“The Black Swan of Paris”
Karen Robards

Genevieve Dumont, the famous Parisian singer, was both a star in 1944 Paris and a smokescreen. The Nazis made the chanteuse a pawn, but she is not willing to be one. Her position of privilege allows her the freedom to remain an ally of the resistance.

Genevieve is aware that her estranged mother Lillian de Rocheford is being held by Nazis and she knows that it will not be long before the Gestapo tries to get Lillian information. This will derail any allied invasion. The resistance movement is charged with stifling her by all means, including assassination.

To reunite with her long-lost sibling, she must navigate the dangerous cross-currents of Occupied French France undiscovered — and in enough time to save Lillian. Buy at https://amzn.to/3lrWpJr.

“Edge of Yesterday: Saving Time”
Robin Stevens Payes

The third installment of Edge of Yesterday is geared towards Young Adults. Charley Morton (a time traveler who is also a modern-day STEAMinista) finds herself lost in Renaissance, the time of shadow, light, wretchedness, and beauty. Florence is ruled by a benevolent dictator. He insists on stopping this sassy stranger, whose magic device prophecies of a future when all people are equal and free — from dominating Florence.

Charley is well aware that this could lead to the end of his rule. His henchmen incite masses to chant, “Heretic! Witch!”Charley must make her quantum leap home, even though she is facing death. If she fails, Talk about getting burned. Buy at https://amzn.to/35qi7bc.

“A Handful of Worldliness”
by Elissa Grodin

Edwina Goodman is a physics teacher at an elite college in a charming New England town. Edwina’s imagination and ability to see patterns of cause-and-effect where others cannot, drives her to think outside of the box of logic. Edwina also helps her boyfriend, a Police Detective, in his investigation of a suspicious death at the nearby headquarters GHN.”Gotta Have It Now”Home shopping network

The shocking truth about the case makes her feel like a supernova in her comfortable and secure world of afternoon tea in Physics Department Library. Buy at https://amzn.to/35U6NVf.

“Blood in the Water”
by Richard Outzen

Walker Holmes, Alt-weekly newspaper publisher, has lost his girlfriend, a expose on human trafficking led to his source being brutally killed, and Sheriff Ron Frost appears unstoppable in his pursuit for a third term.

Pensacola is flooded and Holmes’s entire staff are left homeless in his apartment. The county jail explodes, causing the entire town to collapse.

Holmes must stop binging, regain the support of his friends and staff, stop a hostile takeover at his newspaper, and find out who is responsible for the fatal blast. There will be plenty of blood in the water before Holmes is done. Holmes hopes that none of it is his. Buy at https://amzn.to/2K4lMnv.

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