Exile for Dreamers is the second captivating installment in the Stranje House series for young adults by award-winning author Kathleen Baldwin. #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot calls this romantic Regency adventure “ completely original and totally engrossing. ” It’s 1814. Napoleon has escaped his imprisonment on Elba. Britain is at war on four fronts. And at Stranje House, a School for Unusual Girls, five young ladies are secretly being trained for a world of spies, diplomacy, and war.... Tess Aubreyson can’t run far enough or fast enough to escape the prophetic dreams that haunt her. Dreams bring nothing but death and grief, and Tess refuses to accept that any good can come from the Sight―the curse that destroyed her mother. But when danger threatens Stranje House, Tess’s disturbing dreams become the only means of saving Lord Ravencross, the man she loves, and her fellow students. Tess’s traitorous friend, a former student at Stranje House, has returned to England, intent on paving the way for Napoleon’s invasion. Can the young ladies of Stranje House prevail once more? Or is England destined to fall into the hands of the power-mad dictator? Fans of genre-blending, romance, and action will love this second installment of the Stranje House series that began with A School for Unusual Girls . “Enticing from the first sentence.” ― New York Times Book Review "This alternative history series will appeal to fans of Gail Carriger's works and The Cecelia and Kate novels by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer." ― School Library Journal on A School for Unusual Girls Gr 7 Up—In this sequel to A School for Unusual Girls, the adventurous and gifted young ladies of Miss Stranje's secret training school for spies have returned to Regency England after a dangerous escapade in France to stop Napoleon. The series spotlight shifts to Tess Aubreyson, who is haunted by prophetic dreams. She is anxious but determined not to let her nightmares drive her mad. Tess and Miss Stranje anticipate retaliation and an attack by sinister Lady Daneska and her lover, the Ghost, both members of Napoleon's secret order of the Iron Crown. With keen insight, knife-wielding skill, and unspoken love, Tess is desperate to protect the Stranje House girls and her brooding, handsome neighbor, Lord Ravencross. Despite her resolve and preparation, the protagonist is kidnapped by conniving Lady Daneska, who wants the teen to aid Napoleon with her ability. The resourceful students, Lord Ravencross, and Mr. Sinclair, a wry American innovator, launch an inventive pursuit by sea. The tantalizing, palpable attraction between Tess and Lord Ravencross will make readers eager for their ultimate embrace. A high seas escape and the joyous return of Captain Grey and Lord Wyatt ensure more adventures, romance, and intrigue to come. Vivid action descriptions, deft period dialogue and verbal sparring, well-drawn characters, new relationships, and burgeoning romance will propel this lively alternative rendition of history into the hands of teen readers. VERDICT Purchase where alternative histories, Regency romances, and the previous volume are popular.—Gerry Larson, formerly at Durham School of the Arts, NC “The richly detailed setting and intriguing alternate history are well-crafted, but the characters are what stand out . . . Those seeking period romance with a twist need look no further.” - Kirkus Reviews KATHLEEN BALDWIN has written three award-winning traditional Regency romances for adults, including Lady Fiasco , winner of Cataromance's Best Traditional Regency, and Mistaken Kiss , a Holt Medallion Finalist. She lives in Texas, with her family. Exile for Dreamers By Kathleen Baldwin Tom Doherty Associates Copyright © 2016 Kathleen Baldwin All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-0-7653-7602-2 Contents TITLE PAGE, COPYRIGHT NOTICE, DEDICATION, ONE Tess, TWO Alive, THREE Innocents, FOUR Secrets, FIVE Messenger, SIX Shadows, SEVEN Caught, EIGHT Staying Awake, NINE Ghosts, TEN Questions, ELEVEN Death Awaits, TWELVE Fight, THIRTEEN Schemes, FOURTEEN Inquisition, FIFTEEN Promises, SIXTEEN Dangerous, SEVENTEEN Guardians, EIGHTEEN Saints and Traitors, NINETEEN Plotting, TWENTY Deception, TWENTY-ONE Symbols, TWENTY-TWO Daydreams, TWENTY-THREE Trespassers, TWENTY-FOUR Fairly Tricky, TWENTY-FIVE Traps, TWENTY-SIX Countertraps, TWENTY-SEVEN The Vow, AFTERWORD, EXCERPT FROM REFUGE FOR MASTERMINDS, READING AND ACTIVITY GUIDE, ALSO BY KATHLEEN BALDWIN, ABOUT THE AUTHOR, COPYRIGHT, CHAPTER 1 TESS ~Stranje House, British Coast, May 11, 1814~ I run to escape my dreams. Dreams are my curse. Every night they haunt me, every morning I outrun them, and every evening they catch me again. One day they will devour my soul. But not today. Not this hour. I ran with Phobos and Tromos, the half wolves, half dogs who guard Stranje House. We raced into the cleansing wind. What is the pace of forgetf