Katharine R. Pepper – författare

"e;All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players..."e;As You Like It - William Shakespeare In 1920s Australia, the silent movie industry is thriving.Amelia Malone, obsessed with acting and the "e;flicks"e; from a young age, has her life forever changed when she is discovered at her local theatre and thrust into the exciting world of moving pictures.Sam Collins, despite being the son of two famous vaudevillians, has never given acting a second thought. But fate, in the form of Henry Johnson, movie producer, has other plans.Together, Amelia and Sam light up the silver screen, and Australians can't get enough of them. Their lives, onscreen and off, appear to be perfect.Behind the scenes, however, things are not so black and white. And Amelia and Sam soon discover that life, just like the movies, is filled with both tragedy and comedy.

After Jennifer Bowen inherits her Great-Aunt Roberta's house in the small country town of Littleton, she hopes it will be her chance to start her life over after a recent, bitter divorce. However, she soon discovers that the cottage is already occupied, and that her great-aunt was keeping a secret that will change Jennifer's life forever. When Jennifer's ex-husband, Mark, turns up unexpectedly on her doorstep, Jennifer meets the other occupant of the cottage: the very handsome, and very dead, Corporal Jim Brown. Jennifer's family history intertwines with that of Corporal Brown, and only she can uncover the truth that will allow him to find the peace he craves. Jennifer's search leads her to family secrets long forgotten, and as the mystery slowly unravels, Jennifer will not only find a new romance but also danger: someone in Littleton wants the past to remain buried.