Seductive. Beautiful. Dangerous!Or are they innocent maidens looking for love?Discover the allure of Slavic mermaids – Rusalki. Author Ronesa Aveela takes an in-depth look at these pale, beautiful water maidens who captivated her heart as a child in the tales her grandmother told her.Rusalki – Slavic Mermaids, the second book in the series of Eastern European mythology and folklore, takes you into the heart of a rural culture focused on fertility and survival. Throu...

Each person is a constant project: changing and adapting—sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. All our lives we wander to find a better place to live or a better job, to learn new skills, to make a discovery, or to invent something of value.Today, technology has removed boundaries. We can easily physically travel to different places in the world, but we can also "bounce" around the virtual space of the web, where we make acquaintances worldwide.In our travels, ...

GOLD medal winner! 2019 Readers' Favorite Non-fiction Cultural.Do you love all things paranormal? What you know about the spirit world is about to change as you discover these nine unusual household spirits.Author Ronesa Aveela grew up in Bulgaria, spellbound by her grandmother's tales of spirits and other creatures that haunted the countryside.Some scary. Some friendly. All fascinating.She shares those and others in this series of studies about Eastern Euro...

• Discover Ancient Bulgarian Myths, Legends, Folklore, and Mythology• Meet Heroes from Greek Mythology with Thracian Origins• Enjoy Diverse, Delicious Modern and Traditional Bulgarian RecipesA book for children and adults from 8 to 108 who would like to take a journey and discover Bulgarian folk tales, legends, and mythology. Whether you want to learn a little about their ancient Thracian origins, or you want to experience rituals practiced throughout the year with a ...

The day fire and ice erupt from the sky, everything changes forever.Twelve-year-old Theo discovers that dragons are real when Lamia, a three-headed monster, kidnaps his sister. Now he has to find a way to get her back.A witch and a talking magpie help him open a portal to Dragon Village, a land he knows only from myth, a place filled with terrifying creatures. A young woodland nymph befriends him when he arrives, but she's not telling him everything.

Il giorno in cui fuoco e ghiaccio compaiono nel cielo, per il dodicenne Theo tutto cambia per sempre. Quando Lamia, un mostro a tre teste, rapisce sua sorella, lui scoprirà che i draghi sono veri. Una strega ed una gazza parlante lo aiuteranno ad aprire un portale per il Villaggio del Drago, una terra mitica, un posto pieni di creature terrificanti ma anche, per esempio, di esseri amichevoli come la giovane ninfa delle foreste che diventerà sua amica. Theo dovrà imparare a fidarsi del suo ...

You thought the Wicked Witch of the West was evil, but have you met the Wicked Witch of Eastern Europe?If you're familiar at all with Baba Yaga, you'll likely say she is a cannibalistic witch. This infamous Slavic fairy-tale character is also perhaps one of the most complex you'll find. While most others are strictly good or bad, Baba Yaga can be both simultaneously.Tales about Baba Yaga have terrified children throughout the ages. Not all are scary, though...

Past, present & future come together in this explosive modern tale of love and revenge.Carina, the most enchanting maiden in all of Thrace, is ravished on her wedding day, her ring cursed. It will bring happiness to none but her. The curse will be broken only when the ring guides her true love back to her. Every spring she goes to "the other side of the moon" to await the return of her soul mate. After centuries, the ring flashes like a beacon to guide a handsome m...

Have you ever wondered if dragons were real?Author Ronesa Aveela grew up in Bulgaria, terrified by tales of dragons capturing beautiful girls for their brides. Her grandmother armed her with protective herbs and performed rituals passed down from generation to generation.Dragons, the third book in the series, takes you across Eastern Europe to discover folkloric beliefs, fairy tales, customs, and rituals about the dragons who once lived in the land...

The Spirits and Creatures series takes an in-depth look at spirits and creatures across Eastern Europe. Author Ronesa Aveela grew up in Bulgaria where many of these entities were part of the tales and beliefs her grandmother told to her. This series will look at the origins of these beings, and popular ways people believed you could appease or defeat them. Illustrations, stories, music, and videos add to the details of these fascinating beings.This collection contains the first thr...

A desperate plea from a conch begs Theo for help. Can he prevent a catastrophe without losing his own life?It's been a year since he returned from the mystical land of Dragon Village, and he's had no word from his dragon father, Zmey. Was the promise to teach Theo about his powers a lie? Has his father abandoned him?Then, Theo discovers that a new menace terrorizes Dragon Village. This time, Theo's home in the human world is threatened, too. He must learn about his powers o...

Diva lies between life and death. Can Theo find a cure before the day is over and she dies?The final battle with Lamia is looming. Detailed plans have to be made. But Theo can't let Diva die. Two things can cure her: the Golden Apple, which Lamia has, or his mother's magical robe, which his other aunt, Magda, has stolen.Theo places his bet that he can find the robe.But one trickster after another has him running all over Dragon Village to find his a...