An antique hope chest containing five unique objects . . . five people inexorably drawn to the items inside . . . each sent to the past with the help of a magical matchmaker who assigns them a task to find their true love . . . even across time.
Unable to sell her work, frustrated artist Cynda Madison restores old paintings instead. When she works to bring back the damaged portrait of the very handsome, very sexy Prince Dimitri Karakov found in the ruined Chesterfield Hotel, she finds herself overwhelmingly drawn to the prince who died at a young age. When she finds an old hope chest, she ends up back in time in 1889 when The Chesterfield is very much a bustling resort and Prince Dimitri is a resident. Alive and devastatingly handsome, Dimitri is even more irresistible. But can she prevent his death before she can return to her own time? Even more difficult, can she prevent herself from falling in love with him?
Originally published as Grand Design.
The historical Chesterfield Hotel once offered visitors the graceful charm of its sumptuous rooms and the healing waters of its nearby hot springs. In the present day, as five people unearth the hotel’s century-old hope chest, each will be transported back to a bygone age–and transformed by the timeless power of true love.
The Perfect Prince Charming
Restoring old paintings for Hope Springs’ Historical Society isn’t exactly what frustrated artist Cynda Madison wants from her career, but she has no idea just how challenging her job will become when she works on the damaged portrait of devastatingly handsome Prince Dimitri Karakov found in the ruined Chesterfield Hotel. Moved by the tragic loss of a young, vital man, Cynda begins to investigate his death. When she finds the painting’s tarnished nameplate in the ruined hotel’s hope chest, she is instantly swept back in time to 1887 where she meets the prince himself–very much alive and disturbingly attractive. Cynda knows she must prevent Dimitri’s death to get back to her own life–but can she prevent herself from falling in love?
Originally published as Grand Design by Zebra Ballad
