The Unicorn Trap
BY ELAINE KIESLING WHITEHOUSE
In The Unicorn Trap Elaine Whitehouse tells a story of love, betrayal, bravery and tragedy set in the Middle Ages. Formerly published under the pen name E.C. Crimson, this edition of The Unicorn Trap is expanded and revised.
Beautiful, impetuous Tansy St. Clair has just made the biggest mistake of her life. Pressured and tricked into taking part in a wicked scheme, she is filled with remorse. She seeks the advice of the only woman she trusts, and the two devise a daring plan. Tansy now must face grave danger as she navigates long, winding staircases and a labyrinth-like dungeon beneath Radcliffe Castle to try save the man she has betrayed.
Tansy is training to become a lady in waiting under the tutelage of Lady Agravain, Lord Radcliffe's mother. Her position of favor as the alchemist's daughter and her extraordinary beauty are cause for jealousy among three other young ladies in training who will stop at nothing to thwart Tansy.
Furthermore, one of Radcliffe's knights is seeking a wife. The three jealous ladies have their sights on him, but he only has eyes for Tansy.
Is it too late for Tansy to undo the harm she has done? Will she be forced to marry someone she despises, or will she be able to find true love? Find out in this breathless tale of love and betrayal, bravery and tragedy.
Published September 2022
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Hart's Tavern
By Elaine Kiesling Whitehouse
Set against the background of the British occupation of Long Island during the Revolutionary War, four women find themselves caught up in historic and profound change. Their paths cross and their destinies are played out at Hart’s Tavern.
During her research of the American Revolution, author Elaine Kiesling Whitehouse discovered fascinating and often untold stories of the roles played by American women during the seven-year British occupation of Long Island, New York. These stories became her inspiration for creating Hart's Tavern.
In this novel, the lives of four young women from unique circumstances collide in the confines of a small tavern in rural Long Island. Hannah Hart is the daughter of the inn's proprietor. She wonders about her future as war looms, and suspects that her father and brother are involved in a spy ring.
Evie is the family's young slave who is in love with a Patriot spy and longs to be free. Violet White is a beautiful and conflicted British schoolmistress, and Wyanjoy is an intuitive Native American struggling to survive as her tribe dwindles.
Using the backdrop of Long Island's famous Culper spy ring and the atrocities of the British occupying forces, Whitehouse reveals the resilience, bravery, and moral clarity in the difficult actions and decisions made by these four strong women.
Hart's Tavern, the American Revolution, and the Culper spy ring are all very real, and so are the stories of the women who helped to create what became the United States. Their story is an inspiration and should serve as a lesson for us all.
Published 2014 by iUniverse.
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Psoline
By Elaine Kiesling Whitehouse
Set in a fictional estate based on the Bayard Cutting Arboretum in Great River, Long Island, Psoline is a tale of secrets, love and tragedy during the Gilded Age.
In May 1911 Frances Furbisher leaves her home in London to live with her cousin, Psoline, at Elvira Manor, one of the great Long Island estates of the Gilded Age. She hopes to escape her depression and shame after a humiliating, failed engagement, but her problems only multiply when she falls in love with the estate’s arborist, Jack, whom she believes is married. Furthermore, Psoline and Jack are in the midst of a feud. Frances soon learns that Psoline is reckless and manipulative and will do anything it takes to get what she wants, including changing the course of Frances’ life.
Can Frances cope with raising a child that is not her own? Does Jack love her, or does he love another? What secrets does Elvira Manor hold? Frances must find answers to these questions as she learns that no one can control their destiny, and that falling in love is a trajectory that cannot be stopped. Things are happening today, perhaps at this very moment, that will determine our future, but we do not see them.
Published 2021 by Solstice Publishing
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