Synopsis
It's 2019 and humanity is imperiled: governments and kingdoms are toppling, societies collapsing. Natural catastrophes, resource wars, systems failure, famine and disease threaten our survival. In the heavens, a dim red star brightens in the night sky, heralding epochal change. Are we the architects of our own demise? Or are we merely bystanders to cosmic events? Among the endangered billions, Maya Jade, an American trapped in the South of France, is searching for answers while fighting to stay alive. Darker and more erotic, Maya Rising, the sequel to Last Call for Caviar, by Melissa Roen, picks up Maya Jade's story at its cliff-hanging mid-point. Miraculously reunited with her estranged lover, Julian, and guarded by her beloved Golden Retriever, Buddy, Maya and her companions flee the besieged Côte d'Azur searching for safety in the vastness of the French Alps.After a harrowing journey through a state of anarchy, they find sanctuary in a well-defended Alpine village. Julian's surgical skill is their passport, and for a short time it appears they've found haven above the rising tide of bloodshed engulfing the planet. But all too soon, events conspire to separate these star-crossed lovers once again.
About the Author
American author Melissa Roen, has lived for the past twenty-eight years on the Côte d’Azur in the South of France. In Last Call for Caviar, and its sequel Maya Rising, she writes with an insider’s perspective about her adopted country, as well as the neighboring principality of Monaco. The author learned French language, literature, and civilization at the Faculté de Lettres in Nice, France, and studied art at L’ École des Artes Plastiques in Monaco. She speaks English, French and Italian. In her free time, she enjoys tennis, dance, and swimming, preferably in the sea at Plage Mala in Cap d’Ail, France. A lifelong animal and nature-lover, Roen is passionate about preserving the beauty and resources of our planet.
American author Melissa Roen, has lived for the past twenty-eight years on the Côte d’Azur in the South of France. In Last Call for Caviar, and its sequel Maya Rising, she writes with an insider’s perspective about her adopted country, as well as the neighboring principality of Monaco. The author learned French language, literature, and civilization at the Faculté de Lettres in Nice, France, and studied art at L’ École des Artes Plastiques in Monaco. She speaks English, French and Italian. In her free time, she enjoys tennis, dance, and swimming, preferably in the sea at Plage Mala in Cap d’Ail, France. A lifelong animal and nature-lover, Roen is passionate about preserving the beauty and resources of our planet.