Prepare to be transported to a fantasy world that is so alluring that the reader is compelled to wonder if this is the way it really happened. R. E. Lieske has focused her considerable talents as an artist and as a writer to tell us a love story for the ages. The narrative is framed in the penumbra just at the dawn of civilization, as hope for the spiritual renaissance of humankind for a fleeting moment was at its highest. But brooding over the opulent possibilities of paradise were murky forces of unfortunate power. The tale of star-crossed lovers of superhuman origin yet fatally flawed...

"An Idiot's Tale: The Lost Writings of Rapunzel" recounts the true story of a remarkable half-breed; half-human and half-angel. Rapunzel is no mere fairy maid--but a woman of extraordinary gifts and an exceedingly active scalp. Born in an age of Plague and witch hunts, when a woman's intelligence could easily be seen as the Devil's work, she must conceal her true nature and somehow forge a destiny she can bear. In the process, she must escape diminishment, religious superstition and an unexpected romance with her humor and dignity intact. "An Idiot's Tale" is a sharp and funny commentary on...