Whispers Across Time: romance novel

By Evelyn Hartwell

In the bustling streets of Victorian London, Amelia Hawthorne, a spirited and independent young woman, finds herself caught between the conventions of her time and her own unyielding desire for freedom. As an avid reader and secret writer, Amelia dreams of a life beyond the strict confines of society. Her world turns upside down when she stumbles upon an ancient book in her grandmother's attic, bound in mysterious leather and written in an unknown language.

The same night she discovers the book, Amelia begins to have vivid dreams of a handsome and enigmatic gentleman, Alexander Knightley, who lived two centuries earlier. In these dreams, she experiences a passionate and tumultuous romance that feels all too real, transcending time and logic.

Alexander, a daring and progressive thinker of his time, also finds himself haunted by visions of Amelia, a woman from the future with ideas and dreams that match his own. As their nightly encounters in dreams become more intense and emotional, Amelia and Alexander start to unravel the mystery of the ancient book, which serves as a bridge between their two souls.

Determined to defy the boundaries of time, they embark on a quest to find a way to each other, guided by the cryptic messages in the book and the powerful connection that draws them together. Along their journey, they navigate the challenges of their respective eras, including societal expectations, personal struggles, and the skepticism of those around them.

As they inch closer to a solution that could finally unite them, Amelia and Alexander must also face the ultimate question: can love truly conquer all, even time itself? "Whispers Across Time" weaves a captivating tale of love, destiny, and the timeless bond that connects two souls destined to be together against all odds.
 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Happy Life
• Release date: Mar 19, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224233182

Book preview

Whispers

Across Time

A Journey Beyond Time: Love's Eternal Whisper

Evelyn Hartwell

Copyright © 2022 by Evelyn Hartwell.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any form without written permission except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews.

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First Edition: March 2024

CONTENTS

CH1 The Discovery

CH3 The Dream Meetings

CH4 Deciphering  the Book

CH5 A Leap of Faith

CH6 Unseen Threads

CH7 The Society  of the Arcane

CH8 Messages  Across Time

CH9 A Crack in Time

CH10 The Gathering Storm

CH11 The Union

CH12 Whispers  Across Time

About the Author

Acknowledgments

CH1

The Discovery

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melia Hawthorne had always known there was more to the world than the orderly, cobblestone streets of Victorian London suggested. Hidden between the lines of her favorite novels, she sensed secrets longing to be discovered, whispers of a life far beyond the rigid confines of society. It was this insatiable curiosity that led her, on a particularly stormy afternoon, to the attic of her grandmother’s ancient townhouse.

The attic was a forgotten realm, shrouded in dust and draped in shadows, filled with relics of a bygone era. As lightning danced across the sky, Amelia’s eyes fell upon an old chest, its wood worn by time, yet somehow untouched by dust. It beckoned to her, an island of mystery in a sea of forgotten memories.

With a heart pounding in anticipation, she approached the chest, her fingers tracing the intricate carvings that adorned its surface. The lock, surprisingly, gave way with a gentle turn of her hand, as if it had been waiting for her all along.

Inside, amidst a trove of antiquities, lay a book. It was bound in leather so dark and smooth it seemed to absorb the flickering candlelight, its pages edged in gold. The language within was like nothing Amelia had ever seen, a symphony of symbols and letters that danced before her eyes, whispering secrets in a tongue long lost.

That night, as Amelia lay in bed, the book resting on her bedside table, she felt an inexplicable pull towards it. The storm outside had grown fierce, thunder echoing like the drumbeats of an ancient ritual. As she drifted into sleep, her thoughts entwined with visions of the book, she was swept away into a world not her own.

She found herself standing in the midst of a bustling street, but this was not the London she knew. The air was filled with the sound of horse-drawn carriages and the murmur of voices speaking in an array of dialects. The fashion, the