The Two Lila Bennetts, Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, Lake Union – High flying criminal defense attorney Lila Bennett has made some bad choices in her life. Her marriage to once best-selling novelist Ethan is in the doldrums.
Cindy Matthews
Cindy A. Matthews' articles and essays have appeared in over forty publications. She works as a freelance manuscript evaluator, book reviewer, and copy editor. Her writer's guide, Defeating the Slushpile Monster, was a finalist in the self-help/non-fiction category of the 2009 EPIC awards and is now available in print and in Kindle formats. More information about her editorial services and non-fiction works can be found at her web site/blog www.cindyamatthews.com
Writing as Cynthianna, Cindy has published contemporary and fantasy romantic-comedies. Cindy also writes sf/paranormal erotic-romance as Celine Chatillon. See her work on Amazon.com.
The Bone Fire by S. D. Sykes
The Bone Fire, S. D. Sykes, Pegasus Crime – Oswald de Lacy, Lord Somershill, remembers the Black Death all too well. When the deadly plague returns to England in the year 1361, Oswald takes no chances, conveying his family to the refuge offered by his friend Godfrey, Lord Eden.
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler, Kelly Harms, Lake Union Publishing – Amy Byler encounters her estranged husband in her local pharmacy, triggering a whole range of feelings. John walked out on her and their son and daughter three years ago.
The Poison Thread by Laura Purcell
The Poison Thread, Laura Purcell, Penguin Books – Dorothea Truelove is a young, beautiful and rich society woman, living a life of ease with her widowed father.
Valencia and Valentine by Suzy Krause
Valencia and Valentine, Suzy Krause, Lake Union – Working over seventeen years as a debt collector, suffering a lifetime with crippling OCD, Valencia approaches her thirty-fifth birthday with trepidation.
Dahlia Black by Keith Thomas
Dahlia Black, Keith Thomas, Leopoldo & Company – In 2023 astronomer Dahlia Mitchell is the first to identify a signal beamed from outer space by an intelligence other than human.
Summer Hours by Amy Mason Doan
Summer Hours, Amy Mason Doan, Graydon House – Becc Reardon, ace student and fan of Nellie Bly and Ed Murrow, always intended to become a star print journalist.
The Object of Your Affections by Falguni Kothari
The Object of Your Affections, Falguni Kothari, Graydon House – Paris Kahn Fraser and her Scottish husband Neal Singh Fraser have an idyllic life in NYC. Her career as assistant DA is blooming, and Neal’s family chain of furnishing and art stores is expanding.
Stars In His Eyes by Marti Gironell
Stars in his Eyes, Marti Grionell, Amazon Crossing – 1949: Franco’s rule has settled on Spain like a lead weight.
The Black Ascot by Charles Todd
The Black Ascot, Charles Todd, William Morrow – In 1910 two attendees at the famous Black Ascot horse race, Harold and Blanche Fletcher-Munro, left early in their car which later crashed. Blanche died.
