Discover Forbidden Circles, a novel set in Paris, France,                                during the Harlem Renaissance era!

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Former journalist Carleena Treadwell travels to San Pluma Island in South Florida to write a mystery novel against a deadline.  But on the island she meets gorgeous Omar Henderson, a vacationing doctor; and strange-looking Gerald, her island landlady's handyman. Carleena then spirals  into romance and danger.

KUDOS FOR WHATEVER IT TAKES:

"Ms. Garcia blends the mystery with the love interests as she showcases the mystique of this quaint island."

                         -- aNN Brown                   The  RAWSISTAZ Reviewers       

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"A captivating tale...The characters  of The Jazz Flower are well developed, heartfelt and are faced with circumstances that are very real.  Although this book is the sequel to Forbidden Circles... it is a stand alone book."

Nora Johnson, a Howard University  instructor, travels to Paris to study art for a year. In Paris she becomes friends with  Douglas Stills, a  hotel doorman; Dianne Essex, an Afro-English student; and Vernon Cooper, a trumpet player with secrets and lies. Will Nora's friends destroy her?

 APPLAUSE FOR FORBIDDEN CIRCLES: 

"Vee Garcia has unveiled a world       of beauty, treachery, and deep-seated passion."                                                                             -

            -- Florida Sentinel Bulletin

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Mocha-hued beauty Rosa Johnson Stills evolves into a jazz singer in 1930s - '50s Washington, DC, and New York City, in spite of her grandmother's color prejudice; her own illicit love affairs with racketeer Jackson Parker and attorney Alan Covington; and a brutal murder.  A riveting family saga and murder mystery, this novel moves at a nice pace and comes to a conclusion in Paris, France.