{"id":17,"date":"2017-08-07T13:47:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T13:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/williamayejones.com\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-07-11T03:11:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T03:11:46","slug":"front-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/williamayejones.com\/it\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Page"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stories of History, Hope, and Women Who Reshape Their World<\/h2>\t\t
Some journeys take us across the world. Others take us home to ourselves.<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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From Renaissance Italy to the quiet corners of modern Tuscany\u2014and beyond\u2014my stories explore the places that shape us, the women who reshape their world, and the journeys that stay with us long after the final page.<\/p>

Stories that transport, transform, and invite you to see the world\u2014and yourself\u2014a little differently.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n

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Discover the Worlds<\/h2>\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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The author whose stories make readers want to book a plane ticket.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n

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Italy Then<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Power \u2022 Politics \u2022 Survival<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Where ambition, loyalty, and survival shape unforgettable women.<\/em><\/p>

Explore Renaissance Italy \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/div> \r\n\t\t\r\n<\/div> <\/div>\r\n

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Italy Now<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Hope \u2022 Healing \u2022 Home<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Stories of second chances set beneath the Tuscan sun.<\/em><\/p>

Discover Modern Tuscany \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/div> \r\n\t\t\r\n<\/div> <\/div>\r\n

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Beyond Italy<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
Legend \u2022 Mystery \u2022 Memory.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Where forgotten legends and hidden histories blur the line between myth and memory.<\/em><\/p>

Cross Into the Unknown \u2192<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t<\/div> \r\n\t\t\r\n<\/div> <\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n

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Williamaye Jones<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t
Writing Women at the Edge of Power<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t
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Williamaye Jones writes stories that transport readers through history, remarkable places, and the journeys that change us.<\/strong><\/p>

Her fiction returns often to Italy\u2014from the political intrigue of the Renaissance to the quiet hills of modern Tuscany\u2014while also venturing into other corners of Europe where history, memory, and landscape become as unforgettable as the characters themselves.<\/p>

Her work includes the Villa Fiorita<\/em> novella series, an epic historical novel set in Renaissance Italy, and forthcoming fiction inspired by Europe\u2019s rich history, enduring legends, and women who reshape their world. She also hosts Lust Through the Ages<\/em><\/a>, a conversation series revisiting classic and forbidden texts through a modern lens.<\/p>

Drawing on more than twenty-five years in publishing, Williamaye speaks on storytelling, structure, publishing, and what makes a novel work. Whether writing fiction, discussing literature, or teaching writers, she believes the best stories leave readers wanting to book a plane ticket\u2014and seeing the world a little differently when they return.<\/p>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n<\/div> <\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/section>\r\n\r\n

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Self-Publishing Without Regret<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Latest Stories<\/h2>\t\t
Reflections, history, Italy, and the stories that inspire my fiction.<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Italy Unveiled: Inside the World of Renaissance Erotica and Pietro Aretino\u2019s Dialogues<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Step Beyond the Audio: Introducing Lust Through the Ages<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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