The Monarch Alliance: A Dual-Timeline Historical Mystery with a Hidden Pact and a Secret Society

“A suspenseful and delicate walk between mystery, history, and thriller tension.” – Midwest Book Review

*** Silver Winner 2026 Readers' Choice Book Awards ***

A century-old secret. A missing peace pact.

And one journalist who may pay the price for uncovering it.

High atop New York’s Shawangunk Ridge, the Mohonk Mountain House is a place of legend—a Victorian, castle-like resort rising above a mountain lake, where peace conferences once shaped history.

For investigative reporter Danika Vaughn, it’s supposed to be a quiet retreat.

Instead, it becomes the most dangerous assignment of her life.

After exposing a powerful global organization, Danika’s credibility is shattered, her career in ruins, and her name quietly blacklisted. Seeking anonymity, she retreats to the historic hotel—only to discover it’s soon hosting a high-profile World Peace Summit.

And the very people responsible for her downfall are on the guest list.

Searching for distraction, Danika begins reading a bundle of old letters discovered in her great-grandmother’s attic. Within them, she uncovers a forbidden romance—and hints of a secret deliberately hidden to protect the future. What Noah, a Quaker carpenter at the hotel, helped conceal wasn’t just a love story, but something powerful enough to attract dangerous attention more than a century later.

As elite guests arrive and security tightens, Danika realizes she isn’t the only one who knows the truth. Someone wants the past to stay buried—and they’ll do whatever it takes to ensure it does.

Her only ally is Cole McCain, Mohonk’s head of security and a combat veteran carrying scars of his own. Together, they follow a trail of cryptic clues toward a global conspiracy that powerful forces are determined to keep hidden.

In a place built for peace, a war for truth is about to begin.

Blending real history with heart-pounding suspense, The Monarch Alliance is perfect for fans of historical mysteries, secret societies, and modern conspiracy thrillers.

Follow the trail of clues in this page-turning mystery, where nothing is as it seems—and discover why what was hidden to protect the world may now be the only thing that can save it.