Dr. Hofman

In this second volume of the Chance Powers adventure series, Chance experiences a personal disaster that launches a cross-country chase to catch a pyromaniac who burns down historic structures everywhere he goes. Murder attempts, harrowing escapes, and a threat to nature itself must be faced and overcome by the wits and courage of the magician.

Apostolina Serenity—a fake psychic—scams a woman in New York City. When professional illusionist Chance Powers comes in to expose the fraud, the situation is much more than he expects. He finds himself, his gorgeous assistant Stephanie Reynolds, and his stage manager Narvel White, facing guns, violence, and organized crime. They kidnap his friends and threaten his life, triggering a dangerous sequence of events that eventually puts him in peril on his own illusion, the Table Of Death.

Winner of the 2001 Christy Award, Lynn Austin captures the turmoil of the Civil War in this stirring novel. From vast plantations to the cramped closets of the Underground Railroad, it follows one young woman's inspiring journey of risk and sacrifice.