Julianne and the Sacred Treasures (LULU Press, 2023) is the fourth in a children’s adventure series. The author will be present at a book signing ceremony at Bajo El Sol Gallery & Art Bar, located in Mongoose Junction, St. John, U. S. Virgin Islands.
On December 16, 2023, Bajo El Sol Gallery will host back-to-back events beginning at 4:00pm with a book signing for Fantasy YA (Young Adult) Virgin Islands author Howard Jones. Guests will have an opportunity to meet the author and purchase his latest book, Julianne and the Sacred Treasures. At 6:00pm Virgin Islands metalsmith and jewelry designer Morgan Rosenberg will be featuring new one-of-a-kind pieces.
Howard Jones is an author born and currently living on St. Thomas. He has been writing stories since kindergarten and he published his first novel Edafos while still in high school. Julianne and the Sacred Treasures is Jones’ fourth published book and the second book in the Julianne series.
Book Description: Once a humble gatherer, Julianne has become a Miracle, a hero blessed by the Sky God. After the terrible battle with the Night Clan, Julianne now seeks to strengthen herself as a hero. Things in Country however, are far from safe. Powerful artifacts have fallen from the heavens, empowering wild animals into rampaging monsters. A mighty Bandit King with flaming eyes has come to conquer Country amid the chaos as well and hope for many is dwindling. But a new group called the Community has come to unite the scattered villages. Now is the time for Julianne to use her Sacred Powers, and break through deceptions both mortal and divine.
About Bajo El Sol Gallery & Art Bar: Priscilla Hintz Rivera Knight and David Knight Jr., Bajo El Sol Gallery & Art Bar owners since 2016, are proud of the gallery’s 30-year legacy of support and engagement with the arts community of St. John and the greater Virgin Islands. The gallery is home to thought-provoking monthly exhibitions, readings by award-winning V.I. writers & poets, documentary screenings on some of the Caribbean’s most respected thinkers, talks by local academics and visiting curators.
At the Art Bar you’ll find Puerto Rican espresso coffee, chocolates, wine, craft cocktails, lite savory bites and locally made pastries. You’ll also find the largest selection of aged rums in Cruz Bay, which can be sampled in curated tasting flights.
Bajo El Sol Gallery is also home of the Gri Gri Project. The Gri Gri Project’s mission is the creation of interpretive exhibitions, critical writing, events and archives related to the cultural patrimony of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the broader Caribbean region.
For book purchasing information, see https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/book/1144353144
Julianne and the Sacred Treasures (LULU Press, 2023) is the fourth in a children’s adventure series. The author will be present at a book signing ceremony at Bajo El Sol Gallery & Art Bar, located in Mongoose Junction, St. John, U. S. Virgin Islands. On December 16, 2023, Bajo El Sol Gallery will host back-to-back events
