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Tonya Macalino
Tonya Macalino lives in that space Between—where the crossroads of past and present tease the senses, taunts the almost-memory. Haunted by story, she seeks it in the shadows of the landscapes of history and in the blinding glare of what-may-come, both alone and with her family of children's book authors: Raymond, Damien, & Heléna Macalino.
For adults, Tonya's national award-winning supernatural thrillers, THE SPECTRE OF INTENTION and THE SHADES OF VENICE series, combine the mythic surrealism of Pan's Labyrinth with the thrill ride that is Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. For children, Tonya's highly acclaimed urban fantasy adventures, THE GATES OF AURONA series, remind readers of the magical family secrets from Spiderwick Chronicles as well the legendary call to heroism of Chronicles of Narnia and the Dark Is Rising. |
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The family curse just slipped out of the shadows and into their backyard...
Instead of spending summer break splashing in the pool, Hannah and Cameron Troyer find themselves solemnly guarded by ranks of neighborhood cats and haunted by a madman from the woods.
Did Dad forget to tell them something about their ancient Italian ancestors?
And can Hannah and Cameron unravel the secret on their own before the madman takes his revenge?
"Clang, clang, clang:
The sword against the golden gate.
The treasure waits within."
Click now to join the Troyers in Book One of the Gates of Aurona series!
Recommendedfor ages 8-12.
INTO THE HARE WOOD
THE GATES OF AURONA - BOOK 1 |
Once you know the magic is real...
Spina de Mùl vanished into the night, leaving only the ashes of magical poppies.
The Congress of Marmots disappeared from the Between woods, leaving only the echo of their sad story.
But Hannah and Cameron understand now that the world is much more magical--and dangerous--than they ever knew.
When a flock of turkey vultures blacks out the sun, Hannah and Cam realize the ancient saga of their father's people is beginning anew!
Click now to join the Troyers in Book Two of the Gates of Aurona series!
Recommended for ages 8-12.
THE ANGUANA'S TALE
THE GATES OF AURONA - BOOK 2 |
WHEN THE TRUTH SOUNDS LIKE A LIE...
Dad's home! Their dad, Antonio, is the key to understanding this mythical mystery. But how will Hannah and Cameron ever make him believe the impossible story they are caught up in?
And then a dragon starts circling the night skies of Hillsboro, a glowing red jewel clutched in his claws...
Clang, clang, clang: The sword against the golden gate.
The treasure waits within.
Crystal Mosaic Books
Illustrated Chapter Books for Kids
Ages 8-12
SPINWATCH
THE GATES OF AURONA - BOOK 3 |
NOT ALL MAGIC IS FROM THE ANCIENTS...
Hannah and Cameron are determined to have a day of normal amidst all this fantastic madness! A visit to the town's restored old theater, The Venetian, should be just the fun they need.
Unless, of course, Mom's ancestors get tired of letting Dad's forefathers steal the show!
Clang, clang, clang: The sword against the golden gate.
The treasure waits within.
Crystal Mosaic Books
Illustrated Chapter Books for Kids
Ages 8-12
SPIRITS OF THE SILVER SCREEN
THE GATES OF AURONA - BOOK 4 |
STORIES ANCIENT, STORIES NEW, WHAT SECRETS WILL THEY REVEAL?
Hannah and Cameron are leaving town. Mom and Dad have decided to steal the family away to a cabin in Champoeg State Park where they can wrap their heads around everything that's happened to them.
But have they just walked into Spina de Mùl's clutches and an ancient family curse?
Click now to join the Troyers in Book Five of the Gates of Aurona series!
Recommended for ages 8-12.
THE CURSE OF THE CHILDREN
THE GATES OF AURONA - BOOK 5 |
SO MUCH HAS CHANGED, AND YET NOTHING...
The battle is over. Hannah and Cameron survived the rain of thirteen arrows and Spina de Mùl has vanished. They can finally set their family's weapons aside.But then the Rayéta Stone sets every music box and talking stuffed animal in the Hillsboro Pharmacy to singing...
Click now to join the Troyers in Book Six of the Gates of Aurona series!
Recommended for ages 8-12.
THE GATES OF AURONA
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Kaitlin Osgood has a stowaway in her head.
Beneath the polished façade of Countermeasures International's Senior VP lurks the remains of the desperate and terrified girl she once was: street thief, Ashley Porter.
In the middle of the Pacific Ocean on the platform for the latest space elevator, she should finally be safe...
...safe from the sexy, enigmatic eyes of port's security director, Camden Glaswell, who seems to see right through Kaitlin's ruse.
...safe from the relentless, seductive pursuit of master thief, Stephan Chen, the chief architect of Kaitlin's former life of crime.
But Kaitlin has another, more dangerous secret.
Her talent for security comes not from the latest technology, but from her ability to sense people's emotions, to see the ghosts of their intentions.
It's a talent she must learn to wield as a weapon before one too many secrets cost Kaitlin her life...
SPECTRE OF INTENTION
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Who created that slide of silk across your skin as you reached for your cinematic lover? Who recorded the crushing weight of the grizzly as you fought for your life in the fictional wilderness? It is Lone Pine Pictures’ Alyse Kate Bryant who wraps your body in the story only your mind was privy to before.
A brilliant sensory immersion artist and a wild daredevil, Alyse will do almost anything for the perfect sensory file, but the violent death of her father has her teetering on the very edge of reckless sanity.
For just one night, Alyse seeks refuge in the arms of a beautiful stranger.
And her recklessness finally has consequences.
Now Alyse finds herself trapped in the flooded ruins of Venice, a quarantine camp for the carriers of Sleepers’ Syndrome. But it can never be that simple. Because the Sleepers’ Syndrome carriers who populate the camp are no longer as human as they seem.
The city of legend is bringing its legends back to life.
They come now, Alyse.
Run.
FACES IN THE WATER
THE SHADES OF VENICE - EPISODE ONE
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Do you ride with the mad moon?
Trapped in the crumbling corpse of a city, trapped in quarantine by an impossible disease, Alyse Kate Bryant dreams only of vengeance against those who destroyed her life.
She will have to fight fang and claw to uncover the shadowed machinations behind her imprisonment.
But the enemy knows her weaknesses:
Two steadfast friends who refuse to abandon her
and a battered knight willing to give up his soul to save hers.
How much is Alyse willing to sacrifice for the truth? How far can she sink into the nightmare world of sinister fate and feral carriers before she becomes a nightmare herself?
What did she offer you, Alyse?
What did she offer you...
...for your soul?
STEALING LUCIFER'S DREAMS
THE SHADES OF VENICE - EPISODE TWO |
TWILIGHT where day fades into night and imagination drifts away.
DANCE where the body floats free into sensuous beauty.
FIND YOUR SERENITY IN NATURE. The caress of a handcrafted lip balm, the soothing glide of your own massage cream, the tranquil escape of a lavender-scented shower. If you are comfortable in the kitchen, then this collection of toiletry and cosmetics recipes will become a haven of hand-conjured peace for both mind and body.
TWILIGHT DANCE
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Even after the embers burn away, the smoke remains...
In these nine beautifully illustrated tales, spirits linger like the memory of an extinguished cigarette: some sweet, some sentimental...some deadly.
Get out your flashlight, open the book, and welcome the dead back to life.
THE GHOST & THE CIGARETTE
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The Left Behinds, we few who remain,
we remember; we dare not forget.
We welcome you, traveler,
to our small Bulgarian village.
Look. Listen...
THE LEFT BEHINDS
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