A modern girl. A door to the past. No way back. Sophie Arundel is stranded in history, stuck in a grand house in 1925 England. Thankfully, she has her faithful dog Charlotte with her. Oh, and fellow student Hugo, annoying and charming in equal measure. Baffled by upper-class rules, courted by boring suitors, Sophie is desperate to get back to the twenty-first century. But the only way home is through a hidden portal — and she must work with Hugo to unlock its secrets. As one clue leads to another, Sophie and Hugo discover that history is unfolding differently. Mobs rule the streets. And when chaos turns into a deadly revolution, anyone in a grand house is fair game. Sophie and Hugo are running out of time... AWARDS 2021 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal: Fiction, Time Travel 2021 Page Turner Awards Finalist REVIEWS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "An absolute MUST READ. I couldn't put this book down. I adore Charlotte, the labradoodle" -  Ebony, Amazon Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Will have you glued to the pages" -  Gail Cook, Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Loved all the twists and turns" -  Darrah, Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I feel like I lived this story with the two main characters" -  Jeanne, Amazon Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I absolutely adored this book." -  Andy B, Amazon Reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Leaves you longing for Book 2" -  Readers' Favorite "Polished and gleaming, much like the silverware you'd find in an English manor." Reedsy Discovery "A cracking good read." Book Viral "An absolutely outstanding book. Time travel with a twist." Noel Cades, Best Selling Romance Author "A slow unfurling, done spectacularly well." E. G. Stone, Fantasy Author "I really enjoy reading books with strong female main characters, and this story didn't disappoint!" Elizabeth Suggs, Editing Mee The Shorten Chronicles  came from a question that popped into my head in 2016: how would a modern young woman cope in a grand house a century ago? Exploring possible answers in a romantic time-travel story has been a roller coaster ride — huge fun.   But a book is nothing without readers. Thank you for reading  Stranded  and thank you for your emails, your posts and your reviews.   Sophie Arundel's challenges are just beginning... Rosalind Tate's fantasy books have slow-burn, fade to black romantic sub-plots, strong heroines, and wonderful canine sidekicks. Rosalind lives in Gloucestershire, England, and holidays on the Cornish coast. She served in the British military, then worked as a journalist and a lawyer. She has grown up children, a tolerant husband and two utterly gorgeous dogs. When she's not daydreaming, walking the dogs, or watching her favourite sci-fi and fantasy shows, she's thinking up new stories and writing her next novel. She's always loved books and grew up reading the likes of Tolkien and Rosemary Sutcliff. Her current go-to authors are Deborah Harkness and Angela Boord. Here's what one reader says about Rosalind's stories. "All of her books are simply amazing! I love each and every one of them.