"Author Meredith Allard constructs an effective plot, weaving in and out
of past and present lives, allowing words and phrases to haunt you until
the whole mystery behind the love story is revealed." IndieReader
How long would you wait for the one you loved?
Professor James Wentworth has a paranormal secret. He lives quietly in
Salem, Massachusetts, making few ties with anyone. One night his private
world is turned upside down when he meets Sarah Alexander, a dead ringer
for his wife, Elizabeth. Though it has been years since Elizabeth's death,
James cannot move on.
Sarah also has a secret. She is haunted by nightmares, and every night
she is awakened by terrifying visions of hangings, being arrested, and
dying in jail--scenes from the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. As James comes
to terms with his feelings for Sarah, he must also dodge accusations from
a reporter desperate to prove that James is not who, or what, he seems to
be. Soon James and Sarah discover a mystery that may bind them in ways
they never imagined. Will James make the ultimate sacrifice to protect
Sarah and prevent a new hunt from bringing hysteria to Salem again?
Part historical fiction, part romance, part paranormal fantasy, Her Dear
and Loving Husband is a story for anyone who believes that true love never
dies.
"Author Meredith Allard's sequel to Her Dear and Loving
Husband is a triumphant follow-up!" ~AOBibliophile
How far would you go to save the one you loved?
After many lonely years, James Wentworth's life is falling into place.
Together with his wife, Sarah, he has discovered the meaning behind her
nightmares about the Salem Witch Trials, and now they are rebuilding the
life they began together so long ago. But the past is never far behind for
the Wentworths. While Sarah is haunted by new visions, James is confronted
with painful memories from his time with the Cherokee on the Trail of
Tears. Through it all, the persistent reporter Kenneth Hempel reappears,
still determined to prove that vampires walk the earth. If Hempel succeeds
in his quest, James and Sarah will suffer. Will the curse of the vampire
prevent James and Sarah from living their happily ever after?
Her Loving Husband's Curse is a story for anyone who believes that
true love triumphs over all. Continue the romantic journey with James
and Sarah and be swept away by the power of this eternal love story.
"A perfect ending to this trilogy!" (Nicole L. Vermilya)
What would you sacrifice to return to the one you loved?
James Wentworth’s paranormal secret is no longer a secret, and now he and
his beloved wife, Sarah, have been separated. While suffering his own
internment, James is reminded of his time with Japanese-Americans in the
Manzanar Relocation Camp during World War II, and he cannot allow the past
to repeat itself. With the help of his friends—Chandresh, Jocelyn,
Timothy, even the irreverent Geoffrey—James learns what it means to
return, and he is determined to return to his Sarah no matter the
challenges—or the consequences. In the end, it may be up to Olivia, the
most powerful of witches, to grant James’ most fervent wish. Will James
and Sarah be reunited once and for all despite the madness surrounding
them?
Part romance, part historical fiction, part paranormal fantasy, Her
Loving Husband's Return is a story for anyone who believes that true
love is all that matters in the end. Complete the romantic journey
with James and Sarah Wentworth in Her Loving Husband's Return and be
amazed by the depth of this eternal love story.
How would you deal with the madness of the Salem witch hunts?
In 1690, James Wentworth arrives in Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
with his father, John, hoping to continue the success of John’s mercantile
business. While in Salem, James falls in love with Elizabeth Jones, a
farmer’s daughter. Though they are virtually strangers when they marry,
the love between James and Elizabeth grows quickly into a passion that
will transcend time.
But something evil lurks down Salem way. Soon many in Salem, town and
village, are accused of practicing witchcraft and sending their shapes to
harm others. Despite the madness surrounding them, James and Elizabeth are
determined to continue the peaceful, loving life they have created
together. Will their love for one another carry them through the most
difficult challenge of all?
Down Salem Way is the long-awaited prequel to the bestselling paranormal
historical Loving Husband Trilogy.
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Husband Series are featured together for the first time. The collection
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After seeing visions of a vampire mourning his long-dead
wife, I finally decided one morning to see if there was anything to these insistent
daydreams. I sat down at the computer without any specifics about the story in
mind. All I had was a thought about a vampire so in love with his wife that he
couldn’t move on.
I decided to set the story in Salem, Massachusetts by a
process of elimination. As I was thinking about the setting, I realized I
didn’t want to set the story in the Northwestern U.S. because that’s where
Stephenie Meyer’s vampires hang out. I didn’t want to set the story down South
because that’s where Charlaine Harris’ vampires roam. I live in the western
part of the U.S., previously in L.A. and currently in Las Vegas, but those
didn’t feel right for a vampire story. Then I thought that if I wasn’t going
northwest, how about northeast? I looked at a map of the northeastern U.S., saw
Massachusetts, saw Salem, and that was that.
I have been asked if I was born in Salem or if I ever lived
in Salem. The answer is no to both questions. I was able to describe Salem,
Massachusetts in detail in Her Dear &
Loving Husband using the Internet—website, photographs, maps, travel sites,
and Google Earth. Then, as I sat down to write the second book in the series, Her Loving Husband’s Curse, I went back
onto the Internet to reacquaint myself with the town that is itself a character
in the story. Looking again at pictures and maps, I realized I had gone as far
as I could describing the town from 3000 miles away. I decided I wanted a
better look at the place where I had lived in my imagination for over two
years, so this past July I finally visited Salem.
My main concern when I arrived was that I would get there and
see I had gotten it all wrong and nothing was the way I described it. Thank
goodness that didn’t happen. I was pleasantly surprised to find everything
where I expected it to be. My only surprise was the tiny size of Lappin
Park—with its statue of Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha on Bewitched—which occupies the corner of a
busy intersection. For a history buff like myself, Salem is a great find,
bursting with everything from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s birthplace to memorials to
the madness of the witch trials to a recreation of a pioneer village from the
1630s. And there’s the beauty and the serenity of the seaside to take in.
Most importantly, I was able to absorb the energy of the town
while I was there. I could see the sea kissing the shore with my own eyes, and
I saw the boats bobbing in the harbor. I walked the same streets my characters
James and Sarah walk every night. I stood outside the Peabody-Essex Museum and
I visited the House of the Seven Gables. Now I have a depth, a personal well of
knowledge to draw from as I add more light and shadows to this ever-deepening
story between the vampire and his eternal love.
Although it was my first time in Salem, I felt as if I were
visiting it all over again. And I enjoyed every minute of my stay.
Meredith Allard is the author of the bestselling paranormal historical love
story The Loving Husband Trilogy; Down Salem Way, the prequel to the Loving
Husband Trilogy set during the Salem Witch Trials; the sweet Victorian
romance When It Rained at Hembry Castle, named a best historical novel of
2016 by IndieReader; Victory Garden, a novel about World War I and the
Woman's Suffrage Movement; and Woman of Stones, a novella of Biblical
Jerusalem. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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