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***Now available to pre-order:áThe Fugitive Colours, the highly anticipated follow-up to the sweeping historical thrilleráThe Blue.âÇÖAchingly believableâÇÖ -áPublishers WeeklyâÇÖThis fast-paced, engrossing novel from Bilyeau... gives readers an up-close and personal view of New YorkâÇÖs Gilded AgeâÇÖ -áLibrary JournalâÇÖBeautifully written and impeccably researched,áDreamlandáis a rollicking ride.âÇÖ - Fiona Davis, bestselling author ofáThe Chelsea GirlsâÇÖA marvelous book!âÇÖ - Ellen Marie Wiseman, bestselling author ofáWhat she Left BehindáandáThe Life she was GivenâÇÖBilyeau is at the height of her talents in the immersive and grippingáDreamlandâÇÖ - Heather Webb,áUSA Todayábestselling authorâÇÖBilyeauâÇÖs thrilling novel plunges deep into DreamlandâÇÖs maze of pleasure and menaceâÇÖ - Marlowe Benn, bestselling author ofáRelative FortunesâÇÖNancy BilyeauâÇÖs passion for history infuses her booksâÇÖ - Alison WeirThe year is 1911 when twenty-year-old heiress Peggy Batternberg is invited to spend the summer in AmericaâÇÖs Playground.The invitation to Coney Island is unwelcome. Despite hailing from one of AmericaâÇÖs richest families, Peggy would much rather spend the summer working at the Moonrise Bookstore than keeping up appearances with New York City socialites and her snobbish, controlling family.But soon it transpires that the hedonism of Coney Island affords Peggy the freedom she has been yearning for, and itâÇÖs not long before she finds herself in love with a troubled pier-side artist of humble means, whom the Batternberg patriarchs would surely disapprove of. Disapprove they may, but hidden behind their pomposity lurks a web of deceit, betrayal, and deadly secrets. And as bodies begin to mount up amidst the sweltering clamor of Coney Island, it seems the powerful Batternbergs can get away with anything... even murder.Extravagant, intoxicating, and thumping with suspense, bestselling Nancy BilyeauâÇÖs magnificentáDreamlandáis a story of corruption, class, and dangerous obsession.What readers are saying aboutáDreamland...'If you enjoyed Downton Abbey and want something from that time, set in the US, but with a delicious murder mystery thrown in, you will love this book.' Goodreads reviewer, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡È'I lovedáeverything about this bookáand I will definitely look for more to read by Bilyeau! I enjoyed the pacing and character development so much andácompletely got wrapped up in the story.' NetGalley reviewer, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡È'This suspenseful tale hasáevery element of success: murder, deceit, love, corruption, perseverance, obsession, and redemption.áA book that willákeep you up at nightárushing to the end but that willáleave you wanting moreáonce youâÇÖre finished.' Goodreads reviewer, â¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡Èâ¡È