"Portal to Passion
will transport the reader back to the streets of Old New York in a great love story that spans the fires of time."
Brooklyn born Kat Branigan's true loves are fashion and playing a mean game of billiards. When her Metropolitan Museum employer receives an anonymous donation of rare 1835 costumes slated for a special gala exhibition, strange things happen. A mysterious signet ring, hidden inside the lining of a men's garment, sets in motion a series of disruptive events that rock New York and transports her back to 1835. Alone and without resources, Kat is forced to survive in a male-dominated world until she can figure out how to get back to her own time. She takes an unconventional approach and decides to financially capitalize on her knowledge of history, fashion, and her competitive pool parlor skills-knowing full well it will require her to push past gender boundaries and social taboos. Further trouble ensues when she forms a "future forecasting group" based on her knowledge of profitable historical events to come. The destructive 1835 Great Fire, destined to destroy half of Lower Manhattan and wipe out vast fortunes, looms on the horizon. But how much can she reveal without changing the course of history and the city itself? Her predictions quickly put her in the crosshairs of powerful men of industry who see her as a threat and want her gone. When Kat boldly challenges formidable billiard's player and wealthy shipper Remington Randall to a public match, it catapults her into a love/hate relationship that quickly turns steamy and erotic. Fraught with destiny, she soon comes to realize that this man holds the key to her returning to the future.