Amelia 1868
by Janet KayPublish: Aug 25, 2012Thriller Mystery Supernatural Suspense Historical Fiction Book Overview
An intriguing paranormal historical novel set in the old western ghost town of Virginia City, Montana.
Rose, a free-spirited young woman, leaves her fiancee at the altar of their country church in Walnut, Iowa. Driven by forces beyond her control, she flees west, landing in Virginia City where she feels oddly at home.
Drawn to an old cemetery in the mountains, she discovers a weathered tombstone and begins to sob uncontrollably. Only two words are etched upon the stone - AMELIA 1868.
Obsessed with uncovering the identity of this long-forgotten woman, Rose finds herself transported back and forth in time between the life of a hurdy-gurdy dance hall girl in the 1860's and her own sheltered life in 2011.
Her strange journey becomes more complicated when a love interest materializes and throws her off balance. Her life becomes a bizarre dance twisting and turning between the past and the present.
Can she find a way to move into the future?