Not everything is sunshine in Florida

Broke and orphaned near the close of WWII, 18-year-old Thelma Miles joins a troupe of touring swimsuit models in an attempt to flee her criminal past, only to find she's stepped into the mafia's lair. When the head of the Florida underworld offers her everything she never knew she wanted, she must decide if she’ll forge a new future or return to the life she knows.

Against the backdrop of war, L.L. Kirchner’s Florida Girls weaves a complex tale of independence and interdependence among women doing what they can to survive and thrive in a society controlled by men. The women of the Florida Girls come together from many different backgrounds, form new friendships and strengthen old bonds in a world of crime and glamour that could get somebody killed at any moment.

Florida Girls in the first book in the series, The Queenpin Chronicles, which follows Thelma's journey as she struggles to forge her future at a time when women were expected to step aside gratefully as men returned from battle. Driven to succeed in a man’s world, the women of The Queenpin Chronicles discover strength and brutality and love they didn’t know they were capable of.

Coming May 28, 2024.