The Sutherland Series centers around the family of Sarah Sutherland — who, through a variety of means, is able to transcend time. Their heightened awareness and access to the past provide insight, adventure, and alternate realities. These books combine extensive historical research with bold imagination to provide entertaining escape for those who dare. To date, the series covers the wife/mother, the grown son, and the husband/father. Book No. 4 will tell the daughter’s story.
- Modern mysteries linked to history
- Alternate lives for added insight
- Fluid transitions across place and time
Three books. Three different stories. All stand-alone but connect through the characters. Go ahead and meet them…
START WITH THE WIFE’S STORY
Sarah Sutherland didn’t go looking for this adventure or the unexpected romance that followed. She was a happily married woman, a mom, a real estate agent. But upon meeting a compelling man in an old house she was repping, she is drawn to him and the intrigue of 1765 — a time when the rumbles of revolution were rolling across the Colonies.
Unable to explain how she can suddenly traverse time or why she is so attracted to this man from long ago, Sarah seeks counseling, only to discover that the people around her are not as they seem. Driven by a purpose in the past and facing dangers in the present, Sarah tries to straddle both realms.
History. Mystery. Psychological suspense.
First page excerpt – Jill C. Baker (jillcbakerauthor.com)
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FINALIST: Literary Fiction 
2019 Independent Book Publishers of New England annual competition
NAMED A “BEST BOOK LAUNCHED THIS WEEK” (June 21, 2019) REEDSY DISCOVERY (Historical Fiction)
CONTINUE WITH THE SON’S ADVENTURE
SILVER LINE is the tale of two college students (Sarah’s son, Jared, an aspiring reporter, and his friend, Alexa, a poli-sci major) who discover they can revert to their former, older selves — a rugged miner and spirited dance hall girl living in an 1860s Colorado town. Lured by the adventure and heat of romance, they continue to return. But in present time, they are driven by something else: finding the missing art from the unsolved Gardner Museum heist. Their quest leads them to a stalker, shady art dealers, and a homeless man who knows a lot. They finally realize that clues to the present lie in the past.
OUTSTANDING PLOT AND STORY APPEAL. “You did a great job in building two very interesting characters. The personalities were plainly developed and understandable. The characters resonated with me, and I felt that you’d created a fantastic bond between them.” — Judge, 27th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards (2019)
SELECTED FOR ‘BEST FIRST LINES’ BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BOOK LIFE, FEBRUARY 2019
FOLLOW THE HUSBAND’S QUEST
ABSENT is a story about Sarah’s husband, Carter, an emotionally reserved, partially color-blind, think tank executive, challenged by a camouflage project at work. When he meets the lovely Tracee Green–a synesthete who sees words as colors– he agrees to be taken on four cerebral, sensory-rich journeys to enhance his perception. While he gains personal and professional insight, he now must grapple with new emotions — and something suspicious going on in the old Victorian estate where he is being treated.
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Publishing independently as Sudbury Publishing Group.