Carolina Pulvirenti

A former addict fighting for a new life is pulled back into darkness when a shadowy manipulator targets her deepest fears. As a mysterious card triggers a chain of psychological horrors, Elisa must confront her past before it destroys everything she's built.

Aldo is a young man whose troubled childhood has led him to challenge God: he wants to force Him to appear before him at all costs. To make this happen, he decides to follow in the footsteps of Uncle Tony, a respected boss whom Aldo deeply admires. One night, finally, God appears to him and forces him to confront him. Will Aldo be able to hold fast to his convictions?

Henry, Aimée, Mei-Li, are in Catania, Sicily. Henry, a painter, lost is creativity and traveled the world. At 50 years he is not at ease in Sicily. Aimée, comes from the UK. Henry hopes to find his lost creativity and love, but she has different expectations. Mei-Li, 25 years old, from Shenyang China, ends up in Sicily, following an erratic path. Exotic, attractive, and daring she becomes temptation for many. Henry saves her from a rape attempt: they begin to get close. Henry seeks a drastic life change but feels trapped, unable to decide. He wants to resume travelling, he wants to paint, love and a new life. He acts to fulfill his personal needs unable to discern and share other people's necessities. All the characters in this story slide through time. Present, past and future all melt with memories and personal desires: chasing uncertain dreams they go on until, they will separately leave Catania, destination unknown, following their incompatible dreams.