Bio
Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli is an Italian science fiction and thriller author.She has lived in Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy) since 1993, earning a degree in biology and working as a writer, scientific and literary translator, and freelance web copywriter. In the past she also worked as researcher, tutor and professor's assistant in the field of ecology at "Dipartimento di Biologia Animale ed Ecologia" of the University of Cagliari.
As a cinema addict, she started by writing screenplays and fan fictions inspired by the movies.
She has written original fiction since 2009.
Between 2012-2013 she wrote and published a hard science fiction series set on Mars and titled "Deserto rosso".
The whole "Deserto rosso" series, which includes four books, was also published as omnibus in December 2013 (ebook and paperback) and hit No. 1 on the Italian Kindle Store in November 2014.
"Deserto rosso" was published in English, with the title "Red Desert", between 2014 and 2015.
The first book of the series is "Red Desert - Point of No Return"; the second is "Red Desert - People of Mars"; the third is "Red Desert - Invisible Enemy"; the final book is "Red Desert - Back Home".
She also authored three crime thrillers in the Detective Eric Shaw trilogy - “Il mentore” (2014), “Sindrome” (2016), and “Oltre il limite” (2017) -, an action thriller titled “Affinità d’intenti” (2015), and three more science fiction novels titled “L’isola di Gaia” (2014), “Per caso” (2015), and “Ophir. Codice vivente” (2016).
"Il mentore" was published in English by AmazonCrossing with the title "The Mentor" on 1 November 2015 (best ranking: No. 1 on the Kindle Store in USA, UK, and Australia).
"Affinità d'intenti" was published in English as "Kindred Intentions" on 26 April 2016.
All her books have been Amazon bestsellers in Italy so far.
She’s also a podcaster at FantascientifiCast, an Italian podcast about science fiction, an Italian Representative of Mars Initiative, and a member of the International Thriller Writers organization.
She’s often a guest both in Italy and abroad during book fairs, including Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino (Turin Book Fair), Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair) and Più Libri Più Liberi (Rome Book Fair), local publishing events, university conventions as well as classes (University of Insubria), where she gives speeches or conducts workshops about self-publishing and genre fiction writing.
As a science fiction and Star Wars fan, she is known in the Italian online community by her nickname, Anakina.
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This was a compelling story and great argument for visiting Mars. Such I believe is unattainable in my lifetime although if II did have nothing to live for on Earth perhaps I would make the same decision. it was definitely worth a read.
At ten o'clock, Agent Amelia Jennings arrived for her job interview at Goldberg & Associates. Her undercover mission was to investigate a series of murders by an elusive hired killer that had been on the police department's radar for the past several months. Instead, she finds herself entangled with Mike Connor. Twenty-four hours later, she's the subject of a manhunt.<br /> One day to survive. One day to let go of the past...
Great plot. Great execution. This story was a page turner. I love a good crime novel and this fit the bill.
She is the prey of a manhunt and her paths have been entangled with another person. Could she survive the conspiracies?<br /> Agent Amelia Jennings went undercover to the law firm ,Goldberg & Associates, for a job interview. Her real job was to investigate a series of murders involving some well-known lawyers in the City in connection with which the police had been searching for an elusive hired killer for months. Her plans fell apart ever before she could start working on them.<br /> In less than twenty-four hours she was about to become the target of a manhunt. Her destiny was entangled with that of Mike Connor who appeared to had the same intention as Amelia and knew too much about her. Can Amelia survive through this peril?<br /> Kindred Intentions is a nail-biting thriller with insights of how a complex system creates traps for honest enthusiastic workers. If you like fast paced drama in a thriller with frequent twists then Kindred Intention would satisfy your expectations.<br /> Read now to get fun of goosebumps at the turn of each page.
An intriguing premise! Worth a look!
Sounds like a wild ride!
Sounds like an interesting book.
This is exactly how I feel about Mars: that endless, hostile red desert. Why is Anna deliberately driving out there? I'm hooked already!
Looking forward to this one!
Fantastic mystery/science fiction. What secret is Anna hiding? I sure am curious.
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Kindred Intentions
24 hours. 2 people. 1 target.
It was 10 a.m. when undercover agent Amelia Jennings arrived at the law firm Goldberg & Associates for a job interview. Her mission was to investigate a series of murders involving some well-known lawyers in the City. Her target, an elusive hired killer who had been of interest to the police for months.
But her plan is doomed to fall apart before it even starts.
In less than twenty-four hours Amelia will be the prey in a man hunt and her destiny will become entwined with Mike Connor’s.
Their intentions, apparently similar, may prove to be opposite, but the affinity binding them goes beyond what they think they know about each other.
One day to survive. One day to let go of the past.
