Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Summer Lovin'A Blast!) 『The Timeswept Summer anthology contains three delightful stories that are perfect reading for those lazy, crazy days of summer.
Amy J. Fetzer's "Timeless Masquerade" turns up the heat (in the kitchen )with this sizzling, sensual romance. Two very unlikely lovers find that they have more in common than either one of them is willing to admit. Miss Fetzer's wicked wit and sly sense of humor enhances her vibrant characters who come to life on the pages of this highly-crafted and enjoyable story.
Joyce Carlow's Mistress Of Time gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Art Appreciation". Her cleverness, and craetivity keeps the readers turning those pages to find out what will happen next.
Jean Wilson's Portarits in Time is a blast! Reuniting the past with the present and igniting a fuse that sends the sparks of the fireworks flying!』
『Sometimes strange things happen in the summer. And sometimes, there's a spark of magic that flames into passion. Now, three beloved romance authors deliver a sizzling collection of time travel romances that will sweep readers up in the heat of the moment--and remind them how special love is when it blooms in the sensuous, lazy days of summer.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Read the last Highlander by Claire Cross) 『This book starts out okay but its both characters are from the past which doesn't work.』
(Don't waste your time and money!) 『As a fan of time-travel books I'm wondering why I'm even giving this one star. There was no substance to the story just lots of fluf. I'm sorry, but there is no way someone arrives in the 20th Century from the 14th Century and takes everything in stride as the two main characters did in this story. How does Viviene get a paycheck without a SS#? AND she and Niall can read modern-day English with no trouble? It wasn't very realistic. Also, I don't like stories that make sure EVERYONE in the story has found a love in the last 5 pages!』
(Boring dialogue...) 『This story contained some of the most boring and dumbest narration. It bored me and I skipped from the begining to the end and got the full sense of the story. Her other books were better.』
(Entertaining time travel romance) 『In 1390 Britain, Sir Niall of Malloy loathes escorting prisoners to their death, but loathes it even more when a female requires his convoy, which is his present task. He accompanies Viviane to certain death for witchery. Viviane asks him to take her to see the Archbishop of Cantlecroft, but he cannot being a lowly dungeon guard. Finally, realizing her plight, Viviane wishes upon her father's stone to be as far away from where she is as possible. In a flash, she vanishes leaving behind the moonstone.
The Archbishop charges Niall to complete his duty. Before leaving, Niall says good-bye to his sister and her children. Meanwhile Viviane lands in 1999 where a local resident Monty Sullivan adopts her. Niall uses the moonstone and follows her into the late twentieth century. Viviane decides that Niall his her hero and savior. Soon Niall and Viviane fall in love, but he swore allegiance to a fourteenth century archbishop. Niall knows if he takes his beloved Viviane back home, she dies. If he fails to return with her, the honor he lived for would crumble and slowly kill him instead.
MOONSTONE is a fabulous time travel romance that will leave no doubt as to the standing of Claire Cross among sub-genre fans. Using magic to propel the fast-paced story line forward (and back), sub-genre fans and fantasy readers will gain much pleasure from the superb novel. Readers will embrace the intelligent characters. Their reactions to time displacement feel genuine as the Medieval travelers struggle with modern times and a twentieth century individual seems overwhelmed with the fourteenth century. The response of the cast turn MOONSTONE into a necessary read for anyone who enjoys an entertaining story.
Harriet Klausner』
『Setting: England, 1390, and contemporary British Columbia Sensuality: 7
In 1390 England, Viviane is imprisoned for practicing witchcraft. Confident that the archbishop will believe her denial, she is stunned when she's led to the executioner without a hearing. Deeply disturbed by the young woman's fate, Sir Niall of Mallory grants Viviane's wish to hold her father's moonstone one last time. To his shock, the beautiful young woman disappears in a flash of bright light, leaving nothing but the moonstone behind.
Viviane finds herself on an island in British Columbia in 1999--but she believes that she's been transported to the legendary Avalon. Meanwhile, back in 1390, Niall swears to do his duty and recover Viviane. While retracing her actions, he triggers the moonstone and follows her across time. Unfortunately for Niall, Viviane happens to be onboard a boat and he lands in the water, his chain mail weighting him like an anchor. Rescued in the nick of time, Niall soon finds himself falling in love with Viviane, who believes that he's her knight in shining armor. The two lovers have a difficult path to happiness, however, for the evil archbishop has plans for them back in 1390 and they'll have to foil a dastardly plot and travel across time more than once in their struggle to live happily ever after.--Lois Faye Dyer』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Magical time travel romance! A keeper!) 『Cara&Blake's tender love affair is an adventure you won't want to miss! It has all the best elements in a romance novel--mystery, adventure, psychics,&even (my fav character) an outrageously wonderful dog. This one made me laugh&cry,&kept me glued to the pages. It's the kind of story that stays with you&leaves you asking for more. I'll be on the lookout for more of SLL's works.』
(This book is wonderful!!!!!!!) 『This was the first book of Susan Leslie Liepitz's that I have ever read and I was captivated from start to finish. Her writing is wonderful ... descriptive, sensitive and very touching. The story was so believable that by the end, I was almost in tears. Don't pick up this book unless you you have the time to finish it in one setting, it is that good.』
(Read what the romance reviewers say about MYSTIC MEMORIES!) 『Bell, Book&Candle: "...one of the best books I've read in a long time. Fantastic!!"
Under the Covers: "...exciting, believeable, finely crafted, and has a hero and heroine worth cheering for..."
Old Book Barn Gazette: "...If you don't read this book, you'll be missing out on an opportunity of a lifetime!"
Romantic Times: "Don't pick up this book unless you plan to stay up all night!"
Rendezvous Reviews: "...the spirited tale between this exceptional couple is loaded with sensuality... [An] ingenious slant on time-travel, combined with the paranormal, makes this book complex, full of riveting emotions, historically vibrant, and a magnetic read that pulls the reader in. The spellbinding ending is just the frosting on the top."』
(Good characters. Fast and enjoyable read.) 『I really enjoyed this book. Very believable explanation of time travel. The characters were wonderful. A fast and enjoyable read. I will look for more books on time travel from this author.』
(Time warp into the past, and then the present) 『Cara finds her true identity of her psychic being. Intriguing and semi-romantic. It was a nice story but semi hard to believe. But its fiction, right? It kept me reading, but ... I cant tell you the ending, wish I could. A good book even though I expected more :)』 『A psychic P.I. boards the historic brigMysticto look for a missing boy. Instead, she falls back in time to 1833, and into the arms of a dashing sea captain.
As they search for the boy, they discover a love to last an eternity...
• Jill Marie Landis called Liepitz'sThis Time Together"Outstanding...the perfect blend of romance, adventure, and magic." • OtherTime Passages Romancesinclude,My Lady in Time, Nick of Time, Crystal Memories, and more』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (NOT TIME TRAVEL!) 『Although Amazon put this book in the Time Travel genre it is not! It is a fantasy about a twist of the old fairy tale of a person turning into a frog and he looks for someone to kiss him and change him back. I read the whole book through, thinking perhaps somewhere it had something to do with time travel and it didn't. The plot was minimal at best and only the character of the man who changed into a frog was really explored. Interesting from the frog/man's point of view, but not "ribbiting" enough for a whole book.』
(I'd rather kiss a frog then read this book) 『I purchased this book because of the raving reviews about it. So I said what the hey, I'll give it a chance... Yeah...I'm still giving it a chance. I bought this book about five mouths ago and I still haven't finished it considering that I usually finish a book in a couple of days. I keep picking it up to read then put it down to read something else. I guess the story is very juvenile to me. It makes me wonder, how old is the author. Is she in high school?
I have to give the book this, the concept of the story is cute. It's about a playboy, named Craig. He gets turned into a frog by a voodoo witch cause he was messing with her granddaughter, I think. (I read it so long ago I'm not sure how it happened). He's a frog by day and a man at night. Then, Elain, a scientist comes along and they meet then yada yada yada it goes on from there.
The thing that bothers me about the story is the way the author tells it. It feels like I'm reading a book written by a sixteen year old. The dialogue and some of the scenes are just so LAME! I'm just have such a hard time getting through the book. There was only one scene that I found really enjoyable and it wasn't the sex scenes (which were lame too)......On second thought, the sex scenes weren't soo bad but the characters talked too much JUST BE QUIET AND MAKE LOVE! LOL Maybe this story isn't for me cause I see a lot of people enjoyed this book which is great. I'm glad for them, they can have my copy. All I can say is read it at your own risk.
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(Move over Prince Charming!) 『Dragged from his bed in the middle of the night, Craig Thibodeaux finds himself facing the bayous Voodoo Queen. When he is cursed for NOT being interested in her granddaughter, Craig thinks it's a joke until he wakes up the next morning a frog! Suddenly he starts taking the Voodoo Queen seriously and realizes he has less than two weeks to get a woman to fall in love with him or spend the rest of his life as a bullfrog, and he doesn't have a prospect to even start with.
Elaine Smith is a genius dedicated to her research. But when she finds her fiance making out with another woman and he accuses her of being more interested in her work than him, she realizes the truth in his statements. So, rather than sending an intern to collect the water samples she needs from Bayou Miste, she decides to get out of her laboratory and goes herself.
I liked Craig as a human because while he knew he had to find some one to fall in love with him, he wasn't out to hurt or use anyone to break his spell. Elaine walks into his life and seems like the perfect target but because she is so innocent and naive he didn't want to break her heart because he didn't want to settle down. I got more than a few laughs from his frustration of being a frog - getting stuck in a room because he couldn't open the door, for one.
Elaine does a lot of growing as a character - she gets out of her lab, associated with other people that aren't scientists and learns that just because she is a child genius, she didn't have to give up her life as an adult too. Another reason I like Elaine is because she is easy to fluster - Craig is one of the best looking guys she has ever seen. So sometimes her brain mixes the yummy thoughts she has about him with the actual conversation she is having with the man. Some of her misspoken words were funnier than others, but this was hilarious!
Elle James has written a truly enjoyable fractured fairy tale with her version TO KISS A FROG. This was such a fun read! The story has a quick light pace and even the final confrontation was humorously written. If you are looking for a light funny read this is a book that I would recommend.
reviewed for: pnr.thebestreviews.com』
(terrific debut) 『I am the type of person who has to read before I go to sleep. It relaxes me, takes off the stress of the day.
I am also the type of person who has to have a solid seven hours of sleep to function. Not something that happened while I was reading Elle James's debut, To Kiss a Frog.
Craig Thibodeaux has been a bad boy, and he messed - or didn't mess - with the wrong woman, a woman whose grandmother is a voodoo priestess. A woman who had the priestess put a spell on him because he wasn't able to fall in love. Craig is wary, but it isn't until the following evening when he wakes up - not quite himself - that he realizes what has happened.
He's a frog by day, a man by night, with only a matter of weeks to find a woman who can love him, warts and all, to end the curse. Otherwise, he'll be on a permanent fly diet.
Elaine Smith comes upon Craig just as he's making the transformation from frog to man, and since frogs don't wear clothes, well, she gets an eyeful. But the plain Jane scientist has come to the bayou to find the source of a pollutant in the swamp, not handsome naked Cajuns. She's also using the trip as a bit of an escape since she found her fiance making out with a very attractive secretary. Men are not high on her priority list.
But she needs someone to take her out to the bayou, and Craig has evenings free. You know, of his frog skin. So he takes her out to the bayou, where they investigate the cause of the pollution and find themselves in danger up to their eyeballs.
I love the Cajun setting, and could actually feel the swamp water in my hair - not pleasant. Craig was a fun hero, both as man and frog. You know he's got to be great if his dog even loves him in frog form. Elaine blossomed on the page as she fell in love with Craig and learned to like herself as well. The secondary characters added texture to the story.
To Kiss a Frog is a fun, sexy read, and I'm looking forward to great things from Elle!』
(Tied a ribbit around my heart) 『Craig Thibodeaux has finally messed with the wrong woman - the granddaughter of a legendary VooDoo Queen. Determined that he learn the error of his bad-boy ways, she casts a spell on him. Frog by day - man by night, unless he can find someone to love him before the next full moon. Enter brainiac Elaine Smith. She's come to the bayou to expose an ecological terrorist. Craig figures the shy bookworm will be easy to seduce into loving him to break the curse. And the fact she keeps finding him naked can't hurt either.
Not so fast, frog boy! Elaine only has eyes for the amphibians she's dissecting. Love? Not in this lifetime.
With a wonderfully colourful cast of characters, charming humour, clever dialogue, and a who-dun-it twist at the end I never saw coming, To Kiss A Frog is a great debut novel from Elle James. I can't wait for her next book!!』
price：$7.99
Pocket
Not yet published 『Ava Stratford has piqued more than reader interest with her sexy, tell-all biographies of seventeenth-century painters. She has also aroused the anger of the deceased in the art world. Unlike her readers, these dead artists know she uses a long-lost time portal to uncover the secrets of history's bad boys. When she sees the breathtaking and provocative portraits of half-clothed noblewomen produced by Sir Peter Lely, Ava dons her period travel garb, determined to dig up a great story. What she doesn't know is that Lely has been recruited to return to his life on Earth, intent on protecting his secrets and mastering the woman who has captured his heart.』
price：$18.98
Ellora's Cave
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Jauq's warlord) 『I had looked foward to reading this book for quite some time. I must say that I was VERY disappointed when I actually read it. The heroine was just to stupid to live as for as I am concerned. First off, she is supposed to be some kind of authority on the time period that she finds herself in. She is well aware of the fact that women are at the mercy of their male relatives. Yet she often does things that no one with an ounce of common sense would even consider doing. Yes she did lot's of re-enactments at fairs. But she makes the comment herself, that it is nothing like living in the real time and a real war. She constantly acts and talks to the men of this era as if she is still in the present. She states that she is aware of what can happen to a woman in this time period who does not have the protection of a father or a husband, and then wanders off alone. I guess we were suspossed to feel that she was strong and competent. I only felt that she was stupid. Can't really recall that much about the hero. I only remember thinking that he should have left the idiot to her on devices.』
(Jacq's Warlord) 『This was one of the best books I have read about time travel. I love the description of the times and event happening. The hero is everything a woman dreams of in a man,he's strong, assertive and when it comes to Jacq he's madly in love with her willing to do anything for her. I also enjoy when Jacq retains her own personality and contributes to helping him win the battles. Jacq is intriguing and assertive and for a woman in her time, she is amazing both in her 20th century place and finds love in the arms of her warlord back in his time. This is not a book to be missed. I will be reading it over and over again.Jacq's Warlord』
(What a SURPRIZE!) 『This book was excellent, the story kept you turning the pages. Hated to see it end, would love to read a story continueing with other characters from this book』
(Devlin&Jackson combine for a very good time travel romance) 『A very good time travel romance; in fact, if I could have given it 4.5 stars I probably would have.
A very tall (over six feet), stacked 21st century woman, raised by her Special Forces father in all the normal boy pursuits (including martial arts and SCA sword fighting), misuses a family treasure and finds herself back in 12th century England, during the war of succession that ended with Henry I (Matilda's son) on the throne. There she meets the first man to ever make her feel womanly and sexy, huge and built Rufus of Rathburn. As she tutors her at-first-reluctant student in the arts of guerilla warfare and bomb-making, and gets tutored in uninhibited sex, she finds herself having to make a choice whether her future lies in the 21st or the 12th century.
Like the rest of Delilah Devlin's most recent books (maybe Jackson's collaboration helped, or is it Devlin's maturation as a writer? In any case), this book shows dramatically improved writing compared to her earlier efforts. Sentence structure, grammar and punctuation are all very strong, as are both plot and character development.
So why didn't I give it five stars? Although the book is well written, and a very pleasant way to while away a few hours, especially if you like passionate sex with your romances, the plot is just a little too...predictable? Similar to other time travel romances?
Maybe the problem is with me. I've read the Diana Gabaldon time-travel romances, and I've probably read another dozen or so time-travel romances besides hers. Even though I've enjoyed those other time-travel romances, some of them quite a lot (like this one), none of them have been written at the same level as any of the Gabaldon series.
So, in my opinion, the overall impact of this novel on me is about a half star to a star less than the impact of a Gabaldon novel, but that doesn't make this a bad review at all. It's really quite a good book.
Roxanne P. 』 『With proportions that would make Xena weep, Jaqueline Frazier despairs of ever finding a lover she won't squash like a bug. Everything changes the day she ignores an itty-bitty warning regarding the use of a family heirloom and finds herself swept off her feet by a knight in not so shining armor, back to the twelfth century. Eeek! No toilet paper, no cell phones and no junk food! Embroiled in the adventure of a lifetime yet forced to accept the protection of the overbearing beast of a man, Rufus of Rathburn, Jacq struggles to find her place in the past while searching for a way back to the future. In the meantime, she aids Rufus' war cause with a little 21st-century ingenuity. Nothing like shaking up the warlord with lessons in bomb-making, guerilla tactics and the joys of sex. At first unwilling and downright ungrateful, Rufus begins to see merit in Jacq's odd ways. Perhaps because of her eccentricities, Rufus learns of a love and lust that break the barriers of time. But will their love be strong enough for Jacq to plot a different future in the past?』
price：$6.99
Love Spell
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Impressive) 『If you like your books to contain a mix of romance, sci-fi, and action, then Moongazer is a must-read. It hooks you in starting with the first page and not once loses its fast-paced momentum. The post-apocalyptic world Mancusi has created is compelling, as are Skye's struggles as she tries to unravel her true identity and which reality to believe in -- the life she believes to have on Earth, or the darker version of it that she doesn't even recall in the world known as Terra. Skye's first-person narration is delightful to read and is enough to keep your eyes glued to the pages even if the book wasn't filled with impressive world-building and clever plot twists. I especially loved how Skye was a video game designer, for it added different depths to the quandary of reality. The romance that develops between Skye and Dawn helps keep the story grounded amidst the action and will draw you in as much as the other gripping aspects of the book. The characters have great chemistry together, adding just the right amount of tension to an already suspenseful plot. Moongazer is one of the better paranormal romances I have read in a while, and I recommend that you take a break from reality and pick up your own copy to immerse yourself in now.』
(Promising author needs a decent editor...) 『This novel starts out with a pretty good kick and even though you will think of "Total Recall" by the end of the second chapter you will not care because this is a chick book, after all, and the mystery of Skye's true identity/reality will keep you reading.
The problem arises after chapter six. That is when the story and the writing really begins to suffer. There is a great deal of repeation which drags the plot right down to the ground and the Author seems to have written herself into a corner unable to move the story decisively forward which kills the credibility of the storyline. This is frustrating for the reader, as I began to focus on the storyline imperfections that could have been fixed! Therefore, I couldn't quite bring myself to blame the author. My big issue is, "Where was her editor?" It seems to me that this is where the services of a good editor was needed to smooth over this uncertain area.
To back up this conclusion the book miraculously resumes momentum from chapter 15 on to a satisfying surprise-twist ending. This however does not excuse the 158 pages of dead-air. This kind of uneveness irks me. Did the author just not recieve the editoral help she needed? Or did the editor tell her it was great but needed filler because otherwise it would have been a novella?
This book had potential, unfortunately a cool-slick cover does not excuse it's easily fixable imperfections.』
(Not for everyone) 『I really wanted to like this book. When I first saw it, I'll admit that I was drawn to it by the artwork and then the description on the back, along with the first chapter which I read while shopping. But as I dived further into the world, it began to lose its luster, and slowed to a screeching halt.
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(Yes to New Premise, No to Overall Quality) 『First, I wanted to like this book, I really did. I usually love books with futuristic settings and slightly quirky romances. The premise was good- a woman who seems to travel between worlds, and the main character is interesting, as a geeky gamer girl/cultural icon. Normally, I don't post negative reviews, but I'd heard such good things about this book and wanted to let other readers know that they might need to temper their expectations. Jayne Castle crossed with J.D. Robb/Kelley Armstrong/Sherrilyn Kenyon/Sharon Shinn, it is not. Yes, perhaps that was high hopes, but with such rave reviews...
I found the actual plot progression between the two romantic interests quite unbelievable and the author's writing style off-putting. Additionally, Skye's inner pondering and pouting pushed me away more than they pulled me in. The premise also reminded me of Piers Anthony's Total Recall a bit, but not nearly as interesting.
This book gets a tepid "Meh" from me. Won't be reading this author again.』
(A riveting romance for gamers and fantasy lovers alike) 『Dorchester SHOMI continues the theme of alternative reality with MOONGAZER the second title in this new action romance imprint.
Skye Brown is a game designer for Chix0r an all female video company based in New York City. With a deadline for a new game imminent, Skye is troubled by dreams that are interfering with her work as well as her sleep. The dreams involve a post-apocalyptic underground world called Terra, which has striking similarities to Earth. There she finds herself a fugitive on the run from government soldiers.
Skye is given a cryptic message by her yoga instructor to find Dawn and avoid Duske. In actuality Glenda is an Eclipser sent to pull Skye back with her to Terra. With each dream Skye's own memories blur and Terra becomes more real. There people know her as Mariah Quinn, a revolutionary leader of the Eclipsers, a group of rebel Indy's who hope to free the Dark Siders (irradiated mutants kept as slaves) from the oppressive Council she'd been born to govern. Only if Dawn Grey is to be believed she'd betrayed their cause on the very night of their uprising. Dawn had once been her lover but now he has nothing but contempt for her.
The government has developed the Moongazing program to give the people of Terra new hope. Or so they said. Those with enough money could "gaze into the moon" and visit Earth. It was a chance to escape the reality of a war torn Terra, to live above ground in a world free of radiation and to take on whatever role they chose to play. Some chose to visit regularly, others chose to relocate permanently.
Mariah had investigated the Gazing experience hoping to expose government crimes but once involved had become addicted to the Gazer's inhalant and had wanted nothing more than to stay on Earth forever. She had left the resistance at the most critical moment. But because Dawn had loved her, he had hidden her behavior from the Eclipsers and the Dark Siders who continued to worship her. To the Eclipsers Mariah is their savior, which is why they have forcibly pulled her (Skye) back from Earth. In spite of Skye's protests that she is not the person they seek, even her fingerprints match the missing leader's. Dawn believes the drugs have simply taken away her memories.
Senator Duske of the Council of Eight, the totalitarian government of Terra, has a different explanation. He accepts her identity of Skye Brown, Earthling computer geek and he is willing to send her back home if she will agree to talk up Earth at a Moongazing seminar. Who to believe? Duske, the wealthy politician who can give her back the only identity she's ever known, or Dawn, the courageous, caring neuro-Terran soldier who risks his life on a daily basis to put an end to the unspeakable atrocities perpetrated on his people - a meaningless existence or a just cause and the man she is rapidly coming to love? At what point does reality cease to matter?
The book is written in such a way that even the reader is unsure of her true identity until the last possible moment. And the truth is mind blowing! The SHOMI imprint is geared to attract a younger adult audience and this tale has done its job admirably. The gaming generation will love it. For the more mature reader never fear, there is enough romance, fantasy and suspense to keep anyone riveted. I found myself unable to put the book down until the very last word had been savored. Written in the first person the reader will follow Skye herself through layers of intrigue, twists and turns, moves and countermoves to the stunning conclusion. Kudos to Dorchester for this timely concept, and bravo to Ms. Mancusi for crafting a truly engrossing tale. I highly recommend this read.
Reviewed by Leslie Tramposch for PNR Reviews』 『Imagine every night entering a nightmare world you can't escape and being told real life is a dream. Skye Brown has it all: the cool job, the hot boyfriend, the apartment on New York's Upper West Side. But lately she can't enjoy any of it. She's having dreams of a post-apocalyptic world. Of a bleak futuristic wasteland. Of a struggle against oppression. And she's been told she's a...
MOONGAZER.
But what is that? And what is reality? In her dreams, she's not Skye Brown at all, but Mariah Quinn. In her dreams there's Dawn, the beautiful yet haunted soldier, and Skye is but the empty shell of a girl he once loved. And there was a betrayal, a great betrayal. Ripped between Dark Siders and club kids, the mundane and the mystic, Skye must discover who she is, what she wants and who wants her. And why. But in the glow of the moon, it's not always easy to recognize the face in the mirror.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (History buffs beware!) 『The only praise that can be given to the author of this book is her original idea to take characters from history and put them in a new situation, intead of sticking with the unmovable plot and re-writing actual events as "history with dialog", as the genre of historical fiction has been called. But that is the ONLY praise that can be given. This book was so silly and badly written that I had to force myself to finish it. I avidly read anything Richardian but I would advise any history buff to just say no to this novel.』
(A thrilling read) 『The author Diana Rubino has managed to weave three love stories into one, and also such a vivid cast of characters that yo will remember Babbling Brooke long after you have read the novel. But of course, richard takes center stage! Hilariously funny in places, especially the pizza. A must of any history buff or fan of Richard III.』
(Highly recommended) 『When the usual psychic can't make it to act as medium for the annual séance to summon the slain King Richard's spirit, Annie Spooner steps in. She's the longest standing member of the Richard III Society. A scholar, she's published several books about him. Rather than summoning a ghost, however, the séance has the unexpected result of the real Richard's arrival.
Actually, an amulet given by his brother brings him to the twenty-first century when his life is endangered. With no way back to his own time, Richard settles into exploring his new world, from peanuts at the market to borrowed designer jeans that don't fit. Soon the Grand Wizbar sends his brothers, Ned and George, followed later by Elizabeth as she pursues Ned in a quest to fulfill true love.
Richard soon learns of the filming of his story. Of course he steps in, first to correct history, but soon to rewrite it. He lands the part of himself, along with his brothers in appropriate roles. Combined with poltergeist activity, and women who shape each of three time traveling men's destinies, the result is a fabulous romp.
Past, present and future fuse in a hysterically inaccurate timeline that will keep readers in stitches in ONE TOO MANY TIMES. This revisionist history combines wizardry, windows 2000 and wondrous impossibility in a marvelous original manner. Characterizations are believable, implausible, and a touch ridiculous, and the plotting even more so. Yet the result is a mesh of the old with new, the impossible with the improbable and a profound overlay of humor. Move over Mel Gibson and Shakespeare for Diana Rubino's eclectic blend that will keep readers enthralled. Highly recommended.』
(Fun) 『Since September 11 I have been unable to concentrate on anything except the news, but this fun book kept me reading and made me smile. As a Ricardian I was intrigued by her surprising twists on history and found myself wishing, "If only..." As someone else said, it's a delightful romp through the Middle Ages. Diana Rubino is funny and original.』
(Hilariously funny) 『I laughed out loud a lot while reading this book. The characters are all larger than life, and the romance sizzles. A romping read you will not forget in a hurry. More like this one please. As for the historically inaccurate, well, you have obviously never read an single one of all Ms Rubino's other excellently-researched books!』 『A modern day seance summons King Richard the Third--alive and in person. When the 15th and 21st centuries clash, things get amusing, and confusing, fast.』 タイトル『 Lone Star Lover (Harlequin Blaze) >
Debbi Rawlins
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (a very good read) 『This book was a very good read indeed. If your bored, it's cold outside or a rainy day, this book is perfect! It's about a young lady Brianne living in the present day that goes to a seance and meets a handsome (ghost)named Griffen who call's the heroine Brianne by another name "Amily". During a freak thunderstorm the heroine (Brianne) finds herself catapulted back in time and low and behold there is the handsome ghost Griffen but in the flesh! How did she get there? Who is the the handsome man with haunting blue eyes and how does she get back home in the present time? Great story and it took me two days to finish! I hope you enjoy!』
(Didn't like the start of the plot) 『Brianne is asked to return to Griffin's time with the knowledge that his wife, Florence, would die of a miscarriage and then they would die just before their own wedding. She goes back in time hoping to change things. Her cousin Florence is such a nice devoted wife but shy of her wifely duties. Griffin is fond of her so they can't act on their love for each other behind her back but we have to read about their going without each other until she dies. I couldn't enjoy such a plot. Then we have a flu epidemic, his saving captured slaves, and a villian's revenge.』
(A gentle, time traveling delight!) 『In present day Baton Rouge, Brianne finds herself haunted by a handsome spirit who has occasionally spoken through her best friend David since they attended a séance. When things become too intense something happens to Brianne. She is transported back to 1832 and into the presence of the handsome flesh and blood stranger AND if that isn't enough she lands in the body of the one woman who can't have him.
A lot happens once she is transported and becomes Amily. Some readers will be accepting of the many coincidences and the explanations and some may not. But that's the idea of alternatives romances... there are no rules. I found it humorous, fun and entertaining.
She also has two other Time Travel Romances: ECHOES OF TOMORROW and LOST YESTERDAY』
(A must read!) 『This is a great sequel to Distant Dreams, and even though I read River of Dreams first, I enjoyed both books more than any in a long time. I love the way this author gets you to feel the emotion.』
(Best one yet!) 『Ms. Lykins keeps getting better with every book. I loved the way she had this book connected with Distant Dreams, which was set two years earlier. This is one author who always leaves me surprised and satisfied! Another great one, Ms. Lykins! Keep them coming! Please!』 『A brand new Time Passages romance
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1999. Brianne Davis thought a seance would liven up her busy life. But now she's haunted by the persistent voice of a lovestruck ghost!
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1832. In a flash of lightning, Brianne wakes up in the body of another woman--in another time. And the ghostly voice unleashed in the seance is there in the flesh, promising to love her...body and soul.
"Lykins is truly a storyteller extraordinaire."--Virgina Brown
"Jenny Lykins is a talent to watch." --Debra Dixon』
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