Ghost of Nostalgia

<p><strong>In a world where emotion is deadly one girl's courage to feel may ignite a revolution.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Gavril follows the rules. Don't dream. Don't imagine a better future. Don't cross the barrier and whatever you do don't open your heart to emotions-especially the most powerful one: love.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Breaking the rules is deadly. Phases surround Gavril's rural impoverished village of Nostalgie. These mysterious ethereal beings attracted to human emotion suck passion and soul from anyone they touch-if the victim survives the encounter. Despite the danger demanding questions linger in Gavril's heart. What might life be like beyond the electrical barrier keeping the Phases at bay? What happened to her father a legendary </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Résonateur</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> gifted with the ability to combat Phases who vanished several years ago? What does freedom feel like?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When the Solenoid powering the village's barrier begins to die Nostalgie's mayor offers Gavril's hand in marriage to the son of a nobleman in the distant village of Envie-a woman of a </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Résonateur </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>bloodline to raise the family's prominence in exchange for a new Solenoid. Gavril has no choice but to comply. If she refuses the barrier will fall.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Gavril will do anything to save her mother and fellow villagers-even if it means breaking a few rules.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Led by a heart that suppressed curiosity and compassion for far too long Gavril befriends a Phase named Morrow. When her actions are discovered she is deemed a traitor by her future in-laws and sent to the Capital Éthéré Coeur for judgement. Commandant Serein a </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Résonateur </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>like her father escorts her to her destiny.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In the whirlwind of French-influenced retro-futuristic adventure that follows Gavril's spirit is freed. She meets wonders of human achievement-from motorized </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>automatrams</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and flying </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>soulevers</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> to massive electronic libraries holding the world's secrets.</span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>She encounters the rich vibrant and sometimes horrifying world beyond Nostalgie . . . and she falls in love.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Once you break the rules where do you draw the line?</span></p><p><strong><em>Ghost of Nostalgia</em> will resonate with readers drawn to rich worldbuilding emotional rebellion and character-driven dystopian fantasy. For fans of lyrical prose slow-burn tension and stories that challenge what it means to feel-this journey lingers long after the final page.</strong></p>