price：$2.47
Time Travelers LLC
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Juvenile writing) 『The premise of this story is good and interesting - buy an old house, see a ghost, travel back in a time loop, interact with the ghost and return to the future with the knowledge that you can enter the time loop and visit the ghost again. Good idea! Writing - atrocious! Any teacher would give this an F for writing ability. For instance - at one point the main character exits the tub - normal - and instead of making it sexy or routine we get a Peterman's catalog account - "a french blue, egyptian pile, 100 percent cotton towel" --- PLEASE - who talks, writes or thinks like that except the seller of the towel? That's only one example of the silly writing lack-ability. Two stars for story - no stars for keeping my interest with vocabulary above that of a toddler.』
(Review) 『I bought this book becuase I love time travel stories and roamnces, and wasn't disappointed. A thoroughly enjoyable read with believable characters. What particularly appealed to me was that the entire story was written from the main male character's point of view, which is rare for a romance novel. A truly emotive and touching story, and the authour appears to have thoroughly researched the time period. The concept of Time Travellers INC as a company also appealed to me.
On the downside - the book could have done with better editing and tightening of the plot. Quite a number of errors. typos and otherwise, along with a bit of repetition that a good editor would have noticed, which is why I didn't rate it 5 stars. As a writer myself I notice these things. This hasn't detracted me from wanting to read the others in the series.』
(SO excited to see Hollie Van Horne on Amazon!) 『I love ALL of her books! Such a great fantasy, and very entertaining. Some better than others (as with most authors), but I was so excited to finally see Hollie Van Horne getting recognition in a place as large as Amazon.com. I believe I've read every one she's written. Kudos to a very entertaining woman.』
(Book) 『Book came in great packaging, was fast delivery. I am very pleased, thank you. AAAAAAA++++++++』
(When We Do Meet Again) 『The premise and logistics of time travel made sense, but it was a little shallow, not much depth to me. The proofreader was a little careless, as I found a lot of typographical errors in the book. I did enjoy the descriptions of the house.』 『When We Do Meet Again ~ Brilliant Chicago surgeon, Dr. Stephen Templeton, needed a sabbatical to combat his overwhelming depression. A drive down River Road in Vacherie, Louisiana -- outside New Orleans -- promised to be just what the doctor ordered to relieve his stress, when a ruined antebellum mansion beckoned for him to purchase and restore it. That's when he met her. The ghost of its former mistress, Isabella Durel, who was murdered December 25, 1838 -- in this, her plantation home. It wasn't long before he found her portrait and fell in love with her yet only days before he found her husband's painting and realized that he was the reincarnation of Emile Durel! Can Stephen give her the second chance at life and love for which she's yearned for over a hundred years? Can he find sanity in her loving embrace? Can he find a murderer and reverse her fate before it's too late? Only if Time Travelers Incorporated can work their magic and send him through the time tunnel so that he may return to his wife and his life as Emile Durel circa 1838.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Timeless Deception) 『Alaina Sawyer's life is turned upside down by disturbing visions. Not only does she see people who aren't really there, she's seeing a woman who looks just like her, but dressed in late eighteenth-century clothing!
Back in the late eighteenth-century, Lady Alicia plots to leave her husband, Richard, Lord Saybrooke. Cuckolded many times over, he despairs of reconciliation or of any more heirs. After the birth of their son, Lady Alicia has refused any overture from her husband and has taken her pleasures elsewhere. Her plan is to leave Lord Saybrooke for good, and the mystic, Madam Reena, has just the ticket--Lady Alicia is to switch places with someone who looks just like her. The only trouble is, this other person lives 200 years in the future.
Madam Reena makes good on her promise and the adventures begin. Alaina tries to step into Lady Alicia's rather sordid shoes and reputation. All the while, she is trying not to let on that she isn't really Lady Alicia, and that the reputation assuredly doesn't fit.
Timeless Deceptions has an interesting premise, and the way the time travel is introduced is fresh and innovative. However, I found the story a slow read. The characters seemed interesting but rather bland and the interaction between them was stilted until near the end of the book. While the story in itself is interesting and well thought out, I expected more romance and action between the main characters. I look forward to seeing other works from this author, but this one just didn't have that special "spark" that I look for in time-travel romances.
Cassidy Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
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(A very different and original time travel) 『TIMELESS DECEPTION is a very different and original time travel than any I've seen before. It's a creative endeavor that is a wonderful keeper. I love time travels and Regencies, and this book is a perfect blend of both genres. I drooled (!) over Richard, and I enjoyed rooting for Alaina as she tried to convince Richard that she was a "changed" person. I highly recommend this terrific example of Brit-lit: TIMELESS DECEPTION!』
(A very different and original time travel) 『TIMELESS DECEPTION is a very different and original time travel than any I've seen before. It's a creative endeavor that is a wonderful keeper. I love time travels and Regencies, and this book is a perfect blend of both genres. I drooled (!) over Richard, and I enjoyed rooting for Alaina as she tried to convince Richard that she was a "changed" person. I highly recommend this terrific example of Brit-lit: TIMELESS DECEPTION!』
(I wish it ended better) 『I was captured from the very first page...Alaina Sawyer is from modern New York city and quite educated but the book doesn't go into too much detail of her life there as things happen quickly. She begins having visions of another time (1816) and another woman who looks very much like her and is named Alicia. This, Alicia, hates her life as the wife of the handsome Earl of Saybrooke.. in fact, she hates him and her son and everyone knows it. To escape, Alicia pays a witch to help her escape by trading places with another. This person, of course, is Alaina who avoids men for reason we aren't really sure about, yet, on seeing the Earl she goes gaga. Alaina, plays the role of Alicia believing that if she told the Earl who she really was he'd send her to an Asylum or Jail. Well, things progress from there to an end that really did disappoint me. This book wasn't bad it just could have been better. This book was only 200 something pages and could have been embellished more. For example, a little more about Alaina's history and that ending....it left me wanting something...I would have loved the book if it wasn't for that.』 『Waking up in 1816 as the Countess of Saybrooke, Alaina must convince the man of her dreams that she is cut from an altogether different cloth than his unfaithful wife Alicia.
The Earl of Saybrooke must come to gripes with his wife’s sudden descent into virtue. Is it wishful thinking on his part or is she now his and his alone?』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (The Reluctant Viking) 『I like this author. In fact although I read her Viking books out of series order, I thought I'd start at the beginning with The Reluctant Viking. Good thing I read the others first. This one was terrible. In the "real" world, Ruby would have been shunned or killed because she was insane instead of suddenly been taken in with these people, not to mention showing up mysteriously on a ship in the middle of the sea. I will read more of the Viking series simply because I know what Ms. Hill is capable of and in hopes that this first Viking effort was a fluke.』
(this book was a disappointment) 『I have read several others of Ms Hill's books and liked them. They were witty and funny, if not very believable, but this one just sucks big time. It started off a downer and stayed a downer for all of it that I was able to read. I mean, call me a nitpicker but still--in 925 A.D. (I think it was 925)the number of people that could read in any community could be counted on the fingers (probably THUMBS) of one hand. And to have a Viking able to read modern English? I don't THINK so. Plus the so called "hero's" treatment of the heroine--and her being moranic enough to keep pursuing him just does not ring true. Sorry, don't care HOW much he looks like your husband back in "modern" times, he isn't. As a person who has many twins in their family (yes, natural ones, not from fertility treatments) I am very aware that just because two people look just alike doesn't mean that they ARE the same person. This one is definately going to be traded just as soon as I head over to the used bookstore again.
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(It drags on and on and on, and the ending is awful) 『I won't say what the ending was, since I would hate to have anyone do that to me. But, let's just say it was really bad. (Not the very end, rather the 1st ending - that will make sense when you read it.)
I just wanted to smack Ruby upside the head halfway through the book. She was repetitive and stupid. The same theme just dragged on and on from about 1/2 way through to about 3/4 of the way through. It does pick up again, but the story never did draw me back in.
It's an OK read, but I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone. 』
(please save me from weak women...) 『I am like the next woman, I would think that I would like my men to be strong, but this? The hero was just awful, rude, mean to the girl, just plain awful. The girl just keep coming back for more, like a kicked dog or something. This was not a good book! It has taken me over a week to read it. I usually only take a day or 2 to read books, depending on how busy I am. I am just starting to read Sandra Hill's books. I have bought all her others and I hope those are better.』
(A Captivating Time Travel Story!) 『A wife and mother with a successful career discovers her husband can no longer put up with the fights and the neglect. He leaves her and so starts her adventure through time. In the violent world of vikings she finds her husband going by a different name, but he knows her not. She tries to win his heart and in doing so, she realizes why her husband left her. Will she be able to travel back through time to win him back? Will she even want to go back to the future with his viking version so near and dear to her?
From the first page this book captivated me. I felt every emotion Ruby experienced. The frustration, the jealousy, the desperation, the joy. I fell madly in love with Jack and Thork, but was so angry at Thork at times, I thought I would throw the book across the room. Instead, I kept flipping the pages.
I laughed, I cried, and I laughed and cried some more. I cherished this book thouroughly and finished it in record time. Two days after I opened it for the first time, I have just finished. I woke my fiance with my sobs. You see, he is my viking and I saw so much of him in this novel. I'm sure you'll see your man too, or atleast the viking version of him. More crude, more muscular, more violent, more insufferable, with a deep need to be loved. Thork was such a real character. He was a true viking (violent, a lady's man, fiercely loyal to his family and his honor).
The first Sandra Hill novel I read, I really disliked. It took me a over a year to pick up another of her books. Thankfully I gave her a second chance. I LOVE this book as I do so many of her novels! It's not as funny as many of her other books. It's actually quite sad in parts. But the tragic elements are what make it so wonderful to me. I highly recommend this one. And if you want another novel by this great author that will have you laughing so hard you cry, you have to read The Last Viking. Thank you Sandra Hill!
』 『The hypnotic voice on the self-motivation tape was supposed to help Ruby Jordan solve her problems, not create new ones. Instead, she is swept from a hectic career and failing marriage back to an era of hard-bodied warriors and fair maidens. And the world ten centuries in the past isn't all mead and mirth, either!.』
price：$14.99
Ellora's Cave
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (:0)) 『
I like both stories but i gravitate to Julie Black's story more .....Good read very entertaining.』
(Nice escape for one story (4 stars). Only ok for second story (3 stars).) 『4 stars for GOD OF FIRE by Jaid Black. Fun and enjoyable. This was one of the first stories Jaid wrote and is a little less explicit than her later works. The gods are being mischievous among themselves. They bring Dara from the future 2003 to Ragnar, a Viking in 820 AD. He needs to get her pregnant within 3 months to meet the gods' requests. It was a nice escape for romance and sex.
Data: Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: sixteen. Setting 2003 Ohio US and 820 AD Norway. Copyright: 2000. Genre: time travel and paranormal romance.
Other Books: For a list of my reviews of other Jaid Black books, see my 5 star review of "One Dark Night" posted 4/2/08.
3 stars for KIERAN THE BLACK by Julia Templeton. Ok story, but it was lacking in emotional fulfillment for me. There were a lot of sex scenes, but they were pretty similar to each other. I like erotic stories but I prefer those which have something else like laughter, surprise, witty conversation, anticipation of an emotional relationship or feelings of fulfillment. This story was missing something for me.
Story Brief: Current day Lizzie time travels to 1067 where she finds herself as the wife of Kieran the Black. The wife she replaced hated him and was still a virgin. She flirts with Kieran and his knights. She initiates sex with him. They have a great relationship. She tries to prevent his early death by warning him that he will be killed by his own knight Hugh.
Data: Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: twelve. Setting: current day and 1067 England. Copyright: 2003. Genre: erotic time travel romance.』
(Two that sizzle) 『In Warrior, Jaid Black and Julia Templeton present a pair of erotic time travel novels that sizzle with sensuality as they capture reader interest.
Templeton's Kieran the Black catapults our 39-year-old modern heroine Lizzie, an unhappy journalist betrayed by her former husband, into 1067 England, where she is suddenly inside the body of Lady Elizabeth, an 18-year-old Saxon maid forced to marry her Norman conqueror Kieran the Black. While the real Elizabeth despised the handsome and high-principled warrior, Lizzie is impressed by his kindness, integrity, and overwhelmingly arousing huge physical presence. She soon wins him over with her refreshing humor and audacity as well as her considerable feminine charms, and they embark on a passionate relationship. But can she save him from the traitorous death that was to be his fate?
Templeton takes a fun premise and weaves a fast-paced story with likeable characters and plenty of action. She also evokes a believable feeling of medieval life while showing the fascinating way a modern woman might survive and even flourish in such an environment. Kieran the Black is a thoroughly likable and engaging sensual romp.
Black's God of Fire is another passionate time-travel treat, a fairy tale that whisks unhappy modern Dara back to 820 Norway where she is forced to marry irresistible hunk Ragnar Valkraad. Ragnar, a powerful warrior capable of deep affection, has been ordered by the goddess Frigg to marry Dara and within one year to have a child, or no more warriors will be allowed into Valhalla, the god Odin's warrior heaven. Frigg, furious with her philandering husband Odin, has hatched a vengeful scheme to keep his beloved warriors out of Valhalla, since Ragnar appears to be infertile. But Ragnar's never met anyone as appealing as Dara, and Dara has never met anyone as arousing as Ragnar. Their growing relationship is the most passionate and all-consuming of their lives. Yet Dara's determination to run away may destroy their emerging love.
This engaging story is highly charged with erotic tension and colorful images. Black's sense of humor makes the story even more delightful. The only problem is dizzying switches in character point of view, as often as every paragraph, can confuse the reader and take her out of the story. Still, Black has, as usual, fashioned a winning tale that combines an appealing premise with voluptuous sensuality. 』
(Loved Kieran the Black!) 『I found myself in a frustrating dilemma: a lot of books, but nothing to read. I wanted a light read to give balance to the more literary book I was reading at the time -- something that I always do. But when I picked up a book I flung it aside almost immediately because it had failed to spark my interest. Then I saw the Warrior anthology and decided to give it a whirl. I loved Julia Templeton's Kieran the Black! This time-travel novella is about a thirty-nine-year-old divorcee's journey from the present time to the year 1067. The history enthusiast had no idea what to expect when a strange woman asked her to hold Kieran the Black's sword, but she hadn't anticipated waking up in Lady Elizabeth's eighteen-year-old body! Not only is she alive during a time period that had always fascinated her, but she is young and beautiful again and is the wife of the gorgeous warrior Kieran the Black. She will enjoy the company of the insatiable man and try to change the course of history by saving him from getting murdered by the leader of Saxon. There are various delectable scenes and twists throughout the novella.
The one thing I did not like about Kieran the Black was Lizzie's reaction to waking up in another time. The whole "I woke up in 1067 in the body of a young, beautiful, and thin woman -- cool!" thing is too unrealistic for words, no matter how much she likes history and how unhappy she had been in her previous life. There should have been a little culture and time period shock at least! Other than that, I loved the story of Lizzie and Kieran and the sex scenes were wonderfully erotic. Kieran sounded delicious! The Warrior book comes with two novellas, and the other one is God of Fire by Jaid Black. The moment I read the opening sentence of the aforementioned novella I knew I wouldn't get into it. I gave up on it after reading the first chapter. That is all I will say about the novella, for it wouldn't be fair to review a story I hadn't read. Alas, this is the first Jaid Black story that didn't grab me and that surprised me. Anyway, I recommend Warrior, if only for Julia Templeton's juicy novella. It certainly put an end to my reading rut, at least for now!』
(Loved it!!!!!!!!!!!) 『Kieran the black&God of fire both timetravels&fantastic. Very hot, very enjoyable reads. 2 modern-day women are sent back in time to medievil Britain&the Viking era.
Keiran the black is just perfect, hot, sizzling&tenderness.
Jaid black's story God of fire is very typical of her works that I have read so far with the exception of "The possession". I am reading the Trek Mi Quan series at the moment.
I look forward to reading more of Julia Templeton's books in future.』 『God of Fire By Jaid Black He came to her in a dream. He foretold to her of a husband. She would travel over a thousand years back through time to be claimed by a notorious Viking warrior. The warrior would give her pleasure she'd never dreamed possible. He would claim her. Brand her. Possess her. She could never leave him... But then again, whoever said she wanted to? Kieran the Black By Julia Templeton If you hold his sword in your hands and place the point of the blade in Kieran's crest, you will experience life like you have never known it. When the frizzy-headed crone took thirty-nine-year-old Lizzie Johnston's hands and wrapped them around the sword, she felt a little weird. That's nothing compared to what she feels when she wakes up in the body of eighteen-year-old Saxon, Lady Elizabeth of Aedelmaer in the year 1067, wedded to the infamous Norman knight, Kieran the Black. Kieran's six and a half feet tall, black-haired, with the bluest eyes Lizzie's ever seen and built like a brick you-know-what. Lizzie's head over heels and determined to get tall, dark and dangerous into bed and win his heart, despite the old Elizabeth's avowed distaste for him. But first she has to save his life…』
price：$6.99
Love Spell
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Fun Story) 『As a post-apocalyptic adventure story this book was a fun read. The characters were well developed enough to be interesting, and the story was fast-paced enough to keep you hooked.
Raina is a young woman who has been left alone to fend for herself. Her father, now dead, was emotionally distant and physically abusive; however, you're left wondering if he only acted this way in order to train his daughter in the skills that she would need in this difficult post-war world.
Wizard is an enigma. He and his siblings were born in a lab and raised by a computer until they were rescued by Raina's father and taken prisoner by Duncan Bane. He reacts to emotional stimuli in a studied, rather than natural, way; and often does not respond appropriately. In spite of this, he is a good, caring person who wants to help others.
Raina had previously been held prisoner, and tortured, by the same man who had also held Wizard and his siblings prisoner. Duncan Bane is now seeking to recapture her, and he wants to use Wizard to accomplish this goal. This story is about how Wizard and Raina meet and fall in love, and how they address the problems created by Duncan Bane. If you like futuristic romance and post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi, you will probably enjoy this book.』
(Fast-paced futuristic romance set in the cold, cold north) 『Plot Summary: This is a futuristic romance, set on Earth after nuclear war and disease has ravaged the population. What government remains is corrupt and crippled, and one evil man has risen to a god-like position of power. Raina Bowen has been dodging Duncan Bane (excellent bad guy name) for years, and her ticket to freedom is a trucker contest with a huge cash prize. All Raina needs is a license from some guy named Wizard, but he shows up late and with a posse of angry truckers in tow. Next thing she knows, this strange, gorgeous guy is stuck to her like glue, which comes in handy when blazing a trail through the unfriendly frozen North.
I've been immersing myself in speculative fiction this week, and I have to say that I'm one happy camper. These books rock, and Driven is no exception. Everything about this book screams cool, from the cover to the opening scene. I thought the premise was uncommon; it's not everyday I get to read about a heroine who is an ice trucker. I didn't buy into all of the technology - engines that run on water, showering with clothes on and drying instantly - and that was probably the weakest part of the plot. However the adventure and romance more than made up for the bad science, and that's why I read these novels anyway.
Raina is a tough lady who grew up with an abusive father who trained her for combat and accepted nothing less than perfection. When she meets Wizard, she assumes that he's a gorgeous guy with nothing upstairs, but instead he's intelligent like a computer with zero emotions. She almost wonders whether he's an android at one point, but their undeniable attraction proves that he's human. Raina doesn't know it, but she and Wizard share a common past, and their meeting was no accident.
The plot was predictable like an action flick, but I didn't mind because the story flew by. It was a fast, fun, futuristic romance with all the right ingredients to keep me thoroughly entertained to the last page. The cold, brutal setting was particularly effective, and I admire how Kenin worked it into the plot constantly. Since Driven, Kenin has also written a second story based on Wizard's sister called Hidden (Shomi Action Romance).』
(Unique concept) 『I thought the concept for this book was very unique. I enjoyed the strong female lead. Very interested in ready the second in the series.』
(A wonderful Post-Apocalyptic love story) 『This story was engaging, I just couldn't bring myself to put it down! The characters were nothing like I'd ever read before and I found their social awkwardness relatable. The world that Eve Kenin created is immediately believable and I was sucked in by page one. You actually feel the sexual tension build and the sex scenes that the tension leads to are steamy as anything I've ever encountered! I recommend this book to anyone and everyone, you just have to get your own copy, because I'm not going to risk loosing mine!』
(A Hot Read for those Frozen Nights) 『Raina Bowen knows she can handle herself just fine against anything the harsh Northern Waste throws at her. Until it throws her an enigmatic stranger called Wizard. First, she has to haul him out of a brawl he can't hope to win. And next, her libido is shooting into overdrive at the feel of his hard body pressed against hers on the back of her snowscooter. But there's something not quite right about this guy. Before she can strip bare Wizard's secrets, they're lured into a race for their lives, battling rival truckers, ice pirates...and a merciless maniac with a very personal vendetta.
This is a fast paced book set in future Earth. An Earth that has been decimated by plague and war to become a harsh uncivilized world of the strongest survives. Raina is a strong female character but who is flawed and has demons to battle. While Wizard is a genetic created being who was raised by a computer, and has no understanding of human emotions. Raina must set aside her mistrust of others to help wizard to get the man who had hurt her in the past and is searching for her now. Wizard must come to terms about the feelings he has for Raina and understand them before its too late.
This book had me hooked from start to finish. I couldn't wait to see what Wizard would do next to set Raina off, and how she was going to cope with him. The villain is an evil, malicious individual who preys on the young and delights in the fear of others. I was happy to see him what he deserved in the end.
Driven will appeal to all readers because it has everyghing. Action, adventure, a strong female lead, and a quiet reserved male. Their are ice pirates and a nasty villain to defeat and a world to save. With enough tension and romance between the two characters to give a die hard romance reader chills. This was a delight to read.』 『ROAD WARRIOR Raina Bowen knows she can handle herself just fine against anything the harsh Northern Waste throws at her. Until it throws her an enigmatic stranger called Wizard. First, she has to haul him out of a brawl he can't hope to win. And next, her libido is shooting into overdrive at the feel of his hard body pressed against hers on the back of her snowscooter. But there's something not quite right about this guy. Before she can strip bare Wizard's secrets, they're lured into a race for their lives, battling rival truckers, ice pirates...and a merciless maniac with a very personal vendetta.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Sweet cozy read) 『"Mariana" is definitely not the type of book that I would normally read. Set in an English village, this is basically a romance story about two lovers who were separated by circumstances 300 yers ago and their love is so strong that they are reincarnated now to finally be together.
I personally prefer my books a little edgier: the mystery more mysterious, the romance more passionate. Therefore it is no surprise that I found "Mariana" a little old-fashioned in tone. You won't find anything offensive about this book - there is no sex or violence in it. And yet, there is a certain charm to this book. The descriptions of a slow and peaceful life in the English countryside are very vivid and you can't help but wish to be there - to own an old beautiful house, go for walks in the afternoons, tour nearby historical sites, drink pots of tea, and have peaceful conversations with your very few neighbors. All of this of course, if you have a sexy gardener and a lord of the manor nearby interested in you.
Overall, "Mariana" is a sweet and cozy little book about love, reincarnation and destiny that I surprisingly enjoyed much more than I thought I would. 』
(If I could write, I would have written this book....) 『There are some books that come through your reading world that touch you in ways you can't really explain. They're not always classics, or particularly well written, or particularly well known, but for some reason you're so caught up in them that after you're through reading the final page, you close the book and think to yourself, "now that's a keeper".
Such was the case of "Mariana", a book about the redemptive power of reincarnation, lost love, found love, going backward to go forward, and (the cherry on my sundae) an old beloved house.
Book illustrator Julia Beckett first sees the 16th century house, Greywethers, on a family jaunt when she's only 5, and promptly pronounces it "her house". She finds it again at age 22 and again at age 30, and this time (due to an inheritance) she buys it without even touring the inside. Upon moving in, she meets her neighbors Iain Sumner, a not-so-dour-Scots-Cambridge-read-executive-turned-sheep-farmer, and Geoffrey de Mornay, the handsome, wealthy owner of the local manor. In addition, Julia begins a strange foray into the 17th century past, where she lives the life of Mariana Farr for hours at a time before returning to the present. Little by little, Mariana's life begins to effect Julia's own present day life, and the lives of Mariana and her lover Richard de Mornay must come full circle before Julia can move forward with her own conflicting feelings for Geoffrey.
Kearsley did a fantastic job blending the time travel so seemlessly throughout the book. I never felt jolted as I have with other time travel books, trying to figure out what's what and when/where the characters are. In addition, the ending was so bittersweet, yet satisfying, that I admit to being a bit weepy by the last pages.
Another reviewer aptly said that anyone who enjoyed Jude Deveraux's "A Knight in Shining Armor" should enjoy Mariana - I totally agree. This is a sweet time travel romance with a satisfying ending. And once again, my love for beautiful old houses, ghosts, hidden objects and the serene English countryside is satisfied as well. 』
(intriguing time-travel romance) 『MARIANA got better and better as the story developed. I was involved with the characters and could have continued to read more about how their lives unfolded. The strong first-person narrative propelled the reincarnated romance to a nicely twisted ending. A very good read. 』
(Amazing) 『In Mariana, Julia Beckett moves from London to Greywethers, a house in the country that has seemingly called out to her for years. She begins having "flashbacks" of sorts, to when she was Mariana Farr, a young woman living during the Restoration. Not only does Julia live the life of her predecessor, she actually is Mariana, feeling her feelings and thinking her thoughts.
This is the second Susanna Kearsley novel I've read (after Sophia's Secret, which is fantastic, too), and let me just say that she's won herself another fan. The world of the late 17th century is portrayed in painstaking detail, and Kearsley's modern-day world is just as meticulously described. I've said this about other split-time novels, but it so often happens that books like this one sacrifice the modern-day narrative for that which takes place in the past; not so with this book. Mariana sweeps you off your feet from the very first page.
What I also like about Susanna Kearsley's books is that her endings are never strictly "happy," per se (sort of a weird way of thinking, I know), but there's always the potential for happiness. This sort of ambiguity works, in a strange way; you never know what, exactly, to expect. I can't wait to read more of Kearsley's novels; I've recently tracked down used copies of Named of the Dragon, The Shadowy Horses, and Seasons of Storms. It's too bad that Kearsley's novels aren't more widely available; she's a great writer who knows how to tell a good story. 』
(LOVED IT) 『Read this book. It was a terrific story with great descriptions. One of the best I have ever read of this type. Not sappy chick lit but a great love story. Well written. I was very sorry when the story ended and hope that I can find something this great to read soon.』
price：$1.74
Samhain Publishing
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Sirens Rule) 『Lorelei Michaels is the flamboyant lead vocalist/songwriter of the all female rock band The Sirens and she has always had a passion for myths and legends. Tonight was going to be the final performance of the band's very successful Legends tour but for some reason she feels that there is something missing in her life, something for which she is waiting. Her friend Dane gives her a Viking armband with a gripping beast in the design and tells her its unusual history of two lovers who had vanished while wearing the armbands.
On this night of the band's last performance on the tour Lorelei is thrown into a time warp 1100 years in the past into a room full of Norsemen and finds herself being auctioned off by a slave trader. She is rescued by Erik Thorolfsson a merchant trader who takes her to his ship. When she recovers she is his prisoner and they are out to sea. She notices that her arm band with the gripping beast is missing; instead her captor Eric is wearing two of them. After a while she realizes that she is in some sort of parallel universe and not on a movie set, which was her first assumption, and when she tries to explain to Eric that she is from the 21st century he believes she is insane. What is Lorelei going to do about Erik the Viking, who treats her as his slave and expects her to obey him, even in bed? For a 21st century woman this is hard to swallow.
Ms Teglia included a great deal of historical information in this book about Norse mythology which made for very interesting background to the story. She also has a remarkable sense of humor which shows up at the strangest times. When the heroine recites the Star Trek motto: "Our mission: To explore strange new worlds" the first time she has sex with our hero it was too, too funny.
The Gripping Beast is book 1 of The Sirens series and this story moves from present day to Norse mythology in an instant and the reader is along for a great ride. What I loved most is that the author took the time to develop the supporting characters as well as the relationship between Erik and Lorelei, before they had sex half way through a 224 page book. The sex between them is unpredictable as would be expected between two people whose backgrounds are so diverse. The Gripping Beast is a terrific beginning to what this reader hopes is going to be a great series.
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(Lorelei and Erik) 『Lorelei is a modern day lead singer in a rock band. She has friends, wealth and respect but she feels she is missing something. When her friend, Dane, gives her an antique viking armband and tells her the story of 2 starcrossed lovers that share the armbands then dissappear without a trace she realizes she wants a man to love. As she puts the armband on before her concert, she makes a wish to find love and promptly disappears from her time. At this point the story goes hundreds of years in the past where Erik, a viking warrior,and his brother are shopping for goods to take back to their settlement. When Erik spots Lorelei, in her concert costume, on a slave auction block he feels an uncontrollable tug toward her. When the auctioneer actually puts his hands on Lorelei, Erik's control snaps and he swarms in to take what he considers to be his. At the last minute Erik regains control and ends up buying Lorelei as his love slave and heads off to take her to his home. Along their voyage lust and passion rage thru their bodies as Erik tries to comprehend the fact that the beautiful woman he bought might actually be crazy (why else would she claim to be from the future) and Lorelei tries to convince Erik that she is not his love slave. How will Lorelei prove that she is from the future? Can Lorelei learn to enjoy Erik's dominance? What will happen when Lorelei realizes her and Erik are the starcrossed lovers from the story Dane had told her? Read this book and find out what happens.
This book had a great story that I really enjoyed. Erik was dominant and Lorelei was spunky. The dominant/love slave relationship was enough to keep the pages sizzling thru the entire book and I thought the author did well bringing this story together. The characters were not as indepth as I usually like, but this book is worth the read. I recommend this book and I will be checking out more books from this author.』
(Not so hot) 『I wasn't impressed&I'm not hard to impress. This book was just kinda forgetable for me. Improper grammer&punctuation do not bother me at all, as long as the meaning is clear the story is the main thing.』
(Pleasantly surprised) 『This book wasn't what I expected. If I take it in the sum of its parts, it shouldn't be a very good book. Brief, sketchy, with an ending that left me feeling cheated - but it was a good book. I really, really enjoyed it. Well, with the exception of the ending. But it's a fairy tale. And to take it any other way seemed to me to rob it of what magic it does have.
Lorelei is the talented and driven star of a rock band who discovers at the peak of her fame, her private life is suffering. She can't meet that special someone and is afraid she's so repressed that she never will. One of the men she should want, but doesn't, shows her a family artifact he has, knowing that Viking antiquity and mythology pleases her. This artifact is an armband inscribed with a creature known as a 'gripping beast', and is accompanied by a legend of a magical bride who marries a Viking and at the moment they marry, they both disappear, leaving the one armband behind.
Since it is a fairy tale, she doesn't go insane, she instantly melts into the arms of the ruthless and intimidating Viking (who you just know is a big ol' cuddly teddy bear behind closed doors), discovers that rather than being a liberated woman she enjoyes being submissive - sexually, at least - to this big hulking man, and that she'd rather subject him to her future than stay in his past. For his part, the fearsome 'Black Erik' is just a bid ol' cuddly teddy bear, with the exception of one or two situations, and since he's so captivated by her beauty and spirit, he gives up his life to be with her.
I read it in two hours, I couldn't put it down. Even though you know how it's going to turn out, you still want to go there with the characters. They have wonderful chemistry. I enjoyed their banter. I enjoyed Lorelei trying to understand the situation, and Erik trying to understand her modern language. They are that engaging, especially for fairly two-dimensional characters. The fact that the ending was so short, and seemed so rushed may contribute to that. For whatever the reason, it seems that the author was either past deadline or just got tired of it, because this wonderful story screeches to a halt with a very unsatisfying happily-ever-after ending. I did like the sly wink about Harold. I don't know that many people would make a connection. That was very clever.
On the nitpicky side, because that's me, don't the smaller publishing firms still use human editors and proofreaders? I'm sadly getting used to improper punctuation and small word mixups, but halfway through this book, one whole paragraph is in a completely different typeface - a completely different size and font. How did that get published and distributed without someone noticing? This author deserves better than that.』
(A well-written erotic Viking / Time Travel romance) 『Lorelei Michaels is the lead-singer and song-writer of the all-female band The Sirens. But despite her success and the love of her music, she is unhappy and unfulfilled because she still hasn't found that special someone. So when a friend lends her a Viking armband named The Gripping Beast after the animals depicted on it and tells her a beautiful story about true love connected to the band and one of his Viking ancestors, she wishes she could find that kind of love and passion, too. The next moment, she finds herself on a slace auction block in the Viking town of Hedeby! Lucky for her, Erik Thorolfsson sees her and charges to the rescue when a slave trader would rape her to make more money from the sale. While Erik sees Lorelei as his slave, i. e. his property to do with as he pleases, she finds it hard to accept the reality of the world she stumbled into. He wants her and in order to keep her safe in a world where a slave has no rights whatsoever, he feels he must teach her her new place. But although Lorelei feels attracted to him and definitely enjoys his love-making, she doesn't want to submit and obey, especially since she can't see a future between herself and Erik as long as she isn't an equal he can respect. Both will have to adapt and learn to accept the other if they want to make their love last... This is the first book I've read by Charlene Teglia, but it will definitely not be the last. Not only is it very erotic, but the characters and the world are well-developed, the conflict believable, the humour great and very entertaining, but the seriousness of the situation is not underrated. It reminded me of Sandra Hill's early Viking-Time Travels since there is a great sense of humour as well as some of the problems that would logically arise if a modern woman were confronted with the Viking-age. So this book is entertaining and erotic as well as intelligent. The sex scenes are quite explicit, so if you're into more subdued eroticism this would not be the book for you. Otherwise, I can definitely recommend it!』 『
The wild magic that brought them together is nothing compared to what they find in each other's arms. Lorelei Michaels, flamboyant lead vocalist of the all-female rock band The Sirens, has a passion for myths and legends. She just never expected to find herself actually living one. While touring with the band, a Viking armband with an interesting history and a design known as the gripping beast throws her into a time warp-full of Norsemen, macho attitudes and a lamentable lack of modern amenities. Upon seeing the strange, beautiful woman being auctioned off, Erik Thorolfsson was mesmerized. Until the slave trader put his hands on her. With a roar of rage and sword drawn, he charged forward to take that which he wanted for his own. But he discovers owning her isn't enough, he has to make her his-for all time.
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (have I read this before?) 『I think this must be a reprint? Since I like Civil War of the Americas stories, I bought this one thinking it was new. Believe I read this long long time ago. So you might want to check your keeper shelves before buying.
Jason Tarkenton is a Confederate, caught in the hell of battle. The air is so thick with gunfire that he cannot find his unit. It gets thicker and thicker, until he makes a wrong turn, a la Twilight Zone and steps into modern day and right into the middle of a Civil War reenactment.
Vickie Knox was no Scarlett O'Hara, but a Yankee lady, and her dress reflects that. So when the handsome, sexy Confederate comes riding out of the mist, she thinks he is just another reinactor. Only this Johnny Reb is playing for real. He takes her captive making her think this man has taken his role a bit too much to heart, until he gradually makes her understand he is from the past.
Excellent Time-Travel skillfully done.』
(Don't waste your money.) 『This story was totally unbelievable and I don't mean the time travel. I found it pretty far-fetched for someone to have sex with their kidnapper the first night. The author should have invested her time to make the book longer in order to develop their relationship. This one won't even make it to the garage sell, it's going straight to the can!』 『
The battle was raging, the air hot with smoke, loud with rifle fire. Then the air turned dim with an eerie mist, and for Jason Tarkenton, captain of the Confederate cavalry, the true nightmare began.
Vickie Knox was today's woman dressed like yesterday's, wearing Yankee garb to play a part. But playacting ended when a Reb stepped out of the mist and took her prisoner--for real.
They never should have met, never should have battled--never should have loved. But something had gone wrong with time itself, weaving together past and present like torn threads of a tattered tapestry. Something had gone wrong, and in mending such shredded silk, their love--and their lives--might be the final sacrifice.
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Sweet Older Western) 『This is classic Madeline Baker. Easily read, sweet moments, though no real "fire" between the couple's and a predictable plot. Overall it's a just a "nice" read.』
(Couldn't Even Finish It.) 『I must have read a different book than what everyone else did who rated this book on this site because I found this book to be horrible. It was boring and tedious at best. There was just wasn't any character development. Girl needs a guy. Girl Finds a Feather. Girl Wishes on a Feather. Girl Transported Back in Time. Girl Meets Native American Indian who by the way had a life changing vision about her. They fall in love. Hello! Could you give us something else. Granted, this is a time travel romance but it was just not a believable novel. It was like pulling teeth for me. I didn't even finish it.』
(Thank You Madeline Baker) 『I'm not really into time travel romances. I've only read one other one that I liked and that was Son of the Morning by Linda Howard. So my expectations were not that high that this one was going to be good, but I was WRONG!! I read it in one afternoon and I haven't did that in years. Feather in the Wind is not your typical Indian warrior, white woman story. Read this book you will not be disappointed!!』
(Book) 『Book in great condition, came in great packaging. Delivery time was great. I am very happy with this transaction thank you... AAAAAAA++++++++』
(Feather in the Wind by Madeline Baker) 『 One more notch in Madeline's 'Great Novel Post'. This was a Super read. I highly recommend this book Feather in the Wind (Leisure Historical Romance) for all Historical Romance lovers.』 『Praying for the strength to guide his people, Native American leader Black Wind sees the image of a strange white woman, twentieth-century writer Susannah, who is transported back in time to help his cause. Original.』
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Torquere Press
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Merge) 『Finn did the impossible and reached over from the Alpha world to the Beta world to be with Ari, the man he has loved his entire life. Without dimensions separating them and now able to touch and feel each other, both men have some adjusting to do. Finn has to learn to survive in this new world where he is away from his friends and family with the strong possibility he may never see them again. And Ari has to come to terms with his feelings for Finn and see if Finn is what he has been missing from his life.
Along with having to make adjustments in this new world, Finn also begins to suspect that his actions may have cause irreversible damage to the Alpha world.
Merge is a great conclusion to its prequel Converge. Chris Owen left her readers hanging off a huge cliff full of questions at the end of Converge, and she answered them all beautifully in Merge. I did harbor my personal feelings of a love match between Finn and Blake, but it was written in the stars that the only person for Finn was, is and will always be Ari. I enjoyed Merge and the sci-fi aspects of it. It's a thought provoking story that got me wondering if maybe the love of my life is living in another dimension, because he certainly isn't here. So all you readers of Converge pick up your copy of Merge you will love it.
Note: This series should be read in publishing order.
Ley reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed』 『Picking up where Chris Owen's Converge left off, Finn has crossed into Ari's dimension, but now what? He's a man without a past, without papers, and he can't get home. Now that he and Ari are together in body as well as spirit, they can move their relationship forward. But the uncertainty of Finn's status, and Finn's unfamiliarity with Ari's dimension, are definitely standing in their way. On top of that, something strange is going on. People in Ari's dimension are not only disappearing, they're reappearing again days later. Tracking the news and combining it with the information he has about dimensions and Between, Finn begins to suspect that his appearance in Alpha and these strange happenings are connected for sure. As he and Ari work together to help Finn adjust to Ari's life, their quest for a way to restore communication with Alpha begins. Through some clues from Alpha, and an unexpected revelation about Finn's friend Blake, Finn and Ari find someone who might be able to help him. But is the potential cost to them -- and to Finn's friends and family back in Alpha -- worth the attempt?』
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