By the end of the 18th century, Corsica had been occupied by France for over thirty years. Islanders yearned to recover their lost independence, and the French Revolution gave them the opportunity. Their leader, Pasquale Paoli, realized that alone they could never defeat the well-organized French forces. He offered Corsica to King George III of England, on condition that the French were driven from the island. Based on documented historical fact, the author paints a detailed portrait of Co...

An Incompatible Passion tells the dramatized history of the last three months in the life of the controversial poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley. ----In the spring of 1822, Percy and his second wife, Mary Woolstonecroft, the author of the famous novel Frankenstein, along with her half-sister, Claire, rented a villa on the Tuscan coast. They were joined there by Jane and Edward Williams, and later the Cornish adventurer Edward Trelawny.----The relationship between Mary and her husband soured after...

Peu avant la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale, Georges rêve régulièrement d'une jeune fille, qui ressemble beaucoup à une danseuse dans un temple minoen.----D'origine grecque, Georges est envoyé en Crète après l'occupation allemande pour organiser la résistance dans les Montagnes Blanches. Il commence à avoir des hallucinations de la même jeune fille. Il est attiré dans une situation imaginaire où il s'identifie avec la victime d'un sacrifice humain il y a 3600 ans. La jeune fille fut à l'époque l...

Une passion incompatible raconte lhistoire dramatisée des derniers trois mois dans la vie du poète activiste, Percy Bysshe Shelley.----Au printemps 1822, Percy et sa deuxième épouse, Mary Woolstonecroft, l'auteur du roman célèbre FRANKENSTEIN, accompagné par sa demi-sœur, Claire, ont loué une villa sur la côte toscane. Ils furent rejoints par Jane et Edward Williams et plus tard par l'aventurier cornouaillais Edward Trelawny.----Les rapports entre Mary et son mari se sont dégradés après la...

The Tide of Destiny is a stunning novel set in 1799 through 1808 during the Napoleonic era. The story takes place in Southern Switzerland and on the Ligurian coast.----Damien André Berra, son of a Swiss farmer, is exiled to northern Italy in the wake of Napoleons crossing over the Saint Bernard Pass in 1799. Inspired by a number of amorous adventures, Damien becomes a renowned linguist and short story writer.----His experiences during this turning point in European history are set amidst t...