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Remember Love
A bolt of lightning transports the soul of a scientist to 1866 Alaska, where she is married to a maddeningly arrogant and irresistibly seductive man.
368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 1996
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June 22, 2010
First let me start off by saying that the synopsis for this book is not right. The heroine is NOT simpleminded in this story. The heroine's spirit goes into the body of the simple woman who died. The simple woman no longer exists. Winnifred (the heroine) took over Felicity's body. That's all. What author in her right mind would write a romance novel about a simpleminded heroine and her charismatic, arrogant husband?
Anyway, just wanted to clear up that little misunderstanding.
It was an enjoyable read. There were some moments about the beginning that were a bit disturbing. I honestly think it was the way it was written.
I really enjoy time-travel romances. This wasn't a blow me away kind of time-travel but it was still a good read. Even though the back of the book describes the hero as "arrogant" he wasn't so bad I wanted to throw the book across the room. He was a pretty decent hero. He did love Felicity (Win) and you could tell she really loved him too. When she was hurt, he was loving and protective. He was fierce and wanted to protect her.
A few things that bothered me about this: One I feel the "villian" of the piece got off too easily. He was a despicable wife beater/killer. He definitely deserved what he got I just wish it was more. Two, I was surprised it took Ransom so long to figure out who the villian really was in this book. He had a heads up, if you will, about this guy but the thought didn't cross his mind until he had more proof in front of him.
So, things to know, the hero wasn't an arrogant jerk I wanted to kick and the heroine wasn't a whiny TSTL heroine. She was actually pretty tough and could take care of her own. She was a woman of the 20th century who had lived a hard life and could take a man down with some nicely placed karate moves. :-)
If someone is looking for a quick, non-angsty read, with a time-travel theme, this one is good.
Anyway, just wanted to clear up that little misunderstanding.
It was an enjoyable read. There were some moments about the beginning that were a bit disturbing. I honestly think it was the way it was written.
I really enjoy time-travel romances. This wasn't a blow me away kind of time-travel but it was still a good read. Even though the back of the book describes the hero as "arrogant" he wasn't so bad I wanted to throw the book across the room. He was a pretty decent hero. He did love Felicity (Win) and you could tell she really loved him too. When she was hurt, he was loving and protective. He was fierce and wanted to protect her.
A few things that bothered me about this: One I feel the "villian" of the piece got off too easily. He was a despicable wife beater/killer. He definitely deserved what he got I just wish it was more. Two, I was surprised it took Ransom so long to figure out who the villian really was in this book. He had a heads up, if you will, about this guy but the thought didn't cross his mind until he had more proof in front of him.
So, things to know, the hero wasn't an arrogant jerk I wanted to kick and the heroine wasn't a whiny TSTL heroine. She was actually pretty tough and could take care of her own. She was a woman of the 20th century who had lived a hard life and could take a man down with some nicely placed karate moves. :-)
If someone is looking for a quick, non-angsty read, with a time-travel theme, this one is good.
April 28, 2021
I haven't read a book this engrossing in a while. A definite recommendation. All the tropes, like time travel, were done well. A strong h and a stubborn H.
great read!
5+++ stars!
great read!
5+++ stars!
July 11, 2023
Relatively good read. Modern / historical time travel where she is killed in her era and ends up in the body of another in the past. Her soul now changes the internal body she now occupies. She discovers she is also married to a rich and arrogant male. Plenty of action, romance, mystery to keep a person reading.
September 27, 2017
I read this book YEARS ago and for some reason, it came to my mind this afternoon. Lemme tell you, it was no small task find it. My soon-to-be-middle-aged brain has really been letting me down lately so OF COURSE, I only had a vague recollection of the heroine being "simple-minded" and falling off a ship in Alaska and that the book was published by Jove as part of their "Time Passages" signature. Ok, I know the last part is a hella strange detail to remember when I couldn't even recall the freakin' author or the TITLE. In my defense, I spent a LOT of time in a used bookstore around the time I read this (circa the early 2000s) so sometimes a book's publication details or odd spatial recollections of other titles that were positioned on a shelf in the general vicinity of certain books tend to stick out in my mind. Don't judge me.
Sadly, I'm pretty sure I no longer have my copy of Remember Love (nor any of the other Susan Plunkett time-travel romances that I enjoyed in my youth when I was a strictly historical/time-travel romance reading fiend). Now the bug to take a stroll down memory lane has bitten me so I feel compelled that I MUST scour Amazon for a used copy! I'm almost afraid to look, however, because I'm fairly certain a re-read of this novel in my late 30s won't be as satisfying as the initial read was in my early 20s. *Sigh*
Sadly, I'm pretty sure I no longer have my copy of Remember Love (nor any of the other Susan Plunkett time-travel romances that I enjoyed in my youth when I was a strictly historical/time-travel romance reading fiend). Now the bug to take a stroll down memory lane has bitten me so I feel compelled that I MUST scour Amazon for a used copy! I'm almost afraid to look, however, because I'm fairly certain a re-read of this novel in my late 30s won't be as satisfying as the initial read was in my early 20s. *Sigh*
July 29, 2016
Remember Love by Susan Plunkett
A time travel romance that I enjoyed reading.
The description of the book I am listing below is from the back jacket of the book. I'm adding it because I believe the one on the Goodreads page does not depict this story.
Alaska, 1866. Beautiful, tender Felicity Forsythe needed looking after. She possessed the body of a woman -- and the mind of a child. No one was surprised when she fell off a ship and succumbed to the ocean.
Los Angeles, 1996. Brilliant, powerful Winifred McCanless needed love. A renowned scientist, her career was her only companion. She had never been pretty, never dated, never even kissed a man, when a bolt of lightning took her young life.
In dying, Winifred was born again -- as Felicity Forsythe. Pulled from the water and brought back to life, she marveled at her gorgeous face, her lush body, and her poshly appointed estate. But her new life came with a price: She was married to the unbearably arrogant, maddeningly seductive Ransom Hamilton. A man of his time, he was an impossible chauvinist. A man of the world, he possessed a masterful touch that drove her to the brink of ecstasy.
A time travel romance that I enjoyed reading.
The description of the book I am listing below is from the back jacket of the book. I'm adding it because I believe the one on the Goodreads page does not depict this story.
Alaska, 1866. Beautiful, tender Felicity Forsythe needed looking after. She possessed the body of a woman -- and the mind of a child. No one was surprised when she fell off a ship and succumbed to the ocean.
Los Angeles, 1996. Brilliant, powerful Winifred McCanless needed love. A renowned scientist, her career was her only companion. She had never been pretty, never dated, never even kissed a man, when a bolt of lightning took her young life.
In dying, Winifred was born again -- as Felicity Forsythe. Pulled from the water and brought back to life, she marveled at her gorgeous face, her lush body, and her poshly appointed estate. But her new life came with a price: She was married to the unbearably arrogant, maddeningly seductive Ransom Hamilton. A man of his time, he was an impossible chauvinist. A man of the world, he possessed a masterful touch that drove her to the brink of ecstasy.
did-not-finish
December 20, 2015The book just hasn't been able to keep my attention. Nobody feels real and the heroine is literally perfect now. Blah. I just don't care about anyone or anything in the story. Life's too short, so I'm movin' on.
July 20, 2009
A nice romance.
June 23, 2012
The Purple Prose is Strong With This One.
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