{"product_id":"chasing-the-tale-9780995145313","title":"Chasing the Tale","description":"Escape into another place and time just long enough for a lunch or coffee break in eleven short stories\u003cp\u003e... from the imagination of award-winning author Jude Knight. Nine Regency plus one colonial New Zealand and one medieval Scotland. Multiple tropes, catastrophes and barriers on the way to a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Angel, Unawares \u003cp\u003eIn colonial New Zealand, Molly faces Christmas without her husband. A passing drifter helps her keep her three children happy, but when will Rick be home?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnne Under Siege \u003cp\u003eCan this year get worse? Anne has been robbed, the frosts have killed the vegetable seedlings, and now the new earl wants to evict them. It doesn't help that she once had a youthful infatuation with the man \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Fifth Race \u003cp\u003eIf she wins this one last race, Rhi will be free to choose her own future. Lose, and she must marry the winner. Cen, returning from a decade at war, is determined to be that winner, for he has always loved her. But he is not the only challenger, and someone is prepared to cheat and even kill in order to take the prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFound in Scotland \u003cp\u003eNed Broderick wakes in an inn far from home, cared for by a stranger who claims to be his wife. Is she a cunning schemer, or the woman of his dreams?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHome is the sailor; home from the sea \u003cp\u003eStephen Fletcher has one final task for the navy; presenting his commiserations to his best friend's sister. Fletch never could resist a damsel in distress, especially one he has been writing to for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLook into my eyes \u003cp\u003eTwo strangers watch one another across a crowded ballroom. What does the rake called Lord Charming have to do with the duchess known as the Paragon? Only the two of them know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Marquis Returns \u003cp\u003eA forced wedding, the feud between their families, and a seven-year separation. Their marriage did not get off to a good start. Hal and Willa will be lucky to get out of it with their dignity intact. They'd be fools to hope for more, even if miracles do happen at Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Mouse Fights Back \u003cp\u003eTiberius has promised to keep Claudia safe from his grasping relatives and also from her own. His Mouse, he calls his little wife, tenderly. But when Tiberius is in danger, Mouse must find her courage and her teeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Path that Brings Us Home \u003cp\u003eGwen returns to the home she hasn't seen in ten years, uncertain of her reception. Her brothers' war with another local family destroyed her lover, her dearest friend, and her own life. Will she be forgiven? Can she find a measure of happiness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Rain Dog \u003cp\u003eWhen Jake saves a dog from a flooded river, he has no idea that the dog will more than return the favour, saving him and bringing him his lost love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Veiled Bride \u003cp\u003eJonetta Macintosh and Uilleam Cameron were parted by treachery on their betrothal day, and treachery stalks them still, a decade later. In medieval Scotland, where the clans put their feuds ahead of the King and the welfare of the kingdom, can our two star-crossed lovers find a path to peace and happiness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Titchfield Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780995145313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.50d","brand":"Jude Knight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38213356191925,"sku":"9780995145313","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b26a3a41-8da0-4d88-bd88-309997ff1090.jpg?v=1610440450","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chasing-the-tale-9780995145313","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}