< A Knight of Honor (Zebra Splendor Historical Romances) > Marian Edwards

I was on the edge of my seat with this book wondering what was going to happen next. There is some humor and a lot of tenderness in this book. I enjoyed the secondary characters for they made the story whole. I can't wait to read the sequel. Heaven's Return.
Bronwyn of Lllangandfan is about to be married to the enemy, the Norman Lord Christophe Montgomery. Her father and brother convinces her to go through the ceremony, and after, to put poison in the wedding wine. They will provide her will an antedote to drink before hand. So terrified of this Norman and frightened by her abusive father and brother, she makes a mistake in the dosages and ends up killing the Norman as well as herself.

Regan Carmicheal and Drew Daniels, are political opponets. But that doesn't stop them from remaining friends. On a flight to the next campaign stop, they both think to themselves that they are attracted to each other, respect each other, but have never found the time to really explore anything past their friendship. Suddenly their plane drops and crashes. Drew is able to get to his free, but Regan is held secure by her seat belt. No matter what they do, they cannot free her as the flames begins to engulf the plane. Regan pleads with Drew to leave her, thinking she would die at least know he lived on. Drew, regretting all their missed past chances, stays with her. He is not going to let this valiant woman die alone.

After the plane explodes, Regan later awakes to find she is in strange place and dressed in a strange medieval costume. Worse, she is wife to a man who thinks she tried to poison him. What Regan does not know is as the life force of Bronwyn and Christophe blinked out, the Fates so touched by Regan's and Drew's self sacrifice, took pity on them and gave them another chance at finding love - as Bronwyn and Christopher!!!!

WISE Writers and Readers TIME TRAVEL Book of the Year 2000
After reading Heaven Sent , I could hardly wait for Heavens Reward. Both books kept me reading until the late hours of the night after work. I was not disappointed and I have sense read more books by Marian Edwards. All I can say is Marian keep it up.
I got intrigued by the cover summary (two people that knew each other in our time are sent back into the bodies of a medieval couple fighting each other due to the historical circumstances), but the book was poorly written. There is no real character development, no real character attributes (besides statements like "cared for others") that would make the couple recognize each other. It is only about the sex between a lovely woman and a brute of a man and about the mistrust between them.
This has got to be one of the best books I have ever read. To think when I first read the synopsis I wasn't interested. I finished the book in one sitting. It was simply fantastic, I'm waiting breathlessly for the sequel. This is my first time reading a Marian Edwards book, but it won't be my last!
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< Heaven Sent (Zebra Splendor Historical Romances) > < A Prayer And A Promise (Zebra Historical Romance) > < Heaven's Reward (Zebra Splendor Historical Romances) > < Hearts Victorious > < The Lady And The Falconer (Zebra Splendor Historical Romances) > freaks

< Maddie's Justice > Leslie LaFoy

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< Lady Reckless > < It Happened One Night > < Daring the Devil > < The Perfect Temptation (The Perfect Trilogy) > < Her Scandalous Marriage > freaks

< Heaven's Time (Time Passages Series , No 12) > Janet Quinn

Harriet Klausner
In a century-old diary, Sarah found a glimpse of 1870s Wyoming... and the man of her dreams.

Following the clues of her great-grandmother's diary, Sarah Martin went to Moose Creek, Wyoming. In the town church, she's strangely drawn to a stained glass window. She turns away--and finds herself over a hundred years in the past! It's 1870, and suddenly Sarah must adjust to frontier life and meet her great-grandparents. Then handsome Joshua Campbell arrives--and Sarah falls in love. But she can't interfere with the workings of the past--can she?

The newest in the successfulTime Passagesseries
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< Yesteryear's Love (Time Passages) > < Remember Love (Time Passages Series) > < Timeless Wish > < Yesterday's Flame (Time Passages) > < River of Dreams (Time Passages Romance Series) > freaks

< Wanted Across Time > Eugenia Riley

< Highland Knight > Lynn Erickson

But would their newfound passion stop the tides of time that were bound to beckon Tess home?
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< Timetwist: The Last Buccaneer > < Spirited Away > freaks

< Hundreds of Years to Reform a Rake > Pam McCutcheon

Drake Manton is equally as sexy as a mesmerist who knows his talents are far more useful as theraputic methods than parlor tricks. The characters were true to their individual times (21st century woman and ninetheenth century man) and the hotel was a wonderful main setting as well as a neat time travel element. Don't look for an old-fashioned romance here--it's fresh, new, and entertaining!
Drake and Gina's story is a really fun time travel, and part of a great series. Gina is, thank heavens, a modern woman who doesn't get stuck in some of the more tired cliches of the past, and Drake isn't one of those alpha heroes that you want to bop over the head. I love how it's his ghost that draws Gina back into the past, too. Why can't *I* check into hotel rooms like that? I highly recommend ENCHANTMENT, and the whole Hope Chest series.
I really enjoyed the quirky, liberated, modern, intelligent heroine in this novel. The hero is a nice contrast to her upbeat personality, and together they make a great romantic couple. More, please!
This is the first book in the Hope Chest series. I had read the 3rd book, "Grand Design" first before I found out it was a series. I really enjoy these books. They have excitment, mystery, passion and humor. All the must have ingredients for a great book. The other books in the series are "Fire With Fire" and "Stolen Hearts" There is a fifth book but I don't have that title as of yet.

This story starts off in modern day with our heroine, Gina running away to nurse her wounds after she discovers her fiance making love to her best friend on the eve of her wedding. She ends up in a town called Hope Springs. There she meets our hero or at least his ghost. Drake Manton died in 1885 but is somehow haunting the small hotel she's in. She is the only person who can see him. He has no idea how he died and asks for her help.
When they discover that he died in a fire at the historic Chesterfield Hotel they go to the ruins only to find a chest filled with several items. When gina picks up the melted gun she is transported back to 1885. She has to make a living in the past and unlock the mystery of Drakes death and keep him from dying and she can go back to her own time. The thing is that she really falls for Drake and he for her so the questing is will she go if she gets the chance? I really enjoyed the suspence of finding out.

I look forward to other books in this series and other by this author.
After finding her finance with her best friend Gina runs away and ends up at the Chesterfield Hotel. She sees a ghost in her room who asks for her help. And there is where the fun begins. After finding a hope chest she is sent back in time. Trying to fit in and change Drake's fate is only part of the fun of this book. I am looking forward to the rest of the Series there are five books in all.
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< Enchantment: Hope Chest (Ballad Romances) > < Fire With Fire: Hope Chest (Ballad Romances) > < Stolen Hearts > < At Midnight (Ballad Romances) > < Grand Design: The Hope Chest (Ballad Romances) > freaks

< Untamed Time (Time Passages) > Susan Plunkett

Such tender moments with Rory and the children really make the story complete. There is so much depth and interest generated in this story, that I was sorry to see it end.
This is a good story with an ingenious plot. Major Melissa Fuller becomes one of the shooting stars she so loves when she is caught in a meteorite shower while repairing a satellite in space. When Rory McCullough finds her in a wilderness lake in Northwest Washington Territory, it's 1887, and Melissa's memory banks have been fried. The story unfolds as Melissa regains memories of her past life and struggles to reconcile the woman she was, with the woman she is becoming now in the past (a nice literary contradiction!). A tragic turn of events brings the story to a climax, with Melissa forced to choose between the present/past, and her future. The author does a nice job of illustrating how Melissa's character undergoes a transformation and begins to open up to Rory's love. The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars, lies in the character of Rory. He is a good man, but his personality is portrayed as fairly one-dimensional, even though there are plenty of hints in his personal history that would give us an opportunity to see a few human flaws. It would have been nice to see a little more of the story through his eyes, without so much idealism. However, overall, he's probably the perfect contrast to the jaded Melissa. Shelan is really well-done and the reader gets just enough of her backround to tantalize. Overall, I recommend this book - it has a fairy tale quality that can make you feel good!
I enjoyed reading this book, and would suggest it to others looking for a good romantic novel . . .If you want to read a book that goes straight to your heart, read Stolen Moments by Barbara Jeanne Fisher. . .It is a beautiful story of unrequited love. . .for certain the love story of the nineties. I intended to give the book a quick read, but I got so caught up in the story that I couldn't put the book down. From the very beginning, I was fully caught up in the heart-wrenching account of Julie Hunter's battle with lupus and her growing love for Don Lipton. This love, in the face of Julie's impending death, makes for a story that covers the range of human emotions. The touches of humor are great, too, they add some nice contrast and lighten things a bit when emotions are running high. I've never read a book more deserving of being published. It has rare depth. Julie's story will remind your readers that life and love are precious and not to be taken for granted. It has had an impact on me, and for that I'm grateful. Stolen Moments is written with so much sensitivity that it made me want to cry. It is a spellbinder. What terrific writing. Barbara does have an exceptional gift! This book was edited by Lupus specialist Dr. Matt Morrow too, and has the latest information on that disease. ..A perfect gift for someone who started college late in life, fell in love too late in life, is living with any illness, or trying to understand a loved one who is. . .A gift to be cherished forever
It's easy to see why Heaven's Time has been nominated for a RITA. The compelling characters and enthralling story make for page-turning romance. I admired Melissa's strength and courage to face her weaknesses. But Rory. Ah, now there is a hero any woman could fall in love with. This book is a real keeper!
I loved this story. The Hero was so compassionate and wonderful. I hope the character of "Shelan" has a book of her own. All I can say that this book is "one in a million!"
Melissa Fuller thought she could get closer to heaven by being an astronaut. What she got instead was a deadly meteorite shower. Washington Territory, 1887. Rory McCullough saw the falling star before it splashed into the lake beside his mountain home. From those waters he rescued a woman of ethereal beauty. She could not speak and did not yet understand how certain death had transformed into a new life--and a promise of love.
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< Heaven's Time (Time Passages Series , No 12) > < Silver Tomorrows (Time Passages Romance) > < Remember Love (Time Passages Series) > < Echoes of Tomorrow (Time Passages Romance) > < This Time Together (Time Passages Series) > freaks

< Timeless Passion > Constance O'Day-Flannery

The actual romance is a secondary and minor plot. The male lead is not the focus of the character development and seems pretty flat. If you are looking for a story with a woman having trouble accepting her situation, this book is for you. If you're looking for a in-depth romance, this book misses the mark.

Bestselling award-winning author Constance O'Day-Flannery is the one true Queen of Time Travel Romance. Join her now in a story of a disillusioned young widow who returns to the past, caught, to her horror, in an unflattering lime green bridesmaid's dress when she meets the man whose love is destined to be hers.

After existing in a fog since the death of her beloved husband, Kelly Brennan is suddenly ready to take control of her life. Only she didn't expect her new life to begin in post-Civil War New Orleans.  Kelly isn't sure if she's losing her mind or just enjoying a really good dream ... one chat comes complete with a man who looks strikingly similar to her late husband. Widower Daniel Gilmore is the epitome of the Southern gentleman: charming, handsome and with a devilish glint in his eye that calls to the dormant heart she's locked away.

In the years since Daniel's wife passed away he has shuttered himself off from those dearest to him, and not even his precocious daughter Lizzie has been able to draw him out of his misery.

But then Lizzie brings home a strange woman in a dreadful gown who speaks about odd things called "automobiles" and "telephones" -- a woman who bears a remarkable resemblance to his wife. With a daughter in need of a mother and a heart in need of love Daniel yearns to keep Kelly by his side ... provided he can let go of the past long, enough to live in the present and convince Kelly that his present is where she belongs...

< Sixpence Bride (Timeswept) > Linda Kay

Arden's struggle with the language and the conventions of the time is humorous, while her cheerful attitude and flair keep the novel moving along quickly. Linda Kay does a remarkable job of making the impossible not only plausible, but also delightful in the plotting of this memorable tale. If you read only one time travel novel this year, make it TO TAME A ROGUE
What a fabulous book! Linda Kay's TO TAME A ROGUE had me laughing out loud and was the perfect way to spend a lazy, rainy afternoon. I can't wait to read more by this writer.
If a time travel agency appeared in your neighborhood, when would you go to? When Arden St. Clare came upon Any Time, Any Place while walking home, she arranged a trip to Regency England. "To Tame A Rogue" tells the story of Arden's voyage through time from the present to 1816. Among other things, she saves a kidnapped duke, meets one of her ancestors, and untames a tamed rake.
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< To Tame A Rogue (Zebra time travel historical romance) > < To Charm A Knight (Zebra Historical Romance) > < Touched By Time (Zebra Regency Romance) > < Tumbling Through Time > < Always Mine (Zebra Historical Romance) > freaks