Katherine Benfante
Cozy Science Fiction Author
Scattered, a science fiction time travel romance
We too often realize what we want only after it’s gone.
In 1906 Montreal, Elie Rutherford dreams not of marriage, but of science. She longs to join the groundbreaking physics lab led by her father, the legendary Ernest Rutherford, at McGill University. But in an era confines women to domestic roles and separate classrooms, Elie finds herself trapped by societal expectations. Determined to follow her passion, she refuses to accept a marriage proposal that could shackle her ambition forever.
A century later, in 2006, William Hertz, a brilliant graduate physics student at McGill, lives an introverted life immersed in the world of astrophysics with his fellow misfit physicists. Wounded by past experiences, he keeps love at arm’s length—until a mysterious woman, lost in time, crashes into his life.
When Elie concludes a lab mishap has catapulted her into the future, she must hide her identity to survive. But as her path crosses with William’s, their shared love for physics kindles an undeniable connection. Together, they set out to recreate the experiment that could send Elie back to her time. Torn between her past and a future she never imagined, Elie faces a heart-wrenching choice. Will she find her way back to 1906 or embrace a new destiny?
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Silent Y, a dystopian sci-fi romance
In 2142, women control human reproduction—and they’re about to weaponize it.
Dart Maylord is a brilliant but isolated endocrinology researcher working for the Department of Reproduction in the female-ruled half of a divided America. She’s never met a man, never questioned the wall that splits Washington, D.C., or the lies told about what stretches beyond it.
Until one day, a male researcher crosses that wall.
Alex Smern isn’t the violent Neanderthal Dart was led to expect—he’s sharp, disarmingly funny, and curious about the world she’s never dared to question. Their collaboration begins with science but quickly becomes something more dangerous: connection. Trust. Desire.
Then Dart stumbles on a classified document she shouldn’t see. The reproductive system isn’t just being managed—it’s being manipulated. And men are being systematically erased.
Worse still, Dart’s own family may be orchestrating the scheme.
As she digs deeper, Dart must choose between protecting the people she loves and exposing a truth that could unravel the fragile balance of power. With Alex by her side and everything she thought she knew crumbling around her, Dart has to decide: is losing family worth rebellion?
Because if she doesn’t act soon, there may be nothing left to save.
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Praise for Scattered
“The pace of the story was perfect … the touches of humor were wonderful … it has a connection to actual historical figures.”
“A physics lesson … all of the warm wholesomeness of a TV romance, as well as the centuries-spanning, nostalgic properties of old school sci-fi.”
About the Author
Katherine Benfante is the author of Scattered and several short fiction pieces. She lives in New Jersey with her family.
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