the tent dwellers

Giuliana was born in Siena, Italy. At the age of 4 her father gave her a box of markers. She immediately began to doodle stories on the house walls. After a few weeks of repainting they finally gave her paper as well. She has not stopped writing since. She calls home Whidbey Island where she settled in 2001, after globetrotting and teaching Italian in exotic places as far as Japan. She holds a Classic Italian Literature and Philosophy degree with a minor in English still laced with a Chianti-infused accent. She speaks fluent Spanish, has forgotten most of her French and holds tightly to her Japanese, mostly by eating sushi every chance she gets. She shares a yellow cottage on the island with her husband, 2 children and 2 cats, a vegetable garden and a fig tree named Federico. Every residual free minute of her life is spent working on Book Three. www.giulianasica.com In this compelling and hauntingly vivid novel, Porzia Amard, an epicurean globetrotter, has left her French-Italian roots and her beloved wine-making family behind in Tuscany to pursue her journalistic studies in the USA, eventually settling in Florida; Pensacola, to be exact, where hurricanes abound. And it is on the forceful tail end of one such hurricane that her life suddenly takes a mystical turn and the story begins. When she unexpectedly inherits the legacy of unusual powers at her beloved grandmother’s deathbed, she embarks on an unforgettable journey of self-discovery. From the winding hills of Tuscany to the perilous landscape of South Australia and salt-scented beaches of western Florida, Porzia abandons the straightforward path after a past life regression introduces a distant soul mate, revealing a love so intense it has resisted the tarnishing of time. Porzia loves food, but would rather eat than cook. Her minimalistic choices of friends give us an insight on her aberration for large crowds while her selective palate, often used in her mouthwatering culinary and gem-wine-searching escapades tell us she won’t compromise. Stubborn, beautiful yet goofy she doesn’t believe herself capable of accepting the legacy of powers her paternal grandmother has bestowed upon her. Her colorful, yet genuinely blunt comments give us vivid description of her morals, ethics, dreams and hopes and make her irresistible to the eyes of one special man. Narrated in vibrant prose, infused with mouthwatering aromas of delicious recipes paired with inebriating wines Porzia’s life intertwines with mystical characters. She finds herself embroiled in a world of esoteric secrets and swept in a heated passion with famed off-road racer Gabe Miller. This unique and extraordinary novel is an irresistible recipe for lovers of romance, wine, and the mystical realm. This book promises freedom from earthly boundaries; it blurs the lines between safety and the unconventional; between love and fear, between us and the gods.

Sarina is forced to flee into the desert after her kingdom, the city of Bamm, is attacked by something unknown. Sarina is introduced to a magical coven of witches that are hiding away in an oasis in the middle of the desert. She will work alongside the mysterious, handsome man who rescues her and try to save the kingdom. What awaits her is the possibility of love and adventure, but with love comes pain and with adventure comes danger. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Attempting to become a rising author. :) When the collections reach 100 or the book receives 100 power stone votes, then I will begin releasing 2 chapters a day! Thank you for your support! Contact for publish: elleypowe@gmail.com

What would happen if there is a band of people, or creatures who defend their homeland? How did these characters first became so? And what in the world is being a Token Dweller really about? Take a trip down the multitude of tales to spring up from this book. Start at any character after reading the first chapter. All stories will be relatively independent of each other. Token Dwellers is only so far an idea for a game, which may even trump the more complicated games, in both story depth and ease of use. Here is the Discord link: https://discord.gg/Jdxe2s9q . Enjoy the server and please help with character ideas and stuff. This is your head Token Wielder, BDragonSoldier, and I hope these stories will be entertaining and be well designed for a deep lore. Cya.

The Red Tent is narrated by Dinah, the daughter of Jacob — the patriarch of the Israelites in the Old Testament. While not prominently featured in the Bible, Dinah is given the spotlight in this novel: she gets to speak about her experience as a woman in the early days of humanity. When they menstruate, the women in Dinah’s family stay in a red tent together, where  they discuss all sorts of local events. Diamant admits that there is no concrete evidence for this practice in ancient Israel, but it was common across many early civilizations. Her novel brings biblical history to life, and more importantly, gives voice to a crucial half of the human population, a group too often disregarded. 

Maicol, un genio cansado de su vida vacía y traicionado por su propia familia, muere sin entender el propósito de su existencia. Pero la muerte no fue su final. Despierta en el Mundo Fragmentado, un lugar donde las almas se quiebran antes de renacer, y allí conoce al Domador de las Llamas, una entidad que lo marca con fuego y poder. Reencarnado ahora como Kael, Maicol conserva todos sus recuerdos… pero despierta en un mundo totalmente desconocido, con reglas que desafían la lógica y criaturas que parecen surgidas de una pesadilla. A su lado están sus nuevos hermanos: un hermano mayor de espíritu protector y una hermana pequeña inocente pero sorprendentemente perceptiva. Juntos deberán viajar a través de este mundo que Kael no comprende en absoluto, enfrentando misterios, monstruos y verdades que pondrán a prueba su mente y su corazón. Entre su intelecto, su poder sellado y las brasas del pasado, Kael aprenderá que incluso un genio puede perderse… cuando el mundo entero le resulta desconocido.

Can two broken men build one life?<br><br>Ten years.<br><br>That’s what Makai lost for a crime he didn’t commit. He’s been exonerated, but the abuse he suffered in prison isn’t so easy to leave behind. He heads to the one place he remembers being happy: Acker, Wisconsin, where he spent summers with his grandpa. Unfortunately, not everyone wants Makai there.<br><br>Ten days.<br><br>That’s how long Emil, now twenty-one, was held prisoner as a teenager. The mental and physical injuries he suffered at the hands of a drug trafficking ring still haunt him.<br><br>Nightmares, anxiety, and PTSD challenge the connection forming between Makai and Emil, though together, they might find a way to move beyond their pain and into a future -- and a relationship -- that both had thought impossible.<br><br>Now they just have to convince Emil’s father, the town sheriff. It won’t be easy with danger closer than they know ...

The story of the Stone of Light is typically included in elementary school textbooks and anthologies. It is considered to be one of the most well-known fairy tales in existence, nothing more than an old bedtime story. That was true, until that day. The day the world ended.

For romance editors, love is in the air, 24/7 and 365 days, except for Sebastian Loyess. He’s been loveless for the past nine years. But this year, before his 29th birthday, he wanted to break the curse of #9. As for the how and why, it will be decided if he wins the flip-a-coin challenge set by the publishing company’s new investor, the ruthless self-made billionaire Julian Perran. Heads or Tails?

Update Schedule: One new chapter released daily! Genres: Action-packed adventure, dark fantasy world, shocking reversals, multi-world setting, epic fantasy quest, journey of self-discovery. On Patreon (search for "Zane Lee" - the avatar is a black cat writing), you can read new chapters two weeks in advance. In a world shaped by trials and ancient mysteries, a young man named Leo awakens in a remote village with no memory of his past-only a deep scar on his collarbone, shaped like a five-pointed star. As a skilled blacksmith, he leads a quiet life until he and an outcast girl, Luna, uncover a long-forgotten legend about the Silver Pentagram, a once-glorious adventurer's guild. Their journey takes them through perilous cities, into the depths of a colossal mechanical tree, and against the will of those who wish to keep the past buried. When Leo encounters a masked thief named Dan, fragments of truth begin to surface-revealing that Leo might not just be seeking the Silver Pentagram, but reclaiming a history that was stolen from him. With powerful artifacts, sentient machines, and a looming war between light and darkness, The Ten Gates is a thrilling tale of lost identity, the battle between fate and free will, and the acceptance of both humanity's brilliance and its deepest flaws. As Leo and Luna venture toward the stormy shores of the Shattered Wind Sea, they must face not only their enemies but also the echoes of a forgotten past that could change the world forever. Will Leo reclaim his memories before the darkness overtakes him? Or will he become the very thing he once sought to destroy?

At 17, you don't expect to actually know who your soulmate is. Your whole life is spent dreaming of the day you're finally in their arms. What they'll look like, what their voice will sound like, what their fingers intertwined with yours will actually feel like. You endlessly fantasize about the day he slips the ring of your dreams onto the fourth finger of your left hand and you both say "I Do" in the perfect wedding setting surrounded by loving friends and family. You dream of the 'Happily Ever After' every princess has in the fairytales from your youth, hoping and wishing that it was you instead. You know your day will eventually come, but when?