The suspicious death of an esteemed professor thrusts biblical archaeologist, Michael Saunders, to the forefront of a rare antiquities auction. Coupled with an academic meeting in New York, he is beckoned from a Paris vacation to authenticate the priceless artifacts known as God's Gold. The objects, a candelabrum, silver trumpets and a sacrificial table, from Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem have traveled through the hands of barbarians and Vandals, to find their way into the Vatican for safe-keeping. Released onto the open market, world powers vie for the treasures. Impulsively, Michael returns with his Paris lamb to encounter the opposition. Michael's stance that the objects are authentic sparks confrontations with other archaeologists as well as a sinister cabal of Chinese investors. In defense of his research, his anger compounds what he feels about a revealed family secret. At the auction his life changes forever. A robust, satisfying read with a captivating love story that journeys from Paris to the Ivy League, New York, Miami and beyond.

In parallel stories set in 15th-century Portugal and the 1990s, two women explore their identities. Set against historical events, "The Blind Eye" creates a sweeping narrative about a family expelled from Spain connecting forward across time to a modern woman of Cuban descent.

Driven by cataclysmic world events, the story encompasses the lives of three generations of women. In Book One, Paulina, the privileged daughter of aristocrati parents, reluctantly follows her driven businessman husband to America in 1929. From a vantage point in New York she endures a difficult marriage and slowly becomes aware of the destruction of her large extended family in Poland as the Nazis tighten their grip on Europe. Book Two begins in 1940 following Paulina's daughter, Sarah, as she pursues a careerin photography. Sent on assignment to the Displaced Persons camps in Europe, Sarah is shaken loose from her faith and pursues a hedonistic path. The Third book deals with Mimi, Sarah's daughter. A solitary young woman, she becomes curious about the family's past. She explores the Holocaust and searches for her roots. In a confrontational scene Paulina hands over her family's pre-war correspondence that she calls her "Paper Children

This second book in the Jean Rubin Series continues the hilarious account of Jean's stressed out life. Now that her daughter safely married off and she has dealt with murder, new in laws and assorted mayhem she is expecting some peace and quiet. Uh...no. Out of nowhere her confused son shows up with his pregnant girlfriend and they move in causing an upheaval of family dynamics. All the while a major scam is developing in Scottsdale threatening to ensnare Jean and Maury. To make matters even more complicated they lose patience with the direction of local politics and decide to take a hand. All this makes for a roller coaster story filled with smart dialog, constant action and wickedly funny satire. There are two kinds of people in Scottsdale: Those who are angry because they think they are in the book and those who are angry because they think they're not.

A wedding set in tony Scottsdale and a vicious gossip columnist set the stage for a story that is a biting, comical satire of a sometimes cruel and ofttimes frivolous lifestyle. People with too much money live in a place that is too hot and develop a community obsession with one-upping each other. Amid all this our heroine, Jean Rubin, carries on her multi-tasked and over-stressed life creating a fast paced and hilarious romp through the absurdities of life. This is a very funny and thought-provoking book.

Fine's] ability to capture the universal humor in us all makes this book a fun and joyful ride. I saw myself in this book, and everyone else I know!--Susan Brooks, entrepreneur, author, and speaker.