Without Authority

The Jane Smith Trilogy, Book 2

By: Charlotte Taft

Narrated by: Charlotte Taft

When your life’s work is illegal—
When your love breaks all the rules--
How far would you go
To be true to yourself?

In 1950, Jane Smith has survived Nazis, been jilted by an admiral’s daughter, and nearly lost the young woman she loves like a daughter to an illegal abortion. Now 36, Jane walks a razor’s edge—traveling 4,000 miles to France to do the work she was born for: providing abortion care while staying one step ahead of men’s laws. One mistake. One betrayal. The truth could bring the scaffolding of her life crashing down around her.

Closer to home, there is one rejection she cannot risk.

Jane’s world is a web of loyalty, betrayal, secrets, broken rules, and lies. How much can she ask her friends to risk for her dream? How far will she go to claim a love she didn’t believe was possible? Can a once crumbling convent in the Parisian countryside become a refuge for women—or will a powerful enemy from the past destroy it all?

Without Authority, is the riveting second book in the Jane Smith Trilogy—a fearless, moving story about defiance, the power of chosen family, and the courage it takes to deliver vital abortion care without permission, without authority, and without apology.

This is not just a novel.
It is a call to courage.

©2025 Charlotte Taft (P)2025 Charlotte Taft

Abortion has Always Occurred...

... and this is how care should be provided. While many women today no longer struggle with the confines and guilt of religion or abuse, some certainly still do. Charlotte Taft is kind, dogged, and heroic. Read this whole trilogy, talk about abortion every place you go, and VOTE!