The Spirit of Love: A Hearts Through History Halloween Anthology

Whispered promises, forever kept… when love’s pledge endures beyond the grave.

Join us on an eerie journey back through time with Hearts Through History’s Halloween anthology, The Spirit of Love. Revel in historical romance short stories spanning over nine-hundred years from Medieval France up to Yellowstone in the 1920s. New debuts join best-selling authors in these thirteen pulse-quickening, breath-catching, never before published, Halloween-themed romantic short stories.

Authors with short stories in this anthology include:

1. Leslie Vollard– “The Crossing” (Normandy, 1142)
   Love and monsters on the high seas.
2. BL Lucas– “The Shadow of the Queen” (England, 1591)
   In the court of Queen Elizabeth I, a woman with the power to assume the Queen’s form and her spymaster lover must navigate their forbidden attraction while unraveling a deadly conspiracy before it claims their lives.
3. Jo Donohue–“Whispers from the Grave” (New York, 1768)
   Love can be found in unexpected places, even a cemetery.
4. Ruth A. Casie– “The Ghost of Whispering Hollow” (Scotland, 1786)
   In the haunted hollows, love dances with destiny.
5. Ann Peterson– “A Whisper of Magic” (Northumberland, 1818)
   When a matchmaking ghost orchestrates a series of mishaps at a Samhain festival, a marriage-minded miss wonders if a family friend-turned-earl could be her destined love.
6. Lea Hollis– “A Thinning of the Veil” (Yorkshire, 1820)
   A lonely woman lost on the haunting Yorkshire moors meets a gallant former soldier and dreams afterwards of a breathtaking love—until she learns he isn’t what he seems.
7. Alex Andersen– “How I Met the Love of my Afterlife” (England, 1835)
   In the land of the dead, gender roles are swapped and soulmates are found.
8. Elf Ahearn–“Hellmouth Fire” (Nantucket, 1846)
   Fire can weld, and it can destroy.
9. Natasha Wilco– “The Lady Lamplighter of London” (London, 1850)
   In 1850s London, a determined young woman disguises herself as a lamplighter to battle supernatural forces on All Hallows’ Eve, all while grappling with a mischievous will-o’-the-wisp and forbidden love.
10. Opal Iden– “Ghost Filled Promises” (England, 1877)
    Haunted by the past, kindled by a love that refuses to die.
11. Melba Moon– “The Haunting Masquerade” (Atlanta, 1895)
    A ghost’s meddling, a masked hero, and a night that will change everything.
12. Holly Weeden– “Hannah’s Haunting” (New York, 1904)
    She’s always loved him. He wasn’t always hers.
13. Jaylee Austin– “A Timeless Curse” (Yellowstone, 1926)
    Step into the roaring 1920s, where adventure awaits around every corner! Join Amy and Jonas in their quest to break a curse and find true love.

Purchase Link: https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Love-Through-Halloween-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0DDJYQB52

Be sure to check out our New Year and Christmas themed Anthologies:

• The Eve of Love: A Hearts Through History New Year Anthology
  https://www.amazon.com/Eve-Love-Through-History-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0BDFYQT7Z
• The Light of Love: A Hearts Through History Winter Anthology
  https://www.amazon.com/Light-Love-Through-History-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0CHRJL3T5

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