Laura Hogg

< Spirit of the Mist > Janeen O'Kerry

< When There Is Hope > 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

< Making Chase (The Chase Brothers, Book 4) > Rebecca Goings

< Whispers through Time (Time Passages) > Jenny Lykins

< The Last Highlander (Time Passages Romance Series , No 13) > Judith O'Brien

Overall, the story is unique&interesting but dragged at some points 'cuz there were moments I felt like I was wading through a fog. Another objection I have is that there is quite a lot of name-dropping made by the author. Most of these are allusions to American pop-culture whose meaning escapes me sometimes.
I usually enjoy this author's books, but this one leaves me unmoved. Perhaps it's because I find the characters uninteresting. Or the plot rather uninvolving. But overall, it took me a long time to finish this book. Something's missing. It lacks... zing.
For all who have been dreaming of finding that knight in shining armour, this is the book for you. The beauty of Camelot contrasted with the ugliness of modern society leaves you hoping for days gone by. Relive the splendour of Camelot and believe that dreams do come true!
The first thing that will cross your mind when you read the sypnosis is ... another story about King Auther and Camelot and .. blah .. blah .. blah

That's what first crossed my mind, but I loved this book. It was funny, and the characters were simply wonderful. You'll fall in love with Lancelot and forget all that you've ever read about him. Give this book a change, you won't regret it.

In her acclaimedMaiden Voyage,Judith O'Brien spun "an extraordinary, enchanting tale"(Rendezvous)of a love that crossed the centuries. Now, in a story that tingles with magic and wit, she sends a delightful contemporary heroine on a star-crossed quest in a long-ago land that may be more than just the stuff of fairy tales...

Madison Avenue advertising executive Julie Gaffney is on the lookout for a good man and a love that will last forever. But heroes are few and far between in New York City, and -- after one too many disastrous blind dates -- Julie has all but given up. Then, while chaperoning a children's birthday party in a suburban medieval theme restaurant, Julie suddenly falls into a cold faint...and awakens in fabled Camelot, face-to-face with the greatest hero of them all -- the legendary Lancelot.

Behind the suit of armor is a man of deep passion and sensuous masculinity, a loyal knight who is about to be ensnared in a web of royal deception that will tarnish his name for all time. Entranced by his azure eyes and mesmerizing voice, Julie realizes she has a mission to fulfill. Only she can divert the tragedy that dooms Camelot...and Lancelot. But in saving the kingdom and the knight she has come to love, Julie puts her own heart in great peril...
Madison Avenue advertising executive Julie Gaffney believes in true love and knights in shining armor. Unfortunately, she can't find either in New York City. But when she helps a friend chaperone her son's birthday party at a medieval theme restaurant and touches a gold suit of armor, she finds herself in medieval England, mistaken for a squire by none other than Sir Lancelot. It isn't until Julie is knocked unconscious and Lancelot revives her that he discovers that the squire is actually a beautiful woman.

When Julie sees the handsome knight in the presence of Guinevere and Arthur, the details of the Camelot legend come immediately to mind. Tragic events are about to unfold in this mystical land unless Julie can somehow put a stop to it. Has fate--or the magic of Merlin--brought her to Camelot? What evil machinations has the dark Malvern set in motion? And now that Julie has, at last, found true love and her knight in shining armor, will she and Lancelot find a way to live happily ever after? Filled with humor and magic, this time-travel tale seamlessly blends legend with contemporary reality.--Lois Faye Dyer
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< One Perfect Knight > < Ashton's Bride > < Once Upon a Rose > < To Marry a British Lord > < Son of the Morning > freaks

Angelique Cherene Shatzel

Steal Me Away takes romantic adventure through the cosmos, combining the pursuit of passionate desire with the futuristic concept of time travel. Readers who are both captivated by romantic fables and intrigued by the possible forms this world may take in the distant future will enjoy it.

< Across a Moonswept Moor (Timeswept) > Hanlon

I love time travel books, however this one was not a pleasant experience. Besides this book being dull, it is riddled with historical inaccuracies. The author did not appear to put any actual research into her time periods, which truly detract from the book. I would not recommend this book to anyone with any working knowledge of the Revoluntary and Post-Civil War eras.
Excellent time travel. One of the better ones I have read. I good heartwarming ending. My biggest disappointment was that the story had ended.
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< Mine For All Time (Zebra Historical Romance) > < At Midnight (Ballad Romances) > < This Time For Keeps > freaks

< Prince of Ice > Stobie Piel