pastpresent

A captivating story of passion and betrayal

If you enjoy paranormal experiences, love a good mystery or romance or any combination thereof, this is a story you will enjoy and long remember. You'll find yourself looking for other books by this imaginative author who can weave several characters lives and motives into a solid story that will hold your interest to the last page.

Anne K. Edwards, Author of Death on Delivery


Anne Graham's dream is to become financially independent through her writing. She's almost finished her first novel when she meets Graham Kingsley, a worldly older man. Taken in by his charm, she turns to him for assistance when life at home with her mother and sister becomes unbearable.
She moves into an apartment on Graham's estate, but her contentment ends abruptly when he takes her to an ancient manor house on Dartmoor and proposes marriage. Anne is stunned, not only by Graham's expectations that they will marry and her home will be at the manor, but also because she recognizes the house; despite never having seen it before, she's written about it in detail in her novel.
Just prior to their wedding, Anne meets and falls in love with another man. Ignoring her feelings, she goes ahead with her marriage. Almost immediately, her misgivings are realized as startling facts begin to emerge about Graham's past. Worse still, Anne fears for her sanity when she begins seeing images of the characters she's written about in her book and the past seems to be mingling with the present. Events spin out of her control and, caught in a web of deception and treachery, she is forced to make a decision that will have heartbreaking, and far reaching, consequences.
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Ghosts of the past and present haunt Anne Graham in this achingly moving new book by author Celia Leaman. Anne desperately wants to stand on her own but an uncharitable mother holds her back even to throwing away the novel she is trying to write. Anne meets an older man with his own agenda and finds herself in a maze of unhappiness that is difficult to escape.
PastPresent is a sad book but one full of hope and triumph as Anne struggles to be free of her past and ready for a bright, new future. Brilliantly written, Leaman brings life and depth to Anne as she becomes aware of herself and the world. Any woman who has ever fought to be more than she is will empathize with Anne and cheer her on.

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