Zahara Series: Book 2
Publication Date: February 29, 2024
Journalist Alienor Crespo pursues an intriguing and explosive story about the tons of gold shipped to the Soviet Union during the Spanish Civil War and the endangered children who made the same journey. When Alienor uses her second sight to connect past events with her present-day investigation of Spain’s “stolen babies,” she puts her life in danger.
Stolen Lives begins during World War II on the Island of Rhodes and takes the reader on a suspense-filled journey through the decades to present day Spain.
Journalist Alienor Crespo’s talent for inhabiting the minds of her female ancestors leads her down the path of another adventure.
Author Joyce Yarrow covers the tumultuous events of World War II up to the present day in Stolen Lives, the second installment of The Zahara Series. The author adds a helpful cast of characters guide to the beginning of the story.
Alienor’s investigation of stolen babies during the Francoist dictatorship in Spain reveals secrets that put her and those around her in danger.
The paranormal aspect ties the past to the present, including an unexpected connection to a missing gold shipment. Alienor sees the past unfold through the eyes of her ancestors.
For optimal enjoyment, the series should be read in sequence. Stolen Lives builds on Alienor’s talent to delve into the past for answers.
The author of five novels, Joyce Yarrow was born in the SE Bronx, escaped to Manhattan as a teenager, and today does most of her traveling through her writing. Joyce has worked as a screenwriter, singer-songwriter, multimedia performance artist, and member of the world music vocal ensemble, Abráce. Joyce is a Pushcart nominee, whose stories and poems have been widely published. She considers the setting of her books to be characters in their own right and teaches workshops on “The Place of Place in Suspense Writing.”
