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Once Upon a Necklace: A Historical Romance Anthology
A delightful collection of historical romances, each one full of heart and happily ever afters, all beginning with the common theme of Once Upon a Necklace...
Buccaneer Beheld Belonging - Will Josephine find a new life in this fresh turn on Beauty and the Beast? Find out as she crosses the ocean to a new home and possibly...discovers love.
Whittled Hearts - This small town, feel-good romance sparks hope in a young woman wanting another chance at love with a traveling businessman who harbors a painful past.
The Lost Pendant of Pettigrew Park - Discover this lively Regency romance between a charming hero and a nearly-on-the-shelf heroine who's given up on love..until unlikely matchmakers intervene.
Scarred Hearts - A provocative twist on Beauty and the Beast in this arranged medieval marriage between a scarred war hero and his stubborn new wife.
The Thistle Pendant - A down-trodden maid rises from the ashes of accusation and gossip with the help of a handsome Highland warrior, but...will she win love?
Buccaneer Beheld Belonging - Will Josephine find a new life in this fresh turn on Beauty and the Beast? Find out as she crosses the ocean to a new home and possibly...discovers love.
Whittled Hearts - This small town, feel-good romance sparks hope in a young woman wanting another chance at love with a traveling businessman who harbors a painful past.
The Lost Pendant of Pettigrew Park - Discover this lively Regency romance between a charming hero and a nearly-on-the-shelf heroine who's given up on love..until unlikely matchmakers intervene.
Scarred Hearts - A provocative twist on Beauty and the Beast in this arranged medieval marriage between a scarred war hero and his stubborn new wife.
The Thistle Pendant - A down-trodden maid rises from the ashes of accusation and gossip with the help of a handsome Highland warrior, but...will she win love?
266 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 16, 2026
About the author
Cynthia Anne Hurt
7 books39 followersCynthia Anne Hurt (CrowCAH) is currently editing her first full-length novel.
A pirate swashbuckler at heart, CrowCAH pillages the keyboard to write her novels, novellas, short stories, and poetry, while plundering the bookshelves for reading material. While Hurt pursues her dream by following the treasure map’s dashes to the traditional publishing “x” end, her current publications of short stories, flash fiction, and artwork can be found in the 2018, 2019, and 2020 editions of Sterling Script: A Local Author Collection.
She is a founding member of the Sterling Heights Public Library Creative Writer’s Workshop, a member of Romance Writers of America, an active member of the local Greater Detroit RWA chapter, and a new member of Hearts Through History RWA online chapter.
Fourth Place finalist in the Historical category of the RWA Windy City, Four Season's contest.
First Place finalist of the Rochester Writer's, Michigan, 2020 Fall Writing Contest.
Hurt has been a lifelong resident in Michigan.
You can follow her writing journey on GoodReads, Litsy, and Amazon.
A pirate swashbuckler at heart, CrowCAH pillages the keyboard to write her novels, novellas, short stories, and poetry, while plundering the bookshelves for reading material. While Hurt pursues her dream by following the treasure map’s dashes to the traditional publishing “x” end, her current publications of short stories, flash fiction, and artwork can be found in the 2018, 2019, and 2020 editions of Sterling Script: A Local Author Collection.
She is a founding member of the Sterling Heights Public Library Creative Writer’s Workshop, a member of Romance Writers of America, an active member of the local Greater Detroit RWA chapter, and a new member of Hearts Through History RWA online chapter.
Fourth Place finalist in the Historical category of the RWA Windy City, Four Season's contest.
First Place finalist of the Rochester Writer's, Michigan, 2020 Fall Writing Contest.
Hurt has been a lifelong resident in Michigan.
You can follow her writing journey on GoodReads, Litsy, and Amazon.
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April 18, 2026This compilation of FIVE historical romance stories will take the reader into the past of five distinct periods of time!
Buccaneer Beheld Belonging is a swashbuckling tale of second chances!
Whittled Hearts is a story of broken hearts being mended and finding family in a new location!
The Lost Pendant of Pettigrew Park is a light-hearted search for jewelry treasure, but finding a fellow adventurer along the way!
Scarred Hearts is a tale about honor and protecting those under one's rule, no matter the circumstances or animosity one encounters - truth will win the day!
The Thistle Pendant is a an arranged marriage tale, which blossoms into something much more!
Buccaneer Beheld Belonging is a swashbuckling tale of second chances!
Whittled Hearts is a story of broken hearts being mended and finding family in a new location!
The Lost Pendant of Pettigrew Park is a light-hearted search for jewelry treasure, but finding a fellow adventurer along the way!
Scarred Hearts is a tale about honor and protecting those under one's rule, no matter the circumstances or animosity one encounters - truth will win the day!
The Thistle Pendant is a an arranged marriage tale, which blossoms into something much more!
March 30, 2026
This anthology had 5 great novellas all historical fiction, all spanning different time periods, and all having the theme with a necklace.
My one complaint is that they were too short! Some of them would benefit from a longer, in depth novel but that's not a bad thing. I would have liked to see the necklace theme play a little bit more in a couple of stories. It would be mentioned there was one but didn't play as big of a role like the others did.
Very sweet romances and enjoyable!
My one complaint is that they were too short! Some of them would benefit from a longer, in depth novel but that's not a bad thing. I would have liked to see the necklace theme play a little bit more in a couple of stories. It would be mentioned there was one but didn't play as big of a role like the others did.
Very sweet romances and enjoyable!
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