Forgotten Parallels
Parallels Series book #3
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In a world where popular music is outlawed and church attendance is mandatory, citizens throughout the world are forced into fake lives simply to survive. Artists begin a movement to revive the music, and with it, good magic. Underground movements grow and slowly move from city to city.
When Mary finds herself in New York City, broke and homeless, it feels like the end. Soon, she discovers a group of women from another world with plans to bring music and magic into her dark world. Their attempt to make her world a better place brings her into Scarlet’s home.
As a best selling artist, Scarlet has the eyes of the world focused on her. Meanwhile her alter ego, Midnight, keeps hope alive in the dark hours after curfew. Can she find the woman who is destined to surpass her own popularity and become a pop music superstar? Can the magic in the music find a way to into their world? Will they be able to turn the tide and stop the oppression?
Broken Parallels
Parallels Series book #1
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Follow Emma on a unique journey as she duplicates herself in pursuit of becoming a world famous performer. Along the way, she discovers there’s more to magic – and family – than meets the eye. Each version of Emma has a unique story to tell, and they all come together in a story about learning to love yourself as well as others in the face of overwhelming adversity.
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BEAUTIFULLY written sci-fi:
Shel writes her sentences with this lovely, well-crafted brevity and elegance. She manages to say in half a paragraph what it takes me a whole paragraph to say.
–Cassandra Yorke
Finished Broken Parallels by Shel Schneider and loved the premise of fighting hate with love. If you like magic, the multiverse, and believe hate has no place in the world, please read this book!
–M.B.B. Whyte
Parallel Tales
Parallels Series book #2
a fairy tale adventure
When her mom dies, leaving her in the care of her stepfather, Ciara never expects to spend years locked away. Music is the only thing keeping her from going insane, and she thanks her unknown savior every day for secretly giving her a way to listen to music. Reina’s live performances fill her tiny music player.
Eventually, Ciara falls in love, whether with the music or the person, she doesn’t know, but she dreams of meeting the soul that powers that voice.
Now, after decades of listening and dreaming, she finds herself free and face to face with the love of her life. Too bad it’s onstage during a live performance. When it becomes too much, she runs away, only to find herself lost in worlds filled with magic.
Worlds collide as an evil man, once locked away, joins with Ciara’s stepfather in an attempt to control her emerging magic and take over her family home. Magic and music come together once more from parallel worlds. Can they save the magical family home? Will Ciara be reunited with her soulmate? Find out in this tale of love through music.
Parallel Lives
Parallels Series prequel
short stories about life on the island
Decisions have a ripple effect, like tossing a rock into a river. All the ever expanding swells are rarely seen until the wave creates tragedy. But what if you could test decisions first without consequences? What if you could know which path to take?
Drawn to a mysterious island, people live alongside themselves as they play out their choices. Once a decision is made, they resume normal life.
What’s behind this? Is it science, magic, or something else? Whatever it is, three residents will learn the secret in this collection about Parallel Lives.