Dear reader,
In your hands, you hold a collection of ten stories born from the desire to create worlds where the ordinary intertwines with the extraordinary, where characters face their deepest fears, and where suspense will keep you captivated page after page.
Each tale is an invitation to travel: from the isolation of a lighthouse battered by storms to the relentless sands of a hostile desert; from algorithms that can predict the future to a rural inn where secrets accumulate like dust in the corners; from a restaurant where the last supper could literally be the last, to a library where lost memories wait to be rediscovered.
I will take you to an auction where works of art hide alternative realities, to a distant planet where humanity faces its final frontier, to a Venetian carnival that exists outside of time, and finally, to a storm-lashed coast where voices from the past seek redemption.
These stories have been created with you in mind, the adult reader seeking narratives that challenge your imagination, that make you feel, think, and perhaps look at the world through different eyes when you close this book.
There is no specific order to read them. You can start with the one that catches your attention the most, let yourself be guided by the title that resonates most with you, or simply advance page by page, discovering each new world as it unfolds before you.
To prevent your phone from being your constant companion and to stop the addiction of sharing stories endlessly, this book is an invitation to improve your reading, comprehension, vocabulary... and many other things that are only strengthened by truly reading.
Without further ado, I invite you to turn the page and immerse yourself in the first of many adventures that await you.
Welcome to these ten worlds. They are eager to meet you.
The Author EJB