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Michael Angelo & the Stone Mistress: Book I
"A time-slip mystery thriller!"
Michael Angelo Thomas had a bad habit of falling in love with every model who poses for him. And though he makes it a rule to never sleep with them, he's not good at following rules. Five hundred years earlier, young Michelangelo Buonarroti is struggling to complete his first major commission, the Pietà.
New York, 1994
Michael is New York's most sought-after fashion photographer. His unorthodox techniques uncover the radiance of each model who steps before his camera.
When a Vogue magazine cover model is found dead from a drug overdose in his NYC apartment after a late-night photography session, he gets sent to Italy on assignment before he can be deported or takes his own life in his overwhelming guilt.
Rome, 1498
Michelangelo works day and night in anguish. He is determined to unlock the statue he can see hidden inside a four-ton block of pure white Carrara marble that dominates his slovenly hovel.
His patron demanded “the most beautiful work of marble in Rome no living artist could better.” While demons of illicit desire torture Michelangelo, he strives to find the ageless face of the mother of God, the Virgin Mary never once stained by lascivious thoughts.
“Each word in the book has you feeling the emotions.”
Michael and Michelangelo
These two men driven by their art but separated by time, are brought together by a young Italian woman. Paola is an art historian assigned to assist Michael photograph the world’s top fashion models at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence where she has just begun her new job.
In the shadows of Michelangelo’s greatest triumphs, Michael discovers a secret that changes his life, while attracting deadly enemies and the love of a woman worth dying to save.
- Amazon Reviews
“I was completely engulfed by the story and characters and have had a book hangover ever since. If you enjoy fantasy, time travel, and characters that range from those you love to hate, to those you root for, along with an interesting dose of history and good food, you'll enjoy this story.” - Diane Craig
“Beyond awesome!” - Margaret Both
“I was immersed in the story immediately about how Michael Thomas, a troubled and tortured soul of an artist, a photographer, can under certain circumstances access the thoughts of the famed artist Michelangelo Buonarroti of Florence as if he was reliving them himself. When I got to the last page, I yelled “OH NO!” I scared my cats and husband who ran over to me to see if I was ok. LOL. What an amazing book!” - Emma Davis
“To bring an artists heart, soul, nightmares, love & joy all together on these tortured pages of life and hysteria... only in a way that Steve Moretti could!” - Tina Lincoln
“You have drama, betrayal, jealousy in the mix and add to it fascinating glimpses into the past of the life and work of Il Divino, and you have a book that you just can’t put down.” - Marian Du Toit
“A really well-written book.” - Julia Robertson
“I just finished it, and wow, what an ending. I'm still digesting the twists in it. One of the best stories I have read. No kidding - I loved the story!” - Pierre Fortier
“I can not express enough how in awe I was at how Moretti interwove the lives of so many characters into such an immersive story. ” - Nevine Ramirez
Michael Angelo Thomas had a bad habit of falling in love with every model who poses for him. And though he makes it a rule to never sleep with them, he's not good at following rules. Five hundred years earlier, young Michelangelo Buonarroti is struggling to complete his first major commission, the Pietà.
New York, 1994
Michael is New York's most sought-after fashion photographer. His unorthodox techniques uncover the radiance of each model who steps before his camera.
When a Vogue magazine cover model is found dead from a drug overdose in his NYC apartment after a late-night photography session, he gets sent to Italy on assignment before he can be deported or takes his own life in his overwhelming guilt.
Rome, 1498
Michelangelo works day and night in anguish. He is determined to unlock the statue he can see hidden inside a four-ton block of pure white Carrara marble that dominates his slovenly hovel.
His patron demanded “the most beautiful work of marble in Rome no living artist could better.” While demons of illicit desire torture Michelangelo, he strives to find the ageless face of the mother of God, the Virgin Mary never once stained by lascivious thoughts.
“Each word in the book has you feeling the emotions.”
Michael and Michelangelo
These two men driven by their art but separated by time, are brought together by a young Italian woman. Paola is an art historian assigned to assist Michael photograph the world’s top fashion models at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence where she has just begun her new job.
In the shadows of Michelangelo’s greatest triumphs, Michael discovers a secret that changes his life, while attracting deadly enemies and the love of a woman worth dying to save.
- Amazon Reviews
“I was completely engulfed by the story and characters and have had a book hangover ever since. If you enjoy fantasy, time travel, and characters that range from those you love to hate, to those you root for, along with an interesting dose of history and good food, you'll enjoy this story.” - Diane Craig
“Beyond awesome!” - Margaret Both
“I was immersed in the story immediately about how Michael Thomas, a troubled and tortured soul of an artist, a photographer, can under certain circumstances access the thoughts of the famed artist Michelangelo Buonarroti of Florence as if he was reliving them himself. When I got to the last page, I yelled “OH NO!” I scared my cats and husband who ran over to me to see if I was ok. LOL. What an amazing book!” - Emma Davis
“To bring an artists heart, soul, nightmares, love & joy all together on these tortured pages of life and hysteria... only in a way that Steve Moretti could!” - Tina Lincoln
“You have drama, betrayal, jealousy in the mix and add to it fascinating glimpses into the past of the life and work of Il Divino, and you have a book that you just can’t put down.” - Marian Du Toit
“A really well-written book.” - Julia Robertson
“I just finished it, and wow, what an ending. I'm still digesting the twists in it. One of the best stories I have read. No kidding - I loved the story!” - Pierre Fortier
“I can not express enough how in awe I was at how Moretti interwove the lives of so many characters into such an immersive story. ” - Nevine Ramirez
452 pages, Paperback
Published April 28, 2022
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June 26, 2023
I have been following this author since his first books were published and he gets better with each successive book. This book describes and pain and glory that accompany any outstanding artist in the persuit of his craft now and 500 hundred years ago; very insightful.
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