Holly Adams – Spoken Realms

Tess of the Storm Country

Jovana — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 17:39:32 +0000

Published in 1909, this classic romance is set in Ithaca, New York, the author’s life-long home. Living in a squatters shanty, shunned by the ‘upstanding’ folk of Ithaca, Tessibel Skinner is nonetheless shocked when her father, a fisherman, is accused of murder.

Barefoot, beautiful, and innocent, Tess sets out to clear his name, enduring hardship and narrowly escaping the viscous cruelty of those who would harm her. Written in the dramatic, heightened style of the times, the book offers a gritty look at poverty and social mores in turn-of-the-20th-century America, but this note of realism is nicely balanced by the against-all-odds romance that blossoms between Tess and the Cornell University man of her dreams.

Interview with the author’s descendent at the end.

This project was made possible in part by Thomas Hoebbel Photography and Video, The History Center in Tompkins County, WICB, Michael Barakiva of the Hangar Theatre, Circus Culture, Civic Ensemble, Bruce Beem-Miller, and the Wharton Studio Museum.

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Prince Otto: A Romance

Steven — Tue, 01 May 2018 14:25:29 +0000

A charming but ineffective prince takes the road less traveled after a hunt, setting in motion events that result in him losing his wife and his kingdom of Grunewald in under a week. The plot is thick with disreputable characters (even the prince) as well as court intrigue, treachery, and deceit…but in the hands of master storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson, these larger-than-life characters are delightful, and the almost-serious events become part of a lighthearted and sweet fairy tale complete with a happy ending. Part gentle satire and part love story, Prince Otto is a tale told in the classic tradition for listeners of any era.

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Brie’s Choice

Jovana — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 18:29:51 +0000

After a horrific vision, the King’s seer forces Katya and Sheve apart…all in the name of their future happiness. For in their happiness lies the future of the Aonise species….

After the explosion at the hospital, young and vibrant Katya has one thing on her mind: to carry on her late parents’ work helping sick children.

Sheve, a dedicated and relentless soldier, concentrates on his own mission to seek out a special crystal, the only thing they believe can help them defeat their mortal enemy, the Zefron. Yet, when the Zefron attack and destroy Sheve’s base in their quest for annihilation, and Sheve’s missing, feared dead, it is Katya who never gives up in her search for the one man she truly loves.

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The Truth Hurts

Steven — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 00:03:03 +0000

Kept away from her grandmother for most of her life, young Natalie stumbles upon a secret hidden in the old woman’s drawings: communications from another world. She quickly finds herself learning not only of an alien race, but the many dark truths that pulled her family apart.

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Brie’s Results

Steven — Fri, 18 Nov 2016 19:02:59 +0000

Fresh from her medical exams, Katya Brie heads to a new life on Outpost Frelik. Thrust into her duties, Brie tends to badly wounded yet handsome Lt. Commander Sheve Hadi. From that moment, life takes an interesting turn as she finds herself amid treason, conspiracy, and a plot that threatens her, the Ainoren, and everyone she loves on Letháo.

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