Little Peach Lies: Orphan Dreamer Saga, #9

By J Nell Brown

OUTLANDER and DOWNTON ABBEY fans will adore LITTLE PEACH LIES―a PG historical (time-travel) romance and the ninth installment of the ORPHAN DREAMER SAGA set against the backdrop of Scotland's famed Saint Andrews University and the Queen of England's Scotland residence, Palace of Holyroodhouse.

 

Charlotte Cairstine McDonald, the soon-to-be Duchess of the Isles of Caithness, is about to learn that even in 1967, it's dangerous to be born a royal. Especially if that royal—a.k.a. Charlotte—is hiding a secret . . . one that could end her engagement to a dreamy English duke.

 

While alone on Saint Andrew's seaside bluff, Charlotte drifts into sleep and is transported from her 1960's reality to 1567 Scotland―an era when her secret would have guaranteed a trip to the executioner's dungeon. 

 

Charlotte encounters her great ancestor, Queen Mary of Scotland, who sounds a dire warning to her future heiress. But will Charlotte solve the clue before she loses her head no differently than Queen Mary?

 

The stakes are much higher than Charlotte realizes—beyond her stained reputation or abandonment by the royal family. History might be irreparably changed.

Even if Charlotte survives the Dark Ages, a real and present threat still exists that can derail the future Orphan Dreamer's mission to help humanity and find her essential sidekick—her kindred-spirit Emmaline, Charlotte's future daughter.

 

Brew your favorite tea and snuggle up with an historical (time-travel) romance: LITTLE PEACH LIES, the fifth short story (episode nine) in the Orphan Dreamer Saga.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J Nell Brown
• Release date: Mar 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781942849223

Book preview

Little Peach Lies

Orphan Dreamer Saga

Episode Nine

A Short Story: Charlotte Darbyshire

A Prequel

J. NELL BROWN

Orphan Dreamer Saga: Little Peach Lies: A Prequel and A Short Story

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Orphan Dreamer and the Missing Arrowhead

Orphan Dreamer and the Glass Tattoo

She Laughs Last

Orphan Tree and the Vanishing Skeleton Key

A Generation of Lighted Evergreens

House Guest

Little Peach Lies

Collector’s First Edition Paperback

The Omega Journey: Blood Moons Whisper

God Factor Saga (GFS) Trilogy

Frozen Prayers

Blood Moon Relics

Autumn Rains

The Rose of AD 30 (A GFS Compilation)

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Orphan Falls Running Wild and Free

Orphan Star: The Mark

Orphan Seed: Desert Places

Orphan’s Horizon: The Lighthouse Leads

Orphan’s End: The Beginning of Forever

1—Pencils

May 1967

Fife, Scotland

It was dangerous to be born a royal. Ask Marie Antoinette or Mary, Queen of Scotland. Or the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II.

And besides, even if a royal managed to keep their head attached to their body, there are a myriad of reasons that would secure a quick boot out of the royal family. In Southern France, Charlotte had committed an unforgivable offense, even though she had yet to marry her English duke.

The future Duchess of the Isles of Caithness, Charlotte Cairstine McDonald Darbyshire—a mouthful for sure—had been in the same position for five hours, slightly