Passage Through Time

About the Book

Issie and her new found friend, Gwen, find a way to travel back in time to the year 1360. Although being born in 1992, she discovers that her father was born in the 1300’s and is next in line to the throne of England. Issie meets her grandparents for the first time, King Edward III and Queen Philippa. Due to turbulent times, John Fitzalan is in charge of protecting Issie and Gwen from William, the brother to Issie’s father’s, Edward the Black Prince, who wants the throne and will do anything to get it. Issie starts forming an attachment to John and finds herself in love with someone who was born about 1340. Her grandparents want to arrange her marriage to Prince Philip of France to get France to become a vassal kingdom. Enemies want Issie to marry the Prince of France so this will leave John free to marry someone else. When that doesn’t work, Issie is accused of stealing and John is accused of inappropriate behavior with someone else. Court is held and the events unfold.

About the Author

Melody Jones currently lives in beautiful Northern Idaho where wild life is abundant with deer, elk and moose. She has been married to a wonderful man, Mike for over 25 years who is always supportive. Raising wolf dogs for 17 years, she has found that they are a very special breed of animal, but they are not for all people. Melody has spent most of her career in the real estate industry and always had the desire to write. Melody has always enjoyed history and family research. Even though this book is fiction, she has always wanted to travel back in time to see her ancestors. She is a direct descendant of King Edward III and his wife, Phillippa of Hainault. Traveling to England is a passion of Melody’s and she has been there many times and still can’t get enough. The history and castles are magnificent. She hope’s that this adventure will inspire one to read and someday experience the joy of writing.