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The Venetian Company

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First of all let me apologize to readers:  I have had more than one beginning chapter to this story posted on this site and the chapters have not been posted sequentially.  This is because I have been writing the work in a piece-meal fashion, and until yesterday I wasn't sure how to delete superseded items.  In coming weeks I'll try and have a more comprehensive and chronological set of chapters in-place.   The chapters are in the correct order now and there are no duplicates.
     Synopsis: Julian is a native of Crete, which in the 16th century was a colony of Venice.  After his family is reduced to humble circumstances, at the age of 15 he travels to Venice with nine other young men from his town to become a ward of the trading house of Zorzi, which had had commercial relations with his father.  Eventually he joins a mercenary company which is one of the "assets" of the Zorzi family.  He takes part in the battles of Pavia (1525), Mohacs (1526), and the first siege of Vienna (1529).  At Pavia quite by chance Julian is present when the French King Francis I is captured.  At Mohacs, however, the company barely manages to withdraw in the aftermath of a total defeat inflicted by the army of the Ottoman Sultan Sulayman the Great.  During the first siege of Vienna Julian, who speaks Turkish, is given a special mission.All Rights Reserved

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Mercy & Fire

Adrenaline pumped in my veins as I pressed myself against the large tree trunk, hoping the darkness would conceal me from my impending doom. My heart hammered against my ribs and cold sweat gathered at my palms and chest. His armor clanked and clinked, scraping against itself as he grew closer and closer... Then silence. "Come out little rabbit." The voice was deep and menacing, and I would've soiled myself right there if I were any younger. I couldn't see very well, but I could see what little moonlight that filtered through the trees reflected off a pale face. His gaze was like a hungry, crazed wolf hunting its prey. "Found you." *** Roselena is satisfied with helping her father run his printing business in her childhood village, but in the face of kingdom rising against kingdom, she finds herself thrown into a world of political tensions, magical beings, and the plot of a God. She struggles to define who she is, what she believes, and who she can trust. Worst of all, she seems to have been snared by a cruel King who can't seem to leave her alone. In a world going up in flames, Roselena can only hope to find mercy amongst the burning fire. Warning: Themes of SA, religion, human sacrifice, gore, and some explicit language. Look for (!) as warnings. * Also available on Neobook @gnbrave. *