The Hope Chest Series Boxed Set (Books 1--5)

An antique hope chest containing five unique objects...five people inexorably drawn to the items inside...each sent to the past where they must accomplish a task and find their own path to true love with the help of a magical matchmaker determined to bring soul mates together, even across time.

The Mesmerist by Pam McCutcheonOn the eve of her wedding, dog trainer Gina Charles flees her unfaithful fianc to a hotel where a ghost cuddles up to her in the middle of the nightformer mesmerist Drake Manton. She agrees to help him learn how he died, but when her investigation leads her to the old Chesterfield hotel, Gina finds a hope chest in the ruins and is drawn to the melted dueling pistol inside. When she touches it, she hurtles back in time to 1883 where she comes face-to-face with the very alive, very sexy mesmerist. Now all Gina has to do is prevent Drake's fiery death so she can return to her own time. Or will she give up her...