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Gate to Nowhere

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In MacKinlay, North Carolina, thirty-four years old widow Emma Franklin follows the specific underlined directions of attorney Anthony Clark provided her to her late grandmother's Golden Apple farm. However the obvious oval sign that he claimed she would see at four and seven-tenth miles is not there; or anything remotely matching the photos she has with her. She parks her jeep to look around only to realize why she missed the opening. Thinking of her father's warning rhyme of "leaves of three let them be"; she realizes poison ivy blocks the way into the farm she just inherited.

Emma finds a safe way through the vines before returning to MacKinlay to buy food and other necessities. No one seems to welcome her; in fact they are outright angry and hostile towards her. She returns to her new home stunned and begins a search of the house and the garden with its shut rusted gate. In a secret panel she discovers three journals from the 1820s in which she learns Gavin MacKinlay, who the town is named after, built her new home in the early nineteenth century and was obviously cherished and loved until a tragedy not explained happened and the entries abruptly stop. Outside the rusted gate has somehow opened up. Curious to where the gate leads, she will soon learn who loves Gavin and why the Indians called this area "Nowhere".

This is an action-packed time travel romance starring a wonderful somewhat bewildered heroine and a courageous hunk. The story line is fast-paced from the moment Emma struggles to find the signpost and never slows down until the final confrontation. Although the lead couple reacts to everything thrown their way too easily, fans will want to walk through the GATE TO NOWHERE to watch Emma's amazing adventure.

Harriet Klausner

Gate to Nowhere by Leanna Sain is a wonderful tale of possibilities. A novel that makes the impossible seem possible. Leanna Sain masterfully entwines the present with the past and I found the wonderful descriptions of old and new soothing and exciting at the same time.

Her story of Emma with her pain in the now and her renewal in the past is a gratifying tale that I know others will enjoy from a very good author.

This is a story is rooted in the mountains of North Carolina and it shows the beauty and danger that abides there. A young woman that lives her life in pain and apathy discovers truth and lies in the history of her family. She is able to go back to the time where her knowledge may change the history of her family and that of an entire town. I consider this a must read for anyone who enjoys the story of life and struggles and it is presented in a way that keeps you captured until the end.

Leanna's tale will hold you, surprise you and make you think of a life that might have been; with a surprising ending. She is an author I will read and follow as her career grows.

I was not too sure about a novel including time travel until I picked up this book and then couldn't put it back down. It had many elements to keep the book moving and to keep me on the edge of my seat. Mystery,suspense,love,and historical fiction kept my mind and my heart alert until the last chapter. I may read it again!

There is no better source than actually being there, but that's a bit too closer to the truth than some would want. "Gate to Nowhere" is the story of one Emma Franklin as she finds her inherited farm in MacKinlay, North Carolina has a portal to the past behind it. Through this portal, she will soon find how the town got its namesake and so much more. "Gate to Nowhere" is a fascinating read of suspense and fantasy, highly recommended.

Emma Franklin has inherited her grandmother's house and all the memories and heartache that go with it. She wants to start again and rebuild her life but is this town of Nowhere the right place. Getting set up was easy and clearing out the attic was an adventure from the past with old clothes and mementos of another time and place, one Emma almost thought she belonged in.

The one stumbling block to this new life is the obsession she has with a gate that won't budge in her backyard. Emma find herself the gate open one sleepless night as she wanders her backyard and seems almost compelled to walk through it. After walking through she then finds herself meeting Gavin MacKinlay the owner of the property in the early 1800's. The adventure after that is even more amazing than traveling back in time.

History books had not been kind to Gavin but everything that Emma sees, hears and discovers about him are a complete contradiction to what is written. The town seems to love him, the women want to marry him and his land is prospering. What or who happened that ruined all this good work?

Emma meets the woman who wants to marry Gavin despite his lack of interest and she begins to wonder if this woman could have turned everything positive to negative. Yet Emma senses some other force at work behind all these bad deeds and plans to rewrite history so that the real Gavin is revealed and his name restored. But when Emma tells Gavin where she came from will he believe her or just think she was hit on the head and not thinking correctly. Emma has to decide if this is the life she wants with Gavin or to live in the present alone and without him. Going back to the past has many disadvantages but the one draw is love and a future to be built with a man she loves.

This book could be considered in a number of categories but I like to think of it as historical romance. The characters are full of life and Ms. Sain brings them to life on each page. This is not as much about time travel as it is two people finding each other and solving a mystery while perhaps uncovering a mystery or two.