Letters in Time (In Time, #1)

When Emma Chase, a kindergarten teacher, moves to a quaint Cottage on land once known as Waterwood Plantation and finds an antique plantation desk, a unique adventure begins connecting the past and present. A letter dated 1862 appears on the desk declaring undying love and a plea for Emma to reply. Who is the Emma he searches for? Is the desk haunted by this letter-writer named Daniel? Does she believe in ghosts? Should she respond?
When the police arrive to investigate a murder, she wonders if there is a connection?
When Emma writes Dear Sir , she is soon caught up in the search for treasure, killers who will stop at nothing, and greed dating back to the Civil War. Does Daniel hold the secret that can save her from a murderer? With historic St. Michaels, Maryland as the backdrop, Letters in Time combines a complicated mystery and surprising historical notes with a dash of romance. Winner of the Bookfest Awards Gold Medals for Best Fiction Series (2023) and Historical Fiction/Mystery (2022). Letters in Time is the first novel in the IN-TIME series of historical fiction mysteries with a dash of romance set in St. Michaels on the Maryland Eastern Shore, named in 1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz.