Tomorrow's Destiny: A Victorian Christmas Novella

Written by Hope Tarr

Narrated by Leanna Renee Hieber

Approaching her thirtieth birthday on Christmas Day, 1890, bookshop proprietress Fiona MacPherson is in danger of becoming a Scrooge on par with Mr. Dickens’ curmudgeon. With her beloved Da dead, she’s set to lose her beloved bookshop to a mysterious antiquities collector. Fortunately for Fiona, her guardian angel-in-training, Fern, is determined to set her stubborn charge’s life, and future, back on track. Masquerading as the Angel of Christmas Future, Fern has until the final stroke of midnight on Christmas to persuade Fiona to embrace her destiny, and her one true love.

Antiquarian Tobias Templeton has been cursed from birth with an unknown form of albinism, a condition that renders him unable to endure sunlight and overly sensitive to touch. For five years he’s been obsessed with an ancient Aristotelian text on alchemy; Tobias is convinced the book holds the key to his cure. Unfortunately, it was snatched away at auction by MacPherson, a Scottish bookseller and rival collector. Five years later, success is in sight! Tobias has the deed to MacPherson & Daughter Booksellers in his pocket.

When Tobias shows up on Fiona's doorstep on Christmas Eve to claim his property, will her scheme to save her shop, and his certainty that his condition makes him unlovable, keep them apart? Or will they embrace the magic of the holiday season and accept the destiny that eluded them five years ago?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Dec 15, 2019
• ISBN: 9781094400389

Hope Tarr

Hope Tarr is the award-winning author of twenty-five historical and contemporary romance novels. She also writes screenplays as Hope C. Tarr – Stolen Kiss with Emmy Award-winning producer and director Linda Yellen is in development – and women’s historical fiction as Hope Carey. Hope is a founder and curator of the original Lady Jane’s Salon® reading series in New York City. Launched in 2009, the Salon donates its net proceeds to the NYC charity, Women in Need, Inc. Visit Hope at her website at www.HopeCTarr.com and follow her on Instagram @hopectarr and Twitter @hopetarr.

Reviews for Tomorrow's Destiny

[Nanette Oosthuizen · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

If you like fairy tales, then this is for you, written well, but not my piece of cake.

[ellanaz green · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is the most satisfying book I have ever read.

[Sylph Hensen · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Not bad, I thought I would like this more based on the authors previous work. I was a little disappointed.

[Sharon Dean · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Cute book though where Is my fairy godmother still waiting lol

[Feeh Sarzano · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really liked this book. I found the story really interesting and it really caught me. Of course, a little predictable and I felt like it was kinda rushed at the end but I still liked it very much.

[Lyndsay LaPointe · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Cute love story but definitely should not be categorized under Christian fiction.

[Glennis Esson · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Terrible story line & not Christian at all. Don’t bother

[Sara Rae Hoaglund · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

So amazing! It was magical, festive, romantic, and absolutely lovely.

[Leslie Wolf · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this story. No bad language a good read

[marigold bloom · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Sweet and stupid. Fairies? Love cures albinism? A Victorian spinster has intercourse with an acquaintance apparently unconcerned about possible consequences to reputation, etc. ? I liked that they could see the beauty in each other. And that he has plenty of money for them to travel and live where and however they like. But I like the author’s other historical romances much, much more. Yet many readers are obviously very happy with the whimsy and unreality of this book- to each their own (the newish solution to ‘his/her’).

[Beth B · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I searched for Christian fiction. While angels and references to “the powers that be” weren’t what I expected, all thoughts of this even hinting at Christian fiction ended with chapter 6.
When a graphic bedroom scene began, I had to give up the book.