Song to Verona - Book 1

We all like to think that other people's opinions do not carry weight… until they do. The A Song to Verona saga unfolds over fourteen years, told across six volumes, following the evolution of its characters from 2010 to their final reckoning in 2024. It is an emotional journey you will not forget.This first volume, Senses in Twilight, covers the years 2010 to 2012. It is a story of awakenings and courage; of invisible wounds and bonds that defy the rules.This saga explores subjects that are often difficult to talk about: addiction, psychological trauma, depression, and other shadows that remain unspoken. But there is also light: values such as perseverance, discipline, and the pursuit of excellence emerge with strength.Camila Findlay, brilliant and gifted with an innate musical talent, does not fit the mold her family designed for her. She does not fit the red carpets of Los Angeles, nor the rituals of faith imposed on her, nor the private school where her inquisitive voice unsettles others. At fifteen, she is sent to a boarding school in Trieste. What begins as punishment becomes an awakening: far from home, surrounded by sheet music, unexpected friendships, and painful absences, Camila begins to discover who she is when no one is watching. Defying convention, her essence blooms—at a high cost she is willing to pay.Liam, her stepbrother, also escapes the same mold. In New York, between failed auditions and nights in shelters, he searches for a place in the world of musical theater. What he finds is not just a stage, but a version of himself he has yet to meet. The transition from community kitchens to rising fame was not free. There was a breaking point. A silent fall. A private battle. And then, the slow, disciplined, and courageous act of rebuilding. When he returns home as Broadway's newest promise, an unexpected reunion shakes his foundations. He discovers emotions within himself that he had never known. A tension left unnamed. A bond that changes everything.Across the ocean, in Verona, Paolo Sartori turns eleven and receives a bicycle as a birthday present, without imagining that this gesture would mark the beginning of a path that will lead him to compete among the best. His family, protective and rooted in tradition, watches him grow and overcome obstacles with unusual discipline. His rise, however, is not free of pressure. At a young age, he already knows the demands of being a public figure. Without knowing it, years later, his destiny will cross with that of a young woman who sings with a broken soul and a steady gaze.Los Angeles, New York, and Verona—so distant from one another—will soon be bound by an invisible thread that began weaving itself in 2010.