Jewels of Time

by Tess Mallory

With the help of a mysterious heirloom necklace, the gift of her grandfather, Victoria Hamilton journeys back in time to the Civil War era, where she encounters Jake Cameron, a dashing Confederate officer.

Genres: Time Travel, Romance, Historical Romance, Time Travel Romance, Historical, Civil War, Paranormal

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Tess Mallory still believes in fairies, so she strives to make her books as magical as possible, filled with romance, humor, history, fun, and fantasy. Her life has been pretty magical, too. Not perfect, but truly blessed. She's a breast cancer survivor married to a guy so understanding, his name should be in lights, their three children love her in spite of the dragon shirts she loves to wear, and she has a precious granddaughter. Tess and her family live in the Texas hill country. Make her day by dropping her a note at tessmallory@yahoo.com.

Reviews

[rivka]

2.5 stars

The good: A creative take on the romance/time-travel thing. Not just a magic explanation (or no explanation at all) as most have -- an actual gadget! From an alien planet! The characters are fairly likable as well.

The bad: The plot wanders hither and yon, leaving loose ends all over the place. Only to be neatly tied up in a 7-page-POOF!-epilogue.

The ugly: Yikes! What a cover! And for a book that never goes beyond PG-13, it's not even accurate advertising.

[Emma]

2.5 stars. Hated the heroine but I enjoyed the other characters.

[Dani C]

The book that started it all. I read this book while starting high school and I remember having to cover the book due to the cover…. Very fond memories that sparked my interest in this genre!

[Liz]

Decent book, but I disliked how selfish the heroine was (even though it seemed like she was being selfish. It was all about her. What she wanted. How she could get back. If she could meet her ancestors...etc.) And she was so annoyingly suspicious. I'm sure the selfish/suspicious reaction is realistic (I mean, who knows how I'd act if I traveled through time), but it just grated on my nerves. I also felt that she wasn't a very strong protagonist, she was always getting into trouble with Jake having to rescue her. The one brave act, I think, was saving Jake after his laser wound. Even then, she wasn't good at it. How the cops didn't arrest her or take her in for more questioning, I'll never know--even with the convenience of her completely random "Hawaii" excuse. She was so suspicious and her previous answers were even more so.

In the end, this was a good story. I felt for poor Jake, who had the world on his shoulders and all of the tough decisions to make. And he just kept getting beat up. By the time issue, lasers, knives... Poor thing.

[Gypsie Holley]

A wonderful romantice story. Traveling or rather I say hopping from one time to another this couple goes through so much for their love. They are so deserving by the end. One spot had me burst out laughing so hard and it earned the 4th star. A truly great love story!


No quotes stood out, unfortunately.

[Kristin]

I decided to give this books 3 stars because some places bored me to the point I was skimming and only reading the characters conversations. Thankfully I only got bored at the beginning and again near the end. I also wish the book would of been a little heavier on the details towards the ending of the story, but at least it had a happy ending. All and all worth the read.

[Jennifer Nedbalek]

My all-time favorite book. There is just something about it that stands out to me.

[Nancy]

It was a little slow to start but a good finish! Enjoyed it!!