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Nick Falcott’s life turns into a paradox when he awakens in a modern London hospital, two centuries after dying on a Napoleonic battlefield. Rather than accepting death, he is recruited by a clandestine society that manipulates time. Entrusted with a mission critical to the continuity of the future, Nick must travel back to the past to reclaim a valuable talisman while rekindling his love for a woman he once knew. His journey reveals hidden family secrets and tests the limits of love and duty across centuries, all while navigating the opaque powers of the secret society that shapes history.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Bee Ridgway
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