Rhapsody of Succession

Following confirmation, scientist and Cassini Chairman Lauren Hind adjusts to the realities of becoming pregnant with triplets at the age of forty-three. But husband Philippe, struggling to return to normality after the trauma of Murmansk, loses communications on an extended hunting holiday in Siberia. Whilst her news filters out, he remains unaware of Lauren’s plight, adding to her frustration and growing alarm with unresolved dilemmas, as she falls back on past affections to try and come to terms and understand. In the midst of this and grappling with continuing international success, Lauren suddenly finds her daughter, friends and colleagues making their own declarations of pregnancy as a veritable epidemic ensues, with major consequences as daughter Charlotte announces it’s time to wed again and step-daughter Svet abruptly ends family ties. When a mysterious Russian gas engineer, Olga, appears from nowhere into her life, she is reluctantly forced to reassess her foundering marriage and make an array of life changing decisions. An unexpected phone call triggers a journey to the darkest interiors of Central Africa. Why must she go, given her condition? And can anyone confront the murky plot and consequences that await and save her before the nightmare of the last nine months finally knits together for a devastating conclusion? RHAPSODY OF SUCCESSION is the fourth book of the Rhapsody series, continuing the science adventures and romantic journey of Professor Lauren Hind

Roy Baldwin was born in South Lancashire and has lived and worked around the UK in various mathematical and scientific guises as an educationalist, night club owner, civil servant, musician, house conservator and management consultant. His last novel, Mauveine, a contemporary ghost story, was conceived, written, edited and published in thirty days, during the NaNoWriMo 2013 competition. Rhapsody of Succession is the fourth book in the Rhapsody series, which follows the exploits and challenges of nuclear scientist, Professor Lauren Hind. He is a full time writer and women's fiction publisher, and regularly commentates on books and indie publishing through twitter. Other books in the Rhapsody series are Rhapsody of Restraint, his fictional debut and the first Rhapsody novel, followed by book two, Rhapsody of Power and book three, Rhapsody of Fate. In between writing and digital publishing, Roy tries to enjoy the fabulous beauty of the Norfolk countryside and seashore where he now lives.