Rosemarie

As she struggles with a rare disease at the American embassy in Turkey, philosopher Rosemarie comes up with an uncanny, wide-ranging theory of the red blood cells. They act, she argues, as a metacolony that furnishes the psychic and other extraordinary properties of many human beings. Rosemarie's dreams give her insight into future events, including a terrorist attack on the ambassador. They also lead to exciting new theories in planetary science.

Things happen fast. The ambassador is smitten by her charms. Rosemarie's diplomat husband Alan is wounded and wins accolades for fighting off jihadists. A CIA psychiatrist attacks her theory, then stigmatizes her with a fraudulent diagnosis. She learns that her true psychological profile is naively trusting. Entranced by a Turkish folk tale, Rosemarie unwittingly befriends an intending terrorist...

Rosemarie defends her theories against naysayers who deride her evidence-grounded speculations. Alan becomes her intellectual sidekick, inspiring her to delve more deeply into the implications of her findings. She strives to overcome her naivite, even as the ambassador turns on her. Soon Alan and she exit the foreign service and head back to an academic setting in America. But the jihadists pursue Alan. Rosemarie must use her growing psychic powers to protect him against jihadist penetration of America's defenses.

Rosemarie is a novel of discovery science intertwined with psychology, intrigue, and terrorism. It's easy to grow fond of lovable Rosemarie and stalwart Alan. Perhaps you will grow fond of Rosemarie's theories as well!