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ROMANCE SUSPENSE/THRILLER

20th Century (multiple decades)

CJ CARROLL

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In 1922, a Bauhaus' French-Jewish artist's secretive action in Europe on the edge of war; in 2002, two transatlantic lovers, CLAUDIA KELLY, a New Mexico based travel and fine art nudes photographer, and FRANÇOIS ROSEN, high-end entertainment magazine publisher in Paris, France, caught up in a tangled web of Nazi confiscated art, are pursued by the ruthless, neo-Nazi, bad seed FERNANDO de la SEVILLA, German-Spanish grandson of a high ranking SS officer before WWII.

Genre

Romance,Suspense/Thriller

Short Summary

PROLOGUE (PART I...1927-33 something), could be a flashback): LOCALE: Geneva, Switzerland; the modernists painter, to become father of FRANÇOIS , is detained by SS officers, to whom major characters in the BODY (PART II & III – Denouement) are related.

Setting

Primarily Taos, NM and Paris France, but this is a global story. Details of other locations (Berlin, London, Acapulco, etc.) are attached.

Based on a True Story

No

Plot - Premise

Other

Plot - Other Elements

Other

Mature Audience Themes

Nudity,Extreme Violence

Main Character Details

Name: CLAUDIA KELLY

Age: 50

Gender: Female

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Adventurous

Additional Character Details

Name: FRANÇOIS ROSEN

Age: 50

Gender: Other

Role: Protagonist

Key Traits: Charming

Additional Character Details

Name: FERNANDO de la SEVILLA

Age: 20's

Gender: Male

Role: antagonist

Key Traits: Villainous

Additional Character Details

Name: DAVID NACE

Age: 30's to 40

Gender: Male

Role: skeptic

Key Traits: Unapologetic

About The Author

Target Audiences

Age: 35-54

Target Gender: Universal

Group Specific

New Mexico, Tony Hillerman readers; Paris, Europe, US, readers interested in international thrillers, erotic romance, WWII, Nazi's, neo-Naziism, Modernist art.

Publishing Details

Status: Yes: self-published

Publisher: Lulu.com

Hard Copy Available

Yes

ISBN

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