Rene Natan

I always wanted to be a storyteller. At recess time I would gather some of my schoolmates and entertain them with stories—some of my own, others just summaries of books I read. My life, however, took a different turn, and I ended up following a career in information technology (as Professor Irene Gargantini). This over, I reverted to my old passion: plotting intrigues and mysteries and creating romantic or passionate encounters. I took several e-courses on fiction writing and began jotting down my tales. So far I have written nine novels, several short stories and co-authored a novella. The genre varies from romantic suspense (Mountains of Dawn, The Collage, The Loves and Tribulations of Detective Stephen Carlton, The Woman in Black, The Red Manor) to thriller (The Jungfrau Watch, The Blackpox Threat, The Bricklayer, Fleeting Visions). See www.vermeil.biz

As an author, my goal is threefold: having fun in writing, entertaining the readers and offering them an uplifting vision at life.

See www.renenatanblog.wordpress.com

Honors

Second place, the 2015 Five Star Dragonfly Book Awards for The Woman in Black

Silver Medal, the 2015 Global Ebook Awards for The Loves and Tribulations of Detective Stephen Carlton

Honorable Mention, Second place, the 2015 Five Star Dragonfly Award for The Woman in Black, Honorable Mention, 2014 San Francisco Book Festival, for Fleeting Visions

First place, 2012 Five Star Dragonfly Award for the Blackpox Threat

Finalist in the 2011 National Indie Excellence Award for the Blackpox Threat

Honorary Mention, 2012 San Francisco Book Competition for the Bricklayer