Blurb:
Lorna
Randolph is hired for the summer at Harrison Hall in Virginia, where
Revolutionary-War reenactors provide guided tours of the elegant old home. She
doesn't expect to receive a note and a kiss from the handsome young man who
then vanishes into mist.Harrison Hall itself has plans for Lorna – and for Hart Harrison, her momentary suitor and its 18th century heir. Past and present are bound by pledges of love, and modern science melds with old skills and history as Harrison Hall takes Lorna and Hart through time in a race to solve a mystery and save Hart's life before the Midsummer Ball.
Excerpt:
Chills
crawled down her spine and stood the tiny hairs at the back of her neck on end.
The last thing she expected on this June day was a visitation from beyond, and
certainly not by merry dancers.
She
shrank noiselessly against the wall, pinching her pebbled arms to be certain
she was awake.
Could
she dream she was pinching herself?
What
about the strong scents? The pungency of tobacco smoke and flowery perfumes
wafted around her. Were odors a part of dreams? And sounds?
Dear
Lord, how was any of this possible?
Uncertain
if she were dreaming or haunted, she gaped at the animated figures. Wait.
There. Him.
Her
attention riveted on one young man in the gathering. He’d spun by earlier.
She’d swear he gazed over his shoulder in her direction, then promenaded up the
hall. His expert steps returned him again to the entryway.
Unlike
the other dancers, he was fully corporeal. No partially seen legs or torso.
Fitted blue breeches and silk stockings encased his long muscular legs. He wore
his own chestnut brown hair pulled back in a queue at his neck, free of powder,
while most male heads were wigged and white. The deep blue suit tailored to his
tall figure complemented his deft steps in the English country dance.
Something
about him held her spellbound…the tilt of his head, arch of his brow, glimpse
of his profile… She followed his every move with the fixity of an owl.
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Author
Bio and Links:
Married
to her high school sweetheart, Beth Trissel lives on a farm in the Shenandoah
Valley of Virginia surrounded by her human family and furbabies. An avid
gardener, her love of herbs and heirloom plants figures into her work. The rich
history of Virginia, the Native Americans, and the people who journeyed here
from far beyond her borders are at the heart of her inspiration. She's
especially drawn to colonial America and the drama of the American Revolution.
And she loves a good ghost story. In addition to Young Adult and New Adult
fantasy romance, she also writes historical, time travel, and paranormal
romance, plus nonfiction.
For
more on Beth visit her blog, One Writer’s Way.
Visit
Beth’s Amazon Author Page where all her books reside.
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ReplyDeleteI gain inspiration from my research into family genealogy and history. For this book, I was also inspired by the hauntingly beautiful song, Edith's Theme from Crimson Peaks, and my love of old homes, and ghost stories.
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