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Alternatively, you might prefer my dual-time series, all standalone books, set in different times. Details of the latest in this series below.

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The new book in the Duality Series

The Year of Yes and No
A picture paints a thousand words, but sometimes you just need one.

1802 Colchester Hall, Northumberland. Harriet Colchester has been invisible all her life - a dutiful daughter, wife, and now, a dutiful widow.
Inheriting her husband's fortune gives Harriet a freedom she has only dreamt of. Now wealthy, she can say yes whenever she chooses – but only if she remains unmarried.
Battling her ingrained sense of duty, her conniving mother-in-law, and her growing feelings for long-time confidante Alexander leaves Harriet with an agonising choice – freedom, or love.

Which will she say ‘yes’ to?

2023 London. Gabriella Sullivan’s job at a London art gallery pays the bills, but being her family's default administrator, cook and babysitter is what drains her energy.
When she stumbles upon Regency miniatures of Harriet Colchester, she's fascinated by the differences in the portraits – one deferential, the other devil-may-care.
Determined to find out more, Gabriella runs straight into Hugo, the large, chocolate-voiced owner of the miniatures.
Can the miniatures help Gabriella ‘Be More Harriet’, get control of her life and say 'no' to her family's endless demands?

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Reviews

Yes! Yes! Yes!

"I loved both heroines in this satisfying dual timeline blend of women’s fiction and romance. In 1802, genteel Harriet unexpectedly finds herself widowed, wealthy, and independent. Regency women typically live under the legal and financial “protection” of their fathers, husbands, male relatives or trustees, and quiet, modest Harriet faces a fast learning curve as she fights to keep her inheritance and weighs her precious autonomy against a second chance at love and marriage with stalwart Alexander, her late husband’s best friend.

Modern-day Gabriella, assistant manager of an art gallery, faces more subtle challenges, but the demands of family are not easily negotiated. There’s a fine line between helping people you love and being taken for granted, and Gabriella is struggling to set boundaries—until she unwraps a pair of miniature portraits of Harriet and is inspired by the transformation in the young widow. Be More Harriet becomes Gabriella’s motto as she tackles her career, family, and fledgling romance with gorgeous Hugo, the portraits’ owner.

I was cheering for both women as they earned their own happy endings. And I really liked the colorful cast of friends, family, and secondariy characters that gave the story so much depth and richness. I’ve enjoyed all Sara Sartagne’s Duality novels, but The Year of Yes and No is my favorite so far. I really hope she writes more in this series."

Love, love, love. Great story.

"This is a brilliant read. The storyline keeps you hooked."

"This intelligent and subtle novel uses dual timelines to explore how women locked in a stasis of family connivance can find the willpower to be their own person. Happy endings are thrown in free, but it was a very close run thing which kept me turning the page.The characters are well drawn and the obstacles believable, all the menfolk showing themselves in layers. A great read; highly recommended."

Cleverly Written

"The ending of both women’s stories is very satisfactory, with just the right degree of steam to satisfy readers who are more raunchy ‘Bridgerton’ than chaste ‘Austen’."

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A Bouquet of White Roses

Florist Dawn Andrews’ business is to create beautiful bouquets, not to break up relationships. But when she’s asked to arrange the flowers for the wedding of an old school friend, it’s hard to ignore her budding feelings.

Dawn is the loveliest woman that landscape gardener Sam Winterson has ever seen. But as an engaged man, he dismisses the growing chemistry between them.

Until, that is, Sam has to rescue Dawn from an assault outside a nightclub. While he’s only doing what any honourable man would, Sam finds himself caring rather too much about the florist with the heart-shaped face and sherry-brown eyes.

With the wedding only five months away, can they dismiss their mutual attraction and carry on as ‘just friends’?

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