Title:
Janelle's Time (TIME Series, Book 1)
Author: Dayna Leigh Cheser
Publisher: All Things That Matter Press
Length: 98,600 words
Genres: Historical Romance (ADULT with a little
time travel)
Heat Level: Steamy
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Janelle’s
Time is the story of the great love between a New Hampshire farmer’s daughter
and the younger son of an English Duke.
From her
father’s death to the birth of twin daughters, Janelle makes it difficult for
Richard to keep her safe.
Unaware
of Janelle’s maternal-line powers, the couple time-travel to 14th
century England, where they meet Richard’s ancestors - and discover some
startling truths about his aristocratic family.
Logan
Conor, the Scots Duke of Muileach, crashes Richard and Janelle’s wedding, bent
on revenge, but finds his own true love instead.
On their
wedding trip, a madman attempts to kidnap Janelle - twice.
Later,
Richard unknowingly betrays Janelle who strands him in England. Richard finally
arrives home, but fate separates them again – and he misses the birth of his
son. Will they ever make a life together?
Filled
with unexpected twists and turns, their love story spans two continents, and
hundreds of years. But, can their love survive their very different backgrounds
and the endless obstacles life throws at them?
Excerpt
She paused and
looked into Richard’s eyes. “What about me, Richard? Some people would think
I’m a witch for the powers I have. Would you marry a witch? Think of our
children—will they be Gypsy witches?”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Writing
‘runs in the family.’ My mother is a multi-published non-fiction author, and my
two brothers make a living writing, one as a newspaperman, the other as a
copywriter. My sister edits her church newsletter.
My
father was a school teacher/reading specialist (later an elementary school
principal) when I was little. During story-time one night when I was about four
years old, I stopped him and asked how he said the same thing every time he
read that story to me. That night, he started teaching me to read. It began a
life-long love affair between books and me – for that, I am grateful.
In
junior high, I wrote short stories to entertain classmates. In high school, one
English assignment was to write my autobiography. In the teacher-specified
chapter entitled ‘Future Plans,’ being a published writer topped the list.
After
a college professor told me I ‘couldn’t write my way out of a paper bag,’ I
stopped writing for many years. Then, in the late 1970s, I wrote an article for
“World Radio News” (San Diego, CA) about our amateur radio club providing
communications for a March of Dimes Walkathon. The ‘WRN’ editor used my article
word-for-word.
In
early 2002, between jobs and wanting to write,
I sought a third-shift position and used the ‘free time’ to write what became
‘Janelle’s Time.’ When it was complete, I shelved it. In 2009, the WIP came off
the shelf. By August 2011, it was ready – at last - for submission.
In
2009, I started a Twitter account, @Writers_Cafe. I feel as if I’ve earned a
degree in ‘book publishing’ since then! You can learn so much from over 14,000 followers.
I
penned an article about @RileyCarney, a Colorado teen, and very prolific YA
fantasy author, who heads her own non-profit literacy project. Never officially
published, countless people have seen it, thanks to Twitter retweets and some
carefully chosen email inboxes.
On
New Year’s Day, 2010, I went ‘live’ with my blog. It has evolved into a
combination of chronicling my writing journey and hopefully helpful posts on
publishing industry topics.
In
the fall of 2011, I added ‘DIY Interviews’ to my blog (see the left column of
my blog for details on doing your own interview). Several authors have
submitted ‘interviews’ to date.
Janelle’s
Time is Book 1 of my TIME Series. Book 2, ‘Moria’s Time’ was my NaNoWriMo
project for 2011. I reached 51,000 words on November 26! Now, I have to finish
that book, and three more in the series: ‘Adelle’s Time,’ ‘Logan’s Time,’ and
‘Clarissa’s Time.’
Moving
into 2012, I’m very excited about the release of ‘Janelle’s Time.’ It’s the
culmination of a life-long dream – and is only the beginning of my retirement
career. I’m working on “Moria’s Time,” book 2 of the Time Series.
My
husband, Pete, and I have been married over forty-three years – no children. We
lived in Massachusetts for thirteen years, and then moved to New Hampshire for
eleven years. In 1992, we moved to Florida.
Find me
on Twitter and Facebook:
@Writers_Cafe
Author Dayna Leigh Cheser
Your story sounds wonderful!
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