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Love Lost In Time
By Cathie Dunn

A reluctant daughter. A dutiful wife. A mystery of the ages.

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 inheritance, she reluctantly agrees to stay the one year required in her late mother’s French home and begins renovations. But when she’s haunted by a female voice inside the house and tremors emanating from beneath her kitchen floorboards, she’s shocked to discover ancient human bones.

The Mediterranean coast, AD 777

Seventeen-year-old Nanthild is wise enough to know her place. 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 and her healing skills secret while her spouse goes off to fight in a terrible, bloody war.

As Maddie settles into her rustic village life, 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 redemption and self-discovery. 

Publication Date: 28th November 2018 (ebook)
Publisher: Ocelot Press
Print Length: 274 Pages
Genre: Duel Time-Line / Historical Mystery / Romance

Buy Link: https://books2read.com/u/mq7DM9

Available on #KindleUnlimited

Book Review

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From the first few chapters, Love Lost in Time lets you know it’s not here to rush or reassure you. It takes its time, lays things out gently, and trusts you to stay with it — which makes the emotional moments hit even harder when they arrive.

The historical storyline is especially strong. It feels lived-in rather than idealised, shaped by obligation, belief, and the realities of the time. Relationships develop slowly and carefully, and because of that, the tenderness carries real weight. You’re always aware of how easily things could unravel.

The modern timeline starts off feeling familiar and almost ordinary, which makes the moments when the past begins to surface far more unsettling. Small discoveries suddenly feel heavy, and it becomes clear that history isn’t something that stays neatly behind you. The way the two timelines begin to echo each other is handled with a lot of restraint, which I appreciated.

What really got to me was how close the emotions sit to the surface. Nothing is overplayed, but everything feels personal. Grief, longing, and love are allowed to exist without being explained away or tied up neatly, and that makes the story feel honest.

By the end, I wasn’t looking for answers — I was just sitting with the feelings the book had left behind. Love Lost in Time is thoughtful, quietly devastating in places, and the kind of story that stays with you long after you’ve finished reading.

Cathie Dunn

Cathie is an Amazon-bestselling author of historical fiction, dual-timeline, mystery, and romance. She loves to infuse her stories with a strong sense of place and time, combined with a dark secret or mystery – and a touch of romance. Often, you can find her deep down the rabbit hole of historical research…

In addition, she is also a historical fiction book promoter with The Coffee Pot Book Club, a novel-writing tutor, and a keen reviewer on her blog, Ruins & Reading.

After having lived in Scotland for almost two decades, Cathie is now enjoying the sunshine in the south of France with her husband, and her rescued pets, Ellie Dog & Charlie Cat. 

She is a member of the Historical Novel Society, the Richard III Society, the Alliance of Independent Authors, and the Romantic Novelists’ Association.

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