BUILD UNIVERSES

The year 2036 marks the sixth anniversary of global peace, after the end of world war three. One organization rules worldwide: The Guard Regency, a new modern-day society founded by seven Regents. They maintain peace through the absolute power of its World Citizens. Carmen Aicher pays her dues for her rebellious spirit. It all begins on a common day, during a common university lesson. Carmen attends the university of Rockdale in the English Colony, where she finds herself narcotized by a drug called Drift, a bridge between man and technology able to rewrite damaged DNA structures. It is out to destroy her life and the lives of her friends. Under the influence of Drift, Carmen and Theo are confronted with their shadow sides and tough decisions, which tests their morality. Strangers to themselves and six fellow Drifters, they must remember their true identity before their hopeless society tells them who they should be.

There you go. Happy birthday, little girl.” He passed her the present.
Madeline grabbed it and saw a black ink pen in her hands. On one of its sides, she
found a writing “Magic”.
“Thank you, daddy!” The girl chuckled.
“Whenever you write with it, the magic of your words will be revealed!”
“Magic of my words? What magic?”
“There are words that mean a lot. There’re letters which change people’s
lives. There are books that make people feel different. Not only do actions
have values, but words do too!”

In her eleventh year, magic reveals itself to Madeline, opening the door to a new world. Despite her misadventures, a new life awaits the young witch in the world of Ukronia. New friends, but above all new powers and new responsibilities. With the guidance of the wise Asteria, will Madeline be able to master her element? This first book in the saga guides the readers on an exciting adventure.

Mia is a young woman who leaves her small hometown in Umbria, Italy, to start a new life in New York. Day by day, through backbreaking work shifts and endless passion, she carves her space within the art world of the Big Apple. Among the sparkling mundanity, the drugs, the pleasures of food and the hypocrisy of her new world, Mia manages to nourish genuine friendships, find true love and build a family. But not all dreams are meant to last forever, and Mia will soon be faced with the most unbearable pain a mother can experience, and will have to appeal to her inner strength to put her life back on track.
The narrative voice of this Simple Story is Angela, Mia’s daughter. In a humorous, innocent but real tone, she will take you into her and her mother’s life, and touch the most sensitive cords of your soul.

For zero is not only rock bottom, it is also
the point from which one can turn back and
swim towards the light. The light of hope and
happiness.

Wings for the butterfly, the day my life newly began is a journey; a long and hard one inside a woman’s life who travelled far away from her own country and also inside herself to find a meaning to her existence and get back the integrity that she had lost at a young age.
Today female mutilation is still practiced in various parts of the world, and many young girls who undergo FGM live in Africa. FGM is most prevalent among ethnic groups like Samburu, Maasai, Somali…The author is a victim of this cruelty, and through her book wants to raise awareness among young African girls, and more, against a brutal practice that changes their lives forever.
The book starts with a description of a simple but happy life, until the mutilation day comes and Ntailan’s existence changes completely. The way she loves herself and her body, the way she sees her parents who are guilty of allowing that, her feelings towards men and life, everything is discombobulated. So, the journey starts, through sorrow, and through a long spiritual and psychological path of healing, in order to find her real identity and roots.
From pain, confusion and loss, through a long period of wandering and discovery, to eventual happiness – this is her story.