Bøger af Meg North

A sexy magician entices an innocent young girl to his magical, dangerous theatre. Trapped beneath her mother's control, Olivia longs to be an actress and live a magical life. In her little world, she's a star upon the stage. Yet her dreams stay locked in her head - until a mysterious stranger gifts to her an enchanted ticket. What wonders it will unleash! Olivia goes to the theatre, where glowing gaslights, strange voices, and golden mirrors are controlled by a masterful magician. What is the deadly secret behind his powers? Olivia had better be careful, or she could get trapped in his theatre forever ...

It's June 1862, the second summer of the Civil War. The battle of Shiloh has already claimed 4,000 casualties and 33 regiments have already left Boston for the war-front. President Lincoln has given Massachusetts a quota to fill - 300,000 more are needed at once! Despite the war raging around him, Daniel Stuart couldn't care less. He's a rich kid just trying to get through his freshman term at Harvard. What does it matter when he's worried about passing "Paradise Lost" exams? Well, his three closest college friends definitely have soldier glory on their minds. Andrew urges Daniel to attend a recruitment rally. Matthew goes along with his feisty brother, and David finds a spiritual reason to join the Federal army. Meanwhile, Daniel's supposedly ideal home life isn't so rosy. His older brother has career plans for him to become a lawyer, and his mother also urges him to take responsibility for his life. Daniel blows them off by escaping to his garden. Only a young Irish maid seems to understand his turmoil over his life decisions. Should he stay and commit to a dull career path as a lawyer? Or, should he follow his college friends to war? What would you choose?

A poor Maine farm girl meets her surprising destiny With her father dead from a Civil War battle and her mother succumbing to tuberculosis, Esther Perry struggles to keep her meager existence going. When an unexpected visitor lands on her doorstep with an incredible offer, Esther is forced to let her farm go and face an uncertain future in a distant city. She finds friendship from an unexpected source, a handsome bachelor catches her eye, and she copes with the loss of her beloved farm. But an even greater challenge awaits - and Esther will have to summon every last ounce of her inner strength to confront the scandalous secret her family has been hiding for years ...