Published by Diversion Books
In this
dazzling first book in the EMPRESS CHRONICLES serie
s by the author of THE
MOMENT BEFORE, one courageous girl seeks keys to th
e past to unlock the future...
When city girl Liz is banished to a
rural goat farm on the outskirts of Portland, the 1
5-year-old feels her life spiraling out of control.
She can’t connect to her father or his young girlfr
iend, and past trauma adds to her sense of
upheaval. The only person who seems to keep h
er sane is a troubled boy who is fighting his own
demons. But all of this changes in one histor
ical instant.
*
One-hundred fifty years earlier, Elisabeth of Bavar
ia has troubles of her own. Her childhood is
coming to a crashing end, and her destiny is writte
n in the form of a soothsaying locket that has the
ability to predict true love. But evil is afo
ot 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 tha
t 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 critiq
ue group recently dubbed The Hottest Writing Group in Portland,
and her short stories have won fellowships and priz
es (including the Atlantic Monthly Student Writing
Award, and an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship).
Goodreads:
website: http://www.suzyvitello.com/
Twitter: @suzy_vitello
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