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Deceit in Time introduces you to the award-winning IN TIME series that combines historical fiction and mystery with a touch of romance.
Winner of the Bookfest Gold Medal for Best Fiction Series.
Meet Emma when she was a college sophomore and her beloved Uncle Jack as they uncover two historical mysteries that have a connection: one from the Civil...

When Emma Chase, a kindergarten teacher, moves into a charming cottage on the historic grounds of Waterwood Plantation, she stumbles upon an antique plantation desk — and a letter dated 1862, signed by someone named Daniel. Intrigued, Emma becomes tangled up in a poignant love story that weathered the chaos of the Civil War.
But Emma begins to...

The first book in this series, Letters in Time, ended with one question still hanging: Were Emma and Daniel reunited?

Now, the sequel, Diaries in Time, answers that question...and leads modern-day Emma to learn that choices people make create patterns as intricate as handmade lace.

Decisions can haunt a person like a ghost across time. Emma Chase...

Messages in Time, the third novel in this series, draws Emma into a new adventure when an unannounced visitor shows up on her patio. He is sure Emma’s Uncle Jack had found a valuable artifact from the Civil War that would propel him into the high ranks of American academic historians.
Since Uncle Jack is dead, this man wants the artifact for...

Emma’s mind is filled with questions about her future, her recovery from the accident, and her ability to teach children again. She can barely hear herself think let alone come up with good answers.
Then life sends little Rosie running into Emma’s world at the Cottage. After witnessing a murder, the police are desperate to know what the child...

Now living in the heart of picturesque Chesapeake Bay Country, Emma Chase is drawn into a treasure hunt when a reporter rekindles interest in an old chest rumored hidden on the old Waterwood Plantation. She finds clues in the fine portraits still hanging in Waterwood House. They lead her deeper into the history of the estate, uncovering dark...

The adventures continue to unearth the secrets of the Waterwood Plantation families and their connections to the present-day owners. Historical Fiction, Mystery, with a dash of romance...and murder!
This is the last novel in Bookfest Gold Medal for Best Historical Fiction Series.
Emma once more delves into the mysteries of Waterwood Plantation’s...

A story of an historic area of Washington, D.C. called Georgetown, once an active port on the Potomac River, now an upscale neighborhood home to lawyers, legislators, media moguls, and a menagerie of quirky shops. Georgetown has reinvented itself time and again.
Will its history inspire one of its residents, Annie Gillette, to reinvent herself in...

TARNISHED SILVER spins a web of wealth, diamonds and old family secrets. When software developer Abby Strickland receives an unexpected inheritance of eight cartons of sterling silver, her world turns upside down. Why did her aunt hide such a treasure trove and what will Abby do with it?

But first, she must deal with the police when her serving...

Oh, how the powers of love move in the village of St. Michaels. Sterling silver expert Abby Strickland only want to spend the holidays curled up with her books and her puppy, Simon… but an antique communion chalice disappears from a local church. A single puzzle piece left in its place draws her into a dangerous treasure hunt. Along the way,...

It’s time for the Plein Air Art Festival where gifted artists compete for big prizes and fame. Elite art collectors eagerly search for their next acquisitions.

Silver expert and accidental sleuth Abby Strickland enjoys the artistic excitement and the lure of a new man in her life… until tension between rivals draws her into a web of creative...

The discovery of an engraved bowl draws sterling silver expert Abby Strickland into a world where nothing is what it seems… where majestic sailboats unique to the Chesapeake Bay are called log canoes… hammered doesn’t mean drunk…close friends become fierce competitors in the race for the coveted Governor’s Cup Trophy.

Does the story of a...

There was a time on the Chesapeake Bay when oysters flourished, men braved wind and weather to pull their living from her salty waters and family meant a lifelong bond of loyalty and love. It was a time when a man could make his dream come true, but that dream could disappear in an instant of jealousy, madness and blood.This tale is truly...

Is it possible that Abby Strickland, sterling silver expert is surrounded by killers? She lives on the Maryland Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, known for its natural beauty of green fields, geese bobbing on the river, Snowy Egrets poised on along the shoreline and white swans in flight. She’s drawn into a debate about something that is a...

Leaves are changing colors and temperatures are turning crisp when Lorraine and Abby venture out to attend a dinner party. It marks their return to normal social activities after the sad events of Tarnished Silver. But things turn deathly when the Grim Reaper appears and points to someone at the table. Is Death about to make a visit?

Priscilla Turner Galloway leaves the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay to join her husband in Philadelphia where

... people are angry about tea and taxes

... the local society, shaped by British customs and expectations, is difficult to navigate

... her husband expects her to make a place for them

...and she feels very alone.

As a comfort, she...

Winner of the BookFest Gold Medal for Best Fiction Series
On the first morning Emma Chase, a modern-day kindergarten teacher, moves into The Cottage in the historic village of St. Michaels, she receives a love letter bearing her name and signed Daniel—dated 1862.
So begins a haunting dual-timeline mystery at Waterwood Plantation that intertwines...