THE BOOKMARK
AND OTHER STORIES
OF BETHLEHEM, PA
1777. After being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine, the Marquis de Lafayette is taken to the isolated religious community of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he is cared for by a Moravian Single Sister named Liesl Boeckel who has little patience with the arrogant Frenchman and his unwelcome curiosity about her life.
2005. When Abbey Prescott inherits her grandmother’s house in Bethlehem, she discovers an eighteenth-century bookmark, which may reveal a romance between Liesl and Lafayette, and she becomes determined to solve the mystery. However, her quest is complicated by the aftershocks of a failed love affair and a possible romantic entanglement of her own.
The Bookmark is a work of historic fiction and an immersive romantic mystery that illuminates a little-known piece of American history through the lives of two women, separated by the centuries but alike in their determination to confront the past and find a way forward.
Fun Times with the Schnecksville Book Club
A big thank you to the Schnecksville Neighborhood Book Club for a fun night! We even celebrated St. Patrick's Day with Moravian Sugar cake. I love these neighborhood book clubs, and this one has been around for 24 years! Possibly my longest-running book club yet.
East Hills Moravian Church Book Club
A big thank you to the East Hills Moravian Church Book Club for such a wonderful night! Lots of discussion and one pretty amazing coincidence.
One of the women shared how she'd been reading The Bookmark during a trip to Australia. When she read about Pete's parents being in Cairns, she happened to be there herself. And by the time she got to Uluru, she was reading about Pete's parents being there, too. Truth is always stranger than fiction!
Zooming with the LLI Literary and Treats Society in North Aurora, IL
I love getting together with groups from other parts of the country and Zooming with this group in Illinois was especially fun. Great questions, too!
The Bookmark has a Voice!
The Bookmark is now available as an audiobook on Amazon! This audio was created using virtual voice narration (AI), and I have to admit I was leery at first. But, it’s really not bad at all. For a limited time, the audio version is free with a free trial with Audible. Amazon offer
From the Blog
Anne in Havre de Grace
(with “Lafayette”)
We traveled to charming Havre de Grace, Maryland to participate in their Bicentennial Celebration of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour. I even got to meet the great man himself (or as close as I’ll ever get). Click the link below to learn more about our visit:
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