A Season for Second Chances: A Hearts Through History Autumn Anthology

A Season for Second Chances: When autumn chills the air, only an old flame can warm the heart.

1. Jayashree Gopal–"Whispers of Love" (S. India, 1010) When a gifted surgeon steps through time and into the heart of a Chola warrior, she learns that love can span centuries—but fate demands a price.
2. Leslie Vollard–"Ten Things I Loathe About You" (England, 1100) The best-laid schemes can go awry.
3. Alex Andersen–"Two Hearts, Both Divided" (London, 1534) When religious discord throughout 16th century England comes between them, can Arabella and Edward find their way back to each other?
4. B.L. Lucas–"Desire, Darkness, and Devotion" (England, 1592) Three mages bound by love, betrayal, and their pursuit of a supernatural killer. Will they find a second chance at love, or will death separate them forever?
5. Cynthia Anne Hurt–"Timber" (The Carolinas, 1702) Carpenter Neil Balsam returns to Charles Town for his annual pilgrimage to the orphanage, while seeking his lady love. Business owner Mable Ashe agrees to play matchmaker for him, while struggling to keep her shipyard afloat. Will they receive a second chance together when others stand in their way?
6. L. Blanton–"Persuaded to Love" (London, 1780) Julia Mannering, widowed Countess of Haverwood, is done with men; Ford Neville, Lord Mabry, has yet to find a woman to put up with his lack of social acumen—when they bump into each other, everything changes.
7. Dawn Ireland–"Until You" (England, 1785) How can a woman know when she’s in love with, and not just lusting after, the handsomest man she’s ever met?
8. Lea Hollis– "The Light of Zaragoza" (Spain, 1808) A fiery female insurgent and a widowed nurse find love until irreconcilable ideals separate them as war escalates. When they reunite at an autumn festival six years later, does enough heat remain to rekindle their romance?
9. Ann Peterson–"A Promise Kept" (England, 1815) A marriage forged by promise and shattered by guilt. A homecoming fraught with regret but made for second chances.
10. Addie Bealer–"A Moment at the Mop Fair" (England, 1816) Money couldn’t buy happiness, but it did purchase a one-way ticket out of the country. What happens when he comes back?
11. Aimee Moineaux–"Sea Change" (England, 1831) In 1831, a cowardly sea captain reunites at a shooting party with the woman he abandoned ten years before.
12. Natasha Wilco–"Memento Mori, Memento Vivere" (London, 1850) Two ghosts and one too many suitors has Viola Glenning in quite the dangerous bind.
13. Joan Koster–"A Harvest Dance" (US Civil War, 1863) Can a wounded Civil War soldier learn to love again?
14. Vivienne Baudlaire–"Scarlet Leaves" (England, 1875) A widow looks to rediscover herself and her heart after she must cede her role as duchess to her daughter-in-law.
15. Eden Lee Lackner–"Pearls Before Swine" (Canada, 1887) Parted by fear, reunited by desire, two women navigate the way back to each other in the early years of the Canadian West.
16. Truest Carter–"A Missed Chance" (Pennsylvania, 1920) Jeslyn leaves town lonely but secure in her future as a teacher, until Chance pulls her into lost love.
17. Jaylee Austin–"Lucian's Bargain" (USA, 1960) In Maplewood, where dark legends come alive and fate hangs in the balance, every heartbeat pushes you closer to a secret that could change everything.