About Broken Shutters
The curious and vivacious Lady Melanie Ludwig is the beating heart of her castle, but when her husband of twenty-two years and his cherished horse die suddenly in a hunting accident, her life begins to fall apart. At the height of her grief, her beloved unwed handmaiden, Janine, leaves her service due to an unplanned pregnancy, leaving Melanie full of rage, lonely, and without purpose.
When her husband’s best friend, Lord Alexander Elswick, suddenly shows up with the gift of a new colt, he reminds Melanie of her offer to help his wife overcome a mysterious illness that’s had her bedridden for over a year. With her eldest son now in charge of the castle and seeking her purpose again, she agrees to go. On the way there, she learns more than she bargained for about the History of the Elswicks.
After a rocky introduction, Melanie gains Lady Catherine Elwick’s trust. Catherine gives Melanie a journal full of secrets in hopes it will help Melanie understand her condition. Passionate to help and always trying to do the right thing, Melanie rushes headlong into a web of lies, betrayals, and deceit and vows to find the answers she seeks, no matter what it takes.
Amid it all, having only each other to turn to, she and Alexander find solace and companionship and fall deeply in love. Knowing they cannot be together, they struggle to suppress their feelings and join forces to uncover every missing puzzle piece until the mystery is solved.
Unfortunately, other mysteries come to light that could change Melanie’s life forever.
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Author Bio:
Award-winning author, P.S. Bartlett, was born on Valentine's Day many moons ago in South Baltimore, Maryland, less than a mile from Fort McHenry and Federal Hill. The youngest of eleven children, she grew up surrounded by history and loved exploring these national monuments on her bicycle as a child with her friends regularly.
P.S. (Peggy) has always had a love of books and writing. She also paints and draws, and although writing takes up most of her free time by choice, she loves spending time with her friends and family.
Still a full-time sales and marketing director, Peggy’s goal is to become a full-time writer and spend the remainder of her days creating worlds, characters, and stories that will carry on long after she’s written her last word.
She loves history and historical fiction. She gets her history fixed via movies, television, and books, although she enjoys reading almost every genre.
Her motto is: "I'm taking a fantastic voyage. Won't you join me?"