The Tipping Point

As Ashwood House crumbles around Bella and Reuben Erskine, so does their marriage. Reuben can’t walk away from his family’s once-majestic manor and the promise he made to his dying father, while Bella finds she is no match for a house that demands total dedication from its owners. When Bella returns to pack up her things for good, she finds the atmosphere in the house more eerie than ever. Reuben’s cousin mutters about family curses and infamous scandals from yesteryear that forever doomed the Erskine family. A bizarre phenomenon catapults Bella and Reuben back to the past and straight into a gathering storm. This time, Reuben has a chance to prove his love to Bella, but only at great cost to his family. Will she let him sacrifice everything for her, or will she choose a different path? 24,000 words. NOTE: This story is also part of the time travel romance anthology, Timeless Encounters, a collection of three time travel romance novellas. NOTE: This story is written in British English.