The Ladies of the Secret Circus

Constance Sayers received her MA in English from George Mason University and her BA in writing from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a media executive at Atlantic Media. She has been twice named to Folio's list of "Top 100 Media People in America" and was included in their list of "Top Women in Media." She is the co-founder of the Thoughtful Dog literary magazine and lives in Kensington, Maryland.

The surest way to get a ticket to Le Cirque Secret is to wish for it . . .Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder - a world where women weave illusions, carousels take you back in time and trapeze artists float across the sky. Bound to her family's circus, it's the only world Cecile Cabot knows until she meets a charismatic young painter and embarks on a passionate love affair that could cost her everything.Virginia, 2004: When Lara Barnes' fiancé disappears on their wedding day, every plan she has for the future comes crashing down. Desperate for answers, Lara's search unexpectedly leads to her great-grandmother's lost journals.Swept into a story of a dark circus and ill-fated love, secrets about Lara's family history come to light and reveal a curse that has been claiming payment from the women in her family for generations. A curse that might be tied to her fiancé's mysterious fate . . .'Romance, mystery and a family curse - The Ladies of the Secret Circus has it all' Popsugar'A page-turning story of dark magic, star-crossed love and familial sacrifice' Publishers Weekly