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Flirting with Forever

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In RITA® Award–winning author Gwyn Cready’s fun and sexy new time-travel adventure, an ambitious writer discovers that bad-boy painters are as timeless—and irresistible—as their art. . . .Art historian Campbell Stratford is about to make a name for herself with her scandalously sexy tell-all “fictographies” of famous seventeenth-century artists, but she’s more iintimately...more

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Published March 30th 2010 by Pocket Books (first published January 1st 2010)

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Mar 28, 2010 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: historical, fiction, romance

From my blog...[return]Flirting With Forever is an intriguing twist on time travel, romance and a healthy dose of art history. Peter Lely the successor to Van Dyck as the royal portraitist is quite trapped. The Executive Guild, which manages artist department of souls passing through the afterlife, needs Peter's assistance. Mertons, the time-jump accountant has discovered that a person by the name of Campbell Stratford is writing a book, which they view as an embarrassment to Van Dyck. The Guild...more From my blog...[return]Flirting With Forever is an intriguing twist on time travel, romance and a healthy dose of art history. Peter Lely the successor to Van Dyck as the royal portraitist is quite trapped. The Executive Guild, which manages artist department of souls passing through the afterlife, needs Peter's assistance. Mertons, the time-jump accountant has discovered that a person by the name of Campbell Stratford is writing a book, which they view as an embarrassment to Van Dyck. The Guild Management does not know how else Campbell could have acquired the knowledge on Van Dyck's quite personal information mixed with fiction and calling the book a work of Fictography, unless through illegal use of the tube and time travel.[return]Meanwhile back in present day, Cam and her faithful assistant Jeannie are working at a feverish pace to stay head of Cam's sister Anastasia. Cam and Anastasia both work as curators for the Carnegie Museum of Art and both are vying to become the next Art Director, unfortunately Anastasia has sold her book and Cam only has a few weeks in which to finish and convince someone to publish her book on Van Dyck. While doing research she unknowingly opens a portal and is transported back in time to 1628 London. Cam does not appear to be overly distraught to find herself among other nude models; rather she acquires clothing, assumes another name and requests a sitting so she can learn first hand about Peter Lely, Van Dyck's successor, and meets King Charles II. Lely however, is not at all amused to see Cam. At first he does not realise who she is or that she has traveled through time, however she is the exact likeness of his beloved and quite deceased Ursula. Will Lely be able to prevent Campbell from publishing details best left untold about Van Dyck or will Cam learn more than she ever dared, altering the future? What unfolds next through the varying time travels of the two is a fast paced romantic drama, mystery and comedy all rolled into one along with the battle between desire and ambition. Flirting With Forever is an intriguing time travel novel with a strong and witty heroine as well as a self-assured hero. The characters make this novel a delightful read and Cready does an excellent job in describing two completely different eras without confusing the reader. Flirting With Forever does make for an afternoon of exciting and entertaining reading.(less)

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Sep 13, 2010 Ashleighloveland rated it 2 of 5 stars

woman, art historian and museum curator, accidentally travel back in time to a sexy artist. sexy artist is actually a plant by some time travel policing agency, he's supposed to stop her from spilling the sexy beans about some other fancy artist.

Problematically they're both too stupid to live. She doesn't seemed to be worried by much after time travel, except if she can get cell phone reception amd if she can get in sexy artist's pants. he doesn't seem suspicious at all of this obviously out of...more

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Jul 22, 2010 Lillie Roberts rated it 5 of 5 stars

Cam is up to her neck in trouble. Her publisher wants her book yesterday, someone is trying to sabotage her chances to become the museum new curator, and her ex-fiance is trying to horn his way back into her life in more ways than one. And she doesn't even know everything that he has done and continues to do while trying to woo Cam into complacency. To appease her publisher, Cam decides to write a fictography, part fact, part fiction account of a subject close to her heart, painters of the 17th...more Cam is up to her neck in trouble. Her publisher wants her book yesterday, someone is trying to sabotage her chances to become the museum new curator, and her ex-fiance is trying to horn his way back into her life in more ways than one. And she doesn't even know everything that he has done and continues to do while trying to woo Cam into complacency. To appease her publisher, Cam decides to write a fictography, part fact, part fiction account of a subject close to her heart, painters of the 17th century, her field of expertise.

What Cam doesn't know is that when she tries to access certain information, she'll be thrown thru time, and will land on the doorstep of one of those artist, painter Peter Levy. She's curious as to how she traveled to this place and time, to the very artist that recently capture her attention, especially when she sees a painting that could be her twin.

Peter Levy has been ordered by the Guild, a body of governing artist no longer of this world, to ruin Cam Stratford, by any means possible and to stop the publication of her book, and he does. What he doesn't count on are the stirring of forgotten feelings, feelings that haven't been roused since the death of his wife. And now, Cam comes strolling in, and turns his life, otherworldly or otherwise, on it's ear. He doesn't know if he can forgive himself for what he has done or what he's about to do.

Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready was a fast paced sensual romance, part historical and part contemporary. I found it hard to put down. Cam Stratford has had to accommodate her life to suit her parents, her sister, her ex-fiance, and now said sister is about to push into Cam's life and steal her dream job, right from under her nose. And all Cam can really do is sit back and watch her life play out. If she tries too hard, she'll seem needy, if she pushes her sister back, she'll appear bossy and pushy (and the museum board wants none of that), and when she meets Peter Levy, her senses go wild and she could really give a damn about anything else. When she forced to tell him the truth, she's a time traveling would be author/museum curator, Peter's taken aback, but can he really say anything, after all, he's a time traveling Guild member out to put the brakes on Cam's career. And when these two come together, when they push passed all the circumstances trying to keep them apart, the romance sizzles on the pages with smoky desire.

Flirting with Forever has aspects of a paranormal romance laced between a historical and contemporary romance. Cam is shoved into Peter's reality, and he finds himself ready to take a chance with Cam, until he learns her secrets. When Peter jumps through time to find the wayward Cam, he can't seem to get over her, but he has to be very careful, to leave part of himself behind in this foreign appearing landscape would trap him in this time and place. But can he resist the abundant charms of Cam Stratford? Does he really want to? This book was plain fun to read, I don't read a heck of a lot of historical or contemporary romance, but sometimes, they just hit the spot and Flirting with Forever is one of the books that satisfied my need. If you enjoy a time traveling romance full of fun, I recommend picking up Flirting with Forever, I don't think you'll be sorry, I very much enjoyed it.(less)

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Jul 13, 2010 Heather Pearson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

Time travel, romance, art history and kick ass shoes, what more could I want in my summer reading. This book has it all.

Art historian Campbell Stratford wants to clinch a major promotion and determines that the best way to do it is to secure a substantial donation to the museum and to publish a tell all book about 17th century Felmish painter Anthony van Dyck. In the midst of her research she inadvertantly ends up in the studio of Peter Lely in 1673 London, England. From this point the story tak...more

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Jun 29, 2010 Sabrina rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was my first time reading Gwyn Cready and I really enjoyed her funny voice and interesting characters. She did an especially good job with the hero Peter Lely and I felt like we understood him much more than we did the heroine Cam.

For all of Cam's good points – and there were many – I questioned why she didn't realize her boyfriend was a scumbag or why she allowed her sister to constantly put herself in Cam's way. Somehow those two things didn't mess with the rest of Cam's personality and...more

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Mar 26, 2010 Anna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviews, historical-pnr

This was my first time reading Gwyn Cready and for me it was an entertaining read. Ms Cready has a very nice writing style. I loved that humor was blended in with the romance. I did think the way that Cam got to the 16th century was a bit odd, but very creative. Flirting with Forever was a light, fun read. Full of romance and mischief. I don't read too many time-travel stories but this was a good read. If you like a bit of humor and time-travel with you romance - you'll enjoy this one.

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Mar 11, 2012 Arttemizza rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: leituras-2012, biblioteca-pessoal

Gostei bastante da sinopse do livro, um historiadora de arte, uma pintor, uma viagem ao passado e um regresso ao presente, para mim os ingredientes perfeitos para uma bela história.

Apesar da minha apreensão inicial após ler as primeiras páginas que se revelaram um pouco confusas, o restante livro apresenta uma leitura fluída com bastante humor e peripécias pelo meio. Na viagem ao passado somos cativados pela acção decorrida no interior de um atelier de um pintor bastante atarefado com a resoluçã...more

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Dec 23, 2011 Joana rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: emprestado

Tenho antes de tudo que dizer que para mim esta sinopse é muito enganadora. A ideia que transmite dos acontecimentos e da viagem no tempo não tem nada a ver com o que realmente acontece no livro. Eu nunca na minha vida estaria à espera da linha de desenvolvimento que as viagens no tempo tomaram.
Em relação ao livro em si, há vários aspectos que gostava de focar. Se por um lado a história é simples e o livro é de fácil leitura, por outro lado ao início achei a escrita da autora bastante confusa. N...more

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May 08, 2010 Patty rated it 5 of 5 stars

Suspend belief.
If you do this is a delightful time travel romance. Especially for an art history major like me. Don't worry, though if you are not. It is written in a way to bring everyone to the easel as it were - whether you know anything about Restoration art or not. It is fast paced, joyful and full of lots of great details for those of us that do love art history.

If you like time travel novels (and I do) this is a fun read. Our hero, painter Peter Lely is brought back into his life to stop...more

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Apr 11, 2010 Lindsay rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'm not really a fan of romance novels, but I was in the mood to read a cheesy one. Not a super cheesy one where the people get busy in every chapter and there's a photo of a half naked guy on the cover, but something more tasteful. Sadly, I was kind of embarrassed to be hanging out in the romance section, but whatever. I picked this one because I liked the cover and because it's a mix between present time and 1673, which at the time sounded interesting, but it confused me a little.
Cam works at...more

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Apr 06, 2010 Kristina rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was the first time travel romance I've read and I was impressed. I was surprised at the the length of the book, but I came to the conclusion that this was because of having to pop back and forth in time. I assume in time travel romance that this makes attention to detail very important.
Even though it was a longer book (for a mass market) Gwyn's writing is excellent, so that wasn't a problem for me. This was a "carry around in my purse" book...I'm sure you all have those LOL! I would read it...more

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Jun 14, 2010 Shannon (Giraffe Days) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, historical-romance, romance, time-travel

I read Cready's second book, Seducing Mr. Darcy , on a whim and was treated to an absolute delight of a novel - witty, intelligent, exciting, sexy. Since one of my biggest complaints with Romance novels is the weak writing - which encapsulates everything from poor character development to clichés to insufferable dialogue - I was thrilled to find a writer of Romance I could trust, relax with and enabled me to enjoy the story.

This is the second book of Cready's I've read, and her newest release, a...more

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Sep 26, 2011 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle, humor, period, romance, time-travel

This was a wacky time-travel romance. I know, what a premise, you think something like that would be doomed from the start. But Cready actually pulls it off. I admit I enjoyed Seducing Mr. Darcy way more than I expected to, and I was intrigued to see just how many stories in the same vein she could pull off. I definitely enjoyed this one, though it was a little less for me than Seducing Mr. Darcy .

In this novel, art historian and curator Campbell Stratford (Cam) is in line for a promotion at t...more This was a wacky time-travel romance. I know, what a premise, you think something like that would be doomed from the start. But Cready actually pulls it off. I admit I enjoyed Seducing Mr. Darcy way more than I expected to, and I was intrigued to see just how many stories in the same vein she could pull off. I definitely enjoyed this one, though it was a little less for me than Seducing Mr. Darcy .

In this novel, art historian and curator Campbell Stratford (Cam) is in line for a promotion at the Carnegie Museum in Chicago (?). She is vying for the position with her older sister, who is an ice-cold bitch the likes of which I have rarely seen - a woman who has built her whole life around destroying all hope for Campbell. This was a startling aspect of the book for me. Frankly I was a little confused by how utterly non-humane her sister was. Anyway, Cam is researching a book on Van Dyck and has decided she needs to "sex it up" to compete with her sister's publication to get the job. She clicks "Look Inside" on the Amazon book page - and gets magically transported to 17th century England, to the studio of Peter Lely, Van Dyck's successor as the portraitist to King Charles of England.

I know, I know, it sounds nutty and confusing. What's more, Peter Lely is really Peter Lely, but he's not actually - he's Peter Lely, after he died, sent back by "the Guild" of Artists from the Afterlife, to thwart the supposed future writing of one Campbell Stratford, who is seeking to sensationalize the 17th century art world in her book. Only, she doesn't really know she's going to do that yet, and Peter thinks this Campbell (the author) is a man.

So you can see how it's actually more convoluted than maybe it seemed at first glance. However! I was only marginally confused while reading this book. Cready has a real gift for guiding the reader clearly through complicated plots and backstories. My only quibble is that sometimes the formatting of the dialogue on my KIndle version of this book (Kindle for iPhone, at that) was poor and there were not line breaks between the characters who were speaking - so it got confusing who was saying what. However, I think this was with the format and not with the author.

The book is 3 stars for me instead of 4 because I just couldn't rate it quite as highly as Seducing Mr. Darcy . Perhaps this was because Cam was kind of a pushover who was just fine keeping the wool way way over her eyes when it came to men. I find this hard to relate to! I liked Peter and thought the concept of his life was neat, but the two of them together were all blazing passion and romance and not very much reality. Hey, it's a romance novel so what's my problem, right? I don't know, but the other book had a better grounding in reality for me. I bought it a little more. Perhaps because I am a literature fan but not as much an art history fan.

I enjoyed the way the art history aspect was included in this book. It's not just a thin shell of a setting/plot to stick a romance into. Lely is a painter and Cam is a subject - this was an interesting dynamic and I enjoyed it. Details of the art history of the period were included as well. In general, this was an enjoyable and well-executed novel that stands above other "romance" novels. However, for me it was just a tad less great than Seducing Mr. Darcy , which had a similar hare-brained yet well-executed concept but a little more spark.(less)

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Apr 22, 2010 Falling Off The Shelf rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2010

This review was originally posted on my review blog : http://fallingofftheshelf.blogspot.com

Campbell Stratford is sure to make a name for herself when she releases her sexy tell-all "fictographies" of famous seventeenth-century artists. What her readers don't know, is that she is more intimately involved with her subjects than they could ever imagine. It's all thanks to a time portal she accidentally discovered while in a frantic rush for information to make her book that much more memorable. Th...more This review was originally posted on my review blog : http://fallingofftheshelf.blogspot.com

Campbell Stratford is sure to make a name for herself when she releases her sexy tell-all "fictographies" of famous seventeenth-century artists. What her readers don't know, is that she is more intimately involved with her subjects than they could ever imagine. It's all thanks to a time portal she accidentally discovered while in a frantic rush for information to make her book that much more memorable. This portal leads her straight into the arms of playboy and seventeenth-century artist, Peter Lely. It's easy to get caught up in the moment, and after posing for a portrait for a few hours on his modeling chaise, she ends up with a night of passion that one can not forget.

Peter Lely wants nothing more to do than paint, it is what makes up his world. When the Guild of the Great Beyond come to him to in a frantic effort to thwart Campbell Stratford's plans against their reputation, he agrees to help them. He sticks to the plan, and feeds her information that will surely sabotage her work. Cam on the other hand, has other plans when she learns of Peter's betrayal, and now he must travel to Cam's twenty-first century life in order to set things right.

When I first saw the cover of this novel, I was instantly intrigued. It looked magical, and like it was going to be filled with all sorts of romance. Luckily, this time I judged a book by it's cover, it was sure to deliver. In Flirting With Forever, we get not only romance, and heart pumping passion, but comedy as well. I wasn't expecting this, but this book had me giggling and unforeseen moments. I tend to get a lot of funny looks when I start giggling in the break room at my job, but I've grown accustom to this by now.

What I personally loved about this quirky novel was the fact that it was not only set in a modern setting, but a historical one as well. The first quarter of this book you get teleported back in time to seventeenth-century London, while the rest of the book is centered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I happened to enjoy the descriptions of the historical setting far better, and itched to be relocated back to that time period. Falling through time did not put a damper on this story though, as it was always up beat and ready to entertain.

This was the first time-travel romance that I have ever read, and it has me itching to read more. Luckily, author, Gwyn Cready, has a few more up her sleeve. I've already decided that I want to read more of her work, and can't wait to get my hands on her other titles, Tumbling Through Time , and Seducing Mr. Darcy. I can only hope that they will be filled with just as much romance, and humor. She also has another title scheduled to be released September 28, 2010 by Pocket Books, and this one is going to be called Aching For Always, can't wait to see how that one will turn out! (less)

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May 09, 2011 Susan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-for-night-owl-romance

Flirting with Forever will give an art novice a tantalizing view of the Artisan masters during the seventeenth century. Cam was a delightful character with witty dialog that held this story together with fun. Peter and his afterlife with the Executive Guild were a bit daunting and hard to follow at the beginning. However, as the plot developed you could feel the common thread between an artist, his subject, and the passion that a talented artist such as Peter brings to life on canvas and in the...more

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Nov 26, 2011 Jennifer rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-reads

If The Girl With a Pearl Earring suffered a severe case of brain damage, it might come out something like this. Gwen Cready virtually dons a saddle on her third time out the gate, trotting out the same old tricks (thinly-explained time travel! hijinks! wardrobe malfunctions!) and covering virtually the same ground (only with artists instead of literary characters or pirates). There's niche writing, and then there's being a one-trick-pony, and this poorly edited mess puts Cready firmly in the la...more

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Jan 11, 2012 Marianna rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really liked this book, the loving, the humor, the characters (the villain!), the story and its potential. That is until I got to the second half of the book. And all the bad things that can happen to a little romance story did happen. The story trickled down in to a messy puddle of sadness, misunderstandings, angst, petty revenge, and honor, oh the honor. It was as if the plotline suddenly became lost, doddering about. And we were suddenly being distracted by every trite action of every roman...more

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Apr 18, 2010 Cheryl rated it 3 of 5 stars

The Executive Guild is in charge of supervising the afterlife of artist. They have learned about Campbell “Cam” Stratford. Ms. Stratford aims to release a fictography about the famous artist, Van Dyck. What Cam is saying about Van Dyck could ruin his reputation as people knew him. The Guild wants Peter Lely to stop Stratford from releasing the fictography.

Cam was working on the Van Dyck piece, when all of a sudden she felt a weird sensation. The next thing she knows, she is nude. Cam realizes t...more

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Mar 31, 2010 Bridget rated it 4 of 5 stars

Cam is writing a book about 17th century painters and she's calling it "fictogrophies". As an art historian, Cam does know a thing or two about the great artists she is focusing on. Some would say that she knows a little too much. What's a girl supposed to do with a newly found time portal?

At first I thought that this would be a tad bit corny - I like corny, so that was why I agreed to review this book. It wasn't quite what I expected, it was better. I wonder if Cam will show me this time porta...more

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Mar 15, 2010 Jackie (Literary Escapism) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance-erotica, new-author-challenge-2010, read-2010

Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready was a very captivating read and one I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a new romance to tackle. We’re given a great look at an artists’ studio a la the sixteenth century as well as the intricacies of a romance neither Cam or Peter were looking for. Flirting with Forever comes out March 30th and is definitely worth a second look when you’re browsing through the bookstore at the end of the month.

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Dec 09, 2011 Ne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: clube-leitores

Divertido, sexy… uma aventura que não vai querer perder. Não teria dito melhor.
Este é um romance que recomendo vivamente, tanto pelo romance em si, como o humor vivo e inteligente presente, como a cultura aqui inserida eficazmente. Principalmente esta última, que é tão subtil mas ao mesmo tempo tão importante tanto para o desenrolar e a riqueza da história, que acabamos por nos aperceber que a temática da pintura é o que de melhor há nesta obra.
A sinopse fez que com o inicio me surgisse um pouco...more

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Mar 05, 2011 Monica rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed

I love time-travel romances, I have always had a special place in my heart for them since I read Teresa Medieros' 'A Touch of Enchantment' so when I get the opportunity to read a new one, I definitely go for it. As I started reading this book there were a few things that caught me off guard from the beginning, the cover, OMG I love the cover, it's beautiful. Next, the names of the characters, Ms. Cready definitely doesn't fall back on the old standbys...there is a guy in the book named Jacket fo...more

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Sep 11, 2012 Sarah Sammis rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: review-copy, read-in-2012

The Blog Critics Books post sums up my feelings about Flirting with Forever by Gwyn Cready perfectly: I should have read the pitch more closely. The pitch didn't have cover art, which would have made it obvious that it's a bodice ripper, so I went on the time travel description alone. Big mistake.

In the present day there's Campbell "Cam" Stratford, an art historian and author, with a scandalous "fictographies." Then in the afterlife there's Peter Lely, once famous artist, who is now tasked with...more

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Apr 02, 2010 Emily rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-books

True confession time: I don't normally read time travel novels. I like contemporary novels and I like historical novels, but rarely do they come together in a way that works for me. Flirting with Forever cheerfully grabbed those assumptions with a tissue and threw them in the garbage, and for that I am definitely grateful.

The writing style in this book is hilarious; there's truly no other way to describe it. I was reminded of Douglas Adams and Janet Evanovich (the first nine or so Stephanie Plum...more True confession time: I don't normally read time travel novels. I like contemporary novels and I like historical novels, but rarely do they come together in a way that works for me. Flirting with Forever cheerfully grabbed those assumptions with a tissue and threw them in the garbage, and for that I am definitely grateful.

The writing style in this book is hilarious; there's truly no other way to describe it. I was reminded of Douglas Adams and Janet Evanovich (the first nine or so Stephanie Plum books, not the recent ones) in parts- Adams when the topic of conversation was time travel and the Guilds and Evanovich when the characters are interacting with one another. The dialogue sparkled right off the page.

Added to the mix: a cast of truly diverse characters and an unusual but entertaining setting. The art world is an excellent background for this story because enjoying art is kind of like time traveling- it launches you back (or forward) into a time, place, or environment based on imagery and ideas. Add in an actual artist from centuries ago wandering around the contemporary art world and there are plenty of opportunities for laughs and wry commentary. The plot here is full of twists and turns and machinations and plotting and scheming with the ultimate lesson being that there's no such thing as a free lunch. Just when I thought the happily-ever-after was just around the corner, someone would act in a way that had me yelling NOOOOOOOOOOOO because everything was screwed up!

The tricky thing with time travel books is that, at some point, there has to be an explanation of why things that are happening are affecting (or not affecting) the past, the future, and hell, the present. Flirting with Forever takes the Back to the Future II approach, which says that messing around with future events can impact the past, but furthermore, that the past can be controlled.

Peter and Campbell are an unlikely couple, to be sure, but I was definitely rooting for them (and for Anastasia and what'shisname, the adulterous fiance, to take long walks off short piers) and their relationship. Sweet, saucy, and very rambunctious. Good stuff all the way around.

There's a lot to love in this book, and I'm thrilled to have had the opportunity to discover a new author in a genre that I haven't really explored.

Overall Grade: A

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Apr 21, 2010 Nely rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-review

I've never really read a time travel romance and I think Ms. Cready has opened my eyes to a whole new genre. I really like the way the time travel bit is done in this story. I think there was good development when it came to both the 17th century and the present time. I never found myself confused or disoriented as to what time frame I was in. I'm sure there was a lot of homework done by Ms. Cready to accomplish that with such vivid details.

I have to admit that it had a slow start for me but onc...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Kirsten rated it 1 of 5 stars

Not a fan of regency /historical romances but I have enjoyed what I have read of the Outlander series and a couple of other time travelling romance books so I thought this might be along the same lines - it wasn't.

I found the writing didn't flow for me with the multiple pov changing all the time.

I'm not a fan of the flowery language either - the scorching loins etc.

I wish I could have liked it more.

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Apr 11, 2010 Mary (BookHounds) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010-book-challenge, from-publisher-author

I haven't read many time travel romances and now realize I have missed out of a really cool genre. The author creates a believable back story that switches nicely from present time to the 17th century. There must have been a lot of research that went into this story since the time of King Charles II was well done and impressive with detail. Like any decent romance, the sparks flew between Cam and Peter and concluded with great satisfaction. The only flaw in the whole book was that it was a littl...more

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Nov 30, 2010 Sonja Sweterlitsch rated it 5 of 5 stars

Such fun! I found myself giggling aloud while reading this time travel romance novel. I blushed at the steamy parts. It's set in Pittsburgh with TONS of local color, centered on the Carnegie Museum of Art. I have to stop into Aldo's and try their coffee some time.

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Mar 21, 2010 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010

A slow start with it starting with Mertons explaining to Peter the situation with Cam (who they assume to be male), but the story picks up. Lots of amusing bits with Cam in the 17th century trying to use her iPhone and making references to famous people who weren't even born yet. Then Peter and Mertons end up in present day for some more comedy.

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Jul 14, 2011 Babete rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: troca-venda

Romance histórico/erótico que se lê bem na 1ª parte mas que descarrila completamente na 2ª. Num livro de 400 páginas metade é uma confusão onde ninguém se entende e a trama não tem ponta por onde se pegue. Desilusão!

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Gwyn Cready has a BA in English literature and an MBA in marketing from the University of Chicago. For the last twenty years she's worked in brand management at a company at least as interesting as Pilgrim Pharmaceuticals. She lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, son and daughter. Tumbling Through Time is her first novel. Her second, Seducing Mr. Darcy, was published in August, 2008. Flirting wit...more

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