price：$5.99
Love Spell
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Not terrible, but not great) 『I agree with one of the other reviewers - this books is not that bad.
The main sticking point with other reviewers seems to be Ian's "bigamy" or "cheating on his pregnant wife" so call me a scandalous hussy, but I didn't find that offputting in the slightest. It's a ROMANCE NOVEL - of course the baby his "wife" was carrying wasn't his.
However, I found it pretty hard to warm to Ian - and those long fingernails were quite the turn off. He was very childish and immature at the beginning of the book, and while he did become a better man, I just couldn't see what it was that made Shannon, our heroine, fall in love with him other than the fact he reminded he of a man she knew in her own time.
Shannon herself was a fairly sad and depressing character - and something of a spoilt brat "I miss my life as a rich girl" and that got old relatively quickly.
However, the author obviously has an interest in Ireland/Erie and has done a lot of research about life in old Ireland. One minor sticking point (and this involves a spoiler) when Shannon and Ian go back to her time at the end of the book there is no mention of Shannon needing to teach him english, especially as such a big deal was made of her speaking Gaelic in Eire.
In any case, the book was okay - but nothing special.』
(Err..) 『I`m sorry i really didn`t like this book at all. it was boring and i coudn`t stand the way ' Lasarian/Ian' acted or how Shannon was acting like such an airhead. give me a break. i don`t really reccomend this book but if you have nothing better to do then hey whatever floats your boat.』
(I feel I must review this better than the others....) 『I believe that the other reviewers did not finish the book. THe plot isn't so bad afterall. I will admit Shannon is an airhead when it comes to certain things in the book, but wouldn't you be too if you were sent back into ancient Eire? First off, she has an affair with a married man but the others do not elaborate when it comes to the type of relationship Ian had with her. Her child wasn't hs, it was from a previous marriage and they had an arranged marriage forced on Ian to protet her from other tribes that she was from. Her previous husband was killed and she was "unwanted" since she was preggers. Ian was lazy but grew into being a real man towards the end. It is kinda fantasy/sci-fi with the whole time travel thing.』
(Ech... Average romance, Immature characters.....) 『Heroine Shannon Rose is a 'good girl' college kid, with no friends, no life, and no family ties - in essence a cardboard character. When a college acquaintance enlists her help in researching the 'maypole' for the renaissance faire committee, she reluctantly agrees, little realizing that the research will trigger a series of events which will send her back in time to ancient Ireland.
Enter the hero Ian. Ian, an aspiring bard is an appallingly lazy man obsessed with womanizing and avoiding his responsibilities. Fed up with his laziness, his father punishes him by sentencing him to herd cattle for one year. Yes. You read it right folks. Herd cattle(!) As if this were not bad enough, he is also forced to marry a widow named Clodagh.
Enter Shannon, who has now succeeded in time traveling back to Ireland. Found by Ian, she is brought back to the fort on the night of Beltane, and forced to marry him as his `Beltane Wife,' before Ian begins his yearlong sentence as a cowherd. They frolic in the hills for a while, before Shannon learns the truth... That Ian is already married to Clodagh. Can their love survive the test of time?
I really didn't like this book. I thought Ian was a miserable immature user who never seemed to grow up. I never found him particularly romantic or, desirable. Shannon was a typical romance heroine, with no real personality and no backbone. Some of the descriptions were well written, however many of the characters talked and acted like modern people, despite being set in ancient Ireland. The husband's bigamy was a real turn off for me and poorly handled. Overall... I cannot really recommend this novel. It was disappointing on too many levels』
(Very difficult to get in the mood.) 『This book falls way short of a romance novel. I ordinarily love the time travel to a romantic land and a handsome Celt storyline. This story made it difficult to get into the mood, when the heroine of the book is in essence having an affair with a married man about to become a father. The actual time passage scenairo was very vague and loosely written, and I don't know about you, but when I am fantacizing about a gorgeous hunk of a man, I wan't him AVAILABLE, not in essence, cheating on his pregnant wife.(No matter what the customs of Beltane dictate.) Definately a turn off. The end does not justify the means in this story.』 『Born into a family of wealth and power, Shannon has to reinvent herself when her father's business collapses. Planning to relocate to the home of her forbearers in Ireland after college, Shannon immerses herself in her studies. When an old book reveals a mysterious scrap of vellum with musical notes and her name, she finds herself whistling a different tune in a different time--a time of mists and warriors, Druids and legends, and a handsome Irish outcast named Lasairian.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Funny Easy Time Travel Read) 『So I got this book from my mom because I volunteered for a few years at a Renaissance Faire and I love humor and Romance Novels. It was right up my alley, its fun, funny and an easy quick read. I would not recommend this to folks who want some kind of true representation of King Arthur but lets face it there is so much legend mixed into those stories that I am not sure anyone can really separate the fact from the ficton. But I will say not to expect to feel you have exactly entered a previous time period, if you expect more of a historical fantasy experience than you may find it more enjoyable. It made me laugh which I really like....don't miss the sequel I think "A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest" is even better.』
(Like, OMG, you will totally, like, LOVE how Lancey and Kat hook up) 『Ugh. Or not.
Spoilers ahead, incase anyone hasn't read this yet.
I love fiction based in Medieval times and was hoping this book would be a fun read. I finished it, but Kat's stupidity, arrogance and shallowness, the over-the-top "love" scenes (is this chick lit or a trashy romance novel?), and the ending all made it more annoying than fun.
Yes, there are words that we use now that they wouldn't understand, and we do have a very different way of speaking, but must there be stupid phrases like "down-low" and "hook up"? Is Kat really 29 or is she 16? Most people grow out of that type of slang. She also is stupid enough to babble on like your typical vapid teenager when there are serious matters being discussed. And the nicknames? Again, is she a child? What adult can't call someone by their name and needs to abbreviate it or add an "ee" sound to the end? How disrespectful can a person be?
The fashion crap (a la "21st century fashion is SO much better than anything else") got really old. Kat was wearing beautifully dyed silk gowns and she constantly bitched that it wasn't D&G or Gucci and that none of it was black.
The sex scenes were pretty far off from the chick lit genre, definitely more fitting for romance. They were also seemingly the only thing that Kat&Lancelot had going for them. Love? Right. Try lust.
Also, I saw the "purple veil" crap coming from so far away... Seriously, was Kat so self-absorbed she couldn't figure that it would be a bad idea to come out of the "boys' side" and pretending to be the queen while Arthur was away? That it was equally bad to leave "Guen" in "Lance's" room in the middle of the night?
Contrary to all of this, the book had it's moments. I did like that most other characters were a bit less shallow and more noble, as one would expect. The twist to the folklore (misunderstanding, etc) was amusing.
All in all, it had a lot of potential, but fell short.』
(A fun, light read) 『There is little to be said about this book that other reviews havent touched on, but this is a fun little read. Although I have always been skeptical about romance novels, I have to admit, I could not put this one down. Granted, the character Kat, is positively annoying...but there is an endearing quality to me that allowed me to move past that. I look forward to reading some of Ms. Mancusi's work.』
(Highly amusing parody of "A Connecticut Yankee") 『Ever since Mark Twain wrote the brilliant comedy "A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court" both other writers and Hollywood have mined a rich seam of humour from copying the idea of someone from the writer's own time sent back to Camelot.
Some of these have been very good (I particularly like the song "Busy Doing nothing" which came from the first film version) while others have been less so.
Marianne Mancusi's book is definately one of the most amusing of the genre.
The heroine, Katherine (Kat) Jones, an associate fashion editor straight out of "Sex and the City" compelte with $400 Manolo Blahnik shoes, is attending a mock medieval carnival called "King Arthur's Fayre. She manages to annoy a fortune teller who threatens to cast a spell on Kat. Nobody else takes this seriously, but a few minutes later Kat is watching a simulated joust when the lance breaks, and a fragment flies towards her and strikes her on the forehead, knocking her out. She recovers in Camelot ...
Of course there is the obligatory serious of jokes as Kat initially assumes she is still in the 21st century among people pretending to be medieval knights and ladies. But eventually she realises that she really has gone back to a time where decent clothes and shoes, not to mention a decent cafe latte, are more than a thousand years away. How to get home?
The style in which the story is told is a delight, and it is a funny, entertaining romp with a lot of surprises and shock twists. Strongly recommended.
To resolve the chaos created by the hilarious surprise ending, Marianne Mancusi has written a sequel, which is called "A Hoboken Hipster in Sherwood Forest." 』
(This was okay) 『The author does a passable job for her first foray in the time travel romance genre. I expect way better from her if she publishes her next one. I like the way she plays with the legend of King Author though.』 『Once upon a time there lived an outspoken fashion editor named Kat, who certainly was not your typical damsel in distress. But when a gypsy curse sent her back in time to the days of King Arthur, she found she'd need every ounce of her 21st century wits (and pop culture references) to navigate the legend. After all, surviving a magical plot, an evil prince, and a case of mistaken identity--all without changing history or scuffing your Manolos--takes some doing!
Luckily, she's got her very own knight in shining armor, Lancelot du Lac, on her side. The honorable-to-a-fault and devastatingly handsome champion insists on helping her out, even though she's not quite sure she wants him to. After all, shouldn't he be off romancing Queen Guenevere or something? Will Kat manage to stay out of trouble long enough to get back to her beloved café lattes, cosmopolitans and cashmere? And what will Lancelot's forbidden love mean for the kingdom of Camelot?』
price：$12.99
The Wild Rose Press
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (A thoroughly enjoyable experience) 『Lonely reporter, Erin Branigan, discovers that the key to her happiness lies in the past.
Erin Branigan seems to have the perfect life. She's a successful reporter, and she's engaged to an up and coming lawyer. However, Erin feels as if something is missing. Night after night she dreams of a handsome Civil War soldier. Her dreams feel so real and intense that Erin is driven to find out who this man was. Unfortunately, this drives a wedge between her and her fiancé and ultimately leads to the end of her engagement.
Erin's research leads her to Mason, Virginia where she discovers the grave of William Montgomery, the man in her dreams. On her way home, Erin is involved in a car accident. When she wakes up, she finds herself in a Confederate army camp, and the captain of the camp is Captain Will Montgomery. Will is attracted to Erin, but is hesitant to declare his feelings because he lost his wife at the beginning of the war and isn't sure if he's ready to invite another woman into his life. Erin's feelings for Will are also strong, but she discovers that she is much more then a laundress in the Confederate camp.
Erin is a classic strong heroine. After she gets over the initial shock of finding herself in a Confederate army camp during the Civil War, she adapts to the harsh life without modern conveniences very quickly. When faced with the brutal reality of war, Erin displays amazing strength by assisting with the primitive surgeries of the time and tending wounded soldiers. When Will is wounded, she shows him compassion and tenderness that eventually wins his heart.
Will is a perfect southern gentleman. He has a sense of honor and duty that commands the respect of everyone around him. When he sees Jake Wagner troubling Erin, he comes to her rescue on more then one occasion. Though he has feelings for Erin, he is troubled. His family has certain expectations when it comes to who they think he should choose for a wife. To make matters worse, Will suspects that Erin is a Federal spy, but he has no definite proof. Will must learn to trust Erin if they are going to have a future together.
Not only are the characters in Erin's Rebel interesting, but the opening lines also hooked me right away. "Erin Branigan had finally found the man of her dreams. Unfortunately, he'd died over one hundred and forty years ago." As I read these first two sentences, I was instantly intrigued. Immediately several questions popped into my mind. Who was the man of her dreams? Why did he exist in the past, and how did he die? I dove into the story eager to learn the answers to my questions and found the journey to the answers to be entertaining and interesting.
Reading Erin's Rebel was a thoroughly enjoyable experience that any fan of historical romance won't want to miss.
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (A great time travel romance.....) 『Cara and Michael first come together when she is 16 and he is 19. In the 20th century Cara has just turned 16 and was given a family heirloom, a pendant, for her birthday. This pendant has been passed down through her family since the late 1800's. On their way home, her and her parents get in a car accident and she is thrown from the car and transported back in time.
When Michael comes across Cara, he believes she is a small injured animal. When he notices that she is a young girl, he takes her into the mine to protect her from the storm. The next morning when Cara wakes up in The Promise she is back in her time, having no idea that she was transported at all. Over the years she is convinced by her grandfather and all her doctors that Michael was just a figment of her imagination.
Throughout the nine years, they never forgot each other and fate brought them together again. In most time travel romances that I've read, the heroine goes back through time and has to adapt to the past. I really enjoyed how Michael came foward and I couldn't stop laughing when he made Cara Fruit Loops for breakfast.
The love between the two was intense that even the boundries of time couldn't destroy. Davis does a great job portraying to the reader the intensity of their feelings for eachother.
If you enjoyed this book, I would recommend 'Everything In It's Time', also by Davis. I believe it is out of print, but you may be able to find it at a used book store.』
(A delightful story) 『What a delightful story. Well thought out, deep characters, an intricate plot and all around enjoyable read. I have a partiality for time travel stories, so this book caught my attention from the first time I picked it off of the shelf. Cara and Michael's story twists and turns, bending back on itself to make for a complete and satisfying reading experience.
One of the biggest potential problems for a time travel story is the element of the travel itself and how the protagonists react to the event. Usually you have either the hero or heroine thrown back/forward in time and the other party has to deal with understanding this anomaly. Ms. Dee avoids this trap nicely. The time travel is integral to the plot, and not just because it throws the lovers together. I suppose fans of time travel and the ultimate paradox of changing history will be leery of this story, since our hero and heroine make no excuses for trying to change the past. Thoughts of how this will change the future are not even addressed, and to me, makes for the weakest link in the story. (You know, the problem that arises when something does not happen, then how could such and such have happened, and ultimately, how could you have been born to come back to the past?)
Loralee, Patrick, Arlee, Ginny, Pete, (even Jack the horse), and all of the other secondary characters are depicted beautifully and add much to the story. I think my biggest reservation with this book is that there is so much depth and complexity to it, that at times it feels like the reader is skimming over some important facts. Some readers might get uncomfortable with the style the book was written, with concurrent threads, switching from one scene to another, all happening at the same "time". Personally, I thought it was well done and was comfortable with it. I would not (and do not) hesitate recommending this book as a good, solid read.』
(Promises made and promises kept -- Very highly recommended) 『Cara Reynolds' sixteenth birthday is perfect with a new foal, dinner at the Bristol with her parents, and the gift of beautiful silver heart shaped necklace. Then tragedy strikes in the form of car accident, killing her parents. A stranger finds Cara in the blizzard and seeks shelter for them in an abandoned mine tunnel. Michael Macpherson promises to take care of her, but in the morning, he's gone. Over time, doctors and her grandfather persuade Cara that her savior doesn't exist; that he is a way for her mind to deal with the tragic death of her parents. An artist, Cara tries repeatedly to recapture her memories of the mine tunnel called the Promise, not realizing that his promise ties her to Michael, binding their hearts and futures irretrievably.
Nine years later Cara realizes that time shifted that night, allowing two timelines to cross when a wounded Michael appears in her own time. She is from the present; he's from more than a hundred years ago. Someone tried to kill Michael and he knows neither who nor why. He immediately recognizes the subject of one of Cara's paintings, however. And he recognizes the unspoken promise of the two lovers in the mine's entrance. Later, an admirer named Nick insists that Cara sell her paintings of the Promise silver mine to him, but she refuses. When she and Michael return to her studio for a last minute chore before the paintings ship to a gallery in New York, a fire breaks out nearly killing Cara. Struck by the strange coincidences of the evening, Cara and Michael investigate Nick's house. There they find her paintings, and a very old news account of Michael's disappearance and his father's death. His brother Patrick will die as well, if they can't return to the past to save him.
Dee Davis pens an intriguing romance in THE PROMISE. At the heart of Cara and Michael's story lays the Promise, the silver mine that brought the Macphersons the promise of wealth and tragedy. Further, promises made and promises kept bind the hearts of Cara and Michael as they cross timelines. Mystery and love weave a mesmerizing account that culminates in terrific finale. The secondary plotline likewise binds hearts and promises, as the working girl Loralee and Michael's brother Patrick discover love in the midst of danger. Loralee is an especially sympathetic and appealing character guaranteed to capture reader's hearts. Furthermore, THE PROMISE is engaging enough that it is a good choice for romance readers even for those who often avoid time-travel stories. Very highly recommended.』
(Dee Davis Does It Again!!) 『Wow! This book is just wonderful. A fabulous time travel, a wonderful romance, and a heartwarming secondary romance thrown in to boot! Not to mention Ms. Davis' trademark suspense. All of the characters are richly drawn and memorable, especially the hero and heroine, Michael and Cara. All in all, a great read!』
(What a Wonderous Story!) 『Oh, my! This is a sweeping story that tacks you back to Colorado during the silver mining days. A love story about a modern-day heroine who is transported back to the past to be reunited with her love. Truly magical. The cool chill of the mountains, the heart pounding suspense.... Very highly recommended!』 『The mine called out to Cara from deep in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, near the town of Silverthread. It was rich in ore, overflowing with wealth that could make a family's fortune—or destroy it. In it had begun the weaving of a web of deceit, a murderous tapestry of lies that had meant the deaths of many innocents. But also in its shadowy maw lay the path to redemption and love. Its labyrinthine tunnels held a magic that could draw a woman one hundred years into the past, into the arms of one who could make her life whole. But crossing time was just the beginning. To right the wrongs already done, to paint a new future, one brighter and full of love, Cara would have to unravel its mysteries. She would have to depend upon the rugged man who emerged, trust his vow that he would keep her safe and cherish her forever. Then, and only then, would she truly understand the danger—and the power—of… THE PROMISE』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Not for me...) 『Okay, I only got to page 44 before I HAD to quit reading this so I can't really rate the entire book, but what I did read I did not like.
I love time travel books, but to have the "heroine" travel back in time and actually physically switch bodies with another person...uh uh. It was just to weird for me and I didn't really see the point.
I really liked Ms. Farmer's other time travel book that I've read "A Blast to the Past" and thought I'd give this one a try. I'm glad I stopped at page 44 and I'm equally thankful I checked this out at the library instead of having actually paid for it.』
(Lame Characters, So-so Time Travel) 『I bought this book because the plot sounded cool but it never really developed beyond "Wow what am I doing here" and "My husband is hot".
At the end of this novel, I still have NO CLUE as to the inner workings of either the hero or the heroine, besides the fact that the heroine at one point had some body image issues, which so quickly resolved after she lost weight - despite the fact that everybody from the maid to her husband told her she looked fine.
The hero remains poorly sketched. Apparently he's handsome, but really, at the end of this novel, I didn't care. *yawn*
The one positive was the unusual time travel method (heroine switches place with another woman), but if you're into time travel there are WAY BETTER BOOKS OUT THERE! (i.e. anything by Karen Marie Moning)』
(Sixpence Bride) 『I loved this book, couldn't put it down. If you love time travel books with humor, this is the book for you. Also there is a sequel written called "Spenceworth Bride", which I'm reading now.』
(The Sixpence Bride) 『This book was highly recomended to me, unfortunately it was so slow and boring! The main character of Jocelyn was so scared to believe she had time traveled, then suddenly she has perfectly adjusted to the 18th century. Everyone loves her, though we never understan exactly why because they think shes crazy. This is one of those books you start and put down unfortunately I didn't I kept hoping it would improve. It didn't. Save you time and money.』
(Awesome book) 『Jocelyn Tanner was part of a mock bride auction. When her blood sugar dropped (the symptoms sounded like Hypoglycemia) she sat down to keep from passing out. Instead, she passed through time! After the blackness faded, she found herself in a real bride auction! She was sold for a sixpence to Lord Garren Spenceworth and immediately wed.
Garren's father had found out that he had bed Melody, a widow. His father took the opportunity to demand Garren wed within one month or he would choose a bride for Garren! The month was near the end. Out of spite to the ultimatum, Garren purchased a bride. It did not matter to him that she spoke strangely OR that she swore she was in a stranger's body! But when he fell in love with her the trouble began.
Now Melody and her brother were causing trouble, a gypsy lady kept appearing at odd times to help Jocelyn out and tell her that someone else was transferred into her twentieth century body, and happiness seemed impossible!
Oh, how I hope the lady who went to the twentieth century has her story next! This one is a KEEPER! You would do well to order in advance so you do not forget! DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS ONE! Highly recommended! Awesome!』
『Jilted by her fiance, Jocelyn Tanner had to struggle not to believe that her own value had been somehow diminished. Still, she knew better than to let that fear ruin her tour of England. But no one had explained to her that there would be a mock bride auction--or that she would be sucked back in time to the close of the eighteenth century.
Suddenly Jocelyn found herself in another time, another body, and in a real auction--being claimed by a real hunk of a man. Still, her bride price hardly seemed flattering. And the handsome Garren had not yet shown her the attention for which she yearned. But as she began to make this new body her own, she saw interest flare behind the lord's reserved facade. She'd soon show him--and herself--in pounds or pennies, no one was worth more than his Sixpence Bride.』
price：$12.95
Hard Shell Word Factory
Usually ships in 24 hours 『When American tourists Lucy McLaverty and Maxine Desmond saw the sign "Thistleburn - Experience the Medieval" - they thought of nothing more than finding a welcome respite from a fierce storm buffeting the Scottish highlands. But when morning comes, more than the weather has changed. Though still in Scotland, they discover they have been transported 700 years into the past.With little more than their wits to protect them, Lucy and Max are immediately branded as witches and locked in the castle dungeon to await the judgment of the Laird of Thistleburn, Sir Evan Lyells. His timely return brings an end to the first plot to burn them at the stake but makes a dangerous enemy of the castle's cunning English priest, Adair Beath. Lucy's ability to read (a talent previously reserved to Beath) and to speak foreign languages proves valuable to the brawny laird. Soon she is at his side regularly and an improbable chemistry begins to develop between the two. That chemistry ignites during a raucous banquet, featuring the cuisine of restaurateur Maxine, when Sir Evan reveals to Lucy the dark secret that has blackened his heart. For Lucy, the emptiness of her life in modern times has finally been filled but with a man--and in a century--to which she can never belong. THE SPELLBOX captures the passion of Lucy and Sir Evan in a backdrop of violence, rebellion, and treachery that was Scotland seven centuries ago. Two resourceful women survive the challenge and adventure of this mysterious journey, and when only one returns to modern time, the story that links the past, the present, and the future is complete.』
price：$2.79
Torquere Press
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (A promising author.) 『Caleb is found by two soldiers aboard a stolen ship. He is there to help the soldiers on the Vigilant but first must convince them he is not a spy... Convincing the handsome Sarhaan might not be too much of a hardship though! Merow!
Caleb's best friend Daphne, who worked a coroner's office, has died but Caleb does not believe her death was a mugging as reported. He believes that she was murdered to cover up whatever she has found out about a series of killings in Havana and Cuba. The men of the Vigilant are under suspicion for the murders and Caleb takes it upon himself to help the team escape framing by corrupt politicians on their home planet, Earth.
Initially I found Caleb to be a bit of an ingenue, but as I read on his spine began to show through and he was quite engaging in the 2nd half of the book. He becomes more than a match for the more physically imposing Sarhaan. Our big, tough, nasty "send in the marines" hero Sarhann was plenty smexy and has been living off world for some time. His sexual preferences are not an issue on the ship whereas on Earth they are illegal. He has had far more time to become comfortable with his sexuality than Cal and this was quite a sweet plot point. The intimate moments were hot for the most part but somewhat lacking variety... or maybe I am just jaded?? heh.
I guess the problem I had with this book was that you needed to read the synopsis very closely to help decipher what was happening in the book. Even then, I still spent the 1st 50 pages floundering a bit. It's convoluted in parts and as its first novel of a series it suffers from trying build a complex world in 150 something pages. There were so many threads, often really great ideas, that were not fully fleshed out and just left hanging. It lacks the tightness of a Stephanie Vaughan's stand alone novels and this did spoil my read just a bit. While not my favorite of her books she is an author to check out.』
(Intergalactic Romance and excellent sci-fi) 『I can't say there was anything I didn't like about this book, except it wasn't long enough. It was plenty long, but I wanted more. The second book in the series is also exceptional, and I highly recommend it as well, but it focuses on two other characters, characters that beg to be explored in this first book, Alex and D'Abu. I also enjoy the references to a new ultra-conservative Earth and the destruction that brings.
I'd love to see another book about Cal and Saarhan. If you check out Torquere press the author does have a short story available about them that takes place a year later.
If you enjoy good sci-fi and romance, then you'll like this book.』
(Off World Series) 『Once again, I was incredibly impressed with Ms Vaughan's character building. her characters sell her books, to me, every time. There is an emotional connection immediately established, letting us, the reader, truly care what will happen to these men. Off World was a fun M/M story with heart. I highly recommend it.』
(Off-World by Stephanie Vaughan) 『Cal is a very young man, with a gentle soul and a fragile body who wants to discover who has brutally murdered his friend Daphne.
The prime suspects of the crime is a crew of rogue soldiers who has stolen a starship and now is wondering on the universe. Cal steals a little navette and succeeded on find the crew: but they are very big and very hungry men who think he is a spy. And decide to captive him.
Fortunately the man in command is Sarhaan, an afro-american hunk of man who happen to be very interested in Cal, and not because he could possibly be a spy: Sarhaan is very fascinating from this blond and innocent guy, who never has had sex cause sex between male is illegal on the earth. But now they are off world and Sarhaan, even if he thinks he is too unpolish and brutal for a guy like Cal, will not throw out the chance to have him.
In this novel the sci-fiction elements are not the principal aspect of the story. And also the crime is an element not so delved. It is more a story of self-discovery: for Cal, who learns that sex with a man is not a crime and that his feelings are not perverse, and for Sarhaan, who learns how to love someone. Even if you can think that Sarhaan, with his body and his role of power, is the strong element of the pair, it is not total true: I can read in him feelings inedequacy and fears to lose who he loves, that decipt him like a big man with a tender soul.』
(A Dream Come True) 『Off World was the book I dreamed of as gay teenager in the 1980's. I was, and still am, a voracious reader. I discovered straight romance novels and used to dream that one day there would be romance novels where the protagonists were two men. Stephanie Vaughn fulfilled that dream for me. When I first discovered gay romances I was severely disappointed. While they were full of hot sex, they were lacking in the emotional part of the equation. It seemed that those authors bought into the stereotype that the only thing gay men wanted was sex. From the minute I first read one of Stephanie Vaughn's books, I discovered an author who understood that gay men are complex human beings who not only want hot sex, but love and romance as well.
In Off World, the romance between Sarhaan and Caleb reminded me of the great swashbuckling romantic movies of the 1940's, like the ones starring Errol Flynn and Maureen O'Hara. Only in this book, the main characters are more like Errol Flynn and Tyrone Powers. Hooray!!!
Stephanie Vaughn's masterful writing sweeps the reader into a romantic drama with true to life characters who live in an imaginative and well constructed science fiction universe. She not only provides her readers with plenty of hot sex, but tugs at their heartstrings as well. I can't wait to read more from this author.
』 『Sarhaan and his band of elite soldiers don't know what to make of Caleb when his little spaceship turns up on their viewscreen. Believing that he might be a Republican spy, they bring the junior diplomat onto their stolen spaceship and question him. Sarhaan is immediately attracted to the young aristocrat, despite his doubts about Caleb's motives, and his feeling that giving into his feelings would be a very bad idea. Caleb is no spy. He's come looking for Sarhaan's soldiers to help them clear their names of a crime they didn't commit. Or at least he thinks they didn't. He's looking for a murderer and figures he'd better stay clear of any kind of entanglement with the smoking hot Sarhaan until he can find out who's at fault. What he doesn't count on is falling for the genetically enhanced Sarhaan, who seems to think Caleb is just a good time. Can Caleb convince Sarhaan that he's more than just a soldier's diversion? And can Sarhaan accept that the young elite might be just what he needs? Set against the backdrop of space and Doradus Station, a place where anything goes, Off-World is part mystery, part romance, and all heat!』
price：$9.95
Port Town Publishing
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Not my cup of tea) 『I bought it beacuse it was a time travel book but was very disappointed. The heroine and those she went back to were too complacent and accepting. The story was not believeable or enjoyable.』 『Kristie Somers is happy in her life. She has a promising career ahead of her, grandparents who love her, and no time for a man. Or so she thought, until she was dropped in the year 1864 at the close of the Civil War. The handsome Union colonel, Eric Langston, was a man to be hated. Her grandparents told her so. Her family has despised him for generations. He commanded the Yankee regiment that invaded her ancestral home; he was responsible for Whispering Willows burning to the ground. Why then does her heart pound every time he enters a room? Why do his fiery kisses stir her like no man ever has before? And how can she just overlook the fact that she KNOWS he is destined to die an alcoholic?』
price：$14.99
The Wild Rose Press
Usually ships in 24 hours 『Julie Summers, a teacher of medieval history, acquires a knight in shining armor, but not in her own time. When a magical amulet whisks her to thirteenth century England, she finds herself the pretend wife of a handsome baron. At first, she demands to be returned to her own century, but as time passes, she begins to fall deeply in love with him. Will she give up her twenty-first century life to remain in the past with Nicholas? Baron Nicholas de Montclair thinks he needs help protecting his son from his evil brother-in-law. But when he brings Julie back to his time, he finds it's a year earlier than he left and there's no child to protect. He and Julie are forced to overcome sieges, abductions and pregnancy with the aid of the amethyst amulets. Then Julie is forced to return to the future. Has he lost forever the woman he's come to love?』 タイトル『 Another Time Another Place >
『 Another Time Another Place >
『 A Time To Love >
『 A Time To Love >
『 Spellbound >
『 Spellbound >
『 Dark Victory (The Masters of Time) >
『 Dark Victory (The Masters of Time) >
『 Highlander's Challenge >
『 Highlander's Challenge >
『 Thirteen Chances (Signet Eclipse) >
T. Sue VerSteeg
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price：$10.99
The Wild Rose Press
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Great reading) 『This book was very enjoyable. The mixture of romance along with humor kept me turning the pages to see what would happen next. Can't wait to see what this author releases next. Great characters that you could relate to.』
(Take a trip back in time.) 『Ever felt like you just don't belong anywhere in your life? Not even in the same time zone? Well, like Tessa; you could be from another time and another place. Living in the 21st century with a cheating boyfriend and back stabbing best friend. Tessa Garrett has no family and no memories of them ever, just memories of drifting from foster home to foster home. Dreams continuously plague Tessa with a castle, a dark haired little boy and red haired girl playing tag in the courtyard; then the two lying on their backs arguing over the shape of a cloud. When she finds out the castle in her dreams is real, her best friend Libby buys the ticket for Tessa out of guilt because she slept with Scott. He was Tessa's boyfriend that could never seem to keep away from other women. Finally getting to tour the castle remains, rain threatens the sky and Tessa begins running toward the corner tower for protection. She falls on the way to the tower and discovers something very erie, the headstone of Theresa Brookshire. The little red haired girl from her dream was named Theresa Brookshire. Thunder wakens her from her shocked state; she begins running toward the tower again but falls once more. This time she blacks out and wakes up in a huge bed with a man looking exactly like Scott. Only his accent is that of many many years ago. And he is called Lord Eric of Hadley Castle. Tessa can only think that she is dreaming again. Until each time the two touch and the sparks fly; love quickly follows. Too bad he is betrothed to the evil witch Gretchen with no way out. As honor to his father he will not back down from this wedding. Once Gretchen sees that Lord Eric is smitten with Tessa, she begins trying everything to rid the castle of Tessa. The 13th century has awoken feelings inside of Tessa she never knew could possibly exist. The man, Scott from the future is nothing like this man Lord Eric that she has fallen madly in love with. It does not take long for Tessa to realize that the 13th century is where she has always belonged. I think T. Sue Versteeg wrote this book beautifully. The dialect of the 13th century was very well written. I could just fall in love with Lord Eric he is such a wonderful character and is very like what men should be back in those days. Eric's betrothed Gretchen was a selfish little witch who cared for nothing besides herself and the title of Lady of Hadley Castle. There are a few other amazing characters in this book but I will not give them away. And many more exciting, keep you on the edge of your seat events. You must read it for yourself.』
(Avid Reader Lisa) 『I really enjoyed reading this book. The unexpected twists kept me turning the pages to see what would happen next and the writing style of Ms. VerSteeg captivated me. I look forward to more releases from this witty author.』 『Tessa Garrett has had less than an interesting life. Forgotten and abandoned as a child, her life consisted of foster homes and self-reliance. Her only escape from reality was her dreams; dreams of a castle she thought only existed in her mind until she woke up within its walls in the thirteenth century. Eric Bartholomew Hadley had found no time for love, unless it became necessary to lure the opposite sex into his bedchamber. As future lord of his castle, Eric will honor his father's last request and marry a shrew. Knowing the loveless union will provide his castle with a lady and hopefully an heir, he reluctantly agrees to the upcoming nuptials until he discovers Tessa in his courtyard. Can true love overcome all odds and bridge the gap of eight centuries?』
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