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  1. Cover of AnaRose and the Templar's Quest by Mary Ann BernalAWARDWINNINGTITLE

    The AnaRose Chronicles · Book One

    AnaRose and the Templar's Quest

    Winner, 2024 NYC Big Book AwardNovella Category

    AnaRose Preston is called to France to authenticate a nobleman's ring linked to a lost Templar relic. As she follows a trail across medieval ruins, she uncovers a secret sect determined to protect a sacred truth. History’s greatest mystery lies hidden and not every answer is meant to surface.

    • First Place, Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards: Shorts Award for Novellas 2023
    • B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
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  2. Cover of AnaRose and Pharaoh's Gold by Mary Ann BernalAWARDWINNINGTITLE

    The AnaRose Chronicles · Book Two

    AnaRose and Pharaoh's Gold

    Independent Press Award 2025Winner in the category of Novella

    In Cairo for a lecture, AnaRose Preston’s trip turns deadly when her assistant is abducted by a cult bent on awakening the god Apophis. As they prepare to bind his soul to the living, AnaRose races through Egypt’s secrets to recover a lost ushabti and prevent a timeless evil from being released into the modern world.

    • Semi-Finalist, Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards: Shorts Award for Novellas 2024
    • B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
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  3. Cover of AnaRose and Medusa's Curse by Mary Ann BernalAWARDWINNINGTITLE

    The AnaRose Chronicles · Book Three

    AnaRose and Medusa's Curse

    Independent Press Award 2026Distinguished Favorite Novella

    When relic hunter Miles Bordel calls AnaRose Preston for help, she’s pulled into a deadly hunt for the Medusa pendant, said to petrify with a glance. As a nationalist cult searches for its missing ruby eyes, AnaRose races across Greece to stop an ancient curse from being weaponized in the modern world.

    • Finalist, Chanticleer Int’l Book Awards: 2025 SEA Shorts Awards for Novellas
    • B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
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  4. Cover of Forgiving Nero by Mary Ann BernalAWARDWINNINGTITLE

    Historical Fiction · Ancient Rome

    Forgiving Nero

    2023 Independent Press AwardDistinguished Favorite, Historical Fiction

    A boy shaped by betrayal becomes emperor of Rome. Haunted by a brutal past and feared by a crumbling empire, Nero clings to the one man who never left his side. As rebellion brews and ambition twists into cruelty, he must confront the legacy he is destined to leave behind.

    • Gold Medal Winner, 2021 Book of the Year: Ancient World, The Coffee Pot Book Club
    • Silver Medal Winner, Historical Fiction: Reader Views Reviewer’s Choice Awards 2021–2022
    • 2022 Chaucer Finalist: Early Historical Fiction
    • B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
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  5. Cover of Scribbler Tales Presents: Escape from Berlin by Mary Ann BernalAWARDWINNINGTITLE

    Short Stories · Five Tales

    Scribbler Tales Presents: Escape from Berlin

    Winner, 2024 American Legacy Book AwardsAnthologies: Fiction

    A daring flight from tyranny. A love shattered by betrayal. A past that won’t stay buried. In five spellbinding stories of justice, revenge, and survival, fear collides with courage and loyalty bleeds into sacrifice. Who will be left standing?

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