Little do the Radical Islamists know they will soon be thwarted by one person, of all things a woman! who has been destined to destroy them. While on vacation with her husband, middle-aged housewife Vadoma Lovell from Orange County California, unknown to her, begins a quest of self-discovery. Through a series of strange events Vadoma discovers she's not who she thought she was, the successful psychotherapist from Southern California. She gradually begins to realize she has been destined, from ages past, to become the chosen one, The Gypsy Queen, emerging through the centuries to defeat the enemy called Islamic jihad - ISIS.
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Edward Charles was born in South Wales in 1941 and brought up in north London.
He developed his interest in English social and economic history at school, butbelieving it would never find him a job, studied economics and law at the University College of Wales and then took a PhD in corporate finance at (the then formative) Manchester Business School.
After a short period as a lecturer in Business Studies at Liverpool University he began a career in finance and management consulting, before entering the City and international business, working in Europe, the USA and Asia.
His first novel, ‘In the Shadow of Lady Jane� was published on 6th May 2006 and the sequel, ‘Daughters of the Doge� was published on 7th May 2007
Dr Charles lives in Devon where he writes, paints, and tends his vineyard.