The Painted Fan

By P J Braley

One fall. Two eras. No way back.

Ruby Saunders is finally on the brink of the life she has always wanted-law school, a prestigious internship at a downtown Tampa law firm, and a future that feels perfectly within reach.

Then one storm changes everything.

After a lightning strike, a cry in the dark, and a fall on a spiral staircase, Ruby wakes to find the law office transformed into a dazzling 1940s gentlemen's club. At first, she thinks it must be a dream.

It isn't.

Behind the music, glamour, and smoke-lit elegance of The Painted Fan, Ruby discovers a chilling plot involving three kidnapped women from Havana-and a powerful Tampa crime syndicate with ties reaching deep into the city's legal system.

Alone, out of time, and unsure who can be trusted, Ruby must find a way to stop the plan before it's too late.

Because someone is watching her.

And they know she doesn't belong.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1972197282
• ISBN13: 9781972197288
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Between the Lines Publishing
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"