Touchstone, Magical Tales of Romance and Adventure

A time-travel romance by award-winning novelist, Beth Barany.When a thunderstorm transports software expert Rose Waldman to thirteenth century France, she meets hunky stonemason Julien, who is secretly creating a gargoyle in defiance of his master mason. Can independent gadget loving Rose trust her life and heart to Julien, and can she really never go home again? Award winning author, Beth Barany writes in several genres including young adult adventure fantasy, paranormal romance, and soon science fiction mysteries.Inspired by living abroad in France and Quebec, she loves creating magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.For fun, Beth enjoys walking her neighborhood, gardening on her patio, and watching movies and traveling with her husband, author Ezra Barany. They live in Oakland, California with a piano, their cats, and over 1,000 books.When not writing or playing, Beth runs her own company helping novelists as a book coach, speaker, and teacher to help them write, market, and publish their books to the delight of their readers.FICTIONCheck out her award-winning sci-fi mystery series, JANEY MCCALLISTER MYSTERY, about intrepid space station investigator. While each book is a standalone murder mystery, it's most fun to be read in order. Because subplots.INTO THE BLACK, Book 1LURED BY LIGHT, Book 2GONE GREEN, Book 3RED RUNNING DEEP, Book 4Check out her series award-winning trilogy, HENRIETTA THE DRAGON SLAYER:HENRIETTA THE DRAGON SLAYER, Book 1HENRIETTA AND THE DRAGON STONE, Book 2HENRIETTA AND THE BATTLE OF THE HORSE MESA, Book 3Check out her Magical Tales of Romance and Mystery in the TOUCHSTONE Series:Touchstone of Love (Touchstone, #1)A Christmas Fling (Touchstone, #2)Parisian Amour (Touchstone, #3)A Labyrinth of Love and Roses (Touchstone, #4)A Cupcake Christmas (Touchstone, #5)"Travel into a novel to come back home to you."READERS START HERE for a free book: https://author.bethbarany.com/free-books/NONFICTION FOR WRITERS: Barany School of Fiction seriesTwitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy WritersThe Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book (for Novelists and Creative Nonfiction Writers)Overcome Writer's Block: A Self-Guided Creative Writing Class to Get You Writing AgainMastering Deep Point of View by Alice Gaines (Publisher)Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! by Beth and Ezra BaranyConnect with Beth on the social channels:TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/beth_baranyFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/bethbaranyLINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in... A contemporary paranormal romance series set in the San Francisco Bay Area and small town France. Magic, mayhem, and sweet sensual romance.

A sweet paranormal romance novella by award-winning author, Beth Barany.Sarah Redman, a project manager up to her neck with work, wants some adventure in her life. A career opportunity in Paris seems like a dream come true, but once she gets there nothing goes as planned. The job interview she thought she wanted falls through and her dreams about a crying dragon trouble her. To top it off, she gets lost in the tunnels of Paris with a man who attracts her more than she wants to admit.Trainer extraordinaire, Josh Kleine, needs to pull off a successful presentation at the Paris Transportation Conference to land more clients and save his company. But strange events in the tunnels under Paris drive him to distraction and into a strange, profound sadness. In search of answers under the city, he gets trapped below ground with a gorgeous woman who he desires like none before. But will the sadness tear him apart before he can convince himself and her that love does not only exist in fairy tales?Together they may hold the key to the strange disasters striking the City of Lights. Can Sarah unravel the secrets of the city and of her heart in time to save them all?***A short novel. This is a novella of approximately 20,000 words.***Beth Barany writes magical tales of romance and adventure to transport readers to new worlds where anything is possible. Award winning author, Beth Barany writes in several genres including young adult adventure fantasy, paranormal romance, and soon science fiction mysteries.Inspired by living abroad in France and Quebec, she loves creating magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.For fun, Beth enjoys walking her neighborhood, gardening on her patio, and watching movies and traveling with her husband, author Ezra Barany. They live in Oakland, California with a piano, their cats, and over 1,000 books.When not writing or playing, Beth runs her own company helping novelists as a book coach, speaker, and teacher to help them write, market, and publish their books to the delight of their readers.FICTIONCheck out her award-winning sci-fi mystery series, JANEY MCCALLISTER MYSTERY, about intrepid space station investigator. While each book is a standalone murder mystery, it's most fun to be read in order. Because subplots.INTO THE BLACK, Book 1LURED BY LIGHT, Book 2GONE GREEN, Book 3RED RUNNING DEEP, Book 4Check out her series award-winning trilogy, HENRIETTA THE DRAGON SLAYER:HENRIETTA THE DRAGON SLAYER, Book 1HENRIETTA AND THE DRAGON STONE, Book 2HENRIETTA AND THE BATTLE OF THE HORSE MESA, Book 3Check out her Magical Tales of Romance and Mystery in the TOUCHSTONE Series:Touchstone of Love (Touchstone, #1)A Christmas Fling (Touchstone, #2)Parisian Amour (Touchstone, #3)A Labyrinth of Love and Roses (Touchstone, #4)A Cupcake Christmas (Touchstone, #5)"Travel into a novel to come back home to you."READERS START HERE for a free book: https://author.bethbarany.com/free-books/NONFICTION FOR WRITERS: Barany School of Fiction seriesTwitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy WritersThe Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book (for Novelists and Creative Nonfiction Writers)Overcome Writer's Block: A Self-Guided Creative Writing Class to Get You Writing AgainMastering Deep Point of View by Alice Gaines (Publisher)Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! by Beth and Ezra BaranyConnect with Beth on the social channels:TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/beth_baranyFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/bethbaranyLINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in... A contemporary paranormal romance series set in the San Francisco Bay Area and small town France. Magic, mayhem, and sweet sensual romance.

"A Hallmark-type romance with a twist of ancient magic!"From award-winning novelist, Beth Barany, comes another magical tale of romance and adventure.What if what you wanted got in the way of your destiny?French MBA grad Lili Grenault needs to succeed at her last pitch meeting to fund her international green tech business. But her grandmother tells her to drop everything, find her one true love, and embrace her magical legacy by Beltane, in one week, or chaos and failure in her life will ensue.San Francisco investor Brett Barnaby wants to find his great-grandfather's gravesite in Amiens, France, one of the primary battle sites of World War I. Family legend says that purpose, greater mission, and perhaps even untold riches, will be unlocked when he finds that grave. But his search in Amiens brings up fear, anger, and dire warnings about some wild Green Man. He turns to local Lily Grenault for help.Can these two independent freethinkers work together to prevent chaos from triumphing and find love in time in the labyrinth of roses?***A short novel. This is a novella of approximately 20,000 words.***A stand-alone novella, this story is also the fourth in the series, A Magical Tales of Romance and Adventure.OTHER STORIES IN THE MAGICAL TALES OF ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE SERIESTouchstone of Love (A time travel romance novella) (Book 1)A Christmas Fling (A bit of holiday magic, a novella) (Book 2)Parisian Amour (A dragon in Paris?!) (Book 3)A Labyrinth of Love and Roses (A Fairy Tale Romance) (Book 4)A Cupcake Christmas (A Christmas Elf Romance) (Book 5) Award winning author, Beth Barany writes in several genres including young adult adventure fantasy, paranormal romance, and soon science fiction mysteries.Inspired by living abroad in France and Quebec, she loves creating magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.For fun, Beth enjoys walking her neighborhood, gardening on her patio, and watching movies and traveling with her husband, author Ezra Barany. They live in Oakland, California with a piano, their cats, and over 1,000 books.When not writing or playing, Beth runs her own company helping novelists as a book coach, speaker, and teacher to help them write, market, and publish their books to the delight of their readers.FICTIONCheck out her award-winning sci-fi mystery series, JANEY MCCALLISTER MYSTERY, about intrepid space station investigator. While each book is a standalone murder mystery, it's most fun to be read in order. Because subplots.INTO THE BLACK, Book 1LURED BY LIGHT, Book 2GONE GREEN, Book 3RED RUNNING DEEP, Book 4Check out her series award-winning trilogy, HENRIETTA THE DRAGON SLAYER:HENRIETTA THE DRAGON SLAYER, Book 1HENRIETTA AND THE DRAGON STONE, Book 2HENRIETTA AND THE BATTLE OF THE HORSE MESA, Book 3Check out her Magical Tales of Romance and Mystery in the TOUCHSTONE Series:Touchstone of Love (Touchstone, #1)A Christmas Fling (Touchstone, #2)Parisian Amour (Touchstone, #3)A Labyrinth of Love and Roses (Touchstone, #4)A Cupcake Christmas (Touchstone, #5)"Travel into a novel to come back home to you."READERS START HERE for a free book: https://author.bethbarany.com/free-books/NONFICTION FOR WRITERS: Barany School of Fiction seriesTwitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy WritersThe Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book (for Novelists and Creative Nonfiction Writers)Overcome Writer's Block: A Self-Guided Creative Writing Class to Get You Writing AgainMastering Deep Point of View by Alice Gaines (Publisher)Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! by Beth and Ezra BaranyConnect with Beth on the social channels:TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/beth_baranyFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/bethbaranyLINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in... A contemporary paranormal romance series set in the San Francisco Bay Area and small town France. Magic, mayhem, and sweet sensual romance.