Begun by Time
The Prequel to The Thornless Rose
Morgan O’Neill
Publisher: Entangled/Macmillan Select Historical
Publication Date: August 24, 2015
Genre: Historical/Time Travel Fiction
About the Book:
In 1945, a man disappeared into thin air...
In the final days of World War II, Catherine Hastings meets the man she wants to marry. Flight surgeon Jonathan Brandon isn't just handsome—he's everything Catherine could hope for in her betrothed. But her dream of a happily ever after is shattered when Jonnie disappears shortly before their wedding...leaving Catherine bereft, broken-hearted, and with a lifetime of unanswered questions.
Arthur Howard is smitten with the lovely Catherine the moment he sees her. He's certain he's found the woman he wants to marry. Yet behind Catherine's sparkling green eyes is a haunted look—the look of a woman who has known loss. But can he love a woman who still grieves the loss of her fiancé? Now Arthur wants answers about the man Catherine intended to marry.
In the final days of World War II, Catherine Hastings meets the man she wants to marry. Flight surgeon Jonathan Brandon isn't just handsome—he's everything Catherine could hope for in her betrothed. But her dream of a happily ever after is shattered when Jonnie disappears shortly before their wedding...leaving Catherine bereft, broken-hearted, and with a lifetime of unanswered questions.
Arthur Howard is smitten with the lovely Catherine the moment he sees her. He's certain he's found the woman he wants to marry. Yet behind Catherine's sparkling green eyes is a haunted look—the look of a woman who has known loss. But can he love a woman who still grieves the loss of her fiancé? Now Arthur wants answers about the man Catherine intended to marry.
But the truth about Jonnie’s disappearance is far stranger than fiction…
The Thornless Rose
An Elizabethan Time Travel Novel
Book One
Morgan O’Neill
Publisher: Entangled/Macmillan Select
Historical
Publication Date: December 29, 2014
Genre: Historical/Time Travel Fiction
About the Book:
No one ever knew what really happened to Dr. Jonathan
Brandon back in 1945. He simply disappeared from a London pub, leaving behind
an unsolved mystery and his fiancée—Anne Howard's grandmother. Seventy years
later, Anne herself is haunted by the strange tale, along with inexplicable
hallucinations straight out of Elizabethan England. Including a scarred,
handsome man whose deep blue eyes seem to touch her very soul....
Anne wonders if there isn't something more to the story.
Is it even possible that Jonathan disappeared into England's dark past? And why
does Anne keep hearing him whisper her name? Because now she too feels the
inexorable pull of the past, not to mention an undeniable attraction for a man
she doesn't even know.
It's just a matter of time before Anne will step back
into history, and face a destiny―and a love―beyond imagining...
Author Bio:
A chance meeting at a writers' conference brought Cary Morgan Frates and
Deborah O'Neill Cordes together, two award-winning authors who connected
because of a mutual love of time travel fiction. Collaboration ensued, the
search for a pen name the first step in their working relationship. Their
maiden names provided the solution - and "Morgan O'Neill" was born.
Cary and Deborah's backgrounds are uniquely suited to writing stories steeped in atmosphere and history: Deborah has a Master's Degree in history and is a dedicated genealogist; Cary is a talented linguist in French and is currently a student of Latin. They've traveled to Europe's ancient and medieval sites many times, with Cary living on the Continent for five years.
The Morgan O'Neill time travel novels have received a number of literary awards, including two finalist wins in the Booksellers' Best Awards, two semifinalist wins in the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition, first, second, and third place wins for the Mainstream Novel with Strong Romantic Elements category of the Golden Rose Contest, a top ten finalist award in the Pacific Northwest Writers' Conference Zola Awards Literary Contest, and a top ten finalist win in the Orange Rose Contest.
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