Seventeen-year-old Mica is a determined aspiring actress living with her parents in Romania as Nicolae Ceausescu begins his reign. Her parents are covertly political and influential, which makes them a perfect target to be stopped by the Secret Police. They’re soon arrested, leaving Mica to flee the country with her father’s rare—and possibly cursed—diamonds. With her parents imprisoned, it’s up to Mica to investigate the terrorism involving Ceausescu and his nuclear business partners. Will revealing the truth to the world finally bring her the peace she seeks? The Gift of Diamonds reveals hidden secrets of how Fascism led to Communism which began the seeds of modern-day Terrorism.

Author Bio:

ROBERTA SERET, Ph.D. is the founder and executive director of the Non-

Governmental Organization (NGO) at United Nations, International Cinema Education Organization

and the Director of ESL and Film for the Hospitality Committee of the United Nations. She is an

adjunct instructor at New York University in English and has published various articles in film review

for the Journal of International Criminal Justice and Oxford University Press. Her work in the United

Nations Global Classroom has been praised by various influential Americans, including Michelle

Obama, Mike Bloomberg, and Caroline Kennedy. The Transylvania Trilogy is her first fiction series.

She resides in New York City with her husband, and has two sons. Learn more about the

Transylvanian Trilogy on its website and connect with Seret on Facebook.