NEW RELEASE
Overseas - Beatriz Williams (2012)
Kate Wilson and Julian Laurence Ashford have known each other for a long time. They met in 1916 during World War I. Julian was fighting for England when Kate travelled to him with a message from the future. The story then jumps forward to 2007 where Kate is working as an investment banker on Wall Street and Julian has a hedge fund firm. They meet briefly and Julian realises he has found his missing Kate. Will he convince Kate that he is the love of her life? This is a timeless story of star-crossed lovers. The plot was intriguing and kept you guessing as to what would happen next. The only criticism I had was the length of the book, as the story seemed to slow down too much in parts. (JG)
Overseas, the debut novel from Beatriz Williams, is cast as an epic love story that crosses continents and timelines. The summary says: "When twenty-something Wall Street analyst Kate Wilson attracts the notice of the legendary Julian Laurence at a business meeting, no one's more surprised than she is. Julian's relentless energy and his extraordinary intellect electrify her, but she's baffled by his sudden interest. Why would this handsome British billionaire - Manhattan's most eligible bachelor - pursue a pretty but bookish young banker who hasn't had a boyfriend since college? The answer is beyond imagining . . . at least at first. Kate and Julian's story may have begun not in the moneyed world of 21st century Manhattan but in France during World War I, when a mysterious American woman emerged from the shadows of the Western Front to save the life of Captain Julian Laurence Ashford, a celebrated war poet and infantry officer. Now, in modern-day New York, Kate and Julian must protect themselves from the secrets of the past, and trust in a true love that transcends time and space." Overseas is out in May.