Medieval studies scholar Tess Alexander is thrilled for the chance to live in a medieval castle. But then a trip to the village brings her face-to-...
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Sep 07, 2011
Valerie
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This is a real romance. Yes it has time travel and some historical fiction stuff in it but the basic plot of it is mostly driven by the slow build up of the romance. Someone is after John and Tess but this takes mostly a backseat. Though I do usually like a bit more plot about stuff other than romance I did enjoy reading One Magic Moment because I am a romantic at times.
This is the first book I've read of this series and so there are probably things I didn't know about but really th More...
This is the first book I've read of this series and so there are probably things I didn't know about but really th More...
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Jun 03, 2011
Tanya
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Don't let my 3 star rating fool you on this one. It gets three stars because I didn't like it as much as some of the 4 star ratings I have given to other books that Lynn Kurland has written not because I really don't like it. I also find that when I reread her books I like them better.
I enjoyed it and the nice thing about her books is that they are safe reading. I personally think A Garden in the Rain is my favorite book because it hit the happy medium of the passion I like with it More...
I enjoyed it and the nice thing about her books is that they are safe reading. I personally think A Garden in the Rain is my favorite book because it hit the happy medium of the passion I like with it More...
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Nov 27, 2011
Sandy
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Could y’all hear my heartfelt and happy sigh out there when I turned the last page of this book? I always have the best time when reading Lynn Kurland. She has a seamless way of bringing the past and the future together with characters who are so personable and charming, it’s like you’ve been best friends forever. You want to be there for them, give a shoulder to cry on, share in the laughter as well as the sadness, cheer them on, and revel in their happiness when it finally comes.
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Oct 24, 2011
Kathy
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Eleventh in the De Piaget time-traveling, historical-romance series revolving around the de Piaget family.
The Story
Tess is sort of happily living life as a castle owner and lecturing on medieval politics in England. Sort of because she and her sister, Peaches, are still getting over losing their younger sister, Pippa, to Montgomery de Piaget and 1241. A.D. Well, it is what Pippa wanted and now Tess simply has to get on with living in modern-day Sedgwick, knocking off the side view More...
The Story
Tess is sort of happily living life as a castle owner and lecturing on medieval politics in England. Sort of because she and her sister, Peaches, are still getting over losing their younger sister, Pippa, to Montgomery de Piaget and 1241. A.D. Well, it is what Pippa wanted and now Tess simply has to get on with living in modern-day Sedgwick, knocking off the side view More...
Aug 03, 2011
AnEyeSpy
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* "One Magic Moment" by Lynn Kurland follows "One Enchanted Evening", and we're never allowed to forget a stack of preceding series. Fun bits padded out to overall disappointment. Great promise talent letdown. For half the book nothing happens except they pretend to be mad at each other, before he finally kisses her. Tess doesn't tell John she knows his twin lookalike from centuries earlier, even when he slips into medieval French and superb swordplay. Names from previous boo
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Jul 29, 2011
Book Binge
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Tess is quite shocked when she runs into the new owner of the garage in the village she lives in and discovers that he’s the spitting image of her brother-in-law. She knows that he has to be closely related to Montgomery, who her sister Pippa married not two months earlier, but she’s hesitant to tell John that she knows where he came from because she’s afraid he’ll bolt.
John is immediately taken with Tess’s looks and when he gets to know her he likes her even more. But John is afraid t More...
John is immediately taken with Tess’s looks and when he gets to know her he likes her even more. But John is afraid t More...
May 16, 2011
Karen E
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Full disclosure: I won this book through Goodreads. One Magic Moment is another Lynn Kurland book dealing with the DePiaget family. The hero of this book, John, is the son of Rhys and Gwyn. The heroine, Tess, is the sister of the heroine from Kurland's last novel. The plot line is similar many of the novels in this series, traveling through time, misunderstanding, protective hero, and spunky heroine.
Although I generally enjoy Lynn Kurland's novels, I have not read her last few n More...
Although I generally enjoy Lynn Kurland's novels, I have not read her last few n More...
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Apr 26, 2011
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One Magic Moment by Lynn Kurland
Paranormal Romance –May 3rd, 2011
4 stars
One Magic Moment is a sweet and magical love story that is part of a time travel series.
Tess Alexander has just settled into a real castle! Things would be perfect if only she didn’t miss her sister and if the auto mechanic who fixed her car wasn’t so cold and handsome. But,Tess can’t get the auto mechanic named John out her mind. Not only is he attractive but he looks very similar to he More...
Paranormal Romance –May 3rd, 2011
4 stars
One Magic Moment is a sweet and magical love story that is part of a time travel series.
Tess Alexander has just settled into a real castle! Things would be perfect if only she didn’t miss her sister and if the auto mechanic who fixed her car wasn’t so cold and handsome. But,Tess can’t get the auto mechanic named John out her mind. Not only is he attractive but he looks very similar to he More...
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Feb 01, 2012
JC John
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One Magic Moment is the latest in the “de Piaget – MacLeod” world created by author Lynn Kurland. It is a historical romance book - and don’t dismissed it just because, the world of the de Piaget’s and MacLeod’s is full of paranormal, adventure, time travel, drama, and chivalrous knights-in-shining-armour.
Kurland’s books are for all types of readers, for all fans of different genres. Exactly what got me hook, and was the bridge for me to start reading romance - particularly historica More...
Kurland’s books are for all types of readers, for all fans of different genres. Exactly what got me hook, and was the bridge for me to start reading romance - particularly historica More...
Jul 10, 2011
L.L.
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This was a great read. I don't know what it was about John that mowed me over like he did. Maybe it's seeing an old boyfriend whom the world sees as taciturn and a pain in the arse, but whose redeemable qualities were always crystal clear to me. And who doesn't love a chick who dings up her car in the same spot, over and over again?
I immediately loved the characters for their imperfections, completely bought into their attraction, and rooted for them every step of the way. The front More...
I immediately loved the characters for their imperfections, completely bought into their attraction, and rooted for them every step of the way. The front More...
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Jan 11, 2012
Alleluialu
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I haven't read a book by Lynn Kurland for a while, so when I saw this one on the shelf at the library, I had to get it. It didn't disappoint me. I love time travel/historical romance. This was the story of John de Piaget and Tess Alexander. When you start reading Lynn Kurland's books, you get introduced to the MacLeod and de Piaget families and the time gates they employ to go from one century to another -- accidentally and sometimes on purpose. Ms. Kurland writes with a lot of humor and her des
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Dec 05, 2011
Jill
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What can I say? I'm a sucker for time-travel romance only this isn't exactly what I expected. Nor did I expect to jump into the middle of a series... or rather the end as I think this is the more recent book in the series, though it is hard to tell considering her series overlap. Still my problem was there was a lot of background information I didn't know though I didn't seem so lost that I couldn't enjoy Tess and John's budding romance.
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Dec 22, 2011
Brooke
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Jul 22, 2011
Jenn
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Heartbroken and barely holding on after the recent loss of her sister to a medieval highland knight, Tess Alexander almost comes undone when she encounters the new owner of the local garage, John de Piaget, the twin brother of the man her sister married in the past. Something about the beautiful Tess unnerves John who’s worked very hard to keep his past a secret. It’s not so much that she asks too many personal questions, it’s somethi More...
Jul 01, 2011
Rebecca
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This is Ms. Kurland’s latest novel featuring the medieval DePiaget family. It’s a time travelling romance and typical of her style. If you’ve read any of the other novels, you’ll recognize the time travelling elements and some familiar characters from the 1240s, but that doesn’t detract from the story at all. Tess Alexander has just said goodbye to her sister, who has married Montgomery DePiaget and left her family in the present to live in the year 1241. Tess is currently living in a medieval c
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May 15, 2011
Dawn
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I gave this book 3 stars because, yes, I liked it. But it was not a favorite. The premise was interesting and it got better the second half of the book. But I almost didn't make it that far. I think it was just too sterile. Romance, certainly, but no passion. This could have been a book I would have read in seventh grade. I know Ms. Kurland likes to write 'PG'. And I'm sure there's quite an audience for it. But it isn't me in this time in my life. Maybe I'll pick up some other 'de Piaget' storie
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May 06, 2011
Once Upon
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I like to let know those that like Medieval Time Travel Romance, that you are in for a treat with this chapter of the series. Sweet romance , intrigue and full of beautifully described period details, that make the story entertaining without being distracting.
A medieval political scholar finds herself living in castle gifted to her, after one of her sisters married a medieval lord and traveled to live in his time. She has made a point to help the only mechanic in town with her consta More...
A medieval political scholar finds herself living in castle gifted to her, after one of her sisters married a medieval lord and traveled to live in his time. She has made a point to help the only mechanic in town with her consta More...
May 05, 2011
Pat
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LOVED IT! I loved this book as I have all of Lynn Kurland's medieval stories. There were so many aspects of this book to love. I loved the familiarity of her writing - intriguing and romantic, yet comfortable and charming. I loved that in this story (as in many others) we get updates on the characters we already love from her other books, and that we also see glimpses into some of the possible stories to come. It is also intriguing to me to contemplate the whole mystery of time and how it might
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Jul 06, 2011
Abby
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Lynn Kurland has done it again. Great chemistry between main characters, and an interesting story filled with romance and humor. I love continuing to hear about former characters of her's I've already fallen in love with too. This one follows the same pattern of her other 20-something related books, but I can't seem to find myself getting tired of it yet. Medieval life mixed with time travel? Impossible not to love! And I have to give her total props for creating a wonderfully tension-fil
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Jul 23, 2011
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May 16, 2011
Lisa
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Man, I love Lynn Kurland's books! Each one tightens the convoluted historical timeline. This one was great because it revisits so many characters from other books. It makes me want to read them all over again.
I also loved that it was a charming romance where the characters had morals. They even go to church and it even takes awhile before they kiss. I've heard the term 'sweet' used to describe a romance story. While this tale is so much more, sweet is a lovely and apt descriptor as the tw More...
I also loved that it was a charming romance where the characters had morals. They even go to church and it even takes awhile before they kiss. I've heard the term 'sweet' used to describe a romance story. While this tale is so much more, sweet is a lovely and apt descriptor as the tw More...
Jul 06, 2011
Linda
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3 1/2 kisses, zero peppers (sweet romance)
Tess Alexander, who is Pippa’s sister from One Enchanted Evening, is a historian, specializing in the medieval period. John de Piaget recently bought the auto repair shop in the small town near where Tess lives. He has some very important secrets, so he has always kept people at arm’s length. If someone starts asking too many questions about him or his past, he immediately ditches them and cuts off all c More...
3 1/2 kisses, zero peppers (sweet romance)
Tess Alexander, who is Pippa’s sister from One Enchanted Evening, is a historian, specializing in the medieval period. John de Piaget recently bought the auto repair shop in the small town near where Tess lives. He has some very important secrets, so he has always kept people at arm’s length. If someone starts asking too many questions about him or his past, he immediately ditches them and cuts off all c More...
Aug 06, 2011
Lynette
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In compliance with FTC guidelines, please disclose in your review that you received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads. Time travel, romance castles and a mysterious man. Can not wait to read it. Love the names Tess, Pippa Peaches.... Sounds like Tess is not interested in her own time frame as much as she is impressed by medieval time. Hmm breaking a mirror off the car to help the local economy interesting. I do not know what I would do if I saw a man that looked like my sisters hus
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May 13, 2011
Tori Benson
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Favorite Quote: “I’m not sure I’ll survive you.”
Tess Alexander is still trying to come to terms with the fact her sister, Pippa (One Enchanted Evening), is married to an honest to goodness 13th century knight and now lives in the 13th century with him. Though Tess, a professor of medieval history, has been deeded her very own medieval castle (Sedgewick), Tess remains with her feet firmly in the present. She has n More...
Favorite Quote: “I’m not sure I’ll survive you.”
Tess Alexander is still trying to come to terms with the fact her sister, Pippa (One Enchanted Evening), is married to an honest to goodness 13th century knight and now lives in the 13th century with him. Though Tess, a professor of medieval history, has been deeded her very own medieval castle (Sedgewick), Tess remains with her feet firmly in the present. She has n More...
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Jun 03, 2011
Sandil
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Lynn Kurland has provided yet another enjoyable read, throught the gates of time travel. We are intoduced to John the twin brother of Montgomery, living in present time for the past 8 years. He was born in medevil times but stormed from the past at 19 after a disagreement with his father. He has matured and spent his time in the future gaining knowledge in areas of expertise. Tess has her doctorate in medevil Studies, but meets him at his garage in her town in England, just down the road from
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May 19, 2011
Shay
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Maybe it was because I didn't read any of the books before this one. I didn't really get into this book. It was a slow start. I didn't feel any chemistry between the characters. Also it was hard to understand. Since this was the first book I read in this series I didn't understand why Montgomery would draw a sword on Stephan, why John reacted to him also. Nothing was answered until almost the very end. Before that it was a whole lot of nothing. And the way Tess went into the battlefield? How dum
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Aug 27, 2011
JazzRizz
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I love taking a trip through time with Lynn Kurland. The books just never last long enough for me though.
I love how this series has evolved with characters that are familiar with the time gates. The first few books were all about characters having to deal with ending up in a time not their own and navigating through the "HOLY CRAP" moments.
The last few books have been fun to read, as the characters have family members who have had the experience. The biggest deci More...
I love how this series has evolved with characters that are familiar with the time gates. The first few books were all about characters having to deal with ending up in a time not their own and navigating through the "HOLY CRAP" moments.
The last few books have been fun to read, as the characters have family members who have had the experience. The biggest deci More...
May 18, 2011
April
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Tess Alexander is missing her sister Pippa Alexander who married Montgomery de Piaget in the last book.
Tess has a castle and in the nearby village she sees a man who looks just like Montgomery.
Enter John de Piaget, Montgomery's twin who vanishes from the timeline in the last book and is not mentioned.
Tess and John have their own adventure to live through.
This was quite enjoyable.
Read as an e-book.
Tess has a castle and in the nearby village she sees a man who looks just like Montgomery.
Enter John de Piaget, Montgomery's twin who vanishes from the timeline in the last book and is not mentioned.
Tess and John have their own adventure to live through.
This was quite enjoyable.
Read as an e-book.
Sep 10, 2011
Patricia
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Aww geesh! My heart doth go pitter patter. A very nice clean romantic read wishing you had one magic moment yourself. I'm going to have to look closer at my mechanic. :-0 heehee!! When a story line is written so well that you can vision yourself being the heroine, then I'd say that Lynn did her job. I want to read a book that captures my imagination and takes me away. This book does that indeed!
May 10, 2011
Donna
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I usually just LOVE her books, but I couldn't really get into this one. The beginning seemed disjointed and unorganized. I didn't understand the rationale behind many of Tess' and John's actions and reactions and Tess' distress seemed a little overwrought. I did like the last half of the book much better but, overall, this novel wasn't as compelling or romantic as many of her other works.
