The Gifted Ones: A Reader

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Maria Romana

Grace Nagle has seen too much tragedy in 33 years, but she’s finally settled into a quiet life raising her teenaged niece Ellie…quiet, that is, as long as she can keep Ellie in the dark about a certain genetic gift that runs in the family. When the truth finally comes out, however, Ellie embraces her new life, and even Grace starts to reconsider her lonely existence with so many Gifted men around. But soon enough, Ellie learns that “different” isn’t always better. And sometimes, it means running for your life.

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About the Author

Maria Elizabeth Romana is a second-generation Italian-American with a background in mathematics, business, and research. In other words, she's a straight-up geek...with a side of pasta. By day, she's all numbers, but at night, she transforms into Word Woman, writing about the same kinds of people and places and events that colored her make-believe world as a child. Maria prefers characters who are smart, sensitive, and strong-willed, but like you and me, not without flaws. As far as she's concerned, there's nothing more annoying than a heroine who's too stupid to live, but one who's Barbie-doll perfect is even worse. Maria likes to give her characters some cool mysteries to solve, crises to encounter, and folks to fall in love with, and she tries to do it all with a dash of humor.