Layers of Veronica, Book #6 or 6 No matter what path you follow, your journey leads you exactly where you need to be. It may not be pre-ordained by any force other than your heart... Veronique DeSerdeux may have started out as a divorcee who lived the American Dream, but life offered a few more fairy tales to experience. With gallant princes, benevolent wizards and magical shoes, there were worlds to discover and empires to rule. And at every stage, there are the children, the palaces and the long, frightening paths through unknown forests. The Empress never shirks her responsibilities, and sometimes advice that is given is best followed a second time around. There is no substitute for experience. You were right, Jeremy, as usual...
About the Author: Nothing surprises Emilia more than the fact that she is an author. (Except the antics of her children; those surprise her on a daily basis.) Emilia is a lawyer, and she is neither retired nor hating her life. She likes litigation, which she practices and preaches on a daily basis in the benevolent kingdom of New York City. Four years ago, while sitting in the Slippery Nipple bar in Bermuda, a friend dared by a friend dared her to write a book. So Emilia 'wrote' a book. This book got passed around in Word format by email, and friends continued to ask for more. Thus, Veronica got a fan base. LAYERS OF VERONICA was supposed to be a five-book series, but the readers weren't content with that. But Emilia retired from writing, and wound up at a GNO (at another bar) where 'the girls', who are all fans of Veronica, declared that her retirement was unacceptable and sent her back to the computer, and also took her to London for a writing trip. Not to be outdone, her family took her to Asia for more writing information, and then to Hawaii so that she would be appropriately-versed. Emilia has now retired from writing once again, and thus her new book series, FUNNIES & OBITUARIES, should be out in 2016. Emilia was born in what is currently Russia, but grew up in Forest Hills, New York and practices law in Brooklyn. As such, she is most proud of her accent. She is currently forty-four years old, and loves saying forty-four without the 't' in forty or the 'r' in four, both of which she finds superfluous. Emilia is happily married to the crazy Italian she's been with since college, who still suffers from a severe addiction to travel (in very acute form). Emilia is also blessed with three precious darlings who are now teenagers. They occasionally acknowledge her existence when the internet malfunctions and when they need money. Emilia's books, not unlike Emilia, don't belong in any proper category. The books are for a mature audience, but they aren't quite romance or erotica. Both series are literary sagas, and are geared toward readers who enjoy a full story about multi-dimensional characters. Because LAYERS, ORDER and FUNNIES take place in many locations with many different cultures, Emilia doesn't write it unless she visits each location and meets the people who speak, think and act the same way as the characters in the book. It's a tough life, but she perseveres... and she is very active on FACEBOOK.