About the book
Having accidentally time travelled to Regency England,
Jane Austen fan Cassie Taylor finds herself unexpectedly back in the
twenty-first century. But everything has changed. She’s been missing for three
weeks and her parents are upset and disbelieving when she tells them where
she’s been. The police aren’t too pleased either.
Cassie’s best friend Mia doubts the story, yet stands
by her friend. And then the unthinkable happens when both of them end up in
Regency England. Now Cassie has an even bigger problem: Mia is mixed race and
they’re stuck in an era where the slave trade has only just been abolished.
Cassie must somehow explain herself to her Regency friends – why she vanished
and who her friend is. She also needs to find Ted, the love of her life.
How will Cassie manage to protect Mia from the insults
of Regency people who see her as worthless? And how will she ever find a way
for her and Ted and Mia to finally return home?
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Read an excerpt
‘Miss Taylor?’ Lady Margaret’s
sharp voice pierced my thoughts. ‘You did not hear my question, I take it?’
I set the ornate silver
spoon I’d been using down in my now-empty glass dish. I could feel my face
growing hot at Lady Margaret’s rudeness, but I swallowed my anger and kept my
voice and expression neutral as I replied, ‘You must forgive me, Lady Margaret.
Miss Armstrong and I have travelled far today and we are fatigued. If you would
be so kind as to repeat your question, I should be most happy to answer it.’ I
finished this elaborate reply with a sweet smile, concealing the sourness I
truly felt towards her.
She pursed her lips and
folded her ringed hands on the snowy-coloured table cloth. ‘I speak only of the
pianoforte, Miss Taylor. I should like to hear it played this evening. Perhaps
you would be so good as to oblige? I cannot imagine that your friend…’
‘I do not play, Lady
Margaret,’ I interrupted her, unable to bear her prejudice a moment longer.
‘But Miss Armstrong is a true proficient and would be happy to play for you.
Would you not, Maria?’ I asked her.
Mia looked up. Her face
was flushed; she looked nervous, but she nodded. ‘I should be happy to, My
Lady.’
Lady Margaret shifted on
her seat, her expression dubious. ‘Very well, I suppose I cannot object seeing
as Miss Taylor cannot play at all.’ To me she added, ‘I cannot understand why
your friend here can play and you cannot? Why did your father and mother not
ensure you were taught to play? It was very remiss of them.’
I only just managed to
conceal a snort of laughter. ‘Very, My Lady,’ I agreed.
Lord Montague and Lady
Margaret rose from the dinner table and Mia and I did likewise. As there were
only the four of us, it seemed Lord Montague had decided to stay with us as he
followed his wife across the vast hallway and into the inviting-looking,
candlelit drawing room.
‘Miss Armstrong, if you
would be so kind,’ Lord Montague said, gesturing to the beautifully carved and
generous-sized mahogany pianoforte in the corner of the room.
‘Of course, My Lord,’
she replied and we sat down. Lord Montague, Lady Margaret and I turned as one
and waited expectantly. Mia caught my eye. She looked scared and it occurred to
me that she probably didn’t know any Regency music.
I watched as she took a
deep breath, flexed her fingers and began to play, a lovely, wistful tune, her
fingers light on the keys. Then she began to sing in her rich, melodic soprano,
something about a lost love that I’d never heard before. She closed her eyes as
she sang, becoming entirely immersed in the music.
Lord Montague and Lady
Margaret seemed to recognise the song. He nodded along as Mia played; I was
surprised that Lady Margaret was also completely engrossed as she watched her
play. She looked lost in thought as she gazed at Mia, who was playing more
skilfully than I’d ever heard her play before.
The song lasted some
time and when Mia had played the final notes and turned to us, there was
silence in the room. I could feel disbelief emanating from our hosts and felt a
smile spread irresistibly across my face.
Then Lord Montague began
to clap; jolted with surprise I joined in, then Lady Margaret, giving us a look
that said she still disapproved of Mia, applauded with us. I found myself
clapping so hard my hands hurt. Mia had done the two of us proud – and wowed
Lord Montague and Lady Margaret in the process.
Elaine lives in Bristol, South West England
with her husband and their golden retriever, Dug. But she was privileged enough
to grow up in Jane Austen country, in Hampshire.
She’s always loved writing, but it’s only
been in recent years that she’s been able to devote more time to it. She decided
to self-publish with the help of her wonderful husband who’s very tech-savvy!
In 2013 she self-published her first novel, but it was only with her fourth, her
novel ‘Love Without Time’, that she felt she finally found her niche: Jane
Austen Fan Fiction!
She’s always loved Jane Austen’s writing
and the Regency era, so this felt like a natural thing for her to do. ‘Love
Without Time’ is the first in a trilogy best described as a Jane
Austen-inspired time travel romance. ‘By Time Divided’ is the second book in
the trilogy.
If you want to connect with Elaine online, her
Facebook page can be found here:
Her Twitter handle is: @ElaineJeremiah
Her website is here: https://elainejeremiah.co.uk/
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9 comments:
This sounds like a fun read!!
sounds fun idea
Sounds like Mia will have a few problems
Love time travel stories!
Thank you all! Good luck in the giveaway! :o)
I love the time travel fantasy too!
Congrats on the release of your novel.
Thank you NovElla! Good luck in the giveaway.
A really beautiful excerpt, Elaine. It would certainly be on my tbr list as I love time travel Regency romance. Thank you for the giveaway too.
Thank you very much Luthien! Good luck in the giveaway. 🙂
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