Titania Hardie

The Rose Labyrinth
(paperback: Washington Square Press, 2009)
(hardcover: Atria, 2008)

From bestselling British author Titania Hardie comes a mystical fiction debut that takes readers on a romantic journey from Elizabethan England to modern-day London where a centuries-old secret awaits.

Before his death in 1609, Queen Elizabeth's spiritual consultant, astrologer, and scientific advisor John Dee hid many of his most astonishing written works, believing that the world was not yet prepared to face the shocking truths that they revealed. For seventeen generations, his female descendants have carefully guarded the secret of his hiding place, waiting for the right moment to bring Dee's ideas to light. That time is now.

In The Rose Labyrinth, Titania Hardie masterfully blends historical fact and fiction as she introduces readers to Lucy King, a beautiful, young documentary producer based in London. With the help of a brilliant group of friends, Lucy races through London, France, and New York to decipher the clues that will eventually lead her to the hidden treasure of the Rose Labyrinth. Along the way she finds true love with Alex Stafford, the doctor who saw her through a life-threatening heart condition and transplant.

A sweeping adventure for readers who loved The Da Vinci Code and The Expected One, The Rose Labyrinth is a decadent, romantic novel with a historical twist. It features a wonderful mix of literary references, from Shakespeare, to the Romantic poets, to Gabriel Garcia Marquez; the folklore and history of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, and Paganism; and of course, astrology and numerology, of which Hardie is an expert. As the Rose Labyrinth tells us, the world we think we know is not all that it appears to be.

Good Fortune
And How to Attract It
(Quadrille Publishing, 2008)

Good Fortune and How to Attract It offers more than forecasts and predictions; it's an interactive, personalized oracle to guide you in making important life decisions about love, career, friendships, business, or more.

Based on Hardie's contemporary understanding of the ancient I Ching, the book includes 64 forecasts. They'll help you attract good fortune by explaining your personality's connection to the natural world and advising you to make decisions based on that relationship.

Which nature symbol best describes your personality: Sky, Earth, Thunder, Wind, Fire, Water, Lake or Mountain? Hardie, a third-generation white witch strongly connected to nature, writes that symbols from the natural world are indoctrinated into your personality. Whether you're comparable to Sky, Earth, Fire or more depends on three conditions: your birth order, whether you're a mother or father, and the season in which you were born.

For example, first daughters born in January share qualities of Winter Wind: they're strong, selfless and determined. Mothers, nurturing, sheltering and encouraging, invoke the qualities of the Earth in all its seasons.

After you identify and learn about the nature symbols that inform your Personality Profile, you can consult the oracle in a few fun, simple steps:

• First, think of a question about your future.
• With that question in mind, throw the three sun/moon coins (included in book) six times.
• Record the pattern of how they land.
• Finally, consult with Titania Hardie's chart to find out your forecast number.
• Look up your forecast number to read your forecast.
• Apply the reading to your own question and make a decision based on Hardie's insights.

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