With Riley missing, Madison teams up with Recall to do a time travel heist.
Accompanied by her friend Chi, she travels back to Edo Japan, circa 1600, to steal the Dragon's Breath, an ancient Samurai sword with a rich source of temporal power in the handle.
A Recall agent in the period helps them get jobs as entertainers in the home of the family protecting the sword. By day, the girls practise their routine. By night, among the blossoms of a Japanese garden, they make plans to steal the sword which is guarded by a trio of powerful Samurai. Brute force is not an option; it's the ninja's art they must learn to achieve their goal.
Will they secure the blade and get Riley back? Or will the enemy agent betray them and leave them at the mercy of some of history's fiercest warriors?
A high-stakes, fast-paced time travel adventure in Edo Japan.
Paulene is the writer of the 6-book YA sci-fi series, The Time Travel Chronicles, published by Salty Dog Press.
Her short fiction has appeared in magazines and anthologies in the US, UK and Australia. She also writes and directs short plays for Short and Sweet Sydney.
She's worked as a journalist in Sydney and London.
She lives in Sydney with her family and two pugs, Holmes and Watson.