Here and Now [Mass Market Paperback]

Constance O'Day-Flannery (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2001

Here and and Now

A woman alone, just weeks before she is to deliver a new life into this world, Suzanne McDermott is determined to remain strong and accept whatever the future might bring. But she never dreams it will bring her ... the past.

The stranger who washes up on the New Jersey shore is badly injured -- and unprepared for the world into which he is about to walk. For the last thing Charles Garrity knew, it was the Roaring Twenties, and his life's ambitions were about to be realized. Yet a beautiful woman is telling him it is nearly eight decades past his time! Suzanne has rescued him and has...opened his eyes and soul to new wonders. Now it ishe who must save her -- heart and his own -- with the power of something neither of them has ever known: "real love.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"MS. O'DAY-FLANNERY HAS 'THE MAGIC.' NOW LET IT SWEEP YOU AWAY".

Romantic Times

About the Author

Constance O'Day-flannery is the author of seventeen books, all of which have secured positions on national bestseller lists, and thirteen of which are time travel romances for which she is well known and loved.Her successes include the New York Times bestseller.Once in a Lifetime and Second Chances, for which she received the Best Contemporary Fantasy Romance Award from Romantic Times.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon Books (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380819570
• ISBN-13: 978-0380819577
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,048,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A sweet read, July 9, 2003

By 

N. Hall (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here and Now (Mass Market Paperback)

Not the most dramatic time travel ever ~ especially since the time gap was rather short and the time traveler, Charlie, had a less severe case of "fish-out-of-water" syndrome than most ~ but a great story. The whole bit about both romantic leads being able to get millions of dollars out of the villain (the lyin' cheatin' ex-husband, of course!) was a sort of a stretch, but forgiveable. We always like it when the story ends with the right people together AND rich, right?

Any-hoo, go ahead and give this one a try. It's good reading.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Cardboard Characters and Bland, Repetitive Writing, August 24, 2003

By 

Trisha A. Howell "Howell Canyon Press author" (Los Angeles, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here and Now (Mass Market Paperback)

Here and Now begins with a promising premise. A very pregnant Suzanne McDermott, who's just tossed out her unfaithful husband, rescues a mysterious man from the river who, in turn, helps her give birth and heal her broken heart. Charles Garrity has been thrust from the Roaring Twenties seventy five years into the future and has his own broken trust and anger to deal with. Will Suzanne and Charles be able to overcome their emotional baggage to enjoy the true love they slowly find together?

The novel suffers mainly from being overwritten. I don't mind much the mundaneness or even the absolute predictability of the plot. But the bland, wordy dialogue and the endlessly repeated emotional descriptions should have been cut drastically: at least 50 of the 351 pages could have easily gone and left a better novel.

Also, the characters are largely bland and two-dimensional. If they displayed a more complete past, more complex emotions and a livelier feel, then the novel could have been interesting. For example, Suzanne and Charles both describe the other as funny, but there is no humor in the novel, just a bit of annoying sarcastic corniness.

If you're suffering from recent marital breakup, Here and Now may provide some comfort. Otherwise, don't waste your time.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It was OK., October 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Here and Now (Mass Market Paperback)

The book was alright, but don't rush out to buy it. This was my first book by Constance O'Day-Flannery, and it will probably be my last. I love time-travel romances. But this just fell short of what I like. The beginning was priceless and I couldn't stop laughing as Charlie found himself in a strange place with a woman in labor. But then as the story went on and I kept waiting for the romance to grow I was disappointed. It was an OK romance, but if you want good time-travel romance..."A Knight In Shining Armor" is the best!!!