The Abolitionist's Secret by Becky Lower

Shaker Library (16500 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Heights) - Shaker Heights author Kellie Bellamy Tayer joins the library’s Meet the Author series with her young-adult fantasy The Gypsy Thief, 6 p.m. 25th St., Cleveland) - Pauline Chen, author of The Red Chamber, inspired by the 18th-century Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber, and Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist Michael Heaton read from and sign their works from 7 to 9 p.m. Wolstein Building, 2103 Cornell Road) - Cleveland native Daniel Stashower, winner of Edgar, Agatha and Anthony awards, reads from The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War, 4:30 to 6 p.m. The Fitzpatricks see the chance to advance their beliefs when they find the slave hiding in an alley with her child, and offer her their protection.Ĭase Western Reserve University (Iris S. As Heather and her parents are dining at a restaurant, they meet a handsome Army officer from Georgia, and also see some men who are looking for an escaped slave. Heather and her parents, though they have no practical experience, are sincere abolitionists, while Jasmine is indifferent. The sequel, The Abolitionist’s Secret, is set in the following year, when Ginger’s sisters, twins Heather and Jasmine, are expected to make their debuts in a season of cotillions and balls. In The Reluctant Debutante, Oberlin writer Becky Lower’s historical e-book, 1855 suffragette firebrand Ginger Fitzpatrick meets half-Ojibwa Joseph Lafontaine and has an exciting romance.

Two more series, one under the name Isabella Alan and one for young readers, are forthcoming. Amanda Flower is a librarian at Hiram College Maid of Murder, the first book in her India Hayes series, was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. A Plain Scandal (336 pages, softcover) costs $14.99 from B&H Fiction.

The Abolitionist's Secret by Becky Lower