From the author of THE LANE BETRAYAL comes the second novel in the Time Box saga.Months after stealing two time machines from a madman who wants them back, the Lanes, a family of six, seek safety and contentment in 1893, the latest stop on a journey through time. While parents Mark and Mary find relief at Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition, an extravaganza of science and splendor, children Jeremy, Laura, and Ashley find romance, friendship, and thrills.Older son Jordan, meanwhile, heads west in search of answers. Grieving the loss of a lover from 1865, he travels to Virginia City, Nevada, where he integrates himself into a storied mining community and the heart of a pretty library clerk.Billionaire Robert Devereaux could not care less. Reeling from the theft of his million-dollar devices, he sends an assassin to the past to retrieve his property and rid the world of his former business partner and his troublesome clan.Filled with humor, heartbreak, and suspense, THE FAIR follows a modern family on the adventure of a lifetime as they navigate their way through an unforgettable year in American history.

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The Fair

is the second novel in a five-part family saga that spans several decades. While some storylines are resolved, others are not. They are addressed in subsequent books.

From the author of the critically acclaimed Northwest Passage, American Journey, and Carson Chronicles series comes the first book in the Time Box saga.Virginia physicist Mark Lane has a problem. Weeks after privately creating two time machines, he learns his corporate partner wants to use the portable devices for nefarious purposes. Rather than give him the chance to do so, Mark takes the time boxes and escapes to the relative safety of 1865.For Mark, wife Mary, and their children, the adventure is a chance to grow. Mary runs a business. Jeremy, 19, and Ashley, 12, befriend escaped slaves. Laura, 22, finds her place as a nurse. Jordan, 25, falls for a beautiful widow. All hope to find peace in the past.Billionaire Robert Devereaux has other ideas. Shortly after Mark's betrayal, he sends an assassin to 1865 to retrieve his property and set matters straight.Filled with romance, suspense, and history, THE LANE BETRAYAL follows a modern American family as it tries to find security and contentment in the final weeks of the Civil War.

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The Lane Betrayal

is the first novel in a five-part family saga that spans several decades. While some storylines are resolved, others are not. They are addressed in subsequent books.

"A Tour de Force of Historical Fiction" ~Publisher's Weekly BookLife PrizeAmazon Best Seller Literary Biographical FictionToast to Resilience: Madame Pommery's Unyielding Spirit

1860, Reims, France. Grief threatens to consume Alexandrine Pommery's future. Widowed and burdened, she could easily surrender. But a spark ignites within her, a vision of a champagne unlike any other – dry, crisp, a rebellion against the sugary tradition.

Her vision is met with ridicule. "Who would drink such a thing?" But Alexandrine's spirit is unyielding. In the vineyards and cellars, she experiments tirelessly. Each trial, each misstep, fuels the fire of her creation – Pommery Brut, a champagne as dry as her resolve.

The Franco-Prussian War erupts in 1870. Her son and crew march off, leaving Alexandrine to train women in her revolutionary methods. But the Prussian invasion shatters all hope, pillaging her cellars of precious Brut.

Alexandrine refuses to be defeated. She excavates secret caves beneath the city dump, hiding her champagne from the enemy. Her cellars become a refuge, not just for bottles, but for the French resistance.

Amidst the chaos, two men offer her love. One, too young, improper, perhaps even scandalous. The other, a Scottish Baron, promises a castle, a title, a life beyond the relentless toil of champagne. Torn between two men, Alexandrine must find the courage to forge her own path.

Uncork the secrets and taste the audacity of a widow's dream. Experience the unwavering spirit of Madame Pommery.