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< Until Forever > < Defy Not The Heart > < Secret Fire > < When Love Awaits > < Surrender My Love > < So Speaks the Heart > Johanna Lindsey

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Avon(1995-06-01)
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(unusual time-travel romance)

(Genre cross over? Yeah . . .)

(Swept through time....)

(Lovely)

(If you like this you'll LOVE Knight in Shining Armour)

This is an unusual time-travel romance. Instead of one of the characters traveling in time and then finding their true love, these characters go back and forth in time.

Roseleen, a history professor and collector of antique weapons, has just made the coup of a lifetime: a medieval sword, "Blooddrinker's Curse." She had to buy it through her step-brother, as the previous owner was convinced that a woman must never be allowed to own the sword.

Understandably, because when a woman holds it, she summons its owner, Thorn Blooddrinker, from Valhalla, and he's cursed to obey her every command.

Roseleen's confusion and disbelief is well-done, falling between unbelievable credulity and boring (if probably realistic) insistence on disbelief that goes on too long. Thorn's reactions, too, are realistic--he's angry at being summoned, particularly when the woman summoning him doesn't seem to have any reason for it.

Their falling in love is a given, and unfortunately, as such, it's not particularly believable. I believe they're in lust with each other, and I believe that history professor Roseleen finds an actual Viking warrior fascinating. I just don't see true love. But I'm notoriously skeptical.

What made the book for me was when their time-traveling (Thorn can go to any time in which the sword has existed, and he likes going to battles) causes changes that are evident when they return to the present. Trying to figure out what they'd changed and how, and going back to fix things was lots of fun, reminiscent of The Butterfly Effect.
This novel, combined with her attempts at SF with Warrior's Woman and Keeper of the Heart, make me wonder why Lindsey keeps trying with the crossover stuff since she clearly has very little talent for it. With this book, the romance and the time travel fight with each other rather than work together and create a tepid, barely competent romance that would never make it as SF/fantasy.

And what about that romance? Once again we're given a heroine who is apparently really hot, but who doesn't want anyone to notice, and also she's a virgin at twenty nine, because we can't have a Lindsey female who's NOT a virgin even when she's from the 1990's. And the hero? Yup, you guessed it, another drop dead gorgeous misogynistic jerk, just like 99.9% of her male leads. Except he's, like, cursed or something. Right.

In fact, just like all the settings Lindsey's ever used, the time travel and history is just a prop to support a tepid romance that would be better described as animal lust, since also like most of her other characters, the only thing these two really seem to like about each other is that they spend a great deal of their time either having sex or thinking about having sex, or how one makes the other want to have sex, et cetera.

So if you like formulaic romance with some SF/fantasy window dressing, this might be tolerable. If you like your SF/fantasy with a little romance, get back to your side of the book store, this isn't what you're looking for. Go try, I don't know, Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight: it's got time travel, sex, and dragons as an added bonus.
I've always been a sucker for time travel novels, especially when there is a healthy dose of romance involved as well.

Until Forever is a novel that kept me riveted from the first page until the last. Why can't I find a cursed sword that comes with a devastatingly handsome Viking?!

The medieval period has always lured me, which is probably why most of the historicals I read have to do with that period in time. What I loved about this book is that Lindsey gave a history lesson along with the budding romance of Roseleen White and Thorn Blooddrinker. I found myself transported back time and time again (their trip through time kept messing up the present history) to the Battle of Hastings and could almost hear the clash of swords and the crys of horses and men as they fought. She truly brought the past to life.

Imagine if you will you are from another time, long before the invention of the automobile and you are transported to the 20th century and experience your first ride in a car. I admired how she handled Thorn's first experience without making him seem wimpy. One of the most memorable scenes was when Roseleen sent him to the kitchen to scrounge up some food. I could picture the devastation in my minds eye.

The novel had me laughing and toward the end, crying when Roseleen sent Thorn away. In my opinion, any novel that can get me emotionally involved with the characters is a good read. And Until Forever is just that. Lindsey tells a wonderful tale of a point in history that everyone is familiar with without it becoming a history lesson. Until Forever kept me engrossed until I turned the last page. I was actually sad when the story came to the end. I would have loved to find out how Wolfstan the Mad and Thorn had become enemies in the first place...and what about Wolfstan...he is a ghost but under a curse as well. Although a minor character, I was rather disappointed that she didn't give Thorn's enemy more pages. When he did show up, toward the end of the book, his appearence was all to brief. According to Thorn, Wolf only appeared once a summoning, so it was pretty much it for him. Sad really because I'd like to see more of that Viking as well.

Perhaps in the future she'll consider doing a story revolving around Wolf's curse.
This book perfectly captures what a time travel romance novel is supposed to do. The characters respond to the situation of traveling through time in a perfectly believeable manner. Great read and it never loses it's appeal.
Was a very good read and I'm not usually that into time travel/sci fi romances. The hero was a little lacking intellectually but he made up for it with his loyalty and brawny manliness. I read the reviews here and someone recommended Knight in Shining Armour...I was reluctant but stuck with it and it turned out to be an epic. You will enjoy both.

Professor Roseleen White is awestruck by the man who now, impossibly, stands before her: a magnificent Viking warrior out of her most cherished dreams. . .and blistering fantasies.

Accursed for centuries, proud and mighty Thorn now finds himself enslaved to a woman whose prim exterior masks a passionate fire. Sweeping her back to an ancient past, the breathtaking barbarian soon awakens his willing captive to a sensuality she has never known. But Roseleen is faced with a devastating choice: she can imperil her future or preserve a love more powerful than time. Because only by banishing him from her life forever can she free her beloved from eternity’s chains.

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< Until Forever > < Defy Not The Heart > < Secret Fire > < When Love Awaits > < Surrender My Love > freaks

< My Outlaw > < One Wish > < Caroline and the Raider > < Lily and the Major (The Orphan Train Trilogy) > < Memory's Embrace > < Emma And The Outlaw > Linda Lael Miller

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Pocket
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(One Of The Best Books EVER!!!!!)

(So Romantic! (Sigh!))

(A Big Surprise)

(OUT OF THIS WORLD AWESOME)

(Romance with Imagination)

I absolutely loved this book. I fell in love with the characters from the beginning. I NEVER put the book down because I was always wanting to see what would happen next. This book is like a roller-coaster and I loved it!!
Easily one of the most romantic stories I've ever read. When I first read it, it made cry - and it still does whenever I reread it. What's so compelling is that fact that they fell in love as children, even though they are from different time periods in history and can only see each other at first through a mirror. They want so much to be able to be together, so it's heartbreaking at first when they can't find a way to get together. When they are finally able to cross the divide, it's very fulfilling and exciting. They both have what the other needs (love and stability for him and a family for her), and they make a great couple. The back-and-forth time travel gets a little dizzying, but overall I always enjoy this little gem.
I normally don't like books with time travel in them, however; this book really grabbed me. It was the way the author described the love between Darby and Keighly that really made the difference. The book was a wonderful read, and I couldn't put it down. Again the love between the two main characters was something to be cherished. Definitely worth the money spent and this will stay on my bookshelf.
I don't know what the bad reviewers expect but if they don't like this book it can't possibly exist. This was undoubtedly one of most beautiful love stories I have EVER read and I read A LOT! I won't ruin anything for you but if you enjoy time travel love stories, stories about cowboys, or anything to do with true passionate soul mates READ THIS BOOK NOW! I have never read anything by Miller before but I think I have found a new favorite author!
The is a love story about two people who fell in love through a mirror which allows time traveling. There was never a dull moment and the story was not predictable. This is the second time that I read this and will read it again. Great read if you like romance and a mystery.

Seven-year-old Keighly Barrow never forgot the night she spied a boy her own age at her grandmother's Redemption, Nevada, mansion. He was staring at her from an antique mirror in the ballroom, standing among gaudily dressed women in an old-time western saloon. Keighly could only discover that his name was Darby Elder -- and that he lived a century ago. Twenty years later, engaged to be married, Keighly inherited her grandmother's house. Back before the ballroom mirror, she faces a handsome cowboy whose roguish air radiates trouble. Keighly senses the spirit of Darby Elder -- along with an electric charge of passion passing through the glass...and into her heart. But old news clips declare this outlaw son of a local madam would die in a shoot-out. Keighly's magical connection to Darby is too strong not to try and save his life or, if history will not bend, to love him as fiercely as the fleeting moments will allow.
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< My Outlaw > < One Wish > < Caroline and the Raider > < Lily and the Major (The Orphan Train Trilogy) > < Memory's Embrace > freaks

< Breath of Magic: A Novel > < Touch of Enchantment > < Charming the Prince > < The Bride and the Beast > < A Kiss to Remember > < Nobody's Darling > Teresa Medeiros

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Bantam(2009-08-25)
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(Don't read this Teresa Medeiros)

(A disappointment)

(Breath of Magic)

(Can't get enough)

(Enchanting and fun to read)

I usually enjoy Teresa Medeiros, but I couldn't even finish Breath of Magic. I was really excited to start reading it because the plot sounded intriguing and different.

Unfortunately the characters didn't work for me. I liked the heroine, but the guy was terrible. I know the reader isn't supposed to like him at first, but even when I was introduced to some of his softer qualities, such as "he was nerdy," "he lived in an orphanage," and finally "his mother used him because he was rich," I still didn't feel sorry for him or like him.

If you are looking for a really good book, read Medeiros' A Whisper of Roses.

I really did try to like this book. I don't know - kind of middling,...
Great book. Modern day story with love, magic, and time travel all weaved in. Wonderful settings with rich characters. I almost feel like I was there during the time travel changes. Scene changes so realistic. The romantic element was lively, realistic, and juicy. Not predictable and kept me guessing what would happen next. Really fun!

I can't get enough of this book. The characters pull at your heart with the emotions they experience and with a little magic throw into the mix this makes for an excellent book.
Arian is drowning. The townspeople of Gloucester believe she's a witch and the test is to see if she can float or sink in the lake. If she sinks, then she is innocent. She is, of course, dead, but hey, what's more important is that she's not a witch. If she floats, then she truly is a witch.

Before Arian drowns, she clutches her emerald locket and concentrates on the spell she wrote down for her escape. A couple of twirls later, she's on her broomstick, flying through New York City and into the arms of Tristan Lennox, a handsome billionaire.

Tristan was hosting a competition of sorts when Arian came flying in. He offered a million dollars to any person who can prove that magic existed. Since it seems that Arian is the most legitimate entrant, Tristan puts her up in his suite and dispatches his army of scientists and detectives to prove she's a fraud.

In the meantime, Arian is wreaking havoc in his life. The press has permanently camped out on Tristan's doorstep, his staff is swamped with fielding calls and answering mail, and he has to bunk out in his office since Arian is sleeping in his suite.

After several weeks of trying to prove Arian a fraud, Tristan relents and hosts a huge celebration where he presents Arian with a million dollar check. He is, also, loath to part from Arian so a marriage proposal follows afterward. But before the wedding reception is over, an old enemy demonstrates that Arian is a fraud.

Tristan is enraged and distraught over Arian's betrayal, and it took an act that nearly cost Arian her life to force Tristan to believe her. But by then it's too late, Arian is swept back to seventeenth century New England and into the clutches of Tristan's nemesis.

This was a fun book to read. Enchanting in its weave with a humorous and enthralling love story. Arian is a wonderful character. She is filled with enough curiosity, passion, and humor to make you laugh out loud. Her antics are highly entertaining. She is the perfect foil for the anal and uptight Tristan.

Precocious Puritan and aspiring witch Arian Whitewood spends her lonely nights dreaming of magic and excitement. She gets more excitement than she bargains for when she crash lands straight out of a witch hunt into the 20th century and the arms of Tristan Lennox, a reclusive billionaire. Arian blows through Tristan's climate-controlled existence like a breath of magic, only to discover that the spell he weaves around her heart is more compelling than any enchantment.
Arian Whitewood is a beautiful seventeenth-century enchantress who learns the power of her mother's amulet when she's suddenly whisked three hundred years into the future and into the arms of a handsome, cynical billionaire. Can Arian cast enough spells to save Tristan from his enemies?
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< Breath of Magic: A Novel > < Touch of Enchantment > < Charming the Prince > < The Bride and the Beast > < A Kiss to Remember > freaks

< Another Time, Another Place: Five Novellas > < Purple Panties: An Eroticanoir.com Anthology > < Honey Flava > < Succulent: Chocolate Flava II (v. 2) > < Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2 > < Love Is Never Painless: Three Novellas > Zane,Rique Johnson,Shawan Lewis,Dywane Birch,Janice Adams

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Strebor Books
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(Another Time, Another Place: Five Novellas)

(Satisfied)

(Disappointment!)

(A must for romance fans looking for the cutting edge of the genre.)

(Brace Yourself!)

LOL, I have nothing else to say but all the ZANE books that I have read have been great.
It was a good book if you like short stories. I didn't like how the first story ended. The second story was the 2nd best and the last story, by Zane of course, was the best. I din't read the one in the middle because it started off in actient times and I just couldn't get into it. But over all I would say the authors is this book are definitely talented and I would recommend this book.
I was very disappointed with this book. I was looking forward to reading a good, long novel and all I got was a bunch of stories by different authors. I want to read a book with one story in it and not a lot of different stories.
A lot of novella for your money is what "Another Time, Another Place" offers its readers. Featuring a series of stories headlined by New York Times best-selling Author Zane and other romance writers, the stories are sure to please with its unique and exotic approach to the genre introducing several concepts that freshen up the genre and will please critics and fans alike. "Another Time, Another Place" is a must for romance fans looking for the cutting edge of the genre.
I was warned to brace myself for the story written by Rique Johnson in this book. I must say, I was not prepared to have my mind blown. The story left me craving more of the story. I feel I learned more about Rique Johnson and his personality. His passion oozes off the pages through his words. The storyline is amazing. Every time I thought I knew where the story was headed, Rique through in material that made my eyes pop open and my mouth drop. This is truly some of Rique's best work. I will offer the same warning that was presented to me, brace yourself. You are about to go on the ride of your life.

Turn up the heat with five sensual novellas that take the readers on a wild ride of stimulation.

Led and edited by theNew York Timesbestselling author Zane,Another Time, Another Placetransports sensuous and steamy encounters across the world and through history. From when the pharaohs ruled, to the forbidden romances in the time of the Vietnam War, to a future where technology has reshaped the meaning and making of love, this anthology showcases the popular talents of contributors such as Rique Johnson, Dywane D. Birch, and more.

Readers explore the many cultures and traditions that have shaped the concept of romance. These five novellas takes readers to places they've only imagined before, fleshing out the sizzling detail and proving a satisfying read in the tradition of such runaway favorite anthologies asChocolate FlavaandBlackgentlemen.com.

With its lush settings and a taste for the unknown,Another Time, Another Placeis a treat for the adventurous soul. This delicious collection, featuring five of the hottest African-American authors today, brings whole new worlds to life.
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< Another Time, Another Place: Five Novellas > < Purple Panties: An Eroticanoir.com Anthology > < Honey Flava > < Succulent: Chocolate Flava II (v. 2) > < Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2 > freaks

< A Distant Magic (Guardians (Del Rey)) > < Stolen Magic > < A Kiss of Fate: A Novel > < The Marriage Spell: A Novel > < Dangerous to Know > < Then Comes Seduction (Huxtable) > Mary Jo Putney

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Del Rey(2008-05-20)
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(It's a powerful fantasy novel, but the romance is abandoned in favor of the social message)

(there was no magic)

(a Distant Magic by Mary Jo Putney)

(What a strange book...)

(A weak romance)

Plot Summary: Nikolai Grigori was just another street urchin in Malta when a Scottish Guardian named Macrae spots his untapped magical powers. Macrae takes the boy as his foster son, but they are separated when Corsairs attack their homebound ship, and Nikolai is enslaved. Nikolai never forgives Macrae for his perceived abandonment, and the boy swears vengeance on his family. Fast forward nearly twenty years, and Macrae's daughter Jean travels to the Mediterranean to attend a wedding. Nikolai kidnaps Jean with evil intent, but she manages to save Nikolai and his entire ship during a storm. As they foster a shaky truce, Jean learns that Nikolai has devoted his life to freeing slaves, and they become united in this goal. The means to abolish slavery arrives in the form of Adia, an African priestess who has come back in time with a mission for Nikolai and Jean.

This was an incredibly ambitious book, and even though it didn't quite gel, I admire the effort and intent. Putney's aim was to trace the anti-slavery movement, from its first whispered beginnings in the mid 1700s, to England's outlawing slavery in the early 1800s. To accomplish this, Putney sends the couple on a leap-frog course through time, plunking them down whenever something threatens to derail the tenuous abolitionist movement.

The first half of the book is particularly strong, and contains all the elements you'd expect in a fantasy romance. In addition to seeing Nikolai and Jean's story, it also breaks off to follow Adia's life as an African slave in parallel timelines. Near the middle of the book, these three characters come together, and Adia is instrumental in preparing Nikolai for the challenges ahead. The strong point in the novel is Nikolai's magical induction under Adia's direction; the ritualistic challenges that Nikolai faced taught him about the danger, control, and wonder involved with wielding magic. I was entranced by the creativity.

Then sadly, here is where it starts to unravel. Nikolai and Jean travel forward in time, and they become either guardian angels or inspirational muses to the people they encounter. It's an effective way to skim over the seemingly small moments in history that lead to huge changes years later. I can see the butterfly effect Putney was trying to illustrate, and it works. What gets left by the wayside is Nikolai and Jean's romance. It was building nicely right up until they start their time travels, and then their relationship becomes an afterthought. At this point, I think most romance fans feel abandoned to the history lessons, and I can't help feeling regret that this strong romance petered out under the social message.
the story was ok in the beginning, you meet hero and heroine... but as the story went on it dragged so much i lost the magic.... i didn't understand why the author chose slavery ...but she did.... and the the love story wasn't even there.... the two main characters had no magic going on... im sorry but half way through the book i gave up and just scanned the rest of the book..her other books were great but this one just wasnt good for me...
Ms. Putney is on a mission. She takes the theme "Slavery is bad" and pounds it into the ground. I have read all of her books, and this is not her best one. She is, as usual, an excellent writer and the book is well written. I just got tired of being preached at, although of course, I agree with her premise.
Props for combining romance, time travel, paranormal activity AND the beginnings of the anti-slavery movement, but what an odd mix! The "lighter" and more fantastic elements in the novel (the legendary cosmic lust between the leads and the hokey time travel) seemed trivial and quite silly really, against the historical backdrop of slavery. Not only must the hero and heroine jump forward in time, "quantum leap"-style, to render assistance to anti-slavery proponents so they can continue to further the cause, they must "mate" to augment their time traveling powers. Did I mention that the hero is a pirate and his kidnapped heroine just happened command a battalion at the Battle of Culloden? It's a shame because it seemed to me that the author really did her homework, and had a very interesting and unique angle with her emphasis on the efforts by some parliamentarians in Britain to end slavery over a forty year period. I was disturbed a bit by the focal nemesis of the novel as well. The hero and heroine, along with other masters of western and african magic, fight the ultimate battle in the novel against a super powerful african mage (magician) who presumably wants slavery to flourish so he could continue in his elevated position as assistant to a white slave trader. Of all the antagonists that could exist in a slavery novel, this is the evil that had to be magically contained in order for the anti-slavery movement to be a success? I know, I know-- I'm peevishly refusing to suspend my disbelief but this is just odd. In fairness to Putney, I had just finished reading Toni Morrison when I picked up "A Distant Magic" quite randomly in the library, and the contrast just about did me in.
I wish that I could strongly recommend this book. After all the premise is original, there's magic involved and the characters are likable. But the latter half of the book is mired in abolishing slavery and going through time to fight the unseen evil that is promoting slavery.

Not exactly romance material and it really detracted from the story. It almost felt like a story about slavery instead of romance. Not a good mix at all. I think the intention was to make it an epic love story that spanned ages but it failed on that front.
Mary Jo Putney’s passionate, vivid characters and captivating stories have earned enthusiastic acclaim from reviewers and readers everywhere. Now the New York Times bestselling author weaves a new tale in the Guardian series–a dazzling romantic fantasy that takes readers not only from the elegant streets of London to a dangerously tempting Mediterranean island but across time.

Jean Macrae’s family is one of the most prominent clans of Guardians, humans whose magical powers come from nature, but Jean considers her skills modest at best. She has never been able to summon the intense, earth-altering ability that has marked the most talented Guardians, and she is content without the adventure that such skill brings . . . until the day she is confronted by a handsome stranger whose magic imprisons her on his pirate ship.

Captain Nikolai Gregorio is convinced that Jean’s father abandoned him, as a child, to slavers. Now he seeks vengeance against the Macraes, no matter the cost. But Jean soon finds his untrained magical gifts far more dangerous than his thirst for revenge, especially when they intensify her own powers to an unthinkable–and enticing–degree.And when Jean and Nikolai’s irresistible connection summons a woman from the future, they are charged with a formidable task: protect those who will oppose slavery’s evil and forever change the future of two nations. This quest will sweep Jean and Nikolai into the most fantastic of realms and try their powers beyond even what the Guardians themselves would dare. And when ultimate disaster threatens, they will stake everything on a shattering test of love that could secure the fate of generations . . . or destroy them and all they cherish.

From the Hardcover edition.
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< A Distant Magic (Guardians (Del Rey)) > < Stolen Magic > < A Kiss of Fate: A Novel > < The Marriage Spell: A Novel > < Dangerous to Know > freaks

< Night Games > < The Pleasure Master > < Master of Ecstasy (Mackenzie Vampires, Book 1) > < Wicked Pleasure (The Castle of Dark Dreams Trilogy, Book 2) > < Night Bites (Mackenzie Vampires, Book 2) > < A Taste of Darkness (Mackenzie Vampires, Book 3) > Nina Bangs

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(great story !!!)

(great for the male prostitution lovers out there...)

(Should Have Been Better)

(Sex a Spectator Sport in 2502? With an MVP?)

(Not as Good as it Should Have Been)

great story !!! kept me in the book, couldn't put this one down, I read it straight through to the end in one sitting... another hit from nina bangs !!!
there are millions of great books out there. Please do not waste your time on this horribly written book which would make "fluff" romances look like Hamlet.

Sex as a spectator sport-the guy's the MVP? His "team" is called-get this-The Testosterone Titans! Oh my goodness-so bad. If the lead were a woman, we women would consider this porn-and badly written porn at that. Please do yourself a favor and skip this mess.

no stars.
This story is about a man named Brian Byrne who is an athlete from 500 years in the future. His sport, sex. Sex is now a spectator sport and Brian is the current MVP. To him sex is purely a physical act, there is nothing emotional about it. He takes half his earnings and supports orphaned boys, because he was an orphan. For vacation,he travels back in time to the year 2002 to Ireland the place of his ancestors and he buys the ruins of a supposedly haunted ancestoral keep. He meets a divorced author named Ally O'Neill who is there exploring with her Aunt Katy who wants to write a book about the ghosts of the keep. Ally is also a best selling author of a group of books on how to be the perfect wife, the problem is her husband left her for another woman anyway. Ally has sworn off men but her publisher wants her to write a sexy book about single life. When Brian meets and is intrigued by Ally, he knows she could be the one woman to give his sex life an emotional depth. The problem is his contract forbids him to have sex outside the arena. He agrees to help her with the sex scenes in her book and Ally finds herself wanting Brian, in spite of her distrust of men. When Brian's agent, team owner and trainer show up things take a different spin.

The problem with this book is it had so much potential but just failed to deliver and the characters were a little outlandish even for a book based on fantasy.
Wow...is about what sums up my impression of this unique book. I was stunned and then almost speechless by the end, but very impressed. Kudos to Ms. Bangs for taking this type of plot and putting it on paper for all to enjoy.
Lust a spectator sport? Play hard, play to win, play with a passion for the game, never for the woman. These are the main rules of the game. Follow them and you could be the next MVP of Monday Night's hottest game on tv, Sex. Or the winner of Sex Superbowl XXXVII.

Brian Byrne is the undisputed champion of the league. Known for his unbelievable game and mastery over a woman's body he has even taken four woman at once and brought them to fulfillment at the same time in less than two minutes. What he calls his 2 Minute Drill.
Burnt out and tired from a tough season he decies to take a much needed vacation back to a simpler time and place for a few weeks to get his head in order. 2002 Ireland is his goal, his ancestral home. What he gets is alot more than he the champ can handle.
In the dead of night, Ally O'Neill and her aunt take a trip to scout out a vicious vampire known to roam the area of the old castle, what they find is a incredibly tall man with a body to die for and an attitude. Definately not a vicious vampire...
Things go from bad to worse when this weirdo tries to convince her that he is from the year 2502 and is the MVP of some sport involving sex and even makes up a team he plays for! The Testosterone Titans of all things! The man is nuts! Certifiably nuts! Well, maybe not. Ally starts to see things that she can't explain and her mind begins to comprehend that if her and her aunt can believe in vampires ans ghosts and even take a trip to Ireland to find them, then timetravel is also possible.
Especially when some of his managers, etc., start showing up and make sure the women keep their hands off their most valuable player and that he keeps his contract's 'no sex clause'.
But Ally figures that should be easy, he's packed full of testosterone and male dominance, she doesn't need another loser in her life after ridding herself of her husband.
Things do not go as planned and Brian feels his heart engaged for the very first time when coming in contact with a woman and the vacation of rest and enjoyment just turned into a nightmare. Ghosts, banshees, merrows and the like are all out to play and his emotions are in overdrive. Not to mention someone seems to be trying to kill them or him?
His manager will not leave him alone to save his life and the future isn't looking too exciting for him anymore, not with Ally in the past...

Funny and well worth the read. A mix of future sci/fi, paranormal, comedy and plain fun romance, a sure winner!

Tracy Talley~@
From the synopsis, this book had great potential. It is definitely an enjoyable read, and a light read, but with such a great premise, it should have been so much more. I felt there was too little chemistry between Brian and Ally, and that his profession--the way it was explained in the begining of the book--was very unerotic and belittling of women in general. Still, if you stick with the book, it gets better (especially after Ally experiences a virtual reality replay of Brian's latest game -- at least you can understand why a woman would play the game.) Try it if you've run out of things to read.
He is the MVP of the future's hottest sport.

In the year 2502, sex is a spectator sport, and Brian Byrne is its undisputed champion. He plays with a passion for the game, never for the woman. So why does he feel burned out, used up, and in need of a vacation? A few weeks in a simpler time where he doesn't have to think about sex sounds great.

She wants a perfect night of pleasure.

Ally O'Neill is having a career crisis. She is the best-selling author of a series on how to be the perfect wife. She is also recently divorced, so her perfect wife theory obviously needs fine-tuning. Her publisher now wants Ally to write about a night of sexual pleasure from a single woman's perspective. What does she know about sex and today's single woman? Nothing. Ally requires a consultant with sex-god credentials.

Ally and Brian meet in 2002 beside the ruins of an Irish castle. Ally believes she needs Brian for only one night, but soon realizes she wants him to be her forever-man. Brian thinks no woman can tempt him, but Ally quickly has him trying to renegotiate the no-sex clause in his contract.

In a world where no one has ever heard of the Testosterone Titans, Brian is about to discover that scoring is a lot less fun than falling in love.
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< Night Games > < The Pleasure Master > < Master of Ecstasy (Mackenzie Vampires, Book 1) > < Wicked Pleasure (The Castle of Dark Dreams Trilogy, Book 2) > < Night Bites (Mackenzie Vampires, Book 2) > freaks

< Heatherfield > < The Mirror > < Waiting For The Rain > < A Wish In Time > < Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband (The Daughters of the Glen, Book 1) > < The Reluctant Time Traveler > M. Jean Pike

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Black Lyon Publishing
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(Romance Novel Not TIme Travel)

(wonderful story from an amazing and gifted writer!)

(A page-turner, good characters, but holes in the story)

(Unique love story)

(Good reading)

This is a romance novel and if you are into romance novels, buy it. But if you are looking for a time travel book, this is not the book for you.
Lots of people can put words together in a coherent manner in order to tell a story. It's quite another thing to infuse those words and stories with passion. For that reason it's rare that any work of fiction grabs my attention and won't let go until I reach the end. Ms. Pike has that passion and it permeates the entire story. And that kind of passion comes only from the heart and the courage to reveal much of oneself to the reader. One simply cannot write of such love and paranormal experiences without having lived it. And anyone who attempts to demean her understanding of the "paranormal" by suggesting it's lacking in so-called scientific explanations greatly confuses "scientifically-induced" altered states of consciousness with actual direct and personal experience of the limitless possibilities around us. Any attempt to limit "Heatherfield" to "just" a romance novelis a reflection on the reader and not Ms. Pike who is an amazing and talented writer. Indeed, "Bravo!"
OK, first of all, a disclaimer: I haven't read romance novels since high school, except for maybe 3 total in the past 30 years, and all of them attracted my interested because they were of the paranormal variety.

In all 3 cases, the books had terrific character development, good pace, and were hard to put down. And, ultimately, that's what matters when reading a book, right? That you enjoy it?

I know I won't forget the characters of Heatherfield. Characters that come to life are the most important feature of any book. Well done in that respect!

However, why is it that the authors of paranormal romance novels seem to understand so little about the paranormal?

Although the book was an enjoyable page-turner, the paranormal aspect of the story was full of holes. Hence, it gets docked 1 star.

Please, authors of 'paranormal' romance novels: Please do your readers a favor and buy the entire catalog of Star Trek Next Generation and Star Trek Voyager episodes, and watch them all, before you write your next book! Then maybe your depiction of alternate realities might be a bit more believable! Evidently, most of your readers don't care, but you might attract a lot more readers if you got a bit more educated on the paranormal before attempting to write about it.

In M. Jean Pike's novel Heatherfield, devoted couselor Tory Sasser is on her way to help a client during one of her more vulnerable moments when Tory's car spins out of control, and she finds herself in Heatherfield, in 1949. This was the setting of the book Tory read earlier in the evening, a novel that it seemed Fate wanted Tory to read. Jake Benjamin, a sensitive loner, helps Tory get her bearings and offers to let her stay on his property. The two slowly develop feelings for each other, and Tory is torn between her newfound love and the desire to get back to her familiar 1999 life. This very interesting premise drew me to the book, and I'm glad it did. I would give it 4.5 stars if I could, but since I can't, and the good qualities of the book far outweigh the minor flaws, I gave it 5. I love that the character Jake is willing to show emotion, even crying a time or two in the book, which is refreshing in a romance. More often, the heroine's object of interest is a macho alpha male, but Jake is a real, relatable character. Some parts toward the end of the story became a bit convoluted, but the loose ends are tied up by the epilogue, and it was a satisfying ending to me. I'd recommend this book to just about anyone!
Good reading. Well written. Keeps reader interested waiting to see what happens next.
Where her heart is, there will she be also ... Deep in a box of used books, counselor Tory Sasser comes across a novel without an ending: Heatherfield. As she reads the story of scarred war veteran, Jake Benjamin, her tears fall on the pages-and she could swear new words appear where once there was nothing. But the fictional town of Heatherfield isn't all it seems, nor is its creator, Destiny Paige. When Tory's car runs off the road into the mist, she's transported back to the 1940s-into the novel, trapped by the spirits that govern the place through Destiny. Even more, Tory is caught by the honest warmth and complicated tenderness that is Jake Benjamin. Realizing she's falling in love with Jake, Tory is desperate to find her way back home to reality. Yet what is more real than true love? No, Heatherfield isn't all it seems ... not at all. Reviews and Other Information: "M. Jean Pike has captured a chiller of a paranormal romance in her astounding tale Heatherfield... Her vision of the late forties is incredible. Mingled with flashbacks of war, beautiful mountain scenery and a horrible car accident, the images were vividly colorful and just plain stunning. This is a unique romance that will make you laugh, chill you with "gooseflesh" and bring tears to youreyes." Angela Steed, Author of 1080 Kiss. "Heatherfield yields a great plot with complex characters that keep the story moving at a steady pace. I was deeply moved by Jake and what he has suffered during the war. Tory is a refreshing woman who had me on the edge of my seat wondering her outcome in this story with the past and the present. M. Jean Pike weaves a spellbinding page-turner read. The story is beautifully told." Cherokee Sanders, Coffee Time Romance. "Heatherfield is an interesting paranormal tale with a unique and surprising ending. That the ending caught me unawares is an understatement, in fact, Heatherfield reminded me of a TWILIGHT ZONE episode ... The romance between Tory and Jake is delightful and the descriptions of Heatherfield and its populace are so vibrant, that I felt transported there." Marlene Breakfield, Paranormal Romance Reviews.
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< Heatherfield > < The Mirror > < Waiting For The Rain > < A Wish In Time > < Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband (The Daughters of the Glen, Book 1) > freaks

< Touch of Enchantment > < Breath of Magic > < Charming the Prince > < A Kiss to Remember > < The Bride and the Beast > < Fairest of Them All > Teresa Medeiros

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Bantam(1997-06-02)
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(A sweet fairytale for cynics)

(A great read)

(Loved this story)

(A Very Entertaining Book by Teresa Medeiros)

(Fun, Silly Sequel Set in Medieval Times)

Teresa Medeiros, with her upbeat tone and delightful sense of play, has written another fairytale novel with Touch of Enchantment.

Smart and talented--yet mousy, cynical , and unappreciative--wealthy Tabitha Lennox is nearly at the helm of one of the richest businesses in the country when an unexpected computer program hurls her 700 years into the past.

Tabitha, who has never experienced nor really expected love, meets brave, honorable knight Sir Colin of Ravenshaw, who exudes an earthy sexiness and sincerity that she find irresistible.

These two strong-willed people come to love and need one another, but their relationship is threatened by a neighboring English estate tyrant, Colin's long-standing engagement to someone else, his past heartache, and the revelation that Tabitha is an (albeit reluctant) witch. Eventually Tabitha must use the supernatural powers she has always feared and disowned to save herself and Colin from doom.

Familiar characters and plot twists do not mar this novel much because it unfolds in such an uplifting, happy, and ultimately satisfying way.

Touch of Enchantment is a sequel to Breath of Magic. It is a tale about Tristan and Arian's only child, Tabitha, and her adventure in medieval times.

Tabitha has everything she wants. She, like her father, is a genius, graduated from MIT at the age of fifteen, is a department head at Lennox Enterprises and the world is basically at her feet. But throughout her life, Tabitha has felt alone. She has special abilities that she can't understand or control, and she's learned to see them as a curse. Her fear of her abilities has also taught Tabitha to see herself as different from everyone else, which has led her to a lonely life, aloof and set apart from others.

The story opens with the news that her parents are missing. Tabitha is given a video clip her mother made for her. It explains an heirloom that her mother has kept hidden from her father. The emerald necklace allows the wearer to make desires or wishes come true. It also allows the wearer to travel through time. Unfortunately, Tabitha skipped through most of her mother's instructions and decided to experiment on the necklace instead. Her experiment goes awry and she finds herself in the middle of a meadow, in medieval England, and about to be run down by a knight on a horse.

Tabitha's adventure leads her into the arms of the man she was destined to love, but despite their growing attraction, there are obstacles they can't seem to avoid. Colin is betrothed to another and breaking the betrothal contract will mean war for him and his people. Tabitha is considered a witch and the locals have a habit of burning them at the stake. Colin's nemesis is aware of Tabitha's special abilities and is trying to kidnap her and murder Colin.

This was an entertaining read but I'm not sure it was as good as Breath of Magic. Breath of Magic, however, is blessed with a very memorable character in Arian and that is a hard act to follow. Nevertheless, Touch of Enchantment is good enough on its own with a solid storyline and great characters.

I have read several books from Teresa Medeiros and I have to say that this is one of my favorites. It was a fun read that was very cheesy in a nice way. It is nice to read a story once in awhile where the hero isn't such a womanizer. I chuckled quite often in this book. Sometimes a trip from reality is a fun read if you are not expecting something too dark or deep.

I enjoyed their love story and was very happy with the ending. Although, I would have liked to have had more insight to Colin's thoughts after landing in 2020 but I guess that might have taken a bit from the ending.

I never read Breath of Magic so I am looking forward to reading that one.

Tabitha receives an amulet that helps her focus her magic. Unwittingly she errors and finds herself wisked through time to the era of gallant and not so gallant Knights. Sir Colin is returning from the Crusades and being chased by an excellent villian, when he comes upon a this strange looking woman. She is dressed in clothing from the future which make her definately out of character for the era. Fearlessly, she protects the Knight and is mistaken for his woman. He is impressed by her bravery as well. Keeping her wasn't his choice, and when magical things happen she must explains them away, as he is much against magic.
Everyone knows that a witch must be burned, and Sir Colin allows his opinion to be known to Heiress Tabitha. A bumbling witch from the future, Tabitha keeps her secret. Will he want her burned, if he discovers she's a witch?

This story develops quickly, has plenty of action, and held my attention. The villian is perfect, the friends amusing, and the main characters endearing. Some of the side characters are endearing also. I enjoyed to ending as much as all the rest, and frankly would not have minded if the story continued.

Teresa lives up to her much earned reputation of being an excellent writer. I recommend this book to all who enjoy romance with a touch of magic.
I couldn't get enough of TOUCH OF ENCHANTMENT. It was cute and silly, and quite fun to read. The premise of the story is, in the year 2020, reluctant white witch Tabitha gets zapped 700 years into the past by her mother's magic amulet and into the life of beleaguered Scottish knight Colin of Ravenwood. In his company, she does everything from being imprisoned in a cold, dark dungeon to facing a mythical monster in battle. Very fairytale-ish, indeed. I enjoyed Tabitha's dealings with medieval folk and her accidents with magic (as well as all her sarcasm and one-liners). I also thought that Colin, a chivalrous knight devoted to God, was an intriguing hero.

TOUCH OF ENCHANTMENT is the sequel to BREATH OF MAGIC, which is about Tabitha's parents. I enjoyed both books immensely. Each has enjoyable characters and its own unique time-travel storyline. My advice is to read them both, in order. They are great fun and have wacky senses of humor!

From the bestselling author ofBreath of MagicandShadows and Lacecomes a beguiling new time-travel love story in the hilarious, magical
voice that has made Teresa Medeiros one of the nation's most beloved romance writers.

Heiress Tabitha Lennox considered her paranormal talents more a curse than a gift. So she dedicated her life to the cold, rational world of science. Until the day she examined the mysterious amulet her mother had left her and found herself catapulted seven centuries into the past--directly into the path of a rearing black charger ridden by a chain-mailed warrior.

Sir Colin of Ravenshaw had returned from the Crusades to find his castle in ruins, his enemy poised to overrun the land where generations of Ravenshaws had
ruled. The last thing he expected was to half trample a damsel with odd garb and even odder manners. But it is her strange talent that will create trouble beyond Colin's wildest imaginings. For everyone knows that a witch must be burned...but it is Colin's heart that is aflame, over an enchanting woman he must not love, yet cannot live without.
Most witches are delighted with their talents, but Tabitha (yes, she's named after theBewitchedcharacter) is not only embarrassed by her talents, she has never honed her skills. Things just happen, especially after she is bequeathed a mysterious amulet that transports her back in time. In this sequel toBreath of Magic, modern girl meets medieval knight. And although Sir Colin of Ravenspeare, Tabitha's knight in shining armor, can't figure out her pajamas and bunny slippers, he is able to look past Tabitha's short hair and modern manner to find true love. Witches aren't exactly welcome in medieval England, so unless Tabitha can convince Ravenspeare to travel into the 20th century with her their future will remain uncertain.
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< Touch of Enchantment > < Breath of Magic > < Charming the Prince > < A Kiss to Remember > < The Bride and the Beast > freaks

< The Sea Hawk > < Stranded > < A Pirate's Heart > < Thief of Always (Elite Operatives) > < Justice for All > < Worth Every Step > Brenda Adcock

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Yellow Rose Books
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(Pleasant but not a keeper)

(Dream a Little Dream of Me)

(Lost in time)

(BUCKLE YOUR SWASHES!)

(i loved this book)

I plowed through this story in a couple of days and have the following comments:
1. I couldn't get into the lead character. I found the time traveler to be an undeveloped and not very interesting character.
2. As for the romance between the pirate captain and the time traveler, I found that relationship brief and also not very (sexually or romantically) exciting or compelling.

All in all, I think the author should have been a less time spent on the lead character's relationship with her ex (in the present), which would have given the writer more time to develop the relationship between the pirate captain and the time traveling castaway. I found this book to pleasant but forgettable.

Not Brenda Adcock's first book, but certainly her best yet. Here, she takes us on a sea adventure with Dr. Julia Blanchard. Julia and her team have been exploring a shipwreck off the coast of Georgia. One day, after finding her partner in a precarious position with another woman, she goes out to the site alone. Her misery is interrupted by modern-day pirates and the real adventure begins.

Trying to keep away from the pirates, Julia gets stranded in an Atlantic storm with little hope of survival. When she wakes up, she finds herself on an early nineteenth century British ship surrounded by the history she adores. As she settles in to the realization that she's not dreaming, Julia embraces her situation. It doesn't take long for her to meet `pirate' captain Simone Morneau. After a seductive dance, Julia and Simone fall in love and begin to make plans for the future. Of course, just as easily as Julia falls into the past she ultimately returns to the future. The author throws in an interesting and unexpected twist that delighted this reader. It all makes one wonder if Julia was delusional while lost at sea or if she actually experienced the time with Simone.

Adcock's imagination and story-telling abilities are fantastic. The reader can almost feel the breeze and smell the salt in the sea air. The details really enhance the quality of the tale. There was still snow on the ground here when I read the book, but I was warm and cozy when I was reading.

Bottom Line - Great read. Although an unbelievable premise, the story is almost realistic. Here's proof that Adcock will only get better with time.

I really enjoyed this book. The drama of the situation of being caught in time travel by sea. The captain who cannot decide what she wants even with all her wealth. The ending really surprised me but it was a nice surprise, I really liked the twist.
The tall, lean captain of the privateer strides the bloody deck of Le Faucon de Mer - Falcon of the Sea, cutlass in hand, short black hair whipped by the breeze, a striking figure in white shirt, tight breeches and boots, a ruthless figure that brooks no disobedience. The captain's cutlass is as quick to enforce discipline among the crew as it is to cut down a British officer.

But that's not the beginning of the story. The beginning lies not in the past but 150 years in the future, and it does not begin with the ruthless captain of a privateer but with a marine archaeologist named Julia Blanchard. With her personal life in shambles, Dr. Blanchard has turned her every thought to the newly discovered sunken vessel off the Georgia coast, which she has lovingly named The Georgia Peach. While she is foolishly diving alone, with a storm threatening, her boat is stolen by 21st century pirates. She manages to get on board unseen to take an extra air tank but is discovered. She escapes the threat of a brutal rape by diving back into the sea. But in escaping one fate, she finds herself facing another. Barely clinging to life, buffeted by the sea and fried by the sun, she drifts on the uncaring sea until she loses consciousness.

And thereby hangs the tale.

Julia Blanchard, burned, dehydrated, unable to speak, wakes up in 1814, on board a British frigate, rescued from the sea and certain death. Not long after her rescue, as she recovers her health due to her youth and strength, the frigate is captured by Le Faucon de Mer. It is then that Julia sees the captain of the privateer--a woman, by name Simone Moreau, called "Faucon". (I picture a young Sigourney Weaver starring in the film).

Yes, Gentle Reader, this is a time traveling, f/f romance, if one must label books with a genre. But even if you have never read a book of this kind, I hope that you'll give this one a try. It is an accurately depicted, meticulously researched "age of sail" historical novels with strong female characters who take no guff from anyone of either gender. It's a swashbuckling adventure complete with decks slippery with blood, the deafening boom of cannon fire; with old Andrew Jackson and elegant Jean Lafitte; with a love triangle, violent jealousy, and enough sexual tension to sink Le Faucon de Mer. It ends with a satisfactory twist that you know will become a happily-ever-after, as a good romance should.

If you think you would feel uneasy reading f/f sex scenes, you can skip them; there are not many and they are brief, nor are they overly graphic. Please don't use them as a reason not to read The Sea Hawk. I really believe you'd enjoy it. I haven't read very many f/f novels, but the few I have read have been very good. I enthusiastically add The Sea Hawk to that number and recommend it highly.

Ruth Sims, author of The Phoenix
a little choppy at first but it really grabbed me and refused to let go. majorily plot over smut with several sexual encounters sprinkled throughout the book which were tastefully executed. i easily lost my self in the story and had a hard time putting this book down, a must have for any lesbian romance collection
Dr. Julia Blanchard, a marine archaeologist, and her team of divers have spent almost eighteen months excavating the remains of a ship found a few miles off the coast of Georgia. Although they learn quite a bit about the nineteenth century sailing vessel, they have found nothing that would reveal the identity of the ship they have nicknamed "The Georgia Peach." Consumed by the excavation of the mysterious ship, Julia's relationship with her partner, Amy, has deteriorated. When she forgets Amy's birthday and finds her celebrating in the arms of another woman, Julia returns alone to the Peach site. Caught in a violent storm, she finds herself separated from her boat and adrift on the vast Atlantic Ocean. Her rescue at sea leads her on an unexpected journey into the true identity of the Peach and the captain and crew who called it their home. Her travels take her to the island of Martinique, the eastern Caribbean islands, the Louisiana German Coast and New Orleans at the close of the War of 1812. How had the Peach come to rest in the waters off the Georgia coast? What had become of her alluring and enigmatic captain, Simone Moreau? Can love conquer everything, even time? On a voyage that lifts her spirits and eventually breaks her heart, Julia discovers the identity of the ship she had been excavating and the fate of its crew. Along the way she also discovers the true meaning of love which can be as boundless and unpredictable as the ocean itself.
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< The Sea Hawk > < Stranded > < A Pirate's Heart > < Thief of Always (Elite Operatives) > < Justice for All > freaks

< Temptation of the Warrior > < Sword of the Highlands (Berkley Sensation) > < Master of the Highlands (Berkley Sensation) > < Soul of a Highlander (The Daughters of the Glen, Book 3) > < A Warrior's Taking > < Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband (The Daughters of the Glen, Book 1) > Margo Maguire

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(B+, Good, but not Amazing)

(Historical paranormal romance)

(Amnesia, Time Travel, gypsies and romance)

(Temptation of the Warrior)

(fascinating romantic fantasy)

SYNOPSIS: Handsome Warrior from Past Travels to Future To Meet His Future

HANDSOME WARRIOR: An evil one has killed my father and now she is out to destroy us! I must travel to the future, find the stone and destroy her.

HANDSOME WARRIOR'S COUSIN: Remember what the oracle foretold! Your wife will be there!

HW: Pssssht. I must go. Save our world. To the future I go!

HWC: Remember not to use magic or else the evil ones will find you!

HW:

HW: Unhand that woman, you scoundrels!

DAMSEL IN DISTRESS: Oh, dear! Help me!

HW: I'll save you!

DID: Are you okay?

HW: No, I do not know who I am. Who are you?

DID: I am your wife, Jenny. Let us travel with the gypsies who will help us while you recover.

HW: Ok.

DID: You're hot.

HW: No, you're hot.

DID: I want you! But I can't have you. You're probably already married or betrothed.

HW: I don't think so. Let's do it.

DID: No. Yes. No. Oh, okay.

HW: You're good.

DID: Now, I must find my locket.

HW: Okay, since I don't have anything else to do.

HW: I remember who I am (talking to himself). I must find the locket. I think it contains the stone. I love Jenny, but she is not mine, so not verra mine. I cannot take an earthling to Scotland, but not Scotland.

HW: I found the locket/stone!

DID: The evil headmaster has found me. He knows I know his secret for spanking bare little girls' bottoms!

EVIL SORCERER: That's mine. Hand it over.

HW: I don't think so. We're running off to Coruain. See ya. Wouldn't want to be ya.

HW&DID: Let's destroy him together. Handsome warrior, you have spells and you're not an earthling. Jenny, you're really not an earthling, you're one of the descendants of our people.

ES: Aaaaagh!!!!! I'm mellllllllllll-ting.

HW&DID: We did it! Now we can live together in Scotland, but not Scotland and live happily ever after so we can shag non-stop.

The End.

Although the spine of this book labels it a 'Historical Romance' it actually has a considerable dollop of paranormal woven through the pages. Merrick Mac Lochlainn has to travel through time to protect his people from a great evil. His journey is from the Isle of Coruain in the year 981 to 19th century England where he seeks a special stone, one of two that exist somewhere in England, with just the prediction that he needs to find 'Keating' on the Carlisle Road. As Merrick arrives on the Carlisle Road he sees a woman being attacked by four men and wades in to help, knowing that he can't use his usual magic in this situation as it will alert his enemies as to his location.

Jenny Keating, the young woman the mysterious man helps, has her own secrets. She's recently left a school where her treatment had been decidedly Jane Eyre-esque with beatings from the Reverend Usher, the Headmaster. Her one item of value, a special pendant left to her by her parents, has been stolen and she's on the train of her erstwhile roommate Harriet whose brother apparently lives in Carlisle. Jenny decides to travel to Carlisle to find the pendant before taking up her new position as governess just north of Carlisle. Her strange abilities to affect objects when she feels emotions strongly have made her keep herself to herself - along with the fact that everyone she has ever trusted has left her.

When the man who helped Jenny against the assailants wakes up from a crack on the head he has amnesia. Jenny names him Matthew and says he is her husband so that a band of Gypsies will help them. But Merrick remembers nothing of his mission and believes that he is Jenny's husband. As the band travels slowly towards Carlisle Jenny finds herself getting more and more attached to Matthew but she fears that a man such as he must have a wife whom he will remember.

The story moves on as they hunt for the pendant, Merrick's memory returns and Jenny and he realise that they have no future. But is there more to Jenny than meets the eye and are the prophecies about Merrick's future wife misleading?

This was an enjoyable book with some interesting settings with the band of Gypsies and moving around Carlisle in the search for the pendant. Jenny and Merrick were both believable and likeable characters although Reverend Usher seemed rather a pantomime villain. The paranormal aspect of this story felt sometimes a little of a distraction and the short scenes back in Coruain were, for this reader at least, rather spurious. However it was a good read overall.

Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book© Helen Hancox 2008
As head of his clan, Merrick MacLochlainn feels the tremendous burden of protecting his people from the evil sorceress Elianor. To prevent her from taking over their clan, he and his brother must travel forward some 1000 years into time to the 1820's and collect sacred stones. Merrick finds himself in North England and when he spies a young woman being visciously attacked he comes to her aid.

Jenny Keating has finally secured a position as a governess and is more than ready to escape the horrible conditions of her employment. She is teaching at a boarding school with a cruel headmaster. When she takes her leave she discovers that her roommate has stolen her locket, the only memento she has from her deceased parents. She is on a quest to retrieve the locket from the runaway girl. Unfortunately, she is waylaid by ruffians.

When Merrick comes to Jenny's aid he is shot and suffers amnesia. Jenny realizes that their situation is dire and when a traveling band of gypsies rescue them she claims he is her husband.

Merrick is attracted to Jenny and fully believes her story. Jenny is confused about her feelings for Merrick. She worries he may have a family back in Scotland. They have a passionate romance but Jenny is in a constant worry over Merrick's past.

Jenny wants to be with him but also frets about her own strange mystical powers. She has never shared them with anyone. Merrick is running out time and when he begins to learn about his past, he realizes that his clan desperately needs him but so does Jenny.

Merrick is a wonderful hero, kind of alpha male but never obnoxiously macho. His love for Jenny is powerful but it pulls against his duty to his clan. The ending was a bit rushed for me and there were a lot of characters to remember, good and bad especially in the last chapters. All in all, however, this is an enjoyable read.

As his clan's newly crowned chieftain, Merrick MacLochlainn must travel 1000 years into the future to protect his clan from evil. A less that pleasant arrival to the future combined with a blow to the head, leaves Merrick with no recollection of his quest to find a sacred stone that will save his clan. Nor can Merrick remember Jenny Keating, the woman who claims to be his wife.

Jenny Keating's life has been grim and brutal until the day she is saved by a heroic stranger. Posing as his wife to protect herself, Jenny finds herself falling for her handsome savior. With trouble not far behind, the pair must work together to save one another and realize their fate.

Merrick MacLochlainn is as yummy as his brother, Brogan (A Warrior's Taking). Men with a brogue make my knees quiver. Heroes with a brogue, magical talents AND muscles to die for, bring me to my knees. Merrick left me on the floor begging for more.

Don't miss Margo Maguire's Temptation of the Warrior! A time traveling romance with a battle against mortal evil and paranormal evil as well, Temptation of the Warrior is a must read!

Annmarie
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In 981 on the Isle of Coruain, High Chieftain Merrick MacLochlainn knows he has no choice but to do the mission in order to keep the Druzai safe from the malevolence of their long time enemy the witch Eilinora, who escaped incarceration, killed Merrick's father, and stole the scepter of power. The first leg of his quest is to retrieve sacred stones that will bring back powers to the Druzai. However to obtain the stones means he must travel forward in time to 1826.

Merrick goes forward over eight centuries, but upon finding himself in Regency Northumbria; he is mentally confused and cannot recall his past let alone his mission. He also has problems with just who is Jenny Keating, whom he rescued from some attackers. They travel together until the reach a Gypsy camp where she claims she is his wife. Merrick knows that is untrue but does not expose her as he wants her safe while his mind heals. As he recovers and falls in love, Merrick believes Jenny is the source for his obtaining the stones. However, both know he must go back in time, but can she accompany her beloved if they retrieve the stones while his known foe and other death sorcerers cause mayhem.

TEMPTATION OF THE WARRIOR is a fascinating romantic fantasy that employs time travel to bring together a Dark Ages Scottish warrior and a Victorian woman. The time travel is especially handled really well as he struggles with effect of the trip. The story line is fast-paced from the opening segue when Merrick tells his courageous female cousin Ana no that he not she will journey and never slows down until the confrontation. Fans will appreciate Margo Maguire's magnificent good vs. evil thriller and want to read Merrick's brother Brogan's tale (see A WARRIOR'S TAKING).

Harriet Klausner

A new land, a new time . . .

To protect his people from a great evil, Merrick Mac Lochlainn, newly crowned high chieftain of his clan, must travel forward in time nearly 1,000 years. But when he awakens in nineteenth-century England, he has no memory of his mission to save his race, nor can he recognize Jenny Keating, the spirited young beauty who calls herself his wife.

A new love . . .

Orphaned and on the run from a cruel headmaster, vulnerable and alone, Jenny never dreamed of being rescued by any man, much less a chivalrous and handsome warrior like Merrick. Drawn to his powerful physique and mysterious ways, she begins a dangerous deception and poses as his beloved. But her feelings of desire are all too real. Together they will battle a dark threat that jeopardizes their very lives, all the while tempting each other with a passion too powerful to resist.

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