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Adriana Girolami

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Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Historical Fiction

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July 2012

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Born in Rome, Italy, Adriana’s artistic inclination as a portrait artist, author, and lifelong lover of the written word was nurtured by the ancient beauty of her native country. As a child, her parents encouraged her to read, and books were always available in her home. Her mother Lena was an avid reader who inspired Adriana by her example, favoring distinguished historical authors such as Alessandro Manzoni, Sir Walter Scott, and Adriana's personal favorite, Alexander Dumas.
Adriana immigrated with her family to the United States , attended The Art Students League in New York City and eventually embarked on a career as a portrait artist and illustrator. She found her profession satisfying, but craved the freedom of the written word, rememb ...more

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Average rating: 4.45 · 47 ratings · 28 reviews · 16 distinct works

	Revenge of the Knights Templar 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mysterious Templar (The Templar Trilogy Book 1) 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crimson Amulet (The Templar Trilogy Book 2) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crimson Amulet 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Templar's Redemption (The Templar Trilogy Book 3) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Mysterious Templar / രഹസ്യ യോദ്ധാവ് by Adriana Girolami (Goodreads Author), Williamsji Maveli (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crimson Amulet / ചുവന്ന രക്ഷാകവചം by Adriana Girolami (Goodreads Author), Williamsji Maveli (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Where Are the Children? (Where Are the Children, #1)

by Mary Higgins Clark

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Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen

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Men of Iron

by Howard Pyle

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Quotes by Adriana Girolami (?)

“The candle of his life burned out too soon, but it burned so brightly!”
― Adriana Girolami, Revenge of the Knights Templar

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Adriana’s Quotes

“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one's own sunshine.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“The candle of his life burned out too soon, but it burned so brightly!”
― Adriana Girolami, Revenge of the Knights Templar

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“Yes, my boy, you are indeed much faster, bigger, and stronger than me and an altogether superior speciman of God's creation, but I have seen your like before. Only one of us can be master, and it won't be you.”
― Emery Lee, The Highest Stakes

tags: historical-adventure, historical-fiction, historical-romance

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“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

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“Do not be afraid; our fate
Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.”
― Dante Alighieri, Inferno

tags: faith, fate, fear

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Reading Romances — 2066 members — last activity Apr 27, 2025 09:02PM
Reading Romances was a website focused on romance reviews from March 2011 until October 2015, now it's a group on Goodreads! ...more

Romantic Historical Fiction Lovers — 1712 members — last activity Dec 07, 2025 11:23PM
This group was founded as a discussion forum to fill the chasm between historical fiction and historical romance, and to compile a great reading colle ...more

2025 Big Book Challenge — 800 members — last activity 10 hours, 45 min ago
Have some larger books to read this year? This is the place to share those. You set your own goal as to the number of books to read, or just keep trac ...more

Oprah's Book Club (Official) — 84785 members — last activity Dec 21, 2025 10:52PM
Welcome to the official Oprah's Book Club group. OBC is the interactive, multi-platform reading club bringing passionate readers together to discuss i ...more

Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers — 25545 members — last activity 1 hour, 40 min ago
Welcome! Join us for our monthly group reads. We read Crime stories, Mysteries, & Thrillers. ...more

Mitchell Morris Publishing — 10 members — last activity Jul 06, 2012 03:25PM
Welcome to Mitchell-Morris, a group designed to discuss our books, authors and happenings. All book lovers are welcome.

Promote and Post Your Writing — 57 members — last activity Oct 27, 2015 04:47AM
Please Promote or Post Your Writing! Invite friends and whatever you can!

Project 10 Book 2013 — 47 members — last activity Jun 05, 2013 06:39PM
A place to discuss your project 10 Book reads for 2013!

Q&A with Victoria Vane — 176 members — last activity Jan 27, 2021 10:01PM
Anytime chat with VICTORIA VANE and any of the characters from the Devil DeVere series! Ned, Phoebe, Vesta, Hew, Diana, DeVere, Pratt and Polly will ...more

The Romance Troupe — 785 members — last activity Nov 12, 2020 10:05AM
A team of 15 friends and romance authors - We promise fabulous romance in almost every genre. Take a look at our bookshelf, something just might hit t ...more

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message 8: by Ciana Stone

Apr 29, 2015 11:10AM

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message 7: by Adriana

Dec 16, 2012 10:43AM

Hi Elizabeth, great to meey you here my friend!

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message 6: by Elizabeth

Dec 16, 2012 09:26AM

Thank you Andriana! Nice to meet and from here!!!!!!!

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message 5: by Adriana

Dec 11, 2012 09:06AM

Thank you for the friendship KatLynne. :)

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message 4: by KatLynne

Dec 11, 2012 05:37AM

Hi Adriana! Thank you for the friend invite! I'm looking forward to chatting books with you:)

Happy Reading and Writing!

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message 3: by Adriana

Aug 25, 2012 05:43AM

Glad to be your friend, Anna!

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message 2: by Adriana

Aug 20, 2012 09:15PM

Thank you Stephanie. I am also looking forward of knowing you better. I love to paint, write and expand my horizon by meeting new exciting people like yourself :)

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message 1: by Stephanie

Aug 20, 2012 08:10PM

Hello there Adriana! Thank you so very much for the friend request! I can't wait to get to know you! I know that we will be great friends! :)

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