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 About
Mirella Patzer:
A true blue Taurean in every way, Mirella Patzer (nee Sichirollo)
was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, but grew up in Calgary, a
city famous for the Calgary Stampede, oil companies, and the wild
west.
She is first generation Italian Canadian and graduated from Saint
Francis High School in NW Calgary, a school known for its winning
football team and its large Italian population.
After a brief sojourn working for an oil company, she thought it
might be fun to work for a police service until she figured out what
she really wanted to do when she grew up.
She had so much fun, she spent 28 years there until her retirement
in the summer of 2007, well ahead of standard retirement age.
Now that the handcuffs were off, she retired to write novels and to
care for her young grandson while her daughter pursued a degree in
Criminal Justice and Law.
Although an avid reader of historical fiction, she never aspired to
be an author. But when she discovered the rich World War II history
of her mother’s family (the Moro River Campaign was fought on her
grandfather's vineyars - still in the family's possession today) she
decided to write about it one day.
In the interim, she honed her writing skills on a medieval novel
entitled Heinrich the Fowler: Father of the Ottonian Empire
which was published in 2004. Her first short story, The Holy
Lance, won honourable mention in a writing contest and was
included in the Canadian anthology, Tall Tales and Short Stories
by Tall Tales Press. Her second short story, Down Three Steps,
was featured in the Canadian anthology, Mamma Mia: Good Italian
Girls Talk Back. Her most recent release is Bloodstone Castle,
an Italian medieval romantic suspense novel.
Mirella is currently working on a novel of the life of Matilde,
First Queen of Germany. Meticulously researched and filled with
memorable characters, A Scarlet Mantle is the fictionalized
biography of one of the most fascinating and influential women of
the 10th century. The sequel, Lance of Destiny is already
completed in draft format. Mirella is contemplating a future novel
on the life of Adelaide of Burgundy. She is also near completion of
another novel entitled Orphan of the Olive Tree.
Historical fiction books are one of Mirella Patzer’s obsessions,
especially those that pertain to medieval eras and with Italy as a
backdrop. Her fascination for women of history and Italy is often
reflected in her work, her various blogs, and website.
She shares her life with her husband, a polygraphist who is an
expert at the detection of lies, two college-attending daughters,
and a rambunctious little grandson who frequently interrupts her
work with a variety of unanticipated, yet humorous calamities and
disasters. Her house is brimming with books and toys. For her, life
couldn’t get any better.
Mirella Patzer on the Web:
Mirella Patzer's Books:
 BLOODSTONE
CASTLE
Mirella Patzer
Enspiren Press
ISBN: 9780978486525
Bloodstone Castle stands sentinel on the shores of
the Ligurian Sea. Secreted somewhere in its dungeons is an ancient
Roman treasure of immense value. Contessa Morena of Bloodstone
Castle possesses a mysterious bloodstone pendant, the only proof the
treasure exists. Since childhood, she has been promised in marriage
to Duke Ernesto of Savona. Ernesto is a desperate man, a gambler who
has lost his family's fortune, a man who resorts to murder to not
only hide his dirty secret, but for the sake of money. Marriage to
the lovely Morena will make the treasure his and restore his power
and desperate circumstances.After the brutal murder of his father,
Duke Amoro of Genoa swears two oaths. The first is to avenge his
father's death. The second is to honour his father's dying wish and
wed Morena of Bloodstone Castle, to end the violent feud with
between their two families. Her life thrown into chaos, Morena must
choose between obligation and honour, truth and lies, good and evil.
In medieval Italy, two men face each other with ruthlessness and
intensity. Enter their world of splendour and depravity, of passion
and wickedness. It is Italy's most dazzling and dangerous age, and
as Duke Amoro of Genoa and Duke Ernesto of Savona match wits and
cunning, it is a dance the death to decide which one of them will
win the hand of the beautiful Countess Morena and the hidden
treasure of Bloodstone Castle.
 HEINRICH
THE FOWLER
Mirella Patzer
PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1-4137-3440-5
Tenth-century Germany is a divided country, ever at
the mercy of its ruthless, power-hungry dukes. Then Heinrich, Duke
of Saxony and Thuringia, meets the virtuous Countess Matilda of
Westphalia. Reluctant to wed at first, Matilda slowly grows to love
her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of one day uniting
Germany and becoming king. But as Heinrich's attentions turn again
and again to waging war upon the enemy Magyars and growing ever more
powerful, turmoil plagues him and he is charged with treason. With a
death sentence upon his head, Heinrich fights back until a twist of
fate helps him realize his ultimate dream. The turbulent clashes and
the personal destinies of the people caught in this medieval tale
are magnificently interwoven in this sweeping novel of power and
passion, loyalty and lies. Amidst bloody wars, scheming dukes, towns
under siege, and virtuous women, Heinrich and Matilda conquer the
world of their times. History and fiction combine to bring to life
this tangled, tempestuous era.
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