Out of Time

Out of Time #1

by Pauline Baird Jones

She's a modern woman. He's a blast from the past. Can their love survive the test of time... and war?Adventure reporter Melanie "Mel" Morton tackles current events, not historical retellings. But that all changes when a WWII veteran tracks her down and seeks her help in saving her gold-star grandfather's life... by traveling back in time.

For Mel, the stakes keep rising until she finds herself on her grandfather's fateful final mission. Shot down behind enemy lines, Mel and Jack Hamilton, the now-young and handsome pilot, must navigate the occupied French countryside and their generational differences. With her grandfather's life and her future on the line, Mel and Jack can't afford the distraction of their undeniable chemistry. Failure to complete their mission could get them killed, or worse, change the course of history.

Out of Time is a riveting time travel romance adventure novel. If you like explosive chemistry, rapid-fire action, and accurate depictions of the Second World War, then you'll love Pauline Baird Jones' homage to the Greatest Generation.

Buy Out of Time to parachute into a war-torn love story today!

Genres: Time Travel, Romance, Historical, Adventure, Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, Contemporary

348 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Pauline Baird Jones is the author of quirky, fast-paced romantic adventures that blend danger, laughter, and love in equal measure. She writes across genres—from romantic suspense and science fiction to comedy thrillers and steampunk—but her stories always share the same heartbeat: heroines who discover their courage, heroes who celebrate their strength, and humor as the best weapon in impossible situations. If you’re looking for an escape from the ordinary, her books deliver adventure, romance, and just enough laughter to keep you smiling long after “The End.”

Reviews

[N.N. Heaven · Rating 5 out of 5]

Summary –

Can an adventure reporter and a man from the past save the world by traveling back in time? Mel lives life on the edge and loves tackling a story, no matter how dangerous. When WWII veteran Jack Hamilton tracks her down with a story about traveling back in time, she’s not sure if she believes him. But she’d do anything to save her grandfather. Once back in time, she and Jack (now much younger) have a mission to save her grandfather. Her very existence is on the line. Sparks fly between her and Jack, but she mustn’t get distracted. She may be out of time, but the stakes are out of bounds. Will they be successful, or will she cease to be?


Narrator’s overall voice –

Becky Boyd has a lovely voice with a slight twang to it. Her talent lies in the various voices she uses for the characters. There’s a distinct difference between them and I found her voice soothing. It was easy to get carried away into the story.


Does the narrator fit the characters?

Yes, the narrator’s timbre fits the characters. I could totally picture Mel and Jack, along with the other characters, with ease.


Narrator’s reading style –

Becky Boyd reads nice and slow but not too slow which made it easy to follow the story. Her inflections add interesting depth to the story.


Narrator’s impact on reading experience –

I found myself getting lost in the story the more I listened. Becky Boyd has the uncanny ability to transport the reader into the story. The reader is along for the ride and what a ride it is.


Narrator’s pacing –

Becky Boyd’s pacing is right in line with the story. She pauses when needed and speeds up on the action scenes. Superb job!


Audiobook flow –

Overall, the audiobook flows really well. The more I listened, the more invested I became in the story. It was over before I knew it.


What makes this audiobook unique –

In addition to the story, written by the fabulous Pauline Baird Jones, this audiobook is unique thanks to the voice of Becky Boyd. She makes the story come alive and you’ll honestly forget you’re listening to an audiobook.


Would I recommend this audiobook –

YES! It’s a riveting time travel romance with plenty of adventure, action, romance, intrigue, and suspense. Transport to the past and fall in love.


My Rating: 5+ stars


Reviewed by: Mrs. N

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good time travel romance, but I did not give it a higher rating because I had issues with it. I don't know, maybe I'm weird, but I have to believe what I read. I know that sci-fi or fantasy are make believe, but the story has to convince me that what I am reading is believable in the context of the story. I hope that makes sense. Like the Chronicles of Narnia made me believe all that was happening in those books. Same with The Lord of the Rings.
Well, with Out of Time, the main character "Mel" must go back in time to WWII to save her grandfather. (She also falls in love with the pilot of his bomber crew that she had always had a "crush" on from her grandfather's picture of the crew.) But, it turns out she had already attempted to do that once before-- go back in time to save her grandfather (though she has no memory of it), and had died on that previous attempt, though she is alive in the present to do it again. I kept waiting throughout the book for an explanation (she does too-- because how could either be possible?). I thought alternate reality? Parallel universe? Mel actually, too, asked those very questions to the man sending her back in time, but she is told "Nope, not possible".... so we are left with no explanation how she could die in the past, and be alive in the present to try again, nor do we gain any further understanding as to how she could have gone back previously and not remember. Other than that, I liked the story... it kept me turning pages wanting to find out how it all turns out, rooting for the characters to survive. If not for those issues, I would have given it a higher rating.
I received this copy from the author for an honest review, thank you!
Read the interview with the author at twogalsandabook.com!

[Cornelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Like the Garth Brooks song, she’d stood outside the fire. Now she was getting ready to jump into it. Without a parachute.” – from Out Of Time by Pauline Baird Jones.

Dare Devil reporter, Melanie "Mel" Morton, is unexpectedly recruited by her grandfather’s old WWII buddy, the still handsome Jack Hamilton, to travel back in time with him to fix what they did the last time they time traveled, something she doesn't remember as it hasn't happened yet. And how does one time travel back to World War II? Well, they jump from a plane into a vortex without a parachute. After that point, most of the story is set in England and later in France in World War II. Out of Time is a sweet romance, heavy on action and adventure as well as World War II history. I won’t say much more in fear of giving a spoiler away… but I loved it.

Pauline Baird Jones is the multi-published author of 16 wonderful novels, including the award winning book , Out Of Time. Her research for Out Of Time included speaking with amazing B-17 pilots from The Greatest Generation, who helped with the historical detail of that experience. In an interview on her website, Pauline mentioned that even though her characters are caught behind enemy lines in occupied France, she didn’t want this to be a German bashing book. After all Germany and America are allies and she wanted readers in Germany to be able to enjoy this book. Since her character Mel is from modern times, the story reflects that unique perspective when she makes the leap into the past.

Out Of Time is a great read. Even with all the time travel stories out there the author managed to come up with a fresh premise for this one. Top gun, Jack Hamilton, is also an unknown genus. His favorite book is H. G. Wells’ Time Machine. He figures out how to time travel and he names his bomber plane, The Time Machine. He also paints what looks like a tornado on the nose of the plane. It’s not a tornado, it’s a vortex, the means of time travel.

I want to give a big thumbs up to Pauline B. Jones for bringing the past alive. She brings us back to the World War II era in England during the German Blitz and then in occupied France. Not only does her research of historic detail show but she also creates wonderful characterizations not only of the main characters but secondary ones as well. The people she meets in England, those in France who are part of the French resistance, and even the Nazi’s are good, bad …normal human beings. We can relate to them. We know people like them and that adds to the feeling that we have really time traveled back with Mel to World War II. Pauline B. Jones best characterization in the book is the heroine, Mel. She’s smart, gusty and still vulnerable in many ways. While reading Out Of Time, I connected with Mel from page one and I immediately felt like she was one of my best friends. Both Mel and Jack are the kind of characters you miss when you finish reading the story…and that is a true test of a great book.

Read Out of Time, you’ll love it.

[S. Daisy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a science fiction time travel romance, part of which is contemporary and most of which reads like a historical fiction novel and takes place in war-torn 1942 England and France.
Melanie "Mel" Morton is an adventure reporter and star of a TV show, "Make Mel Cry Uncle". She is known for being both stubborn and daring... which is perfect when her job consists of putting herself in perilous positions and seeing if she will "cry uncle" to get out of them. She never cried uncle... yet.

And then she makes a startling discovery. She had traveled back in time to 1942 once, and messed up history, big time. A bullet meant for somebody else ended up killing her grandfather, a fighter in the war, instead. And worse than that, she'd died before she could make it back. As if that's not bad enough, she realizes that to fix things, she has to go back in time again.

Her mission? Fix what she messed up. Save her grandfather. Don't mess up time too badly this time. Don't get killed. And oh yeah, don't fall in love with a dashing young 25-year-old bomber pilot named Jack Hamilton who is technically sixty-plus years her senior. Don't even think about him, his hair, his eyes, his smile, oooh that smile...

It is very clean for a romance taking place in World War 2. It has no romantic scenes beyond some hugging and kissing, and has only two curse words in it, one of them mild. It is a great, entertaining book for both adults and young adults alike. I really appreciate the fact that the author tried so hard to keep the book clean, when WWII soldiers were not exactly known for their clean language. It is a refreshing change to read something of such quality, and I highly recommend it to fans of both sci-fi and historical fiction. I hope that some day a sequel comes out for it. The book was so good, I'd love to read more!

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mel (Melanie) Morton is in love with Jack Hamilton. No big deal, right? BIG DEAL! Mel is 27 and Jack is as old as her grandfather. In fact, they fought together in WWII and were part of The Greatest Generation. Mel is the star of a dubious TV reality show called "Make Mel Cry Uncle". She undertakes some pretty wierd schemes but her last one was the best of all. Doing a HALO jump with a team of SEALS. Gulp! Jack's last job in 1942 was driving a Fort bomber with his crew over France and dropping a load of bombs on what they hoped was German bases.

Mel has gone to every reunion of the Squad her grandfather was one. He didn't make it back but she knows and is granddaughter to all of them with the exception of Jack Hamilton. He never comes to reunions and rumor has it he didn't make it out when his plane, The Time Machine, went down. She knows all of their stories, has seen all of their photos and knows it all by heart. Or thinks she does until Jack Hamilton shows up at her studio one day.

It seems Jack did survive and built his own Time Machine and, get this, he wants Mel to go back to 1942 and fix a few things they messed up the first time. FIRST TIME!!??!! He convinces Mel this can and has to be done and she gamely goes along because she never did learn how to say Uncle. Many months later, dressed in 1940's fashion she's on her way. Armed with a dead man's watch if all else fails, Mel knows she may lose her life this time.

What a great time I had reading this book! I got in trouble at work, at home and I could not put it down. Ms. Jones made me feel I was right there with the Time Machine crew in the freezing skies over France and the French countryside with the Resistance trying to help downed flyers was all too real. Even the deaths were done true to life. I can't express how much this book made me think of other folks' relatives who lived and died for our freedom.

[Sheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a time travel and requires the reader suspend belief. Still, there should be logic in how the traveling works. The end of the book is not possible, because none of the book could have happened once time was changed and ended as the book did. Well, that sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? The other thing I didn't love was that the heroine, Mel, was just a bit too much of a Superwoman. The author explained that, and I bought it all, even that she spoke both French and German expertly, until she could also throw her voice. That tipped the scale. She was a very likable character, but just too skilled at everything.

The fabulous parts of the book were the historical parts. I'm a big fan of WWII history and fiction, and there's not much current fiction set in that era. The scenes in the B-17 (Flying Fortress) bomber were incredible. It felt like I was there, and boy, it brought a whole new respect for what those brave men in WWII did. I've got to watch the movie Memphis Belle again. It make me think about all those young men, how many died, how many faced death every day, not knowing if it would be his last day....... I loved the base, the plane, the crew. Even the French underground felt real. Anyone who enjoys WWII fiction would like this, I think. The only thing that ruined it for me was the ending. It was a happy ending, but not a possible one. Don't want to say too much and make a spoiler. I did like Jack, but even though we were in his POV at times, I didn't connect with his character as much as I should have. Overall, a good read, though.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let's face it. You really have to suspend your disbelief to swallow the whole time traveling concept. That said, this book is just so darn much fun to read! I just love Mel, the heroine of this book. She's cute, ridiculously smart, multilingual and clever. Heck, if James Bond books and movies can earn a bajillion dollars with a character that is larger than life, then there is no good reason we can't have a female character who can kick serious butt, right?

And throwing a main character into a different time period is always so entertaining! Who can forget when Marty McFly went back to the past to his mom's teens? Or when Will Smith traveled back in time to 1969 in MIB III? Or when the Star Trek crew returned to the 20th century?

In this story, the author employs a similar technique by sending Mel back to 1942. We get to experience the "weirdness" of being thrown into a bygone era right along with her. We get a taste of what life was like for women back during WW2 - the differences in clothing styles and how women were typically treated and viewed by men. And we also get nasty Germans, terrifying air battles, sabotage, spies, and eventually a little romance. And we get reminded of the many brave Frenchmen who risked their own lives to aid and harbor German enemies. There's a little something for everyone in this book. Good story all the way through....just don't think too hard about the time travel stuff.

[TKay · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was pretty good, though the plot sagged for a while about 25% of the way through. The author starts out with an action scene, which essentially promises the reader a fast-paced book. However, when the heroine travels back in time, the plot stalls for a few chapters. The heroine uses martial arts to repeatedly throw US flyers on their tush (once would have been enough to get the point across, but Jones just kept hammering the point home and making continuous references to it), then hero & heroine spent too much time wondering about each other while waiting to go to a dance, which wasn't very interesting—or even romantic—when it finally took place. I was just about to give up and find another book when the action picked up again. The rest of the book was decent, except for the author's obsession with her characters use of the toilet. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I was raised to believe that elimination of bodily waste isn't discussed in polite conversation, and frankly, I found the repeated references to how often the heroine needed to urinate, not to mention where she had to urinate, to be an unromantic turn-off. I would have given this book four stars if not for that.

This is the first book I've read by this author, and I liked it well enough that I intend to read something else she's written. However, if her obsession with her heroine's bladder continues, that will probably be the last book by this author I read.

[Ria · Rating 4 out of 5]

You have to be able to seriously suspend belief and there are a few holes and grammatical/spelling errors but I fell in love with the actual story!

[Anna del C. Dye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Out of Time is the story of a twenty seven year old woman name Mel who works as a television extreme terror factor protagonist reporter. She gets to be with many people whom you and I couldn 19t and do extraordinary things that put her life in real danger every time.
Between stunts she lives alone in her childhood home after her grandmother passed away. She loves the old place but it is as un-exciting as her personal life. Before her grandmother died she was doing an album of history about her husband who had died in the war against Hitler. And she feels she should finish it for all the war heroes involved with her grandfather.
Mel 19s life changes drastically when she gets an envelope with old pictures form that era in which is a woman almost her twin displaying a temporary tattoo, a tattoo she got only days before. That same day at midnight she gets a phone call from the captain of the flying fortress, the Time Machine, her grandfather 19s war aircraft. The man who has never come to the survivors 19 get-togethers and no one knows why was in the other end of her phone. He asks to see her and she is excited because since the first time she saw his picture as a young child she has had a crush on him. He turns out to be in his eighties and handsome enough to make her heart skip a beat.
This is a great history book for all those who enjoyed stories about the war, yet it would appeal to anyone who wants to read a great 1Cback to the past 1D book. The romance is not heavy in it, but is enough to make you feel for the main character 19s plight. The ending is perfect. It is another great work of suspense, coupled with heavy artillery, a German camp and impossible romance. I loved it.

[Lorna Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

So many writers have problems with time travel, leaving large gaps and holes in the plot. Readers finish the stories saying, "But what about...?" These issues have been avoided in this case by not explaining in detail how the process works. And that leaves the reader with the joy of simply becoming immersed in an interesting and suspenseful story. The author has obviously done considerable research into WWII, particularly the daytime raids over the continent. But it's not just an immersion in history. Baird-Jones has populated the work with realistic and appealing characters. Of particular delight is the spunky twenty-first century heroine. (Hero really, using the current vernacular.) Mel is a TV reporter with a photographic memory whose show challenges her to participate in difficult adventures. And her sheer stubbornness has kept her from opting out--so far. The adventure into the past, however, leaves her wondering if perhaps this time she should have declined. The reason she didn't have that option is the possibility of saving her grandfather's life and meeting the hero of her childhood. No wonder this work won the 2007 EPPIE award for best mainstream fiction of 2007!

[Linda C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Melanie Morton has a TV show where she dares to do great challenges without crying uncle. If she accomplishes the task they give to her charity of choice. Her latest was to complete SEAL training and do a free fall with the rest of the grads. She succeeds and returns home to an empty house where she lived with her grandmother until her recent passing. Her only goal now is to complete a history her Gran was doing about her grandfather’s life and war time experience on the B17, ‘The Time Machine’ with its crew. Then she is approached by Jack Hamilton, Captain of that crew and asked to go back in time to correct a flawed event that resulted in her grandfather’s death when he shouldn’t have died. Mel is a super competitive modern woman who accepts the challenge with hopes of getting a real family. The story of December 1942’s doomed flight is the exciting center of this story. An unusual time travel. I really enjoyed this.

[Riley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mel, a 20-something contemporary woman is in love with Jack, a WWII pilot who is now 80-plus years old. This can't possibly end well, can it? Unless the young women goes back in time and meets the young man. Well maybe. 'It's complicated.' One of the book's most-used, and easily anticipated lines. And yet, it was my favorite line!

Jack sends Mel back to fix history. Because the first time he sent her back, they adversely altered the time-line. Anyone who knows anything about time-travel knows that so, so many things can go wrong. That's the reason for the retry, right?

WWII Europe, an American bomber crew, a downed plane, French resistance fighters, German soldiers and so many wonderful heroic characters. Great story! If WWII history and romance are your thing, you should read this book!

[Alexis Latner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast-paced romantic suspense with great characters and pitch-perfect period details for two entirely different places: suburban Wyoming in the early 2000's and Nazi-occupied France in World War II. The way Pauline Baird Jones writes keeps the pages turning. But she goes surprisingly deep in matters of honor and duty, courage and fear, family and familiarity. This is one of those good books to get a reader through a bad night, because the highly entertaining action, the cool time-travel device, the convincing romance and the sparkling dialog never paper over the fact that life can be awfully hard and happy endings are not guaranteed. (The happy ending here, though, is well designed and tremendously satisfying.)

[Cheap and Lazy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a charming, sweet romance involving time travel. I love the author’s voice and her quirky heroine. All of the characters are three dimensional, real (if fictional) people. The details in this story sucked me, like Mel, into WWII history. I really felt like I was there with her and Jack and the rest of the gang. Plenty of adventure and suspense—not the least of which was how this couple could possibly end up together (being born sixty years apart). So glad I bought this combo, more Pauline Baird Jones in my TBR!

[Theo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before I begin on this book, I have to say I like this author's picture. I would read her books just because of her picture.
I have enjoyed reading this book. Time travel is always cool and gives you something to think about. This is a well though book. I will read another of this author's books.

[Patricia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rating 3.5. Three stars doesn't seem enough but four stars seem like too many.

The author took great care in penning this story. This book was packed with a lot of details, twists and turns, and a lot of information about 817s. As one reviewer pointed out, there were also a lot of references to urination, too. Ha. Truly there were.

This was a clean, time travel romance.

[Chad · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book I have read in a while

[Heather Kidd · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fast-paced adventure that feels a bit like Indiana Jones meets Back to the Future. Fun likeable characters and a mind-twisting plot made for an enjoyable read.

[Sandi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best Ever.

The book had everything I love about a story; time travel, romance, suspense, Additionally, I enjoy the WWII era. This book had it all......

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was pleasant to read and I I did enjoy it, but I probably wouldn’t read it again. It’s not bad, the research and effort that went into making this as realistic as possible to the actual history was incredibly well done. My problem was with the time travel aspect of it and the downplay of relationship between Jack and Mel. After finishing the book I was still confused by the plot, why he picked her to go back in time. I also wanted to know what happened in the original past and what else they changed upon first visit to the past, how the new timeline has formed and at the end, how his coming into the future is supposed to work. I had a hard time just letting all of these questions go and tried to enjoy the book as it was intended without thinking too much of the whys and whats but I couldn’t. There were just too many unanswered questions for me to let it slide including why her grandparents very easily believe her time travel story and why are her parents still not even mentioned in the end.

Her multiple talents at taking down built men twice her size, keeping her head in the game when people died in front of her and her own life was in danger, playing knowledgeable medic to injured men, the ability to throw and disguise her voice, all while also being fluent in French and German was too unrealistic for me. She was just so amazing and clever about everything when she’d never had any “real” training (not her reality show stunts) or familiarity with her situations enough to think quick on her feet, remain calm, and press on in difficult conditions. She just didn’t feel real to me and that was a problem.


Jack and Mel were a couple I rooted for but felt there should have been a bigger focus on them instead of a plot that I still didn’t understand why it was important or beneficial to him and her family. I enjoyed what little romance there was between them and only wished that their relationship had taken priority over the plot. We’re given a taste of what they could be but it’s overshadowed by very little development and fear of getting too involved with each other. I do like them together and think they have chemistry that is cut short by all their sticky situations. Had the author given them more time together in the beginning or given us more than meager bonding while they were on the run, I would have enjoyed this a lot more and might have been able to look past its other flaws. As is, I might keep this in my library just in case I ever feel like giving it a second chance and a retry but I honestly feel like if I read it again, I might even dislike it the second time around.

[Chloe Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a bookworm I must’ve read hundreds if not thousands of books in my whole life. Every once in a while I come across books that leave a mark so deep that I know I will never forget them. This is one of those books. This might even top it as one of the best books I’ve ever read.

I love Mel. She’s the heroine of the 21st century. She’s not fearless, but she’s brave enough to not let fear hold her back. She’s smart, funny, feisty, witty, and overall a badass. She certainly gave the 1940s men the shock of their lives when she showed up in their camp. It didn’t take me long at all to fall in love with her well rounded character.

Captain Jack Hamilton was more of your usual run of the mill hero. He’s tall, handsome, smart, and a captain. But he was also the perfect hero for this book. In my eyes Jack could do no wrong.

The plot was one of a kind. Yes time travel has been done to death, but never like this. It was unique, face paced and engrossing, it made this book impossible to put down. I was never a WW2 buff but this book made me intrigued, and I have read more about WW2 and B17s since I finished this book 2 days ago than I’d had in my whole life.

I sincerely thank the author for having written this beautiful masterpiece and shared it with us. Your work is amazing and I’ll pick up more of your books in the near future.

Now please excuse me while I come down from such high. After reading a book like this, the withdrawal symptoms are real.

[Margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a unique love story! It is set during World War II when the Americans were bombing Occupied France. It is also a time travel story and a military historical fiction story.

But you don't have to be a science fiction fan to enjoy this tale. It is very fast-paced.

A woman reality TV contestant who is always performing dangerous stunts (like jumping out of airplanes with the U.S Navy SEALS) is sent back in time to try to save her grandfather's life when his plane is shot down during a bombing mission.

You also don't necessarily need to know much about the Greatest Generation (the ones who fought during World War II) but the author worked hard to get as many historical details about the period as correct as possible.

Highly recommended for romance fans, historical fiction fans, and, of course, time travel fans!

[TXBRITGAL · Rating 5 out of 5]

Instantly fell in love!

With family who were in WWII, and as a fan of time travel books I fell in love immediately. It was a different take on the typical time travel book. I loved how the main female lead Mel was a feisty, independent woman. Going from modern times to the 1940's must have been interesting to say the least. However having the pressure if knowing this could change your own history, and knowing you will finally get to meet your own grandfather but can't say anything? Ack.... Pressure anyone? Oodles of intrigue, danger, Suspense and of course time travel stuff. I would say even if youre a fan of history in general you will love this book. Take a chance and dive in to this magical world!

[Shari English · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read, thoroughly entertaining!!

Great story! Good character development with an intense story and plot line. The future knowledge and uncertain effects of tampering with the past was convincingly portrayed in Melanie. The realistic difference of speech, attitude and "presence" of a 21st century woman displaced into wartime England, was addressed with insight and believable emotions. I couldn't hardly stop reading and was not disappointed with the ending.

[Tanja Glavnik · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so amazing, I can't even.

I was intrigued by the premise already, and I'm a sucker for a good time travel romance. But it was also done very believably, the descriptions were really gritty and down to Earth, and I loved how the author wasn't afraid to point out that, yeah, her characters stank because, no bath times haha.

The ending seems pretty open for a sequel - is there going to be one? I hope so!

[Styna B · Rating 2 out of 5]

What a shame!

I read to the end of this book so that I could give a fair review... but kind of wish I hadn’t. I love the premise - you can’t beat time travel romance for plot in my eyes - but here it is was so poorly executed, so poorly written, I don’t even know where to begin. Weak characters, confusing plot, long-winded over-telling of the story, riddled with repetitions and editing errors - avoid!

[Sarah Norman · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a lovely story

I love history, but time travel books always make me apprehensive. They usually get more wrong then right, but this was a beautiful little story. The history was fairly accurate with just enough fanciful added. And the love story proved love will travel through time

[Esther Shoemake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very creative and believable

I loved this story. The heroine, Melanie, is a dangerous lady doing dangerous things. She riisks life and limb in an all out attempt to go back in time to change history in order for her family to all be together again in the same time frame. She even gets an unexpected bonus!!

[Connie Mahoney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just WOW!

One of the best time travel books I’ve ever read! Turns, twists, snippets of minor particularities in history. And yet, all reasonable, believable missions. And coming back to right where I wanted it! Please keep writing!