Published
by Diversion Books
In this dazzling first book in the EMPRESS
CHRONICLES series by the author of THE MOMENT BEFORE, one courageous girl seeks
keys to the past to unlock the future…
When city girl Liz is banished to a
rural goat farm on the outskirts of Portland, the
15-year-old feels her life spiraling out of control. She can’t
connect to her father or his young girlfriend, and past trauma adds to her
sense of upheaval. The only person who seems to keep her sane is a
troubled boy who is fighting his own demons. But all of this changes
in one historical instant.
*
One-hundred fifty years earlier, Elisabeth of Bavaria has
troubles of her own. Her childhood is coming to a crashing end, and
her destiny is written in the form of a soothsaying locket that has the ability
to predict true love. But evil is afoot in the form of a wicked
enchantress who connives to wield the power of the locket for her own
destructive ends.
*
When Liz finds a timeworn diary, and within it a locket, she
discovers the secrets and desires of the young Bavarian princess who will one
day grow up to be the legendary Empress of Austria. It is in the pages
of the diary that these two heroines will meet, and it is through their
interwoven story that Liz will discover she has the power to rewrite
history—including her own…
Readers of books like Rachel Harris’s MY SUPER
SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY will love THE EMPRESS CHRONICLES
About The
Author
Suzy Vitello is a
proud founding member of a critique group recently dubbed The Hottest Writing
Group in Portland, and her short stories have won fellowships and prizes (including
the Atlantic Monthly Student Writing Award, and an Oregon Literary Arts
Fellowship).
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/suzyvitello
website: http://www.suzyvitello.com/
Twitter: @suzy_vitello
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