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In the eighth and final book of the Starnberg set series, no couple escapes the grip of misfortune. From a terrifying cancer scare and a child's meningitis to a life-altering car crash in distant Toronto and the unravelling of a once-strong love, this year is a true battleground.
As they confront these challenges, their bonds of friendship and support deepen, providing a lifeline through the storm. Amid the turmoil, an older love rekindles: Sybilla's mother, Emmeline Mertens, faces a family tragedy and rediscovers her first love, the formidable divorce lawyer Magdalena von Reichenbach. Will anyone emerge unscathed?
About the author
Fran Annaford is a new writer in the field of lesbian erotic romance. The eight-book collection, The Starnberg Series, was published by Austin Macauley in 2023 and 2024. She has worked for some years in the entertainment industry, travelling extensively, putting down roots in several countries before the nomadic life of freelancing in the arts made her move on. Covid changed Fran s life. Having exhausted any further desire to lie on the couch snacking on fattening ultra processed foods and watching mindless TV, she escaped into the world of lesbian literature and wondered if she might be able to write them herself. Fran began to bash the keyboard of her laptop, describing a situation with which she was familiar. She found it hard to stop as she entered the lives of her fictional characters. And since work has resumed, she manages to carve out some relatively peaceful hours to continue creating.
Read more about Fran on her website: www.franannaford.com. She loves hearing from her readers.
