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Awakenings (A Witch's Coven Novel Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Ron Vitale (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This is the first book in the Witch’s Coven Novel series. Awakenings will captivate readers who love New Adult fiction filled with fantasy and magic. The Witch’s Coven Novel series is a perfect match for fans who have read Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel’s Legacy series.

Awakenings contains several mature and graphic sex scenes that are not suitable for younger readers.

A witch of formidable illusions, Sabrina runs a coven and has settled down to teach initiates in the ways of magic. But when her initiate Alessia asks for her advice and brings back painful memories for her, wheels are put into motion that bring Sabrina’s past as a servant in one of the great houses in the magical world of The Realms into the forefront.

Bound when young in servitude to Thaddeus, one of the great house lords, Sabrina tries to outlive her past, but the choices she made then have always been a specter chasing after her. When an ancient evil haunts her and tries to destroy her and Alessia, Sabrina fights back until she realizes that there is no way for her to undo the mistakes of the past. Instead she needs to find another way to survive and save Alessia and the rest of her coven.

To right her wrongs and save her coven, Sabrina must face her greatest fear: the truth she’s hidden for nearly twenty years. But ancient evils do not care for truth and only want vengeance on her for what she has done.

Interview with the author:

Question: What inspired you to write Awakenings?

Answer: I wanted to explore a character I created almost thirty years ago. Sabrina is a witch who appears in my first novel, Dorothea’s Song and I wanted to explore her origins story. I also wanted to create another series set in the magical world of The Realms. It’s a world of wizards, witches and dragons that is similar to the Renaissance era. Awakenings is also my first book in which I explore more mature themes.

Question: Can you talk about that? What made you decide that you wanted to include sex scenes in this book?

Answer: It was a difficult decision to make, but I didn’t want to censor myself. The world of The Realms is grittier than my normal writing and I wanted to explore Sabrina’s backstory in not only showing how she realizes that she becomes a witch but also her awakenings to sexual desire. Awakenings is a coming of age story with sex and magic. It’s about Sabrina discovering who she truly is and coming to terms with having hidden that from some people for a long time.

Question: Tell us a little bit more about Sabrina.

Answer: For those who have read Dorothea’s Song, they might be surprised to see where she started in life. She’s a simple girl who has no close family and works hard as a servant girl in a great house. But what I really wanted to show is her past juxtaposed with her present so that readers could see how far she’s come in life and also how much she’s changed and been affected by events. She’s an intelligent and strong woman who has carved out a nice niche for herself by starting her own coven, but she’s also been hurt and damaged. To protect herself, she’s hidden a lot away about who she is to the world. But she has a choice to make: Will she continue to protect herself or when Alissa, one of her initiates, comes to her for help, will she open up and aid her or not? She sees many similarities in Alissa and her, and when she chooses to help Alissa that sets off events that kick start the story into high gear. That’s when the fun begins because where there’s magic, there’s also magic being used for evil purposes and no matter how hard Sabrina tries, she can’t keep running from her past.


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Reviewer T. Castillo:

"Entertaining throughout, a great storyline and a plot that unfolds into steam that lasts for days. This one's got awesome heat!"

Reviewer Michele Lee:

"I loved this book by Ron Vitale! He is such a incredible story teller that you think that you are right in the story with the characters."

About the Author

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ron Vitale was influenced by the likes of J. R. R. Tolkien, Stephenie Meyer and French culture, but has never forgotten his roots, and is a lover of classic literature.

During his early 20s, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and French and then went on to obtain his Master of Arts in English, at Villanova University writing his thesis on a Jungian interpretation of the works of Margaret Atwood and Alice Walker. After graduation, Ron entered the world of medical publishing, utilizing his editing and technological skills. In October 2007, Ron published his science fiction short story collection The Jovian Gate Chronicles that answers the question: What happens when humans cross paths with intelligent aliens who claim to be prophets from God? In the fall of 2008, he released his fantasy novel Dorothea's Song, a tale of a young high school student who copes with his parents' divorcing by dreaming up the story of Dorothea, an elf who lives in the magical forest.

Through 2008 to 2014 he wrote the Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries series that definitely answers the question: What really happened to Cinderella after she married the prince? And in 2015, Ron wrote Awakenings and Betrayals, the first two books in the Witch's Coven series that tells the story of the witch Sabrina who lives in the magical world of the realms where illusions, magic and an ancient evil reign.

Currently, he is keeping himself busy, penning articles on social media and writing, and on learning how to be a good father to his kids all while working on his next novel.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00WFLQG00
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (May 19, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 19, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 826 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 156 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 41 ratings

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Ron Vitale is a fantasy/science fiction and non-fiction author. He has a Master’s degree in English Literature from Villanova University where he studied the works of Alice Walker and Margaret Atwood, interpreting their novels with a psychological Jungian approach by showing how the central female protagonists in their novels use storytelling to heal themselves from trauma. Tired of the male hero rescuing the damsel in distress, his heroines embark on a journey of self-discovery on wildly imaginative adventures through fantastical worlds of wonder.

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Ron's fantasy series Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries weaves together the early 19th century with the Cinderella fairy tale, answering the question: What really happened after Cinderella married the prince?

Lost (book 1)

Stolen (book 2)

Found (book 3)

Redemption (book 4)

Conviction (book 5)

The Witch's Coven novels have been described as a cross between Jacqueline Carey and George R. R. Martin:

Awakenings (book 1)

Betrayals (book 2)

Dorothea's Song (sequel decades in the future)

The Werewhale Saga is a fantasy series filled with supernatural twists and high seas suspense that is an entertaining follow-up to Herman Melville's Moby Dick:

Ahab's Daughter (book 1)

Ahab's Heir (book 2)

Ahab's Descendants (book 3)

The Red Door Diaries is a gas lamp paranormal fantasy that takes places in the Victorian era and tells the story of Lady Gregory, a reluctant madame, who has the ability to conjure the ghosts of the dead and speak with them. When a mysterious creature starts attacking women at night, Lady Gregory is pulled down a path that reveals her true secret…

Permission (book 1)

Persecution (book 2)

Retribution (book 3)

And The Jovian Gate Chronicles science fiction series is a time-traveling adventure that takes place far in the future in which Cinderella's daughter, Phoebe, struggles to find a cure to save her mother in the past. But she stumbles upon an interstellar conspiracy that threatens not on her life and those who follow her, but of the entire human race.

Faith (book 1)

He also has published the non-fiction Let Go and Be Free series for those who grew up in an alcoholic and/or dysfunctional family:

Let Go and Be Free: 100 Daily Reflections for Adult Children of Alcoholics (Volume 1)

Let Go and Be Free: 100 New Daily Reflections for Adult Children of Alcoholics (Volume 2)

Let Go and Be Free: 100 More Daily Reflections for Adult Children of Alcoholics (Volume 3)

Let Go and Be Free: 100 Final Daily Reflections for Adult Children of Alcoholics (Volume 4)

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Linda
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read Ron!
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2015
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We meet Sabrina a young Witch with no one to help her. She is in love with Charles but does nothing became of the difference in their stations. She also meets and makes friends with Stephen a friend of Charles. Stephen calls her "his lady of rags".
She finds that the Lord of the House she lives in is having midnight sex games with others in the house, there is more to him than he shows.
Sabrina is later running a school for young Witch's teaching them magic and how to control it. She takes special interest in one, Alessia.
They are going to try to right some wrongs in the past so a ghost will stop trying to kill Sabrina.
The story has lots of turmoil and trouble, friendships and love. Looking forward to the next book!
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Dennis
4.0 out of 5 stars The people in the book are so life like and you just want to help them!
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2018
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Ron Vitale just went way up in my TBR pile. Awakenings is magic, romance, and suspense all rolled up into a book that I would read again and again. Definatly worth the money.
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Tutu Twain
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2015
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Not as described or expected. Like other reviewers, I too love supernatural fantasy novels. It was free through my Kindle Unlimited trial, but my time is worth something so I can complain a bit, can't it?
The story line started out interesting enough and kept me reading through to the end -- I skipped over the graphic pornography scenes and kept to the story, but am really upset to find that there was NO ending. No cliffhanger, nothing imaginative. It ends like any chapter, as if it was one long novel that the author decided to break up into a series. How incredibly disappointing. What a waste of time. Neither the writing nor the story is intriguing enough to read the second installment.
Regarding the graphic gratuitous sex scenes, really Ron? I'm no prude, I loved Anne Rice's Witching Hour. The sex scenes are not only well written (HOT), but they advance the story, they are integral to the plot, the seduction is key to Lasher's power and control. Here, the sex scenes are as clumsy as the depicted pubescents, the writing is creepy and uncomfortable - ewww. I skipped over them, because I wanted to see where the story was going, only to find it went no where. I was robbed! I want my time back! LOL!
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JacqueB63
5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY BEWITCHING!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2015
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WOW!!! Sabrina is one KICK A#$ WITCH!!! Ron Vitale captures a woman's deepest emotions in an honest and very sensual descriptive way. Ok, that sounds weird, but you get my drift. Sabrina is strong, has a heart, and goes through a lot. Witches are my thing, so a book has to have all the components to make it happen for me...this book has it all!!! It's erotic, heartbreaking, funny and I love magic!!! Get this book, sit down and settle in for a great story!!! I've purchased ALL Ron Vitale's books and have read almost all of them...they're worth it and I'll definitely read this one again!!! A MUST add comment...very, very erotic!!! LOVED IT!!!!!!
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Red48
5.0 out of 5 stars Witches,Warlocks, and Magic!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2018
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This is the first book I’ve read from Ron Vitale and it didn’t disappoint. He spins a great story that keeps you reading to the end. I loved the way he kept mixing the past with the present. This book is quite erotic so it’s not for the young. It is an adult story and I loved it. Vitale keeps you in the story all the way. Give it a try. I will definitely be reading the next book in this series to see what happens in the end.
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pensieve
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay to pass time but I won't read the next book.
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2015
I wanted to like this book. The plot was promising but from the start I struggled to follow it. The dialogue often felt stiff but the biggest drawback is the relationships of the characters is unnaturally stated rather than being developed. Example, two main characters meet by chance and decide to take a swim in the river, and then suddenly have this incredibly deep bonded friendship. Based on that much. There are some intriguing concepts, and the story has promise. I found it okay to pass the time but I won't be reading the next book.
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Raymond Frost
2.0 out of 5 stars I got this book through one of my daily BookSends ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2015
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I got this book through one of my daily BookSends email, the blurb on the email didn't include the "Awakenings contains several mature and graphic sex scenes that are not suitable for younger readers." portion of the description and so I was expecting an epic fantasy style story about witches (magic) and with a title of Awakenings I was assuming it'd be a just discovered their powers/learning them type of magic user fantasy book. Instead I got a book about a girl remembering her very graphically described sexual encounters... the magic seemed to just be something to mention offhand in the background as they were waiting to get to the next sex scene.

Nothing really wrong with that but it's not what I was looking for/interested in. I tried to give it an honest go but stopped after about 54% of the book (kindle).
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Michele Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book by Ron Vitale
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2015
I loved this book by Ron Vitale! He is such a incredible story teller that you think that you are right in the story with the characters. I loved how well developed his characters were, and you didn't have to go back and reread any text to see if you might have missed anything like I have with some other authors. I also like how he ties in all the characters and how they all come together at the end. The story was very well written and I can't wait to see what happens in the second book!
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Fuzz
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2018
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good story loved this book
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