Science Fiction Romance
I found The Dimensional Shift on the SFR Brigade’s Pitch Contest
and went to Barnes and Noble to purchase and download the ebook. This is cute story with an unusual main
character. Chloe’s job is cleaning
rooms in a local hotel in the northern US. Her job is seasonal as the hotel has few guests in the
winter. On one of her last days of
the season a woman in room 306 walks in from the balcony while she is
cleaning. The only problem is that
there should not have been anyone in the room. Drew, the only occupant, was out and when he returned
confirmed that the woman must have broken in. Meeting Drew leads to a job offer for Chloe.
Drew offers her a job at twice the pay at a hotel he helps
manage. She does not have to move and she can commute to work from her living room. The hotel is an inter-dimensional hotel catering to being
from different dimensions. Chloe
will be working in the human section.
Chloe is still cleaning rooms but is drawn into an ongoing mystery. She must use her skills to find the answerers
to several question, not the least of which is whether or not her boss, Drew,
is interested in her.
I enjoyed the story.
At times it was a little slow, mostly because of the world
building. The characters were fun and
unique. The concept was
interesting and lends itself to future stories. In fact the second book featuring Chloe is already out. I was going to purchase it but found
that it was not available as an ebook at Barnes and Noble. That was a surprise. I need to check the publisher’s web
site to see if I can purchase it there.
Awe-Struck published The Dimensional Shift by Frances Pauli
in 2010.
