The Acadian Secret
Tween/YA: Action Adventure, Time Travel
Elisabeth London is keeping her new friends a secret from
her parents. Not only do they live on
the other side of the world in the Scottish Highlands, they lived more than
three hundred and fifty years ago. Her mom and dad would never allow her to go
gallivanting about seventeenth century Scotland. They won’t even let her go to the mall by
herself yet.
Twelve-year-old Elisabeth is old enough to know there is no
such thing as magic, but when her quartz crystal necklace has the power to
transport her back and forth in time, she no longer knows what to think. The only thing she is certain of is that she
loves spending carefree days with Quinton, the mischievous nephew of a highland
warrior, and sassy little Fiona, a farmer’s daughter.
However, Elisabeth’s adventures take a deadly turn when she
is charged with witchcraft. At a time
and place in history when witch-hunts were common, those found guilty were
executed, children included. Elisabeth must race to find her way back home,
while trying to stay one step ahead of the witch-hunter determined to see her
burned at the stake.
The Sleeping Giant
Young Adult: Action Adventure, Time Travel
Tucked in a box, in the back of her closet, seventeen-year-old Elisabeth London hid the secrets of a summer five years ago. The items inside are a reminder to never time travel again. After almost being burnt at the stake in 17th century Scotland, the shy teenager believes life is perfect the way it is now; calm and stable.
When a tormented man from Elisabeth's past begs her to travel back in time to save his life, she reluctantly agrees. Elisabeth assumes Scotland is the destination and is horrified when she arrives in Ancient Rome instead.
The good news is she finds the man; now a cheeky, fun-loving seventeen-year-old boy named Aquarius. The bad news is he's an indentured slave, sentenced to death in the arena, and has no idea who she is yet.
Elisabeth helps Aquarius escape and becomes an outlaw herself. Armed with nothing but her wits and his rock sling, the new friends are on the run from Rufus Leptis, a relentless slave-dealer whose job is to hunt them down.
Elisabeth soon realizes she's here to save Aquarius, not from Rufus or the arena, but from the doomed city of Pompeii. She's trying to be brave, but the thought of remaining in his swashbuckling world a minute longer than necessary is inconceivable.
At least, it used to be.
Before that darn, happy-go-lucky slave stole her heart.