Water Fall

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Waterfall (River of Time series #1)
Gabriella (Gabi) and Evangelia (Lia) accompany their mother (Dr. Adri Betarrini) to the secluded hills of Italy. Both sisters are preparing themselves to have a boring summer while their mother goes through ancient artifacts. Gabi discovers an ancient tomb and place their hands on handprints on the tomb’s walls, they are transported to fourteenth-century Italy. Right in the middle of a war between the two kingdoms, the Forelli and Paratore. Gabi is separated from Lia and doesn’t know where she is.

Gabi’s taken in by Lord Marcello Forelli and his knights. At Marcello’s home, she meets many servants, Cook, Lord Luca, the ill Fortino Forelli, and well as Marcello’s beautiful fiancé Lady Rossi. Gabi impresses the Forelli’s by helping Fortino’s health improve. She also learns the difficult things like sword fighting and the dance of this time period. All the while she’s determined to find her sister and get back home, no matter what she has to do even if it means sneaking out in the pitch darkness of the night.

Meanwhile, Lia appears two days later in the same tomb Gabi was found in. She is taken in by the Paratore. She claims to have hit her head and uses her skills and knowledge of the future to buy time and keep herself safe. She uses her skills as an artist to draw her sister Gabi in hopes of finding her.

Lord Paratore and  Lord Vannucci use Lia as a bargaining tool in the hope of getting Castello Forelli. With the threat of her sister's life in danger, Gabi tells the Luca and Marcello about this deal and they decide to use it to their advantage. They will lure in the Paratore with the idea that they will conquer Castello Forelli. Gabi gets injured in the process and they have to burn her wound shut. Marcello calls for a doctor who gives Gabi a remedy. Gabi is conflicted on wanting to go back home and stay with her feelings for Marcello. Due to her injury,

they have to stay several days longer than planned. Gabi becomes ill and they realize she has been poisoned with Arsenic. Which during this time, there is no cure.

Lia takes Gabi back home through the secret tomb. Gabi makes a promise to Marcello that she will return.

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