No one can escape destiny. But that doesn't mean they won't try.Within this fast-paced anthology of historical short stories and novelettes, each protagonist must face their own day of reckoning: a day when decisions must be made and action taken.Including a duplicitous Renaissance priest, an outraged Civil War widow, a jealous 17th century nobleman, and an ambitious '50s dress designer, ten compelling protagonists embrace or deny the darkness within to dis...

What mystery, romance, and adventure lies Beneath the Midwinter Moon?It may be cold outside, but inside this shining anthology, the Paper Lantern Writers bring you warm and engaging reflections of holiday celebrations across seven centuries. Eleven stories span across the United States, India and Europe, showing courage, fortitude and love, all illuminated by the midwinter moon.Phillipe's Epiphany: A young husband has doubts about his new w...

When fleeting moments reshape the worldWhat if a single conversation could execute a queen? A chance encounter could crown a king? A basket of apples could inspire an art movement?***Echoes of Small Things***presents nine captivating tales from The Paper Lantern Writers, exploring how history's most pivotal moments often spring from the smallest of seeds. From a girl's coded message changing the British occupation of India to a woman blazing new tr...

Who better to steal a heart for Christmas than a thief? In this historical fiction prequel to Maid of Secrets, an actress plays matchmaker for two young lovers.It’s December 1558 in England and a new queen is about to be crowned, but thief and amateur actress Meg Fellowes and her Golden Rose acting troupe are focused on survival, not politics. In between performances of their newest play in the bustling town of Leeds, the troupe is picking the pockets of r...

#1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory weaves a spellbinding tale of a young woman with the ability to see the future in an era when destiny was anything but clear.Winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, is forced to flee with her father from their home in Spain. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee; she has the gift of “Sight,” the ability to for...

Hurricane season begins early and rumbles all summer long, well into September. Often people's lives reflect the weather and The Hurricane Sisters is just such a story.Once again New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank takes us deep into the heart of her magical South Carolina Lowcountry on a tumultuous journey filled with longings, disappointments, and, finally, a road toward happiness that is hard earned. There we meet three gene...

A great journey…A new love….A dark secret revealed.Evreux, France, 1788: Before she is Zoey's favorite professor and the House of Night's powerful horse mistress… Lenobia is just a normal 16-year-old girl – with enough problems to last a lifetime. As the illegitimate daughter of a powerful baron, she has never quite belonged, and instead has to watch her spoiled half-sister, Cecile, get anything she wants. As if that's not...

You do not know me yet but I am the narrator of this work. My son Thomas, who is printing this book, tells me it is customary at this place in a novel to give the reader a little taste of the story that is held within its pages. As your storyteller, I am to convey that this tale is set in Jamaica during the last turbulent years of slavery and the early years of freedom that followed. July is a slave girl who lives upon a sugar plantation called Amity and it is her life that is the subject ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Tidelands**—the “searing portrait of a woman that resonates across the ages” (People)—returns with an evocative historical novel tracking the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice, and New England.**Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected visitors arrive at a shabby warehouse on the south side of the River Thame...

"This beautiful page-turner kept me reading all night.” —Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library"This one’s an absolute gem.” —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen QueenWhen a young librarian discovers hidden historic dollhouses in her library, she embarks on an unexpected journey that reveals surprising secrets about the lost miniatur...

"A cracking good read," this retelling of Charlotte Bronte's classic Jane Eyre is from the point of view of Jane's mysterious suitor, Mr. Rochester ( People , Best New Books ).Edward Fairfax Rochester has stood as one of literature's most complex and captivating romantic heroes. Sometimes cruel, sometimes tender, Jane Eyre's mercurial master at Thornfield Hall has mesmerized, be...

"The day I returned to Templeton steeped in disgrace, the fifty-foot corpse of a monster surfaced in Lake Glimmerglass." So begins The Monsters of Templeton, a novel spanning two centuries: part a contemporary story of a girl's search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story. In the wake of a disastrous love affair with her older, married archaeology professor at Stanford, brilliant Wilhelmina Cooper arrives back at the doorstep of her hippie mother-turned-born-...