Hello and welcome, fellow readers and writers
Coming 2027… The Thirteenth hour
The Thirteenth Hour is a dual-timeline historical fiction novel that blends mystery, romance, and the LASTING effects of war.
As the colonies and the Crown move closer to war, Elizabeth Whitman takes on a dangerous task few would attempt. With her husband, Ellis, called away with the militia, she builds a secret intelligence network of women who track British movements while simultaneously searching for the traitor hiding among them. Yet some truths come at a cost, and the price Elizabeth will pay is enough to make time stand still...
Two hundred years later, historian Charlotte Anne West encounters an old coastal Massachusetts property and is left with a feeling she can't explain and a mystery she can't walk away from. Convinced the Whitman home played a forgotten role in the American Revolution, she sets out to uncover its history, only to discover the house has a few mysteries of its own, including a centuries-old broken clock. Yet upon Charlotte’s arrival, the clock begins to tick...
Historical romance–Magic REALISM–Mystery
Meet the author
About me
Hello, and welcome! My name is Leah J. Larkin, and I'm a writer who loves crossing genres, though you'll almost always find a thread of romance woven through my stories.
I'm endlessly inspired by the world around me. I absorb sensory details—textures, sounds, scents—and translate them onto the page. My goal is to create stories my readers can see, taste, and feel. I want you to become immersed in the world from the moment you crack the spine, getting lost page after page and chapter after chapter.
When I'm not writing, I'm a small-business owner, antique dealer, and curator. Every day, I have the privilege of holding pieces of history in my hands, objects once loved but long forgotten. I help people rediscover their beauty and give them a new life and a home. There is something deeply moving about preserving the past, and that same fascination naturally found its way into my writing.
My debut novel, The Thirteenth Hour, is inspired by this work. What if, like the objects I work with, the overlooked lives and sacrifices of those who came before us were rediscovered? Every person has a story worth telling.