LADIES OF THE SECRET CIRCUS

From the author of 'A Witch in Time' comes a magical story spanning from Jazz Age Paris to modern-day America, a family secret, sacrifice, dark magic and star-crossed love set against a backdrop of a mysterious circus. The surest way to get a ticket to Le Cirque Secret is to wish for it. Paris, 1925. To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder where women weave illusions, carousels take you back in time, and trapeze artists float across the sky. Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate affair that could cost her everything. Virginia 2004. Lara Barnes is on top of the world, but when her fiancé disappears on their wedding day, every plan she has for the future comes crashing down. Desperate, she searches for answers which unexpectedly lead to her great-grandmother's journals. Swept into a story of dark circus and ill-fated love, secrets about Lara's family history come to light and reveal a curse that has been claiming payment from the women in her family for generations, a curse that might be tied to her fiancé's mysterious fate. A spellbinding historical fantasy at times decadent and macabre, with depraved magic percolating through four generations. 454pp in large paperback.