{"product_id":"9781402258688","title":"Mariana","description":"A haunting, paranormal romance from a Romantic Times Readers Choice and RITA Award-winning author, a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling author\u003cp\u003eWhen Julia Beckett moves into the beautiful old farmhouse, she soon discovers she's not alone there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Tread lightly, she is near.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e She encounters haunting remnants of a beautiful young woman who lived and loved there centuries ago. She finds herself transported into \u003cstrong\u003e17th-century England\u003c\/strong\u003e, and into the world of \u003cstrong\u003eMariana\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach time Julia travels back, she becomes more enthralled with the past\u003c\/strong\u003e... until she realizes Mariana's life is eclipsing her own. \u003cstrong\u003eShe must lay the past to rest or risk losing the chance for happiness in her own time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA modern gothic historical fiction with elements of time travel, reincarnation, and romance from \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Susanna Kearsley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFans of Diana Gabaldon, Mary Stewart, Kate Morton, and Daphne Du Maurier will want to join Julia and Mariana on their journeys to love, past and present.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther great books by Susanna Kearsley:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Winter Sea\u003c\/strong\u003e – Winner of an RT Reviewers Choice Award, RITA finalist, finalist for the UK's Romantic Novel of the Year Award\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Firebird\u003c\/strong\u003e – RITA Winner, Paranormal Romance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Rose Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e – Winner of an RT Reviewers Choice Award, RITA finalist \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMariana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e was the winner of the \u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Cookson Fiction Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e, and Suzanna has had books selected for the \u003cstrong\u003eMystery Guild\u003c\/strong\u003e, was a finalist for the UK's \u003cstrong\u003eRomantic Novel of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAward\u003c\/strong\u003e, and won a \u003cstrong\u003eNational Readers' Choice Award\u003c\/strong\u003e and a \u003cstrong\u003eRITA.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003cem\u003eMariana\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003cp\u003e\"This is one of those books that can be read and reread and not lose its magic.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003ea beautifully woven and ENCHANTING story\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Her \u003cstrong\u003ebending of time and place\u003c\/strong\u003e to weave them into unique plots is fascinating\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well written, thought provoking and genuine.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I haven't found a book that has touched me so since reading Katherine and Green Darkness by Anya Seton. 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