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Annie Wood, the housemaid-turned-pattern designer in The Pattern Artist, designs her own clothing line that is both fashionable and functional for busy women in 1912 New York City.

1911 New York City: English housemaid Annie arrives with her wealthy mistress. Annie risks everything and finds a job in the sewing department at Macy's and then the Butterick Pattern Company.

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Nannerl Mozart was just as talented as her little brother, Wolfgang, but because she was a woman... As children, Nannerl Mozart and her younger brother, Wolfgang, performed before the crowned heads of Europe. But behind the glamour lurked dark difficulties-the hardship of travel, agonizing bouts of illness, and the constant concern over money. Their father, Leopold, is driven by a desire to bring his son's genius to the attention of the worl...

New boarders arrive and old sisters depart. Evelyn is not so sure she likes the new dynamics of Peerbaugh Place, her Victorian boarding house. Even though it had been hard adapting to strangers living in her home, she and the other women (from "The Sister Circle") had found a calm cove of sisterhood. Now Evelyn is forced to start over with a new set of boarders with more challenging personalities and problems. Evelyn fears that the bonds of si...

Discover the before years. Do you know about your family's before years - their lives before you? Elsie and Willis Masterson have been married 69 years when he passes away. Before he dies Willis encourages Elsie to make sure the family knows about her life. She's always been his biggest supporter, bragging about him, pushing her own life into the background. Now it's her turn to shine. And share. The notion of talking about herself is ...

The women of Peerbaugh Place are entering a season of the heart. Things are ever-changing at Peerbaugh Place, and once again Evelyn Peerbaugh opens her home to new boarders. This time she gets more than she bargains for: a new tenant whose vanity exceeds all bounds, and another who is a doormat to her dominating fiancé. It's hard to imagine these women finding common ground, even as they struggle to share one house. But loyal members of the ...

New boarders arrive and old sisters depart. Evelyn is not so sure she likes the new dynamics of Peerbaugh Place, her Victorian boarding house. Even though it had been hard adapting to strangers living in her home, she and the other women (from "The Sister Circle") had found a calm cove of sisterhood. Now Evelyn is forced to start over with a new set of boarders with more challenging personalities and problems. Evelyn fears that the bonds of si...

Known for moving first-person novels of Nannerl Mozart, Jane Austen, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Nancy Moser now brings to life the loves and trials of the first First Lady of the United States. When a dapper, young George Washington comes into her life, Martha Custis is a young widow with two young children. Their love and loyalty toward each other-and the new nation they fight for, lasts a lifetime and is an inspiration even now, after 2...

Known for moving first-person novels of Nannerl Mozart, Jane Austen, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Nancy Moser now brings to life the loves and trials of the first First Lady of the United States. When a dapper, young George Washington comes into her life, Martha Custis is a young widow with two young children. Their love and loyalty toward each other-and the new nation they fight for--lasts a lifetime and is an inspiration even now, after 2...

In this moving and authentic portrayal, Christy Award-winning author Nancy Moser transports readers back to the life and times of one of the literary world's beloved heroines, Jane Austen. Growing up in a clergyman's home gives Jane opportunities to observe human nature at its best-and worst. Vivid and delightful characters pour from her pen-Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Emma Woodhouse, Fanny Price, John Willoughby. . . . Jane dreams of...

Everyone benefits when women discover the joy of bonding...face it girls, we are good at this. We can connect with the woman in front of us at the market, or exchange child-rearing tips with someone we just met in an elevator. Men don't do this, and more amazingly, don't want to (they don't know what they're missing!) The truth is, God made us this way. God also gave us gifts that determine how we deal with friendship and life's problems, g...

Nannerl Mozart was just as talented as her little brother, Wolfgang, but because she was a woman... As children, Nannerl Mozart and her younger brother, Wolfgang, performed before the crowned heads of Europe. But behind the glamour lurked dark difficulties-the hardship of travel, agonizing bouts of illness, and the constant concern over money. Their father, Leopold, is driven by a desire to bring his son's genius to the attention of the worl...

The women of Peerbaugh Place are entering a season of the heart. Things are ever-changing at Peerbaugh Place, and once again Evelyn Peerbaugh opens her home to new boarders. This time she gets more than she bargains for: a new tenant whose vanity exceeds all bounds, and another who is a doormat to her dominating fiancé. It's hard to imagine these women finding common ground, even as they struggle to share one house. But loyal members of the ...

Stand up for what is right, no matter the cost. In 1868, Justine Braden's grandmother charged her with the task of standing up for what was right-no matter the cost. As a child of ten. Justine didn't understand what Granny meant. Now, ten years later, Justine leads a frivolous life as a New York socialite. She doesn't have to deal with issues of right and wrong. Or sacrifice. Not yet. For unbeknownst to Justine, generations of the women of her...

Sometimes good things are nearer than expected. Margery has a nothing job, a nothing marriage, and zero self-esteem. Angie has everything she could ever want, except a life of her own making. Talia is overwhelmed by her pregnancy, by handling her career, and by caring for her toddler and a home-bound husband who needs a new heart. Gennifer has a high-powered career and a family that's learned to fend without her. Gladys has never bee...

What would you change if you could do it all over again? The annual Time Lottery offers its winners a chance to go back into their past and make a different life choice, exploring the what-if questions that plague them. Follow the journey of a surgeon, a socialite, and a homeless man as they accept their winnings and totally immerse themselves in their pasts, exploring what could have been. Will they choose to stay in their new reality, o...

Spend a season in glamorous 1895 Newport with three women looking for purpose and love. Lucy Scarpelli, an Italian dressmaker from New York, befriends socialite Rowena Langdon as she's making her summer wardrobe. It's an unlikely friendship, but one that Rowena encourages by inviting Lucy to the family mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. Grateful for Lucy's skill in creating clothes that hide her physical injury, Rowena encourages Lucy to drea...

What would you change if you could do it all over again? What what-if question plagues you? What if you could go back into your past and make a different choice? In this sequel to the Christy-award winning "Time Lottery", David Stancowsky, Vanessa Caldwell, and Lane Holloway win the chance to do just that as the winners of the annual Time Lottery. * Can contractor David stop the love of his life from dying? * Can college student Vanessa br...

Two young women risk it all for adventure and romance. 1886. Charlotte Gleason embarks from England with conflicting emotions. She is headed to New York City to marry one of America's wealthiest heirs-a man she has never even met. When her doubts gain the upper hand, she swaps identities with her maid Dora. Charlotte wants a chance at "real life, " even if it means giving up financial security. It's a risk she's willing to take. But what...