Ragtime Swing: A Nocturne Symphony Novel

Written by Lyra R. Saenz

Narrated by Jade Kelly

Dare she allow her fears to be washed away by the tides of a forbidden kiss?

Magdalena never wanted to be a kept woman, but after her husband strikes gold deep-sea mining, Adriano would like nothing more than to see his wife happily at home raising their theoretical children.

From rags to riches, Magdalena loses herself. Desperate to connect, she finds herself soaking in the attention of an enchanting woman amidst the smoky jazz of a seaside nightclub. That single night will change her life forever, a chance encounter that unravels the dark truth behind her husband’s newfound wealth.

• Language: English
• Publisher: 4 Horsemen Publications
• Release date: Aug 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9781644503911

Lyra R. Saenz

Lyra R. Saenz is a writer of Science Fiction/Fantasy. A romantic at heart with a love for supernatural horror, she believes that while happy endings don't come easily, they do come, even if it means excising your ex into a glass jar.Born and raised in South Texas, Lyra is a multicultural, eyeliner-wielding member of the LGBTQ+ community, an animal-lover, and a cynic of all things political. She presently haunts the Houston area with her amazingly supportive partner and her feline-shaped void, Violet. Lyra grew up bouncing between her Chicano and Scandinavian heritages never feeling like she really fit in one world or the other.Despite growing up on enchiladas and lefsa, she'll never turn down an offering of sushi or pho. And while her friends were getting boyfriends and girlfriends, she was too busy crushing on dreamy anime and manhwa characters to bother with real people. So with one foot on either side of the border and her head full of East-Asian pop culture, she started creating her own worlds.A lover of all things witchy, paranormal, and ghostly with a side of Victorian-futurism, cyberpunk, and posthumanism, Lyra imagines worlds where the IT tech is a werewolf and the coffee machine has a fairy living inside it but the androids love to take walks down the forest trail and host the occasional bonfire. When she isn't lost somewhere between an inkwell and a notebook, she can be found acting as a throne for the real queen of the household -Her cat and her royal majesty demands snuggles constantly. Or sitting and listening to her partner play video games while she unsuccessfully knits and/or binges her latest international tv show.