Roswell Writer, Artist Sister Co-Author New Novel

Editor's Note: Marilyn Baron, a Roswell resident, published author and Roswell Patch blogger, has recently released a new book. Read all the details about the latest novel and how to pick up your own copy, below.

Roswell Author Marilyn Baron announced the release of her debut novel, "The Edger," coauthored with her sister, Sharon Goldman, an award-winning Florida artist in Ponte Vedra, Florida, where the story is set.   

"The Edger" is a humorous women’s fiction about landscape artist Alexandra Newborn’s shocking reunion with her college art professor, Nick Anselmo—once a celebrated Italian artist, now a homeless lawn man—which sows the seeds for murder, mystery and romance. In gratitude for food, art materials and company, Nick, or "The Edger," as Alex comes to think of him, drops off a new sketch in front of Alex’s house every week when he comes to do her lawn. Nick’s provocative artwork is the key to revealing a dangerous liaison between Alex’s husband, Mark, and Bitsy Diamond, owner of the gallery where Alex dreams of having a one-woman show. When a deadly hurricane takes a dangerous turn the night of the show opening, Mark’s body washes up behind Bitsy’s beach house, leaving readers to wonder whodunit? 

“I’m a writer and my sister is a painter so we decided to collaborate on a novel and have really enjoyed the experience,” said Baron. “Sharon painted the cover artwork and created the line drawings and paintings used throughout the book and her experience as an artist lends credibility to the project. Although the novel tackles some serious themes like homelessness and unemployment, the book takes a humorous look at a woman who copes with a crumbling marriage and a cheating husband and readers will root for a heroine who never gives up on her dream.”  

"The Edger" won first place in the Suspense Romance category of the 2010 Ignite the Flame Contest, sponsored by Central Ohio Fiction Writers RWA chapter.

Marilyn Baron is a public relations consultant in Roswell. She’s a member of Romance Writers of America and Georgia Romance Writers (GRW) and recipient of the GRW 2009 Chapter Service Award. She blogs at Petit Fours and Hot Tamales and the Roswell Patch. Baron - who graduated from The University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, with a B.S. in Journalism [Public Relations sequence] and a minor in Creative Writing - writes humorous women’s fiction and supernatural storiesgo online to read her Angel stories.

Sharon Goldman holds a B.A. in Fine Arts from the University of Florida. Sharon spent more than 25 years as an Art Director in advertising and now paints, teaches art classes and accepts custom commissions. Visit Sharon’s gallery online and on Facebook.

"The Edger" is available on Amazon Kindle; Barnes & Noble Nook Books; Smashwords [Formats include Online Reading, Kindle, Epub (Apple iPad/iBooks, Nook, Sony Reader) and PDF].