Love Lost in Time: A Tale of Love, Death and Redemption

A reluctant daughter. A dutiful wife. A mystery of the ages connecting their broken hearts."Dunn has penned a very bold and ambitious book, and yet, she has scrumptiously balanced the two eras and made both periods utterly compelling." - The Coffee Pot Book Club Award



Languedoc, France, 2018

Historian Madeleine Winters would rather research her next project than rehash the strained relationship she had with her late mother. However, to claim her French house inheritance, she reluctantly agrees to stay the one year required and begins renovations. But when she's drawn to a haunting voice emanating from beneath her kitchen floorboards, she's shocked to discover an ancient pile of human bones.

The Mediterranean coast, 777

Seventeen-year-old Nanthild is wise enough not to rock the boat. Hiding her Pagan wisdom and dutifully accepting her political marriage, she's surprised when she falls for her Christian husband, the Count of Carcassonne. But she struggles to keep her forbidden religious beliefs secret while her spouse goes off to fight in a terrible, bloody war.

As Maddie settles into her rustic village life and a budding romance, she becomes obsessed with unraveling the mysterious history buried in her new home. And when Nanthild is caught in the snare of an envious man, she's terrified she'll never embrace her beloved again.

Can two women torn apart by centuries help each other finally find peace?

Love Lost in Time is a vivid standalone historical fiction novel for fans of epoch-spanning enigmas. If you like dark mysteries, romantic connections, and hints of the paranormal, then you'll adore Cathie Dunn's tale of self-discovery.