Deborah E. Hammond

Petronella McKee loves two things; baking and history, not necessarily in that order. She has dreamed of living in the past until she is unwittingly transported to the 19th century and the divided loyalties of Martinsburg, Virginia during the Civil War. She comes face to face with Civil War legends, including her great-great-great grandfather who is now a suitor for the 19th century incarnation of her ancestor. As she learns to navigate this new world, she draws closer to the man who protects the small town and ferrets out the conflicting loyalties of the town's residents. Can she allow herself to love a man from another time and will fate allow them to remain together?

Alexander McEwan has a secret and it is a secret that could make him a wanted man. He has served as his great-uncle's factor since he was old enough to work. Somehow he pays for estate repairs and keeps the people fed during the lean years, but how?When he meets his great-uncle's erstwhile fianc e, Amelia Broadworth, he also assumes the mantle of leadership on the estate. If his secret is released as well, will he lose the woman that he loves?

Inspector James Macpherson has been sent on a mission to investigate a murder in a small community in the western part of Virginia. The year is 1785. The murder was not just any murder, but a poisoning. Upon his arrival, two more murders occur within the space of a month. Inspector Macpherson enlists the aid of a fellow Highlander Scot, Morgana Mackenzie. She is a healer and very knowledgeable of the herbs and their benefits and their dangers. Soon she is assisting the Inspector in all aspects of his investigation and his life. Someone must be selected to bait the trap to end the murderous spree. Who will be the next victim?

Attorney William Knight is from a law firm composed of family members. He is successful, respected in the legal community and the larger community of Hagerstown, Maryland; but something is missing from his life. He is on the sidelines watching others live. When he meets Sophia Klor, all that begins to change. All to soon threats come for the woman he loves and Will is on the sidelines no more. He must save her not once, but three times before they have a chance at their happily ever after.

Jack Wainwright, newly returned from World War I, must now face his new status as the heir to his family and to their ancestral estate. He must learn to stand in another's shoes and accept the responsibilities that fall to him as Viscount of his family's ancestral title.Neighboring long time friend Deidre Emerson-Smyth shares a similar problem. Although she is unable to inherit the title from her late brother, she has inherited the day to day operations of her family's estate. Together Jack and Deidre must forge a new life in the ashes of World War I.Along the way, there are unseen and unknown threats that may impede their happiness and the future of their family. They vow to accept their new responsibilities and to stand in another's shoes.

Sara Pendleton embarks on a learning vacation at Dearby Castle, located in the north of England near the border with Scotland. She is a student of history and is particularly fascinated with the Warrenton family who once owned this 12th century castle. What started as a trip to a historical reenactment ends with Sara as the guest of honor at the wedding of the 7th Earl of Wakefield.Propelled into the 18th century, Sara must use all of her vast knowledge of 18th century life to navigate daily interactions and to come to terms with her new marriage to the powerful 7th Earl who is fated to meet with tragedy in four short months. Both Sara's life and the history of the family must be rewritten if she is to save the life of the 7th Earl and her own life against unknown assassins.