Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (New Agey Romance: Starts off well, but falls flat) 『Aurelia is a pictish princess. (If there is such a thing), when a mystic prophecy causes her to awaken in the future, she falls in love with the owner of her castle even though she believes him to be the man who killed her brother. Baird Beauforte (terribly name), is opening a hotel bed and breakfast, and during renovations stumbles across Aurelia's crypt. When he wakens her with a kiss, she becomes his guest at the castle.
Despite myself, I liked this book, at least the first part. Aurelia was an endearing character despite the phoney new-age mystic fluff added to pad the plot. I particularly enjoyed her 'exploration' of the outside world, and the character of Julian.
Things I didn't like? Aurelia's age isn't mentioned anywhere in the plot. I have difficulty getting into romances if I don't know the basics of the main characters. Also, I liked the character of Marissa. I wished she and Aurelia could have been friends rather than fighting over Baird. Number 1 peeve: Baird! This character had zero personality, and the romance between him and Aurelia was unbelievable. Aurelia was too immature and naive for me to consider the romance with a modern man credible (or satisfying). Finally: Julian. The romance between him and Marissa seemed an afterthought. The author would've given SOME indication these characters were attracted to each other early on.
Started off 4 stars, but ended up being merely an average novel with some good points.』
(WONDERFUL) 『I liked this book,it had a mixture of humor ,romance and fantasy.If you are looking for a sleeping beauty, prince charming and ofcourse a villain then this is the book.I truly enjoyed reading it.』
(Not bad in a fairy tale sort of way) 『Aurelia and Baird's story is a light fairy tale type story, which works, if you like this sort of writing/book. This Sleeping Beauty theme tries to be successful by using the juxtaposition of two people separated by1200 years. Our heroine falls asleep after pricking her thumb and after a 1200 year break (which is later explained), our prince charming finally awakens our princess. Everything revolves around legends, prophecies and reincarnation, so if you do not like these explanations, or feel a book gets stale when everything has been prophesized, you will not find this plot a good one to read.
I liked the fact that Aurelia assumes that she had just awoken from a nap and judges everything that happens around her by her 9th century beliefs. She looks for her father, whom she believes is prisoner of her enemy, Bard (Ms. Cross uses a slight change spelling on our hero and enemy's name) and explains all of the changes she sees by Bard's sorcery. In a society that had many conquerors and blended many different religious beliefs (Norse, Christian, Celtic and "pagan"), weird happenings could have easily been explained by magic, sorcery or witchcraft. She holds everyone in the modern world to the customs of the 800's, and it is interesting to see how she interprets things. Baird now owns the castle (which Aurelia assumes he got as Bard by conquering it, though he bought it in modern times to build a hotel) so when he talks to his interior designer, Aurelia assumes that "king" Baird is lavishing his largesse on his layman. Why else would a woman dress like Marissa and be allowed to spend the kings money so freely? There are many more such "misunderstandings" and I think that most of them are well done. Like others though, my biggest criticism of the book is that it took Aurelia SO long to figure out what happened, especially since she knew the prophecy.
I am not so sure I liked the fact that our key players had selective memories, or some remembered all of the past and others did not. Except for ease of writing the plot, there seemed to be no explanation why our villain would remember his past lives and our hero would not, putting him at a distinct disadvantage. Baird could also have been a stronger character all around. For a savvy, cutthroat businessman, he did not come across that way. Probably not the best book I have ever read, but by far not the worst either.』
(Simple) 『I hate to trash a book but I agree with the other readers who found it uninteresting. There's far better books to read.』
(A good idea, with poor execution) 『I tried to approach this book with an open mind. Page after page, I kept pushing foward...but I finally gave up.
Maybe I'll pick this book up again, when there aren't better books around to read and I've got time to waste.
The idea for the book is good. I like fairy tales and fantasy. However, the fact that Aurelia still believes that she's living in the past by chapter 11 is simply too trying. It's both frusterating and dull when she rushes about to find a father who died (maybe of natural causes) long, long ago.
Perhaps it might be amusing to some, the confusion and the misunderstandings that lead to Aurelia's continued belief that she is in a.d. 800. However, I couldn't stand the fact that every problem she perceives is, well, wrong and an illusion. It would have been so much nicer had she realized that she'd woken up in the 20th century, and dealt with all of the problems and mysteries from that point forward, from that perception and angle...rather than from a delusion.
For instance, she's convinced that the hero, Baird, is actually the invading evil villain Bard...who was attacking her home when the sleeping enchantment encased her.
So she's thinking that her father, the king, has been captured and tortured or killed...and that Baird, who she thinks is Bard, is responsible. Somehow, while a sleeping enchantment is obviously make-believe, the terrible and often silly gordian tangles of logic that Claire indulges to keep Aurelia thinking she's in the past is simply way over the top.
Maybe I'm being too harsh. Maybe I gave up on this book too soon. Maybe I'll pick it up someday and give it another try. In the meantime, I'm going to spend my time on more worthwhile books.』
『For over a thousand years the brambles grew over the ruins of Dunhelm Castle.
Until an American hotelier decided to clear away the thorny brush--and found a mysterious sleeping beauty...』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (bookguru) 『I liked the premise of the book, but from there it fell alittle short. I like time travels, I bought this because it was given 5 stars, but to me 5 stars means you can't put the book down.』
(A Cry at Midnight) 『A real page turner! Ms. Chancellor's characters become real with her use of humor and emotion in this time travel.』
price：$2.10
Writers Club Press
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Pretentious trash) 『I find this book rates right up there with some of Norman Mailer's more incomprehensible books...boring and tiresome. It does, however, might good bedside reading. A page or two and you'll be sound asleep.』
(Another look at publishing today.....) 『This is a "vanity press" book. If a writer such as Mrs. Lutzky cannot (it would seem) find an agent and that agent find a publisher, it merely indicates how distressed the book business is these days. Fortunately, yes, there are still many good writers and many agents/publishers to work with them. Of course, I may have this all wrong and it's a reprint of previously published material, but I do not believe that to be the case.
Whatever the case, this is no reflection on Those Beautiful Eyes nor the author. This is a stunning work of literature and I'm glad to see there are others who agree with my determination.』
(That Beautiful Book) 『Other reviewers have given an overview of the contents of this beautiful novel, so I will only make a few remarks about my own experience in reading it. I bought this book on impulse, something I rarely do. I don't read novels for entertainment, but rather to be touched deeply at the feeling core of my being. Very few novels do that, but this one did. My love for ancient history was fed by the author's fine evocation of life in 2700 BCE, a time I well recall from a lifetime of dreams and reveries of Mohenjo-Daro.
The characters of Anarisha (in 2700 BC) and Maria (in modern times) are the most vividly drawn, and well brought to life by the strong supporting cast. I read this book slowly, savoring every word. The book is well-written enough to allow this kind of deep immersion without becoming thin or shallow. The ending was perhaps a bit contrived, but still satisfying.
I just finished the book this morning and I still cannot separate myself from it enough to give a fully objective evaluation. For one thing, there were a stunning number of coincidences between the dates and places in the book and those of my own life. This added much to my reading experience, but could not possibly be shared by very many other readers. For (only a very few of many) examples: Born in 1945; life changing month of June, 1963; entered UC Berkeley Fall, 1963 (I feel I knew the author then, but I can't be certain); first child born 1974; an unexpected tragic death in 1998; and far too many more to mention without boring you. And the Dhammapada, that constant companion and guide of my life. Certainly a part of my appreciation for this book was that the author was somehow, inexplicably, writing the story of my own life -- not merely the sense of it, which can be found in other books, but the details, which I don't know how she could have known.
A remarkable literary achievement, this book is "almost aesthetically perfect" like Michael Dagan's films. Ann, by pouring your life into this story, you have accomplished your life's work. Now it's time to go beyond being a Buddhist, and to become a Buddha. 』
(A timeless literary journey) 『A timeless and sumptuous exploration of the fluidity of the ages and our spiritual connections, THOSE BEAUTIFUL EYES is a true feast for the senses.
From ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day San Francisco, in delicate yet masterful prose, this novel depicts the lives and fates of a village girl in service to a goddess, a dancer, and a film maker and his wife, while reflecting on the corrupting influence that the quest for recognition, power and wealth has on the soul. Ms Lutzky's wealth of historical research shines through without interfering with the sublime clarity of her tale - one that carries deep roots in Eastern philosophies. A sensual celebration of longing and loss, of the fragility of love and our forgotten past, this is literature of the highest order - an intelligent, deeply powerful book that cannot fail to leave the reader yearning for more. Highly recommended for fans of Isabel Allende or Gabriel Garcia Marquez. 』
(Those Beautiful Eyes) 『I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Lutzky's "Those Beautiful Eyes". Slipping back and forth through time kept me on my toes but the modern characters were so involving that I found myself wondering about them and where the story was headed...much as one would absently think about friends and their lives.
Of course I identified with certain characters and their struggles with life and relationships. Very convincing stuff. I suspect that Ms. Lutzky has indeed a connection to another time and place...a must read!』
『This lushly beautiful saga explores the finest nuances of human desire and compassion. Inspired by A. Cowart Lutzky's multicultural roots and travels, "Those Beautiful Eyes" incorporates extensive research on early civilized cultures, rituals, medicines, myths and archetypes to create a mesmerizing and deliciously tangible experience. The life stories of Michael Dagan, Maria Ananin and Anarisha of Fa-Orszag glide smoothly between ancient and modern realities. From forest villages to temple gardens to San Francisco bedrooms, lives and worlds fit together in a mysterious cuneiform whose intricate secrets are revealed with the final strokes. Exquisite in rhythm and voice, the story is at once sensual, soulful and thought-provoking.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Difficult to follow) 『I was really excited in the first few pages of this book. It starts out with the hero trying to save the heroine. Nothing quite like an opening like that to make you want to stay with the reading.
But just as suddenly as the opening grabs you, I found that I didn't understand what was happening as Alrick lay covered in ashes while Carly Roberts ran to call 911. It took nearly five more pages before I realized this was a fantasy/contemporary crossover, and while I've read many of those, none of those left me as puzzled or as unhappy as this one had. In fact, I had trouble getting through the entire book, confused by the characters' intents and stories.
Carly Roberts is a widow, trying to make her ranch survive when Pirnce Alrick of Rune, a Fae, comes to save her. And that's all about I can surmise from my reading. There is some attraction on both parts, it is very difficult to ignore both character's physical attributes.
I don't know if I'll pick this book up to try it again, but it had so much promise to begin with. This book is a part of a series, but I am not sure if the characters are referenced in the other books.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Excellent Time Travel Romance) 『Dr. Ryan Burke, an anthropologist from the Smithsonian, has accepted an assignment at the Little Big Horn Valley, to document the memories of the children of the survivors of the big battle there in 1876. Ryan is instantly enamored with the culture and history of the Native people, who still call this stark area their home. However, the dig that she is involved with is suspected of selling the archifact finds and she is recruited by an old Indian to help catch the thief.
When coming back from doing laundry, the old truck she borrowed breaks down, causing her to walk back to the camp site. Once there, she spies supicious activity from the head of the dig's tent. However, her tent collapses from the storm and she takes up residence in a near by teepee. Every night, she is haunted by visions of a wolf man, who tempts her to come to him. One night, she gives in. When she wakes up, she is transported to 1876, days before the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Dillon Wolf is a hot shot attorney, who battles his tribes troubles in Washington, DC. He is determined to shut down the project which he knows is stealing from his people. After a meeting with official, Dillon is involved in an accident, where he is left in an unexplained coma.
Ryan and Wolf find each other in the past. From the first actual meeting of the two leads in the story, they are interested in each other. Ryan has difficulty, at time, understanding the reality of the way of life she has chosen to study. Wolf has difficulty understanding why he is drawn to a white woman. However, the author does a wonderful job in explaining both characters and progressing their story. Not once did I feel that love story was forced in any way. It seemed geniune, up until the end.
A LOVE BEYOND TIME was an excellent adventure. It is obvious that the author put in valuable research time, that definitely pays off in the story. This book is definitely one of the best I've read of this genre. Even the ending, which can be difficult in a time travel, is without fault and completes the novel well.』
(A truly great read) 『As a fellow author of a Native American novel, I am very picky when reading such a work by another author. I absolutely loved this book. Besides being well written, the story itself is absolutely absorbing. Having visited the site of the Battle of Little Big Horn, I found myself drawn completely back there by Ms. Aitken's on-the-mark descriptions and prose. Bonnie Napoli author of Shadows of the Eclipse』
(A LOVE BEYOND TIME) 『Judie Aitken has done a superb job with A Love Beyond Time. She takes all of us along with Ryan to the Battle of the Little Horn and we all fall in love with Wolf. There is a wonderfully evocative sense of time and place in her work and her secondary characters like Charley and Buddy are interesting and fun. Often when reading this book I found myself with tears in my eyes and a sense of sorrow for a way of life that was soon to be lost. I particulary liked the way that she effortlessly moved us from the present to the past without gimmicks. This is a great story by a very promising writer. It gets my vote for Favorite Book of the Year.』
(History with romance you can't beat) 『This is the first book i have read by Judie Aitken..what a story teller. It blends real history with today and throws in a lot of romance. Going thru some kind of time warp anthropologist Ryan Burke leaves 1999 and wakes up 1876 just days before the Battle of Little Big Horn. She is sent there for a reason. Someone is stealing artifacts from the grounds of Little Big Horn in 1999 so she's in the past to catch a thief. Enjoy this book....』
(Well done on your debut book. I enjoyed every page.) 『I can only say that as a fellow author of time travel I know the hours of research it must have taken you to write such a spellbinding story. I knew little about the Little Big Horn until your story. Once I started reading, I could not stop. You have a true talent and I look forward to reading your next book. For those of you who are thinking about buying this book, I would say add it to your cart now!』 『When anthropologist Ryan Burke joins a dig at the site of Little Big Horn, she realizes that not everyone is excited about the opportunity. Renowned Indian affairs lawyer Dillon Wolf wants to shut the project down. But when Ryan is given an old tribal tipi, she journeys to the past--where the tension between her and a Lakota warrior named Wolf erupts...into passion.』
price：$1.98
Time Travelers LLC
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (wish never bought) 『I love time travels and am willing to forgive a lot, but this book was just not good. For the price well, it was outrageous. I didn't like any of the characters and found the book very difficult to read. In fact, I just scanned it after several tries and then never finished it. I was very disappointed, I had such high hopes bases on prior reviews.』
(Fantastic Voyage!) 『I have read all of Van Horne's books and this is definitely my favorite! I learned so much about the French Revolution from reading this book. It was obvious that Ms. Van Horne did her research! All of her books have way of taking you on the journey with the character. Fantastic! I recommend any of her books to people who are intrigued with romance, time travel, or just a great story!!』
(Especially recommended for science fiction fans) 『The fifth book in the exciting "Time Travelers" series, The Diary of Jean-Jacques Coupier by Hollie Van Home is the engaging story of Celeste Montclaire, a contemporary woman who falls into a Time Tunnel and finds herself transported to 1793 Paris -- smack into the middle of the French Revolution. With loves and loyalties on both sides of the growing conflict, she must make her choices quickly; her very life hinges upon them! A rousing and engaging novel, in touch with its chosen era of history, The Diary of Jean-Jacques Coupier is especially recommended for science fiction fans with a penchant for time travel stories.』
(The best book I have read in years) 『I have read all the Time Travelers books and I love them all, but I think this one may turn into my favorite because I think that this may be the best book I have ever read in my life. I got the book on a Tuesday and just read it non-stop until I was done. Her books are like that. You can't put them down. The characters just grab you and won't let go. I had to find out what would happen to them. The finest glimpse into the past you will ever read. If you have never read a book in this series, then you are missing one of the best new writers on the market today.』 『The Diary of Jean-Jacques Coupier ~ Time Travelers, Inc.'s Jim Cooper has found the woman of his dreams. She's Celeste Montclaire, a beautiful, strong-willed, intelligent, artistic attorney from New York City whose heart was broken many years ago by a mysterious lover she met when she was at art school in Paris, France. Though she enjoys her weekends of love with Jim at his woodsy cabin in Richfield Springs, New York, she can't shake the memory of Phillipe, the man who left her without a word of farewell. But the Time Tunnel has plans of its own when it takes her on a surprise trip to the Paris, France of 1793 and places her right in the middle of the French Revolution...alone! She's now Celeste Lacombe whose cousin, Claire Lacombe, is a notorious rabble rouser, leader of the Revolutionary Republican Women, and lover to the infamous newspaper editor, Leclerc. And Celeste's former lover -- son of an aristocrat -- Phillipe de Brouquens, and Jim Cooper's former life's personal, a police spy by the name of Jean-Jacques Coupier -- are there to make her new life even more complex. Now all she has to do is decide which man truly owns her heart -- and quickly. For her choice has now become a matter of life and death!』
price：$6.99
Medallion Press
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Very good book!!) 『Very entertaining story. It was interesting to have the story set in the past, and in the present. Very well written. I would definitely recommend it.』
(A keeper) 『I really enjoyed this book and will keep it. I probably would rate it 4&1/2 and PG. Parallel between past and present very realistic. Historical plus a little mystery. Clean reading. Nice romance. I would like to read more books by this author.』
(Beautiful Story) 『Excellent writing. Two stories in one have you anxious to find out what happens in each. You know they are connected but you don't know how - until the end. I highly recommend this book.』
(A compelling story!) 『I'd love to see this one made into a movie. It's Twilight Zone without the irony and with a wonderful ending! I loved it!』
(A Sweet Story) 『What a sweet story! The love that Cassie and Lucas find warms your heart. Once again, Mrs. Wilson gives us her best. Thanks Dolores! Keep them coming.』 『Today . . . Widowed neurologist Dr. Daniel Lucas has a comatose Jane Doe patient. The only thing he knows about her is that she was badly beaten by someone and left for dead. And that he is strangely, inexplicably drawn to her. So drawn, he allows his young son to sit by the woman's bedside and relate stories of the old west once told to him by his deceased mother.
Yesterday . . . The abandoned wife of an abusive husband, Cassie struggles to maintain the small Montana ranch she and her young son call home. When drifter Daniel Lucas comes by she hires him on, grateful for both his physical labor and the support he lends against a greedy neighbor who wants her land. And although she is still legally bound to the man who deserted her and her son, Cassie finds a transcendent passion. A doomed passion.
Today . . . Dr. Lucas' skill finally brings his Jane Doe back into the world of the living, and her secrets are revealed. Along with a brutal ex-husband who is coming back to finish the job he started.
Is Cassie doomed to suffer the same fate twice? Or is love indeed strong enough to transcend time?』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (ROMANCE WITH A TIME TRAVEL TWIST...) 『This book is enjoyable, escapist entertainment. It is a fairly well written, time travel romance. I read it, not realizing that there was a prequel to it. It did not really matter, as the author had enough background information interwoven in the book, so as to make it totally comprehensible. The only thing it did was whet my appetite for the prequel, which I fully intend to read.
Here, a twentieth century doctor, Douglas MacKendimen, disillusioned with the practice of medicine, inadvertently goes back in time to fourteenth century Scotland. Having been brought up with tales of time travel by his parents, stories that he took to be fairy tales, he is amazed to find them to be true. While in the past, he discovers people who knew his parents and is amazed to realize that he himself was conceived in the past.
He also meets the woman of his dreams, literally. You see, Douglas had, for some time, been dreaming of a raven haired, green eyed beauty, and here she is in the flesh in the fourteenth century! It turns out that she is Caitlin MacInnis, a healer in her own time. With her help, the disillusioned doctor rediscovers why it was that he went into the medical profession in the first place, and he regains his joy in being a healer. Having fallen in love with Caitlin, he must now decide whether he will return to his own time, or remain in the past with the love of his life.
To find out what he decides to do, read the book. You will not be disappointed.』
(TIME TRAVEL WITH A TWIST...) 『This book is enjoyable, escapist entertainment. It is a fairly well written, time travel romance. I read it, not realizing that there was a prequel to it. It did not really matter, as the author had enough background information interwoven in the book, so as to make it totally comprehensible. The only thing it did was whet my appetite for the prequel, which I fully intend to read.
Here, a twentieth century doctor, Douglas MacKendimen, disillusioned with the practice of medicine, inadvertently goes back in time to fourteenth century Scotland. Having been brought up with tales of time travel by his parents, stories that he took to be fairy tales, he is amazed to find them to be true. While in the past, he discovers people who knew his parents and is amazed to realize that he himself was conceived in the past.
He also meets the woman of his dreams, literally. You see, Douglas had, for some time, been dreaming of a raven haired, green eyed beauty, and here she is in the flesh in the fourteenth century! It turns out that she is Caitlin MacInnis, a healer in her own time. With her help, the disillusioned doctor rediscovers why it was that he went into the medical profession in the first place, and he regains his joy in being a healer. Having fallen in love with Caitlin, he must now decide whether he will return to his own time, or remain in the past with the love of his life.
Read the book, to find out what he decides to do.』
(Brought Laughter, Tears, and Sighs - Excellent!) 『The MacKendimen saga comes full circle with this stunning conclusion to the two part series that began with "A LOVE THROUGH TIME". Dr. Douglas MacKendimen (30 year old son of Maggie and Alex - ALTT) is once again in Scotland for the annual clan gathering. This has been a family tradition, since his parents met there and fell in love with the help of the fates and a magical stone arch. Douglas has grown up on his parents tales, but regards them as nothing more than "bedtime stories".
Of late he's been troubled by two dreams, each involving the same mysterious woman, a woman like none other, a woman he's never met. One dream is frightening, the other erotic, and Douglas can't help but compare all others to the "woman of his dreams", he's waiting for something, what? he doesn't know.
The clan seer, the old woman Mairi who was instrumental in his parent's own journey of discovery, tells him that he must now meet his destiny, which will involve saving this woman, and being saved by her, and answering to the fates, which are not pleased with him.
He scoffs but a woman's cry of distress finds him dashing through the arch, to find her under attack by a rival clan. Without hesitation he acts to save her. At the very moment he recognizes her as the woman he has dreamed of, he's rendered unconscious by a severe blow to the head.
The woman is Caitlin, the 17 year old daughter of Moira, the visionary who had helped Maggie and Alex during their journey through time, and the smithy Pol. Caitlin too, has had the dreams, of this man, the man she knows she will love with all her heart. She is the clan healer, an herbalist, but she also has a "gift" - the ability to cure with her touch. The gift has its price for Caitlin assumes her patients' pain.
Douglas is awed by the care she has for her patients and the sacrifices she is willing to make for them. Why have the fates sent him here when any involvement will surely end in heartbreak when returns home as prophesied? He soon comes to realize that he has defied the fates by immersing himself in technology and shielding himself from his patients suffering. He's forgotten to care. He was conceived in this time through his parent's great love for each other, their very own lesson, and he realizes he's been sent back to the place where HIS soul began to find it once more. But in finding his soul will he lose his heart? What will become of him and of Caitlin when he is sent back home, having learned the lesson of the fates? Will these few short weeks be enough to last them a lifetime? Can the fates be defied?
I cried at the end of this story, but don't let that put you off, I loved both stories and the saga ends happily, never you fear. I highly recommend reading both books and there's a little surprise at the end of this one that I think you will enjoy.
(A good sequel to A LOVE THROUGH TIME) 『I was looking forward to reading this book as I had just read A LOVE THROUGH TIME. Terri continues the story but this time it is Maggi and Alex's son Douglas who is sent back to the middle ages. It is great to read about the characters inteviening 20yrs, since Maggie and Alex went home. I was so glad that Anice had changed from the spoilt brat that she was in the first book. I felt really sorry to find out what had happened to her. The ending was not what I expected it to be, but it was still very good. I do hope Terri will continue with the series. It would be great if she could give the other characters a turn like Lynn Kurland did with the MacLeod's and the De Piaget's in STARDUST OF YESTERDAY and A DANCE THROUGH TIME to mention just a couple of her books.』
(Great Book (Even without reading the first!)) 『I didn't even know there was a prequel to this book until I saw other reviews for this book. Now I will definitely have to go back and read the first. But, although I didn't read the first book, I was not lost while reading this one. The author was very good about putting some background into this one, the second book. I loved this book. I was held in suspense until the very end.
This is one of the few books I have read where it is the hero that goes into the past. And he learns things about himself while he is there. A physician who became caught up in the power, money, and prestige of being a doctor, he is made to realize why he became a doctor in the first place, while working side by side with the heroine, a healer. The romance develops nicely as both learn from the other. Definitely a reader! And now I think I will go back and read the first! :)』
『Propelled reluctantly back in time by his family's unpleasant penchant for time travel, a twentieth-century Scottish doctor falls for a fourteenth-century beauty with a compassionate heart. Original.』
price：$1.94
Time Travelers LLC
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (teenagers sexual escapades in Shakespearean era.) 『This is the first book with sexual situations described by a teenager to another teenager. it reads like a diary filled with silliness, story line is minimal and so are character development. For the money it is a very short book with a very short story line. Did not enjoy it. Sex scenes were boring, no story development was very predictable.
If you are over 13 this is a definite NO.
Far cry from her other books which are wonderful.』 『Tara Angeline tells of the many love affairs she had when she time-traveled to Elizabethan, England circa 1600.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Outstanding Time Travel) 『Richard Lambert went to England to fulfill his dead wife's wish, never knowing that he would be reunited with her, albeit 700 years in the past. Meanwhile, in 1214, a very brutal Lord Richard de Lambert wreaks havoc and terror along the Welsh border. His wife Eleanor, knows him for the monster he is and doesn't really care for him. Ambushed and mortally wounded, Lord Richard's body brought home to Eleanor, and he is pronounced dead. When the priest comes to perform last rites, he finds Richard still alive. Reluctantly, Eleanor tends to Richard and as he eventually begins to heal, she finds this Richard is completely different.
This new and improved Richard, the one from the future, who fell down and most likely died while exploring the medieval keep took the place of his namesake. Richard's mind is from the future, but his body is now that of a younger man (a body better than he ever had in the future). Eleanor is the picture of his beloved deceased wife, but looks at him with fear and much less than affection. Not knowing the language, old French Norman, he must find a way to communicate and win the love of his wife while surviving in a land that would label him possessed while he tried to acquire the skills of a warrior to survive. He is faced with insurmountable problems in order to disguise his true identity and convince Eleanor of his love, and to overcome the treachery that abounds in that period.
This is a fascinating book! It is fast paced and quite intriguing. I have always thought that the more believable time travels were such as this, where it is the soul transported, or the `essence' of the person rather than the body that gets catapulted back into time. Ms. Kelleher appears to have done a marvelous job of research in describing the historical elements of the time period. All lovers of time travel should look to acquire this book for their keeper shelves! Superb read!』
(Her best yet!) 『Anne Kelleher knows how to draw a reader into a story. From the opening battle scene, I was completely hooked. Indeed, I had to read that paragraph several times - it is the most gruesome, and I imagine, the most realistic description of a medieval battle that I have ever read. There is a gritty reality to the entire narrative, the author gives the impression that she has studied this period in great detail and displays an admirable ability to transport her readers there. Her writing is clear, crisp, and evocative. It is a charming story without a hint of the corniness, so often found in this genre. I highly recommend this book to my friends - even to those who are wary of reading romance or time travel!
I would like to be able to share this book with more people. Any chance that the publisher will print more?』
(Fabulous, Fun, and Romantic) 『I hope they'll do another print run of this book for those of you who haven't read it yet -- it's a wonderful blending of accurate history with romance. It reminded me a bit of Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," with the hero's modern sensibilities hitting up against a medieval environment. I adored the love story, and found it easy to suspend disbelief because the author did a great job of having the romance unfold naturally. Full of visceral detail, this book almost made me wish I could step in an English castle and vanish into the past.』
(Great book!!!!) 『This is probably one of the best time-travels I've ever read. It's rich with history, and the characters are completely believable. I thought the author did a particularly great job with the hero--I could really fall in love with him!』
(Time Travel - the way it should be.......) 『Did you ever wonder how in most time travel stories, the time-traveller always seems to fit in so seemlessly and effortlessly into their new environment? Did you ever wonder how time-travellers always seem to be able to speak the language of whatever environment they are thrust into? Did you ever wonder what it would really be like to find yourself in another time, where you didn't have a clue what anyone around you was saying?
In her latest novel, A ONCE AND FUTURE LOVE, Anne Kelleher has created a story which actually seems to take the reader into the past, with all of its uncomfortable realities, sights, sounds, smells, and customs.
Anne Kelleher's novel revolves around a middle-aged 20th century man named Richard Lambert, who after his wife passes away, travels to England only to fall to his death while exploring a medeival castle, and awakens in the body of a cruel, young ancestor in the 13th century. But unlike most time travel stories, Richard quickly realizes that he cannot speak the language, has no understanding of the customs, and has to deal with the reality of a 20th century man finding himself in a barbaric and primitve period with almost no understanding of the world around him. And to make things even worse, the body he finds himself in is severely wounded, near death, and it quickly becomes clear to him that everyone around him would rather see him dead that alive.
As in her previous three novels, Anne Kelleher demonstrates that her sense of the medeival world is detailed and acute. She forces Richard to deal with the harsh realities of the time period that he has found himself in, from the smells of the people around him and the ill tasting foods, to a 13th century wife who both fears and loathes him as a slave would feel towards its master.
The only convenience Anne Kelleher takes is to have Richard conveniently wounded in the neck long enough to slowly pick up the language and get some sense of bearings in his new world. But aside from this, her writing is extraordinary with almost poetic imagery and detail.
A ONCE AND FUTURE LOVE is clearly one of the best works of its type that has been written in modern literature. Kelleher's novel is far beyond just another time-travel romance.....rather, it is a story which truly makes the reader feel that they have visited the world that she has created, and by the end of the novel, makes the reader want to go back for even more of an absolutely unique experience.』
『England, 1994. When Richard Lambert's beloved wife dies, he thinks he will never find love again. Until, while exploring a medieval tower, he falls from the steps--and into another time... England, 1214. When he wakes, he's in the body of his ancestor, who is near death from battle. As his wife nurses him back to health, she finds he is not the cruel man she knew. And he discovers a second chance--with his one and only love...』
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