Gustav Braun, former Nazi and physics professor at the University of Heidelberg, spent the better part of his life trying to unravel the mysteries of time. Now in the eighties, time was running out. So, when an eccentric French businesswoman showed up at his door with an invitation to a top-secret research facility in the Amazon Rainforest where some of the greatest minds in the world were solving humankind’s most elusive mysteries, he was unwittingly intrigued. But also skeptical as hell! He had never heard of this lady’s company, and her dazzling sales pitch seemed more like a theatrical performance than a business proposition. No, he pronounced. He would not go. He would stay home and continue his research alone, the same as he had done since he tragically lost the love of his life over a half-century ago. Meanwhile, the fates of tribespeople in a remote village in the Rainforest, a Jewish widow in Texas, a dictator on his deathbed, and that beguiling businesswoman were hanging on what Gustav did next because, unbeknownst to them all, their fates had been irrevocably entangled since before they were born. Tangled Fates will whisk you up and sweep you away to other times and places. You'll get lost in this spellbinding story of humans - the good, the bad, and the downright evil ones – and how they are all interconnected. You’ll be taken from a picturesque WWII-era German countryside to a lush and luxurious resort of sorts in the Amazon Rainforest, where dreams come true. Tangled Fates is visual, imaginative, and enthralling cover to cover. Dammit, Gustav thought, despising himself for second-guessing his decision. What have I got to lose? Born to teenage parents in 1972, Ali Mignonne's childhood was brimming with youthful fun and energy. Add four younger siblings and a neighborhood crawling with kids and she had adventures brewing day and night. Summers were spent playing elaborate games of hide-and-seek, conducting top-secret meetings in the playhouse, and ziplining through the trees in her creek-side backyard. It was a vibrant, charmed childhood, but tainted, like so many beautiful things, with life's bitter realities. Family drama, untimely deaths, religious turmoil, nearly dying from a bee sting at age eleven, and a having a stroke when she was twenty, all played a role in shaping Ali's character and destiny. From this wonderful, tragic beginning grew a powerful imagination and a drive to create a new reality and make the world a better place. She has found her avenue to do so through imagination and creation. A professional artist by day, Ali paints highly textured, sculptural trees in magical settings using rich colors and moving imagery to evoke a sense wonder. She carries this dramatic expression into her writing where she combines mystery, history, science fiction, and romance into a vivid, literary works of art that transports readers to a sublime, sometimes transcendental, state she refers to as Imagīne (long second i). Like her art, Ali's writing is deeply embedded in nature. Trees, trails, water, rocks, wildlife, and the likes are present throughout her work, forming a fluid sense of connectedness between the characters and nature. Ali was born in Dallas, Texas but currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she moved in 2016 to be closer to the mountains where shes finds inspiration and clarity. Ali is currently working on the sequal to Tangled Fates which will be realeased when the "muse is through."