , #1
  • Product dimensions: 4.34 (w) x 7.06 (h) x 0.93 (d)

Meet the Author

Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts is the first member to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame, and is the author of more than 150 novels. There are more than 280 million copies of her books in print. She is also a member of several writing groups, and has won countless awards from her colleagues and the publishing industry.

Biography

Not only has Nora Roberts written more bestsellers than anyone else in the world (according to Publishers Weekly), she’s also created a hybrid genre of her own: the futuristic detective romance. And that’s on top of mastering every subgenre in the romance pie: the family saga, the historical, the suspense novel. But this most prolific and versatile of authors might never have tapped into her native talent if it hadn't been for one fateful snowstorm.

As her fans well know, in 1979 a blizzard trapped Roberts at home for a week with two bored little kids and a dwindling supply of chocolate. To maintain her sanity, Roberts started scribbling a story -- a romance novel like the Harlequin paperbacks she'd recently begun reading. The resulting manuscript was rejected by Harlequin, but that didn't matter to Roberts. She was hooked on writing. Several rejected manuscripts later, her first book was accepted for publication by Silhouette.

For several years, Roberts wrote category romances for Silhouette -- short books written to the publisher's specifications for length, subject matter and style, and marketed as part of a series of similar books. Roberts has said she never found the form restrictive. "If you write in category, you write knowing there's a framework, there are reader expectations," she explained. "If this doesn't suit you, you shouldn't write it. I don't believe for one moment you can write well what you wouldn't read for pleasure."

Roberts never violated the reader's expectations, but she did show a gift for bringing something fresh to the romance formula. Her first book, Irish Thoroughbred (1981), had as its heroine a strong-willed horse groom, in contrast to the fluttering young nurses and secretaries who populated most romances at the time. But Roberts's books didn't make significant waves until 1985, when she published Playing the Odds, which introduced the MacGregor clan. It was the first bestseller of many.

Roberts soon made a name for herself as a writer of spellbinding multigenerational sagas, creating families like the Scottish MacGregors, the Irish Donovans and the Ukrainian Stanislaskis. She also began working on romantic suspense novels, in which the love story unfolds beneath a looming threat of violence or disaster. She grew so prolific that she outstripped her publishers' ability to print and market Nora Roberts books, so she created an alter ego, J.D. Robb. Under the pseudonym, she began writing romantic detective novels set in the future. By then, millions of readers had discovered what Publishers Weekly called her "immeasurable diversity and talent."

Although the style and substance of her books has grown, Roberts remains loyal to the genre that launched her career. As she says, "The romance novel at its core celebrates that rush of emotions you have when you are falling in love, and it's a lovely thing to relive those feelings through a book."

Good To Know

Roberts still lives in the same Maryland house she occupied when she first started writing -- though her carpenter husband has built on some additions. She and her husband also own Turn the Page Bookstore Café in Boonsboro, Maryland. When Roberts isn't busy writing, she likes to drop by the store, which specializes in Civil War titles as well as autographed copies of her own books.

Roberts sued fellow writer Janet Dailey in 1997, accusing her of plagiarizing numerous passages of her work over a period of years. Dailey paid a settlement and publicly apologized, blaming stress and a psychological disorder for her misconduct.

    1. Also Known As:
      J. D. Robb; Sarah Hardesty; Jill March; Eleanor Marie Robertson (birth name)
    2. Hometown:
      Keedysville, Maryland
    1. Date of Birth:
      1950
    2. Place of Birth:
      Silver Spring, Maryland
    1. Website:
      http://www.noraroberts.com/

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  • Posted July 14, 2011

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    Loved this book! Suspense!

    If you like mystery and science fiction, this book is for you. This is the first book of the series and will keep you up waiting for what happens next. I love Nora Roberts; but this is not your typical romance. This one has lots of action and suspense. Enjoy.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted March 3, 2012

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    great book!!

    Great book can't wait to read the next one!!

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  • Posted February 16, 2012

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    Interesting

    This is a very interesting read that keeps you on your toes!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 29, 2011

    Quick reads

    I read all books in the blood brothers trilogy. Light reading but interesting.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 25, 2011

    Exciting story...

    I am enjoying the first in the "Sign of Seven" series by Nora Roberts. It is a curious plot with an exciting center. I am onto the next in the series...

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  • Posted August 27, 2011

    Love this series!

    I have read just about all of her books and have not been disappointed!

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  • Posted March 6, 2011

    Great read...you will not be disappointed!

    entertaining and a quick read...a great trilogy which is usual for Nora Roberts...she does not fail to capture you and make you 'see' and 'feel' what is happening in this fast paced story.

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  • Posted October 26, 2010

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    Fantastic Read!

    Not your typical romance novel... a little (ok, a lot) creepy and full of suspense and paranormal occurances. Since it is a Nora Roberts book there is a love story mixed in, but this just adds to the dynamic of the story. Highly recommended to anyone looking for a good scare!

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  • Posted October 24, 2010

    WOW!!!!

    I have read all three of the "Sign of Seven Series". They are absolutely fabulous. Book one (blood brothers) is great. It has it all, sex, romance and danger. The book moves fast and leaves you wanting more. Book two (the hollow) drags a little but is still great. Book three (the pegan stone) will have you hating nora roberts for ending the story. It will leave you wanting more. I read the series twice and I still cant get enough.

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  • Posted October 10, 2010

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    Adventurous tale of young boys that turns to something much more

    Fasinating adventure of young boys that turns into a journey of faith as men. Like the way the author beginns to pull the centuries long "curse if you will" together.

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  • Posted July 27, 2010

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    Great summer book!

    Great book. Nora Roberts does it again!!!

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  • Posted June 2, 2010

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    Very good

    I did not know this was a trilogy when I started reading and now that I am finished I will be getting the other two books. I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to start the next.

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  • Posted March 27, 2010

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    Excellent

    At first I didn't think I would like it, but as I read on I became so engrossed I couldn't put it down, and when I finished I couldn't wait to start the Hollow and Pagan Stone. Fast moving and not mushy. The trilogy is one of Nora's best and I've read them all !!!!

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  • Posted March 14, 2010

    Great series of stories

    Great series if you like super natural events with demons and angles.

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  • Posted December 27, 2009

    Something different

    Mystery, intrigue and a little romance, but it is not the usual Nora Roberts novel, so you might want to read the reviews first.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 18, 2009

    Loved the Series

    I love the storyline and the charaters. I couldn't put the books down.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 15, 2009

    Blood Brothers ( Sign of 7 book 1)

    This book has everything I am looking for in a book. The plot, the romance and the thrills. All 3 books will stay in my library so I can read it and the other two again.

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  • Posted September 9, 2009

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    Great Series

    This was the first book in the series and it immediately made me want to run and purchase the other two books, call in sick for the next few days so that I could just read them. The only drawback that I saw was the predictability of the each book taking on one of the brothers as a main character who would find romance with one of the leading ladies characters. Even though that was distraction in the series, the storyline was thrilling enough and carried on throughout each book. These were the books that made me a fan of Nora Roberts.

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  • Posted August 31, 2009

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    Loved It!!

    I just loved this book. You must read all of the three books that make up this series. Lots of fun.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 15, 2009

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    Nora Roberts is a great writer.

    Her books always leave you wanting more. I love Ms. Roberts books and hope she takes no offense that I wish she would not use the name of God or Jesus Christ the way that she does. Her books are so great and I feel that she can still get her story over without using Gods name so commonly.

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