Emeralds Among the Sand
Set in a small fishing town in southern Italy called Termoli and centred around, and narrated by, the ancient castle at the heart of the town that views the stories and lives of the towns’ inhabitants.
The novel revolves around Thomas (an English fisherman), his flatmate Roderigo and a mysterious woman, Mariella. Thomas and Roderigo both fall under Mariella’s spell, but as their relationships strengthen, friendships are destroyed, falsehoods are told, and dark pasts are revealed.
Veils of Smoke
Ilaria waits. Waits for her mind to come to a decision which will change her life forever.
Should she go or stay?
There is a choice to be made, and as she deliberates, Ilaria recalls the intense, hot summer at the Pizzeria Sofia in Vasto, where Filippo, the chef, made her a proposition she found hard to refuse.
A secret. An affair.
But as summer fades into autumn, guilt and fear of their pasts threaten to expose the secret and what lies beneath it....
Smoke is a screen. A veil. But how long can it truly hide a scandalous affair?
A Love like Hell
How much more complicated than love could murder be?
In the small Italian town of Castelmauro, a girl dies in the wild flames of a valley fire. But these flames are not so wild and uncontrolled. They have been plotted with a plan to kill. To seek revenge!
In this backward community, gossip travels like the grapevines, and soon the word of murder is upon everyone's' lips.
Months later, Domenico Fango is charged and jailed for the murder of his lover, Chiara. As he waits out each new day in his prison cell, he recalls the hot summer leading to Chiara's death. A summer where secrets corrupted love, leading to irreparable consequences.
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About Francesca Fratamico
Francesca is a young and talented writer becoming a published author at the age of 21-years-old taking much of her inspiration from her creative imagination and Italian heritage. From a young age Francesca has been an avid reader which has helped develop her own unique style of writing that makes for inventive storytelling and interesting, relatable characters.
