Ripples Through Time

<B>Brimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay's gripping dual-time novel travels from the present day to the battles of West Mercia . . .</B><BR/><BR/> 'Courtenay writes so beautifully, drawing you in to each scene, that time and pages slip by effortlessly' <B>ERIN GREEN</B><BR/> 'Whenever I need a break from the 21st Century, I read one of Christina Courtenay's novels' <B>SUE MOORCROFT</B><BR/> 'The Queen of Viking Romance' <B>CATHERINE MILLER</B><BR/> __________________________<BR/><BR/><B>West Mercia, AD 873</B><BR/><B>Merewen's</B> settlement is on guard against the threat of the 'Heathen' Norsemen. But for Merewen, the threats are also coming from within, as her future is cruelly snatched away from her. <B>Eirik</B>, a Norseman, finds himself abandoned and injured after a plunder of Mercian land goes wrong. He thinks his fate is sealed - until an angel, bearing the name Merewen, saves his life.<BR/><BR/><B>Hereford, Present Day</B><BR/><B>Alix</B> moves to her uncle's farm in Hereford, where she hopes to heal her recently broken heart. But something strange is in the air. Every time she touches a crystal pendent - a family heirloom gifted to her - she is haunted by memories of a life she never lived, of a relationship she never had, in a time she never existed in. A Viking hoard was discovered on <B>Noah's</B> farm by his sister and her criminal boyfriend. Hounded by the police, Noah must find the rest of the treasure whilst also deciphering the strange connection he has to Alix - a connection that seems to transcend their reality.<BR/><BR/><B>As the echoes of the past seep into the present, lose yourself in the evocative and romantic novels of Christina Courtenay that your favourite authors just can't get enough of:</B><BR/><BR/> 'I've been looking forward to this book . . . and it far exceeded my hopes and expectations. Romantic, fascinating and gripping, it's one of my favourites of the series' NICOLA CORNICK<BR/><BR/> 'I wonder if I, too, can find a way to travel back in time... If not, reading this book was the next best thing' GILL STEWART<BR/><BR/> 'This epic romance is sure to sweep you off your feet!' TAKE A BREAK<BR/><BR/> 'An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined' PAMELA HARTSHORNE<BR/><BR/> 'A love story and an adventure, all rolled up inside a huge amount of intricately-detailed, well-researched history. Thoroughly enjoyable' KATHLEEN MCGURL