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Books by award-winning internationally published author Sharon E. Cathcart provide discerning readers of essays, fiction and non-fiction with a powerful, truthful literary experience. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Sharon has been writing for as long as she can remember and always has at least one work in progress. Her primary focus is creating fiction featuring atypical characters. Sharon lives in the Silicon Valley, California, with her husband and an assortment of pets.

When French equestrian Claire Delacroix loses her fiancé in a tragic accident, she comes to live at the Paris Opera during its 1890s heyday. Life is not easy for a woman in fin de siècle France, where her rights are determined by a male guardian. Claire, both intelligent and independent, chafes under the strictures of her time. Whilst working at the opera, she meets a mysterious, masked stranger: Erik. Is it possible that the two of them will heal the pain of each other's past? Updated for 2015 with glossaries of equestrian terms and French words used in the text.

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Category: Romance; History

San Francisco, 1948 When a mysterious stranger approaches Clarice Kaye in her favorite restaurant, his words trigger a voyage of discovery: “You look just like your grandmother, but you have your mother’s eyes. ” There was only one question in Clarice’s mind: how could he know? Armed with family diaries that tell of the scandalous grandmother for whom she was named, Clarice embarks on a journey through Paris’ modern art movement, 1906 San Francisco, and the depths of the Opéra Garnier in this long-awaited sequel to “In The Eye of The Beholder. ” "In The Eye of The Storm" is the 2015 Silver Medal Winner for Best Fan Fiction in the Global eBook Awards.

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Category: Romance; History

Author Sharon E. Cathcart took up a challenge in 2012: to write flash fiction and full length short stories based on various prompts. Each story features one or more characters from "In The Eye of The Beholder: A Novel of the Phantom of the Opera" or its sequel, "In The Eye of The Storm. " Brimming with historical detail, the stories in this collection range in place and time from 19th Century Persia to post-World War II San Francisco. "Through the Opera Glass" is the 2014 runner-up for "Best Short Story Collection" in the eFestival of Words Independent Book Awards.

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Category: Literature & Fiction

Award-winning author, animal communicator, and Reiki practitioner Sharon E. Cathcart shares tales from her humane education work in this new memoir. Sharing stories of both happiness and heartbreak, Cathcart brings us into the challenging world of animal rescue. All proceeds from the book will benefit Humane Society Silicon Valley.

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Category: Biographies & Memoirs; Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Bath, 1816. Clytemnestra Preston has become so terrified of life that she refuses to leave her room. Not even her family can convince her to take her place in Society again. Doctor Samuel Whittington, late of His Majesty's Army, may be her only chance for a cure . . . and romance. Can Sam convince Clytie to open the door, and her heart?

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Category: Romance