Chasing Sylvia Beach

In 1937 Paris, an impossible dream becomes dangerously real.

Lily Heller has always been enchanted by two things: books and Paris's legendary literary scene of the 1920s. Working as a quiet bookstore clerk in Denver, she dreams of following in the footsteps of Sylvia Beach, the daring American who founded Shakespeare and Company and championed a generation of literary giants.

But when a spontaneous trip to Paris unexpectedly hurls Lily back to 1937, her romantic fantasies crash into a darker reality. Stranded on the brink of war, she receives a mysterious invitation into Sylvia Beach's glittering literary circle—and discovers a world far more dangerous than the one in her beloved books.

As Lily navigates a maze of hidden time-traveling bibliophiles, passionate romance, and deadly intrigue, she finds herself sharing drinks with Ernest Hemingway, trading barbs with Gertrude Stein, and matching wits with a charismatic Nazi spy. Her quest to return home entangles her in a mission that could change the course of literary history—and costs far more than she ever imagined.

Perfect for fans of The Midnight Library and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Chasing Sylvia Beach weaves historical fantasy, romance, and literary intrigue into a spellbinding adventure through the twilight of Paris's Golden Age.

385 pages