Series of Curses

All The World's A Stage, As They Say... In 1876 Philadelphia, Benjamin Grimm knows real life is much like the theater-people play their parts, hiding behind the illusion of their lives and never revealing their secrets. When he reunites with his childhood friend Eleanor Banneker, his delight turns to dismay. On learning she has been under a spell for the past seven years, forced to live as a servant in her own home, he realizes how sinister some secrets can be. Ellie has spent the long years since her mother's death under her stepmother's watchful and unforgiving eye. Bewitched and hidden in plain sight, it seemed no one could help Ellie escape. Not even her own father, likewise bespelled. When she encounters Ben one evening, he seems immune to the magic that binds her. Her hope rekindles along with their friendship. But time is running short. If they do not find a way to break the curse before midnight on New Year's Eve, both Ellie and her father will be bound forever.

Lost Time Is Never Found Again... Or Is It? Christmas Eve, Philadelphia 1884. Henry Rittenhouse has bided his time long enough. Armed with a poignant gift, he heads for Sophie Weber's house with designs on entwining both of their lives forever more. But capricious is the object of his love, whom he catches clad as a boy, shimmying down the drainpipe from the attic. Rather than making his declaration, Henry finds himself on a merry chase suddenly turned tragic as Sophie vanishes, with no trace left behind to find her. A note delivered soon after betrays the truth: In an act of chilling vengeance, Sophie has been snatched away by Alexei Faber, her father's mortal enemy, trapped inside a machine where she will stay, frozen and asleep, for a hundred years. Desperate to save his love, Henry gets tangled up with an unusual trio pursuing Faber on a mission through... dare he believe?... time. Henry must not only find a way to save his love, but help stop a plot that could unravel history.