Heaven's Time (Time Passages Series , No 12) [Paperback]

Susan Plunkett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1998 | Series: Time Passages Series , No 12

Melissa Fuller thought she could get closer to heaven by being an astronaut. What she got instead was a deadly meteorite shower. Washington Territory, 1887. Rory McCullough saw the falling star before it splashed into the lake beside his mountain home. From those waters he rescued a woman of ethereal beauty. She could not speak and did not yet understand how certain death had transformed into a new life--and a promise of love.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Jove (June 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515122874
• ISBN-13: 978-0515122879
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,731 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Story, March 6, 2000

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ladybug10 "ladybug10" (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Heaven's Time (Time Passages Series , No 12) (Paperback)

This is a good story with an ingenious plot. Major Melissa Fuller becomes one of the shooting stars she so loves when she is caught in a meteorite shower while repairing a satellite in space. When Rory McCullough finds her in a wilderness lake in Northwest Washington Territory, it's 1887, and Melissa's memory banks have been fried. The story unfolds as Melissa regains memories of her past life and struggles to reconcile the woman she was, with the woman she is becoming now in the past (a nice literary contradiction!). A tragic turn of events brings the story to a climax, with Melissa forced to choose between the present/past, and her future. The author does a nice job of illustrating how Melissa's character undergoes a transformation and begins to open up to Rory's love. The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars, lies in the character of Rory. He is a good man, but his personality is portrayed as fairly one-dimensional, even though there are plenty of hints in his personal history that would give us an opportunity to see a few human flaws. It would have been nice to see a little more of the story through his eyes, without so much idealism. However, overall, he's probably the perfect contrast to the jaded Melissa. Shelan is really well-done and the reader gets just enough of her backround to tantalize. Overall, I recommend this book - it has a fairy tale quality that can make you feel good!

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time travel romance at its' most believable, April 25, 1998

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This review is from: Heaven's Time (Time Passages Series , No 12) (Paperback)

For the past decade, elderly Shelan has lived under the protection of architect Rory McCullough in a remote part of the Washington Territory. However, a melancholy Shelan informs her benefactor that it is time for her to leave. Since he never wasted her magic and she does not want him to be lonely, Shelan decides to send Rory a special woman as she mystically departs.

Over a century later, Major Melissa Fuller is outside the space shuttle on a spacewalk when a meteorite shower slams into her, crashing her towards earth. When she regains consciousness, she finds herself under the tender care of Rory.

Melissa does not remember a thing about her previous life in the twentieth century. However, a lesson learned from her harsh former life is not to trust anyone even though her heart tells her to believe in Rory. As the couple begins to fall in love with each other, Melissa has to fully let go of her past in order to gain a lifetime of happiness with the compassionate and patient Rory.

HEAVEN'S TIME is a heavenly time travel romance that feels as if it could truly have happened. The story line is interesting as readers have an opportunity to see inside the heads of the lead protagonists. Rory is one of the best male characters of the year and the vulnerable Melissa demonstrates that courage and moral fortitude can surmount most of the scars of an ugly childhood. However, only love can make it complete. Susan Plunkett provides fans of the sub-genre and Americana romance with an MVP winning novel.

Harriet Klausner

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A heart warming story, November 7, 2000

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Sarah "sssspro" (North East, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heaven's Time (Time Passages Series , No 12) (Paperback)

Ever get a warm fuzzy glow after reading a special romance story? That's me right now. Although this story has some tough elements in it, child abuse being the most prominent, the way Ms. Plunkett handles these issues are wonderful. Melissa, the tough-no-emotions-military captain, fears nothing, not even death. Being hurled through time gives her another chance to live life. She is a very complex character, whose past has strictly shaped her. This is why (ironically) being thrown into the past without a memory, forces her to grow and love in a way she never could have if she had retained her memories.

Rory is a little too perfect for my tastes, and is almost too good to be true. He is a great mind reader (knowing what is going on in Melissa's head even before she does), a gentle friend, ideal lover, and a compassionate person. I wonder why he did not chose the church instead of architecture. For the purposes of this story, Melissa needed such a paragon, but I might have given him a few flaws (besides his few bouts of self doubt).

Such tender moments with Rory and the children really make the story complete. There is so much depth and interest generated in this story, that I was sorry to see it end.