#historic

Tethered to the universe by tendrils of history, with threads of continuity descending to God knows where, I see that I'm more than the dust I'll become." This quote is from my novel, "Whispers from St. Mary's Well." Many readers have said that, like the fictional narrator of the story, Carrie Rose Stillwell, they felt a deep connection to the universe through past, present, and future experiences, after reading the story of a child who communicates with future generations. ↗

— Carol Kenny

#historical-fiction #spirituality #communication

Every great day has a story and a song! ↗

— Faith Reese Martin

#courage #fantasy #friendship #historical-fiction #lost-colony

There are some things you never say good-bye to ↗

— Elizabeth Berg

#world-war- #dreams

Selene’s life is a lesson to us that the trajectory of women’s equality hasn’t always been a forward march. In some ways the ancients were more advanced than we are today; there have been setbacks before and may be more in the future. ↗

— Stephanie Dray

#ancient-rome #cleopatra #cleopatra-selene #feminism #historical-fiction

At some point in our lifetime, gay marriage won't be an issue, and everyone who stood against this civil right will look as outdated as George Wallace standing on the school steps keeping James Hood from entering the University of Alabama because he was black. ↗

— George Clooney

#gay-rights #historical-perspective #political #equality

Midnight Omen Deja vu" - Because everyone should experience love in the Caribbean...at least once in a lifetime. ↗

— Marti Melville

#deja-vu #historical-fiction #historical-romance #paranormal-romance #pirates

Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.-Leonard Cohen ↗

— Bailey Bristol

#family-found #historical-romance #love-story #romance #family

Papa was our strength and the very fiber that wove our family together. He was our foundation and our rock, but even rocks, break, given enough stress." --from Carolina Rain- by nancybbrewer.com ↗

— Nancy B. Brewer

#family

On Christmas morning, Rebecca lost her moral virginity, her sense of humor - and her two best friends. But, other than that, it was a hell of a holiday. ↗

— Ellen Emerson White

#new-adult #vietnam #home

These were not the belongings of the past prisoner he had imagined. These were a lady’s things—hairpins and stockings and a glove. There were more clues waiting but William no longer felt certain he wanted to know the dark secrets of this cell. ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#historical-fiction-mystery #mystery #romantic-suspence #suspense #von-strassenberg