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Author of two sci-fi novels "Trapped in a Dream" and "Essence", Victoria Caro's third novel "Mary's Apostles" presents an intriguing historical thriller.
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"I strive to tell deeply meaningful stories packaged in a riveting thrill with a touch of kind humor. In Trapped in a Dream, my hope was to convey that small, kind acts can unsuspectingly snowball into great deeds. In Essence, I wished to show that 'different' is not a threat to 'normal' but a potential contributor to 'better'. In Mary's Apostles, I call for Reason and Faith to team up to make the world a better place. And in The Quixote Pact, I invite you all to dream big." |
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THE QUIXOTE PACT: A BURIED SECRET FROM THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND THE RIVETING QUEST TO FIND IT ... COMING SOON!
"There was a secret Journal, which has never been published, and another more secret, the Secret of Secrets, which never will be published." —John Adams, 2 November 1815 Until now ... Sofia Auru-Soto, a psychologist who has made a name for herself rationalizing the unexplained, is asked to attend an unrelated presentation by the mysterious Spanish Professor Antonio del Mar. Little to nothing is known about Del Mar, yet he has managed to attract the pinnacle of Washington D.C.'s press corps, claiming to know of a secret pact between George Washington and the Spanish king, Charles III, which could upend what we know of the Revolutionary War and its aftermath. |
The morning takes a shocking turn when, during his speech, the professor narrowly escapes an attempt on his life and whispers three cryptic words to Sofia before disappearing.
While baffled as to why he'd entrust the enigmatic clue to her and unsettled by its trailing dangers, Sofia can't pass on this exclusive opportunity to track down the obscure pact. So, joining forces, once again, with her sister Lily, a historian, and despite the acute feeling Del Mar has an agenda of his own, Sofia and Lily embark on another remarkable quest that will lead to an unexpected discovery.
The Quixote Pact is a multilayered story that weaves together true history, a riveting search for a buried secret, and an inspiring revelation.
While baffled as to why he'd entrust the enigmatic clue to her and unsettled by its trailing dangers, Sofia can't pass on this exclusive opportunity to track down the obscure pact. So, joining forces, once again, with her sister Lily, a historian, and despite the acute feeling Del Mar has an agenda of his own, Sofia and Lily embark on another remarkable quest that will lead to an unexpected discovery.
The Quixote Pact is a multilayered story that weaves together true history, a riveting search for a buried secret, and an inspiring revelation.
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Mary's Apostles
Read a free sample here Twenty-five years ago, Sofia Auru-Soto survived a traumatic event that everyone around her celebrated as a divine miracle. Today, Sofia is a psychologist running from her past and dedicated to discrediting irrational occurrences. Her life will take an unexpected turn when her estranged sister, Lily, a history professor, shows up without warning accompanied by an enigmatic journalist, Michael Amir, asking for her help. She claims to have discovered a hidden message in a papal homily that reveals the existence of a surprising alignment of Marian shrines as if a divine path of sorts. Convinced it guides to a prophetic secret; Lily seeks Sofia’s analytical genius to decipher its ultimate destination. But they must hurry; dark forces trail Lily and have already attempted to thwart her investigation. For Sofia, an innate skeptic, the request makes her uncomfortable for obvious reasons, but worried about her sister’s nonsensical claim and suspicious of the sinister influence the charming Michael seems to have over her, she agrees to collaborate. The next forty-eight hours unfold into a race through the most intriguing miracles, legends and sacred artifacts in history in search of the clues that complete Mary’s Path to its final prodigious revelation. Read a free sample here |
At the end of Trapped in a Dream, Faith and Chris barely survive the cover-up of an illegal experiment that gave them telepathic abilities.
Now, in Essence, while on vacation in Barcelona, and as they come to terms with their new reality, Faith inadvertently connects with another experimental subject, who she witnesses committing a murder. Horrified, all she is able to discern from it, is that the subject is a woman and that the act occurred in some kind of laboratory. Unable to go to the authorities, Faith and Chris are teamed up with a local trusted, though unpredictable agent, Professor Xavier Vall, whose loyalties are not always clear, but who apparently is uniquely qualified for undisclosed reasons to keep them safe. So, once again, Faith and Chris find themselves in the middle of an unfathomable conspiracy, in pursuit of a sinister woman, unaware she dons extraordinary skills far more advanced than their own, and willing to stop at nothing to protect a secret. And that's not even their greatest unknown. Read a free sample here |
Thirty years ago, two infants were rescued from a secret project. To ensure their survival, they were separated and never told of each other or what was done to them. Under the watchful eyes of their guardians, both grow up showing no signs of anything out of the ordinary. Today, Faith Fernandez is a schoolteacher in Los Angeles dedicated to her community, and Dr. Christian Luxford "Chris" has made a name for himself in Maryland as a neurologist specialized in sleeping disorders.
All appears good … But it’s not. What their guardians don't know is that Faith and Chris have been keeping a troubling secret of their own: they can sense each other. The perception is faint while they are awake, but at night, in their dreams, it gains exceptional strength. While growing up, it was a source of fun and games, and during their teens, an alluring encounter. Unfortunately, adulthood soured the experience. They came to understand there was something very wrong about it. So, while Faith chose to downplay Chris as a product of her overactive imagination, Chris worried that Faith's ghostly presence portended mental illness and made his strange condition the secret focus of his work. When the opportunity to advance his research in Los Angeles presents itself, a place he was always drawn to by Faith's pull, Chris quickly accepts. Shortly after arriving, as he struggles with her increased intensity during waking hours, the unexpected happens: Faith is brutally attacked and left in an odd state of sleep she can’t wake up from. He, the expert, is assigned to her case. As soon as he recognizes her, his world comes crushing down. She is real. Flesh and blood real. How is that possible? A desperate race will follow. Chris must unravel the mystery behind their telepathic connection to work out Faith's cure, as her window of recovery closes fast and her attacker lurks to finish the job. Read a free sample here |