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Rachel Dacus
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Womens Fiction, Other Poetry
Skills: Reading/Literary Event, Press/Media Interview
My debut novel, The Renaissance Club, is time travel with a large dose of romance and adventure. It's soon to be followed by The Time Gatherer (due November 2020), continuing a new series. Magical realism runs through my other books too. The Invisibles, my second novel, explores the afterlife and whether or not there could be such a thing as a guardian ghost. My four collections of poetry. The most recent is Arabesque. Previous collections are Gods of Water and Air, Femme au Chapeau, and Earth Lessons. My poetry and prose have appeared in numerous magazines in print and online, including Atlanta Review, Boulevard, Prairie Schooner, The Pedestal, Valparaiso Poetry Review, and also in many anthologies.
I live in the San Francisco Area with my architect husband and Silky Terrier. I’m the daughter of a rocket engineer who was also a fine art painter and a musician (I know, I buried the lead!), which gives me a lifelong interest in the arts, space, and science. I’m a member of the Women’s Fiction Writer’s Association and Authors 18.
Rachel Dacus' books
The Invisibles
In Rachel Dacus’ second novel, THE INVISIBLES, half-sisters Saffron and Elinor Greene inherit a cottage on the beautiful Ligurian coast of Italy, not knowing that it comes with a resident spirit and a hidden manuscript. Their rivalry explodes through a struggle over what to do with the house.. While the house undergoes big repairs, Italy infuses its magic into their lives and new loves blossom. But a shocking night changes everything and one sister must make a harrowing choice. “THE INVISIBLES charms as both bookish mystery and ghost story, but it’s Dacus’s deft portrayal of the love and strain between sisters that will keep many readers on the edge of their seat.”
The Renaissance Club
Rachel Dacus’ time travel novel, THE RENAISSANCE CLUB, brings together young art historian May Gold with her idol, the 17th century genius artist Gianlorenzo Bernini across a bridge in time. When Bernini meets his superfan from the future, romantic sparks fly – with complications in both centuries. “Enchanting, rich, and romantic … a poetic journey through the folds of time” – Kerry Lonsdale, bestselling author of the Everything series.
The Time Gatherer
Can a young timegatherer find love in another century? Not if a secret society out to eliminate time travel finds him first. Young George St. James needs help. He doesn’t know how to unfold the wings of his gift, but a timegathering medieval monk and a 23rd century geneticist can put him on the right track. He learns the genetic nature of his ability and that his destiny is to nudge history in the right direction. Unfortunately, this brings him deadly enemies. As George struggles to thwart them, love unexpectedly arrives while he's on a history research mission. Beautiful, talented 17th century painter Elisabetta Sirani is destined for an untimely end, but George's passion makes him determined to save her, even if he must change history, and it might cost him his future. The Time Gatherer (Book 2 in the Timegathering Series), will immerse you in love, history, and adventure.