Upcoming Books

 

Fantasy/Adventure:

          Kubaba by Jeanne Grandilli & Shaina Rothberg

Two teenaged boys, Ashur & Razul, stumble across an enchanted key called The Talika unaware that it is being sought by Kubaba, an escaped evil demi-goddess, who needs the key to restore her full wicked powers.

         Guided by an eccentric guru, the boys learn it is their destiny to stop Kubaba from destroying the world—or die trying. Their quest leads them on a wild, cross continent adventure, culminating in a life and death battle inside a secret Mystery School hidden deep in the ancient desert.

         Will Ashur and Ruzul succeed in stopping Kubaba? Or will they ultimately realize that they are no match for the terrifying and all-powerful goddess?  

 

Science-Fiction:

         Escape to Planet Earth by Jeanne Grandilli  

Morey Moran is a lonely new kid in the small western town of White Cloud, Wyoming. He’s excited to make a new friend in Axelrod Duran. He just didn’t expect him to fall out of the sky or be an alien!

         The two boys have a lot in common: they’re both 12 years old, they both have red hair, and they’re both on the run. Morey and his mother are fleeing from his abusive, ex-con father and have assumed new names in order to hide from him. Axelrod has fled his home planet in order to avoid induction into an authoritarian military school.

         To their horror, the boys discover that they are both being pursued—Morey by his abusive father, and Axelrod by an evil alien warlord, who intends to punish him and take him back to his home planet.

         Will the boys escape their would-be captors? Or will they find themselves embarked on a perilous adventure that exceeds their wildest dreams?    

 

Mystery/Thriller:

         Series: The Harlow & Flynn Mysteries

         Book One: The Poe Party by Jeanne Grandilli & Shaina Rothberg

 

Young private investigators, Ava Harlow and Jake Flynn, are hired to pose undercover by a campy horror director, who’s received a death threat promising fiendishly gruesome delights for his annual Poe Party, celebrating the author’s birthday.

         As “the storm of the century” gathers over Raven Manor, the director’s isolated canyon estate, Ava and Jake join five other party guests, as well as the director’s exotic wife and a staff of four. After torrential rains flood the roads, trapping everyone inside the gothic manor house, a terrifying killer in a raven mask interrupts the party, stalking them, one by one.

         Will Ava and Jake discover the killer and his dark secret that lies buried in the walls of Raven Manor? Or will it be too late to save everyone from the killer’s malevolent vendetta?

        

         Series: The Club California Mysteries

        Book One: The Danger In Our Stars by Jeanne Grandilli

 

Astrologer-sleuth, Prudence Goodkind, is at a crossroads in her life. She’s about to turn 60, she’s newly single after losing her longtime partner, and she’s about to uproot her life to become Astrologer-in-Residence at Club California, a posh desert resort that caters to singles of a certain age. Upon her arrival at the exclusive resort, with devoted cat, Plato, in tow, Prudence is warmly welcomed (and smitten) with suavely handsome Club Manager, Victor Bonaventure.

         Before she’s even unpacked, Prudence receives an urgent call from one of the residents, requesting an immediate reading. However, after her warnings of danger go unheeded, Prudence finds herself involved in a murder investigation and offers her unofficial assistance, using astrological profiling, to skeptical cowboy detective, Bret Houston.

         To her surprise, Prudence finds herself romantically drawn to the both the laidback detective and the handsome club manager. While Prudence ponders her romantic dilemma, she discovers that she’s been targeted as the killer’s next victim!  

         Will Prudence outwit her stalker? And if she survives, can she really have relationships with two men?

 

         Series: The Club California Mysteries

         Book Two: Shooting Stars by Jeanne Grandilli

 

Astrologer-sleuth, Prudence Goodkind, is celebrating her 60^th birthday at a gala party inside the yacht club at Club California, a posh desert resort for singles of a certain age. Suave Club Manager, Victor Bonaventure, who is also Prudence’s boyfriend—at least one of them—is hosting the party. The attendees include Prudence’s sister and niece, who’ve come to celebrate her milestone birthday.

         Trouble begins when a brash film director and his companions, including a famed husband and wife acting couple, crash the party. To Victor’s chagrin, the director announces that he’s come to Club California to shoot an indie film there.

         Prudence has misgivings after the director casts her niece in the film, and her fears prove justified after one of the actors is “accidentally” shot and killed during filming.

         Once again, Prudence offers her services, using astrological profiling, to cowboy detective, Brett Houston, as he investigates the suspicious circumstances of the fatal shooting. After a second suspicious death occurs, Prudence fears that her niece may be in danger.

         Will Prudence and Brett be able to track down the killer in order to save her niece? Or will she become the killer’s third victim?

                 

Romantic Comedy:

          Transits of Venus by Jeanne Grandilli

 

Kiki Kincaid is, admittedly, no domestic goddess. After ten years of marriage to handsome husband, Jimmy Kincaid, and two kids, Kiki is suffering the insidious effects of mommydom in suburbia and has sadly let both herself and her marriage slip. Kiki’s best friend is amiable gay astrologer, Reggie Curtis. The two became acquainted because Reggie drives her husband’s vanpool to their mutual employer.   Trouble arrives in the form of gorgeous Lilah Lamour, the newest member of the vanpool. Lilah is single, red hot, and very flirtatious—and she’s got her sultry eye trained on Jimmy! Though Jimmy’s a good guy and faithful husband, he finds himself sorely tempted by the lascivious Lilah.

         With astrological counseling from Reggie, Kiki tries desperately to revamp herself and save her marriage. At the same time, Kiki’s mother turns up with the shocking news that she has left Kiki’s father due to his infidelity.

         Will mother and daughter save their relationships? Or will they choose to move on to new ones?  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

        

        

        

 

        

        

        

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