Title: Begun by Time
Author: Morgan O’Neill
Publisher: Entangled Select Historical
Genre: Historical Romance
Format: Kindle
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.
But the truth about Jonnie’s
disappearance is far stranger than fiction…
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Since that first meeting in
2002, Cary and Deborah have produced seven time travel novels together, with
several others in the works. Their backgrounds are uniquely suited to writing
stories steeped in atmosphere and history: Deborah has a master’s degree in
history; 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.
Deborah’s research in
genealogy provided the inspiration for several of their plots; discovering she
is a 32nd great-granddaughter of Queen Adelaide and King Otto sparked the
creation of The Other Side of Heaven and Time
Enough for Love, while finding a direct descent from King Alaric I of the
Visigoths led to the story of the Roman princess Galla Placidia for their Roman
time travel series. And Cary’s love for Elizabethan and Tudor England led to
the creation of the Elizabethan novels. It was only after Cary and Deborah were
several months into writing about Elizabethan England that Deb discovered she’s
related to three of King Henry VIII’s wives: Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard and
Catherine Parr. This, of course, makes her a cousin of Henry and Anne’s
daughter, Queen Elizabeth I, who figures prominently as one of the main
characters in the Elizabethan time travel series. Recent genealogical research
also points to the possibility Cary is a distant cousin of Deb’s, making her
another descendant of medieval kings and queens. Stay tuned to see if further
research ascertains if Cary is also Elizabeth’s cousin!
The Morgan O’Neill time
travel novels have received a number of literary awards, including double
finalist wins in the 2013 Booksellers’ Best Awards (for Love,
Eternally), 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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2 comments:
Thanks so much for hosting us today! We worked hard to get the era and the mood right for Begun by Time, the prequel to The Thornless Rose. We hope your readers enjoy the ride every bit as much as we did writing it.
Thank you so much for spotlighting our WWII romance. This novel is close to my heart, as one of the heroes, Arthur Howard, is based on my husband! :) Happy reading! Deborah ~ the O'Neill half of Morgan O'Neill.
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