Bernard Barioz, father of three, is the author of the short story "Une famille qui éclate" (A Family That Falls Apart), in the collection "Familles" (Families), published by Éditions La main multiple, and of "Vies et morts de Bebar" (Lives and Deaths of Bebar), reissued by Edilivre. He also wrote the lyrics for love songs on the album "1, 2, 3 Rêveries" (1, 2, 3 Daydreams). He then wrote "Une rencontre si fortuite" (Such a Fortuitous Encounter), published in 2022 by Éditions Douro. From a very young age, he has been constantly playing his violin. Music, like writing, provides him with the most beautiful escape. His fractured characters, and the fever that afflicts them, are set in a century destined to be the last.
Lysou and her accomplice and friend Daisy skewer the 21st century with scathing, uncompromising blows. This kingdom is not theirs. Fresh out of the Faculty of Arts in Grenoble, Lysou falls for Arthur, a bookseller who is at once a sorcerer, a troublemaker, and a manipulator. Will his murderous intentions lead her to concoct morbid schemes of her own? To eliminate any possible rival? Or is it all a gigantic fabrication? A construct of the mind that can only be cured by learning, knowledge, or perhaps psychoanalysis? In a labyrinth of upheavals that elevate her, Lysou experiences a fierce will to live and to understand. A dense and pervasive madness emanates from every page of the narrative. Poetry, philosophy, and spirituality are subtly woven into its fabric. Publication date: December 2, 2024 Order Press release
Aphrodite, goddess of love, governs the romantic destiny of a joyful young couple, Cannelle and Coly. She employs every stratagem to destabilize their relationship. From their next kiss, the curse will take hold. A man returned from the past begins to jeopardize the future of these two innocent souls. Shaken and tossed about by the insidious machinations of a ruthless tyrant, and succumbing to adulterous temptation, the duo struggles to keep their budding romance afloat. Should they consult the dead to glimpse a solution? Does love conquer all? Perhaps, if Aphrodite weren't trying to reduce Cannelle and Coly to their mere sexual instincts, to drain their very being, even to the point of robbing them of their reason. They must protect themselves from the harmful actions aimed at destroying them. Publication date: June 1, 2022. Order now
