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Mystical Emona: Soul's Journey Kindle Edition

by Ronesa Aveela (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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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 man named Stefan to Emona.

Stefan is a widowed artist from Boston, Mass, with a young daughter. He hopes moving to a secluded village on the Black Sea coast will ease his pain, and the wild, untamed beauty of this surrounding will inspire him to take up his art once again. He meets a mysterious woman and his life changes. He is drawn to her by some unknown bond, but cannot give his heart to her fully because his memories refuse to release their hold on him. Then the dreams begin. Some delightful. Others terrifying.

Take the journey to Mystical Emona and find out if the lovers reunite. The book is sure to enchant you with its perfect blend of history, legends, rituals, and romance.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00M9FEYF6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bendideia Publishing; 2nd edition (July 29, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 29, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3083 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 410 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1949397130

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Ronesa Aveela is “the creative power of two.” Two authors that is. Nelly, the main force behind the work, the creative genius, was born in Bulgaria and moved to the US in the 1990s. She grew up with stories of wild Samodivi, Kikimora, the dragons Zmey and Lamia, Baba Yaga, and much more. She’s a freelance artist and writer. She likes writing mystery romance inspired by legends and tales. In her free time, she paints. Her artistic interests include the female figure, Greek and Thracian mythology, folklore tales, and the natural world interpreted through her eyes. She is married and has two children.

Rebecca, her writing partner, was born and raised in the New England area. She has a background in writing and editing, as well as having a love of all things from different cultures. She’s learned so much about Bulgarian culture, folklore, and rituals, and writes to share that knowledge with others.

Their writing goal is to make people aware of a culture rich with traditions that date back thousands of years to the ancient Thracians who inhabited parts of Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria, and other Slavic nations.

They love to hear from readers. Please visit their website: http://www.ronesaaveela.com.

You can follow their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RonesaAveela or follow on Twitter: @Ronesa_Aveela.

Praise for Mystical Emona:

"Set in a timeless village by the Black Sea, Mystical Emona tells a tale of a love that has spanned centuries and seeks realisation once more in this present time. The quaint little town sits easily alongside the legends and myths that have grown with it over the centuries and its inhabitants have no inhibitions in publicly proclaiming their beliefs. The mythological world that leaps from the pages is made all the more mythic by the poetic nature of the writing.”

Praise for Love Light Rituals:

"This is an enchanting book about Bulgarian folklore, legend and mythology and a very good example of why it is important that stories are handed down from generation to generation in order to preserve what is rich in any given culture. It is the perfect antidote to an all pervasive monoculture encroaching on communities worldwide, stripping them of their uniqueness.

The book is entertainingly written and beautifully illustrated with the changing of the seasons and their respective rituals brought to life via three generations of the fictitious Pavlov family.“

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carissa backherms

What an enchanting book!

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2021

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Wow, this book just swept me right in, and before I knew it, I was up half the night finishing it.
The story was brilliantly plotted, the writer spinning this web of mystery and mysticism around me. I loved every second, and was so caught up in the story!
The story begins with tragedy. After a gut wrenching accident, Stefan loses his life partner--his wife.
Grieving, he opts to move to France for a bit, and then finds himself in this mysterious town called Emona in Bulgaria. The town is filled with folklore and legend, superstitious rituals and supposed evil spirits. This is when I really fell in love with the story. I had the feeling of being in a "faraway land", Emona its own little world. The journey was creepy and magical, an air of mystery at every turn. I don't want to give any spoilers, but the author pulled it all together brilliantly. Beautiful writing, an entertaining story line, and a setting filled with mystery and enchantment. 5 stars!!!

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JC Gatlin

A book with a lot of passion and a lot of heart

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2015

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This is a book written with a lot of passion and a lot of heart. It has a romantic, mystical atmosphere rising from its poetic prose (“Wild, raging seas, like galloping horses” or “The trees whispered their message”). Its imagery is romanticized and colorful which makes for an engaging read.

The plot is romantic, as well. It's a tale of "Love endures all" set in a quaint village by the Black Sea where soul mates find each other after being separated by time and distance. This story should appeal to readers who enjoy romance, fantasy and especially paranormal romance genres.

For me personally, the plot is a little slow moving, especially in the beginning. That’s not necessarily a criticism, as delving into legends, customs and history may be very appealing to some readers. The authors clearly have years of research invested in this book. It felt like some of it interrupted the pacing though.

However, this book isn’t about pacing – it isn’t a thriller, though it does have some thrilling moments. It’s about a romantic, mystical atmosphere. This is a story where the location is as much a character as its protagonists. It’s about love and loss and crossing the boundaries of time and space, and I was quite surprised by how much I enjoyed it.

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April Adams

Beautiful and Enchanting from Beginning to End!

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2014

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I never thought I'd read a romance set in Bulgaria but now that I have, I'm enchanted. I had to pull up Google maps and check it out.

This was such a sweet, well-written story with plenty of paranormal to keep it interesting. The characters were well developed, the setting was beautiful and exotic, the plot was complex, and the ending was satisfying.

There were just enough foreign words to keep in line with the tone but not so much that it was confusing. I especially loved all of the traditions and superstitions that made this book cozy like a bowl of hot tomato soup. I consume mass quantities of stories set in Scotland for the same reasons - magic seems possible, maybe even probable, in places like this.

Even the secondary characters have back-stories. I enjoyed that. One of my favorite things in a book is being introduced to a seemingly insignificant character only to find them woven flawlessly into the story. So much research, thought, and care went into crafting this book. It's a tale of "Love endures all" set in a mystical village by the sea in a town where the samodiva (Balkan nymphs) are more than legend. And now I want a karakachan!

The writing was beautiful with a high attention to detail. You can tell when the samodiva speak because of their use of archaic language, a level of dialogue mastery I particularly appreciate. You'll want the bat-poop-crazy bad guy to get his comeuppance. You'll get annoyed with Stefan because he's so thick and cynical sometimes. Above all, you'll love this story and will be captivated by it.

Book 2 is coming in 2015 and I can't wait! I read the preview in the back and it's one heck of a cliffhanger!

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Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015

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This is another great read. The story of great love between a mortal, and a not so mortal. It brings to mind the story of the re-incarnated who, until the end never know who they really are. They go through life experiencing strange happenings affecting their lives, sudden deaths, calamities, and twisted lucks until in the end, when they finally find their way, and get back on track.

This is the story of Stefan who though re-incarnated, did not know that he was, and could not understand why life seems to rub him of his happiness. The day he bought that ring for his beloved wife’s birthday, was the day he reconnected with his past. The ring, or should we say, fate brought him back to Emona, a place where it seemed to have all started, his root. And immediately fate started to work on him to awaken him, to lead him back to who he was.

It will take him time to come to this realization, or to even accept that he is that other self of long ago. This is a very beautiful and refined love affair that made love making seem so innocent and clean, and yet so desiring. It left a very sweet taste in my mouth.

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Sunshine Somerville

Mythical romance beach read

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2015

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Romance novels aren't my usual thing, but this was quite well-written and full of interesting cultural quirks. The setting of Emona was almost as big a "character" as either of the love interests, so it was nice to learn that much about a new mythology - which felt thoroughly researched. It was also interesting that the main character was male, as I tend to expect a female main character in this kind of story.

The side characters were a bit flat, for me. The daughter character was a nice, humanizing, emotional touch. The "bad guy" was a little over-done with no real resolution at the end, though I imagine he'll come up in a sequel.

In all, this was a nice, interesting, romantic beach read for me. The writing is very descriptive and lovely. And the "romance" element wasn't so pervasive that it drowned out the other relationships in the story, which I appreciated.

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fuzzylogic

Wondrous and well researched

Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2019

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I like that this brings us into a more down to earth, every day life fantasy but with excellent writing to give it life. It doesn't always have to be about the fate of the world, eh? I also love that a lot of research went into a fantasy that interacts with slightly different cultural references than most of us are used to.

Trudie Collins

Fiction that feels like true folklore

Reviewed in Australia on October 9, 2021

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What I like most about this book is that, for a long time, I wasn’t sure if Carina was good or not (I won’t tell you whether she is or not). Did I want Stefan to end up with her or escape from her? It kept me wanting to read more. This author has a great way of describing things, making them so easy to picture in your mind. Though it is fiction, this book feels like it is based on real myth, legend and folklore and I can easily imagine the author spending time with locals, listening to their stories and beliefs. Maybe some of the characters are based on them. Then again, I may be completely wrong.
I really hope there is a follow-up

professor

A Story to Touch the Hardest Heart

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 11, 2015

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A Story to Touch the Hardest Heart.

Set in a timeless village by the Black Sea, Mystical Emona tells a tale of a love that has spanned centuries and seeks realisation once more in this present time. The quaint little town sits easily alongside the legends and myths that have grown with it over the centuries and its inhabitants have no inhibitions in publicly proclaiming their beliefs. New arrival Stephan is initially amused by the odd customs he sees, the tales he hears, but he is soon to be brought into the very heart of a wondrous world that captures his imagination, his heart, his very life. It is a world where fabled animals roam, where moonbeam-clad faeries dance in the glades, where light-winged dryads of the trees sing of summer and joy.

I know little of fantasy. It is not a genre that I would normally read. It is not a landscape that my mind tends to inhabit. But I would guess that the imagination that creates such a fabulous world must equally seek to describe it in language that goes beyond the mundane into the ethereal, the mystical, the poetic. And so it is with Mystical Emona. The mythological world that leaps from the pages is made all the more mythic by the poetic nature of the writing.

The difficulty with true poetry, however, is that it requires restraint. Lyricism must be precise, delicate; it must not be allowed to become fulsome or overly ornate. It is here that the writer's enemy is the `adjective'. It seems churlish to offer a criticism of a book that is so beautifully written but sometimes in their pursuit of lyrical perfection, the writers of Mystical Emona succumb to excessive use of adjectives, even double adjectives. It's a small point but adjectival overkill can also hint at performance anxiety, as if precision in writing would not be enough to ensure that the reader grasps the intended meaning.

But it is their enthusiasm to bring colour, atmosphere and enchantment to their tale that drives the authors and the lyrical passages are integral to the magical aura that pervades the story. It is a lyricism that enhances and makes more real the wondrous manner in which modern Bulgaria is enabled to sit easily beside the ancient land of the samodivi. It is a language that subtly opens the reader's mind to the existence of a dreamland beyond the normal. It is a poetry that helps the reader accept unquestioningly the strange inevitability of a burgeoning romance in the modern village of Emona superimposing itself upon another love story that is aeons old.

This is not my normal reading fare at all but I loved this book and I am suddenly sensing what it is that makes fantasy such a popular genre. I loved the story. I loved the characters, each a real and breathing person with depth and individuality. I loved Carina's struggle to bring Stephan to the realisation of who he really is. Most of all, I enjoyed the magnetic allure that this mystical landscape exercised upon my own imagination and spirit, drawing me into the very heart of its legendary essence.

This is a book that will not let the reader down. Aficionados of fantasy will love it; indeed, anyone with a heart who can empathise with love, loss, and renewed hope will love it as well. A well-crafted story, filled with magic, mystery, passion and wonder, Mystical Emona is book that will let no one down.

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Love it!

Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2019

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An intoxicating story where reality and fantasy mingle. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. I loved the phone calls between Stefan and Sonia. The characters are engrossing and the writing is well done. This book has it all. I can't wait to read it again!

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Peaceseeker

“Unbridled intensity” in a richly romantic tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2015

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Ronesa Aveela is the pen name of writers Anelia Samovila and Rebecca Carter, and together they have woven a tale of great power: entwining modern human lives and destinies with the will and longings of shape-shifting, powerful goddesses from a time long past, when the intermingling of gods and humans was – on the evidence of the surviving myths - more credible. There are still some places on Earth that modernity seems scarcely to have touched: where the ebb and flow of human life is one that still speaks of closeness to the elements, and to powerful forces in the universe once called Gods…

In feel, the story regularly reminded me of John Fowles The Magus, with the central male character catching glimpses of an extraordinarily beautiful woman tantalising him with her nearness before unaccountably disappearing... He hears tales from the locals while striving to make sense of the increasingly powerful dreams that speak to him of a past time when an atrocity prevented the union of two lovers who were then destined to be brought together at the fulfilment of a prophecy many centuries later. Powerful forces of evil are personified in a former friend determined to take revenge for imagined wrongs. Good and evil, love and hate battle it out around the bemused protagonist striving to make a new life for himself – and eventually his daughter – in this isolated, beautiful spot on the Black Sea.

The story is well told. It really got into its stride after what was for me a slightly shaky start. I confess to not being overfond of the ‘ablative absolute’ structure - sentences with lengthy subordinate clauses preceding the main clause - or sentences where the main clause is accompanied by a subordinate clause beginning with “as…”. Such curmudgeonly qualifications can and will be safely ignored by the majority of readers, and there can be no denying the power and persuasiveness of the tale itself: it sweeps you along with the undulating power of its emotion. If you are a sucker for a richly romantic tale with much magic and many divine interventions, then Mystical Emona: Soul’s Journey is the one for you.

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