The Hope Chest Series by Maura Mckenzie

Her Kind of Hero Determined to get the story of a lifetime, newspaper reporter Trish "Mac" McAllister is hot on the trail of a notorious murderer. Taking shelter against a winter storm inside an abandoned hotel, she picks up an old pair of handcuffs with the initials EJY and instantly plummets back to 1892 - -where she comes face to face with sinfully sexy Everett "Jared" Yates... moreHer Kind of Hero Determined to get the story of a lifetime, newspaper reporter Trish "Mac" McAllister is hot on the trail of a notorious murderer. Taking shelter against a winter storm inside an abandoned hotel, she picks up an old pair of handcuffs with the initials EJY and instantly plummets back to 1892 - -where she comes face to face with sinfully sexy Everett "Jared" Yates. One of Pinkerton's finest, Jared's chasing the very same killer, and Mac is sure that, together, they can capture this elusive time traveler. She's more than willing to risk her life for this dangerous mission, yet after a night of searing passion in Jared's arms, will she be willing to risk her heart? less

An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here. An antique hope chest containing five unique objects . . . five people inexorably drawn to the items inside . . . each sent to the past where they must accomplish a task and find their own path to true love with the help of a magical matchmaker determined to bring soul mates together, even across time. Reporter Trish “Mac” McAllister will do anything to get the story of a lifetime . . moreAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here. An antique hope chest containing five unique objects . . . five people inexorably drawn to the items inside . . . each sent to the past where they must accomplish a task and find their own path to true love with the help of a magical matchmaker determined to bring soul mates together, even across time. Reporter Trish “Mac” McAllister will do anything to get the story of a lifetime . . . although a trip back to 1892 wasn’t anything she even remotely imagined. After chasing a killer to a ramshackle building, Mac finds a weathered wooden chest. Opening it, she reaches for a pair of broken handcuffs . . . and suddenly finds herself aboard a nineteenth century locomotive with Pinkerton agent Jared Yates. Jared’s fiancée was killed two years ago at the fashionable Chesterfield Hotel and he’s been searching for her murderer ever since. When his path crosses the odd Miss McAllister’s, he finds an unlikely ally—and lover—in his hunt for justice. With the sole purpose of gaining information for her news story, Mac agrees to work with Jared. However, losing her heart to the sexy Pinkerton was never part of her plan. When the portal back to the future is opened for a moment in time, Mac has to decide whether a once-in-a-lifetime story is more important than a once-in-a-lifetime love. . . . Originally published as At Midnight by Maura McKenzie. less