Book excerpt: A boxed set of three time-travel novels and one historical (prequel) novella in the Whisper Falls series by Elizabeth Langston. Whisper Falls While training for a mountain bike race, high-school senior Mark Lewis spots a mysterious girl dressed in odd clothing, standing behind a waterfall in the woods near his North Carolina home. When she comments on the strange machine that he rides, he suspects something isn’t right. When Susanna claims to be an indentured servant from 1796, he wonders if she’s crazy. Yet he feels compelled to find out more. Mark enters a “long-distance” relationship with Susanna through the shimmering and temperamental barrier of Whisper Falls. Curious about her world, Mark combs through history to learn about the brutal life she’s trapped in. But knowledge can be dangerous. Soon he must choose between the risk of changing history—or dooming the girl he can’t stop thinking about to a lifetime of misery. A Whisper in Time With Mark’s help, Susanna fights to establish her identity and protect her sister. Whispers from the Past With the dangers of the past behind them, Mark and Susanna are reaching for what the future holds. Whispers on the River: A Whisper Falls Novella North Carolina, 1771 Abigail Clarke flees her childhood home and moves to North Carolina’s royal capital, where she earns her living as a maid and a healer—and helps the charming and mysterious Nathaniel Eton to keep his secrets safe.