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Ladies Prefer Rogues: Four Novellas of Time-Travel Passion (Berkley Sensation)

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Man from the Moon by Janet Chapman

Is a charming story about Isobel a doctor of veterinary medicine and what happens when a bad of warriors from the future mistake her for an M.D. The men in this story have been sent back in time to save mankind from an event that will happen in the future and they are the only hope of success.
While on this mission one of their party is injured and is in urgent need of medical attention. This leads to a case of misunderstandings on the part of the Moon Man sent for help and her arrives back with Isobel who is their only hope.
As with all if Janet Chapman's heroines, Isobel is a strong accomplished and self sufficient female who has bad choice in men. But during her time with the Moon men she finds herself believing their story and in turn falling for her patient, she vows to do anything she can to help them on their mission and try to keep her heart in tact; will she succeed in helping the future of mankind and finding her one true love? Or will she have to make the ultimate sacrifice?
I loved this story and it left me hoping that there will be more from the moon men at a future date.


Tomorrow is Another Day by Sandra Hill

Having never read anything by Sandra Hill before I was unsure what to expect but was excited at the prospect of a new to me author. Tomorrow is another day had echoes of Gone with the Wind to me and that was before the reference was made in the story.
Marguerite Baptiste runs a highly successful internet dating service for the elite. Larry Wilson is a navy SEAL whose friends decided it would be fun to set a profile up on Marguerite's website and set him up with someone nice. Their plan backfire's slightly when Larry is being overrun with women who want him and he doesn't have any interest in. Despite Marguerite's best efforts with removing Larry from the site he is still being stalked. Between Larry's friends and Marguerite a plan is hatched to solve the problem, but before it can happen Marguerite finds herself thrown back in time to 1870 and things are very different all except for Laurent Duvall. Laurent looks suspiciously like Larry and Marguerite takes off after him and invites herself to his home and into his life. Pitying her Laurent agrees and allows her to come to his plantation. Marguerite slowly gains access to more than just his home and theirs is a relationship that blossoms through time.
I really enjoyed this story and I felt that this was the one out of the whole anthology that had all the loose ends tied up at the end. Sandra Hill I think will be a new author for me to enjoy.





Drowning sea by Veronica Wolff

This was another new to me author and this story I think is my favourite. It had me crying in parts and I thought mid way through it was my least favourite of all.
Scotsman Iain MacNab is a peat boy and has noticed from afar the beauty of the lairds daughter, but he doesn't know her name. While cutting the bog one day he hears a lady in distress and hurries to investigate knowing that the bog can suck a person down into its depths at a surprising speed. When he crests the hill he finds the lairds daughter caught in the bog. Like any decent man he recues her and brings her safely home. While carrying her home they agree to meet at the travelling stones the next day as they both feel a yearning for the other. They meet like this for a number of months and then the impossible happens events occur that tear them apart maybe forever. Cut to twenty years later and Iain is a sea captain and a notorious pirate.
I can say little more about this story without giving spoilers other than read it. I hope you won't regret it!


Sixteen Decades by Trish Jensen

This story made me smile the whole way through. Our heroine, Miss Margaret has been thrown forward in time from 1870 to 2010 sixteen decades. Our hero is the town sheriff who on a missing persons call to the local brothel discovers a young woman has been hit over the head and trussed into the shed by someone called the sheriff.
The story revolves around Margaret getting to know the ways and the cultures of the 21st century and discovering that the role of women has greatly changed from her time.
I really enjoyed this story and Margaret is a character you can't help but love and laugh along with.


All in all I thoroughly enjoyed my reading of Ladies Prefer Rouges and I would urge anyone who is a fan of time travel romance to dip into this anthology there is something for everyone in it.

Man from the Moon by Janet Chapman


Isobel is a veterinarian in coastal Maine. As she is leaving a store Isobel finds herself kidnapped by four men. Daniel, the leader, has managed to get a tree limb embedded into his side. Time is of the essence and though Isobel is an animal doctor, they have no time to search for anyone else. Isobel is told that for the next five days she will be tending Daniel while the other three men continue with their mission.

Daniel and the others are from the moon colony in the year 2243. They have five days to find a certain type of animal and save mankind. As Isobel tends Daniel, the futuristic warrior finds himself falling in love with her.

***** FIVE STARS! Filled with characters that I came to love quickly and lots of silly humor, this story kept me hooked from the first to the last. I especially love the ironic ending! *****



Tomorrow is Another Day by Sandra Hill


Larry Wilson, Cage LeBlanc, and Sly Simms are three Navy SEALs. Cage and Sly registered Larry on the Extreme Dating web site, a New Orleans-based dating service owned by Margo Baptiste. Larry did not know what his buddies had done until the crazy women began showing up. Margo pulled Larry's photo and info off the site, but the women were still showing up. The trio goes to New Orleans to meet with Margo and brainstorm ideas on how to solve the problem.

After the meeting, Margo enters the elevator of her office building and ends up crashing below when the elevator falters. She regains consciousness to find herself in the year 1870. She quickly meets Laurent Duvall, who looks identical to Larry. Margo ends up traveling with Laurent and his sister, Lettie, to their plantation, Rosylyn. Margo is about to help the people who are dependent on the plantation for their survival by doing what she does best - matchmaking.

**** FOUR STARS! Sassy and filled with humor, mostly about the classic "Gone with the Wind", I found myself grinning several times as I witnessed Margo settle in to her new time period. The character of Lettie often stole the spot light! ****



The Drowning Sea by Veronica Wolff


Set in the year 1662. Iain MacNab sees his love, Cassie, die from a stab wound as her father is preparing to have him hanged. Iain escapes to the sea and becomes a cabin boy for a privateer.

Twenty years pass. He is now known as Black John MacNab, a notorious pirate. John will finally get his chance to avenge Cassie. Then Lady Fate takes him by the hand ...

*** THREE STARS! As I neared the end of this story I began thinking that perhaps it was not going to be a time travel romance after all. I soon learned differently. Do not be foolish, as I was, to believe this romantic tale has nothing to do with time travel. Enjoy the ride! ***



Sixteen Decades by Trish Jensen


Set in Little Fork, Nevada, 2010. Sheriff Ty Coltraine is with Fannie Mae, madam of the Rooster Ranch, investigating a missing client. While checking the backyard, Ty hears a lady pleading for help. Someone had knocked her hard on the head and then locked her in the shed. Ty can hardly believe her story, but if it is true then Margaret "Maggie" Prescott is from the year 1850. Maggie had been a teacher who had traveled to Little Fork because she had inherited a ranch from her father. She had no idea it was really a bawdy house. Sheriff Jesse Coltraine (one of Ty's ancestors) is the one that harmed and imprisoned Maggie within the shed. Could this all be for real? Whether it is or not, Ty finds himself growing more and more attached to the delightful and mysterious Maggie.

***** FIVE STARS! I have not found many time travel stories in which the traveler comes from the distant past and into our modern time. Fewer still cast the female in the role of time traveler. I would not be surprised to learn that readers beg for more after this luscious story. Absolutely terrific! *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

"Man from the Moon" by Janet Chapman. In Maine four men abduct Isobel the veterinarian because their leader Daniel has a tree limb rooted into his body. She is to care for him although she is not a human doctor. They conceal they search for an extinct animal to save mankind in their time, 2243.

"Tomorrow is Another Day" by Sandra Hill. Navy Seals Cage LeBlanc and Sly Simms register their buddy Larry Wilson on the Extreme Dating web site. He is unaware why women keep showing up to date him until his buddies explain what they did to him. He travels to New Orleans to meet owner Margo Baptiste. When an elevator crashes with her inside, she ends up in 1870 where she meets siblings Lette and Laurent Duvall. Margo quickly becomes a matchmaker though she is attracted to Laurent who looks like Larry.

"The Drowning Sea" by Veronica Wolff. In 1662, Iain sees his beloved love, Cassie die from a stab wound as her father prepares to hang him. He escapes becoming a cabin boy for a privateer. Two decades later he is notorious pirate Black John MacNab still waiting to avenge his loss.

"Sixteen Decades" by Trish Jensen. In Little Fork, Nevada, Sheriff Ty Coltraine is with Rooster Ranch madam Fannie Mae investigating a missing person's case. He hears a plea for help and finds Margaret "Maggie" Prescott who insists she was a teacher in 1850 who inherited a ranch from her father only to learn it was a brothel; someone knocked her out and locked her in a shed. She thinks his ancestor is the guilty party.

This is a strong time travel romance anthology starring wonderful lead characters, especially the displaced stars. The Chapman and Jensen contributions are super great while and the Hill and Wolff entries are well written very enjoyable fun.

Harriet Klausner

Future, past, and lives in flux...

"Man from the Moon" by Janet Chapman.
Enter four super hunks from 2243 in search of the much needed cure for mankind in their time line. One of the hunks, Daniel falls and has a near fatal injury, the rest of the hunks kidnap a woman veterinarian to `heal' Daniel. Very original story full of quirky fun.
4* of 5*

"Tomorrow is Another Day" by Sandra Hill.
A mix up at an online dating service causes Larry, a Navy Seal to head to New Orleans to face the service owner Margo. An elevator crash, a time jump to 1870, and a story worth reading! An original tale that will attract history buffs as well as romantics! 4* of 5*

"The Drowning Sea" by Veronica Wolff.
In 1662, Iain finds the love of his life trapped in a Highland bog. Cassie shyly returns his love leading to deadly consequences. A bog, an innocent love, a treacherous father, a broken heart and decades later a time jump to satisfy your reading pleasure. This is such a sweet love story that spans a lifetime. 4* of 5*

"Sixteen Decades" by Trish Jensen.
A shed behind the Rooster Ranch (a house for sexual pleasures) finds Maggie who has jumped in time from 1850 to present day. Sheriff Tyler rescues her from the shed & romance develops. Great story with lots of fun elements. 4* of 5*

Keep in mind that this is a time travel romantic anthology.
4* of 5*

Man from the Moon by Janet Chapman


Isobel is a veterinarian in coastal Maine. As she is leaving a store Isobel finds herself kidnapped by four men. Daniel, the leader, has managed to get a tree limb embedded into his side. Time is of the essence and though Isobel is an animal doctor, they have no time to search for anyone else. Isobel is told that for the next five days she will be tending Daniel while the other three men continue with their mission.

Daniel and the others are from the moon colony in the year 2243. They have five days to find a certain type of animal and save mankind. As Isobel tends Daniel, the futuristic warrior finds himself falling in love with her.

***** FIVE STARS! Filled with characters that I came to love quickly and lots of silly humor, this story kept me hooked from the first to the last. I especially love the ironic ending! *****



Tomorrow is Another Day by Sandra Hill


Larry Wilson, Cage LeBlanc, and Sly Simms are three Navy SEALs. Cage and Sly registered Larry on the Extreme Dating web site, a New Orleans-based dating service owned by Margo Baptiste. Larry did not know what his buddies had done until the crazy women began showing up. Margo pulled Larry's photo and info off the site, but the women were still showing up. The trio goes to New Orleans to meet with Margo and brainstorm ideas on how to solve the problem.

After the meeting, Margo enters the elevator of her office building and ends up crashing below when the elevator falters. She regains consciousness to find herself in the year 1870. She quickly meets Laurent Duvall, who looks identical to Larry. Margo ends up traveling with Laurent and his sister, Lettie, to their plantation, Rosylyn. Margo is about to help the people who are dependent on the plantation for their survival by doing what she does best - matchmaking.

**** FOUR STARS! Sassy and filled with humor, mostly about the classic "Gone with the Wind", I found myself grinning several times as I witnessed Margo settle in to her new time period. The character of Lettie often stole the spot light! ****



The Drowning Sea by Veronica Wolff


Set in the year 1662. Iain MacNab sees his love, Cassie, die from a stab wound as her father is preparing to have him hanged. Iain escapes to the sea and becomes a cabin boy for a privateer.

Twenty years pass. He is now known as Black John MacNab, a notorious pirate. John will finally get his chance to avenge Cassie. Then Lady Fate takes him by the hand ...

*** THREE STARS! As I neared the end of this story I began thinking that perhaps it was not going to be a time travel romance after all. I soon learned differently. Do not be foolish, as I was, to believe this romantic tale has nothing to do with time travel. Enjoy the ride! ***



Sixteen Decades by Trish Jensen


Set in Little Fork, Nevada, 2010. Sheriff Ty Coltraine is with Fannie Mae, madam of the Rooster Ranch, investigating a missing client. While checking the backyard, Ty hears a lady pleading for help. Someone had knocked her hard on the head and then locked her in the shed. Ty can hardly believe her story, but if it is true then Margaret "Maggie" Prescott is from the year 1850. Maggie had been a teacher who had traveled to Little Fork because she had inherited a ranch from her father. She had no idea it was really a bawdy house. Sheriff Jesse Coltraine (one of Ty's ancestors) is the one that harmed and imprisoned Maggie within the shed. Could this all be for real? Whether it is or not, Ty finds himself growing more and more attached to the delightful and mysterious Maggie.

***** FIVE STARS! I have not found many time travel stories in which the traveler comes from the distant past and into our modern time. Fewer still cast the female in the role of time traveler. I would not be surprised to learn that readers beg for more after this luscious story. Absolutely terrific! *****

Man from the Moon-Janet Chapman
Heroine kidnapped by time travelers to help injured hero. Great story but left me wanting to know what happened when they returned to the future and to the other men. Wish this had been a full book and not just a short story. 5 Stars.

Tomorrow is Another Day- Sandra Hill
Started out as one of her Navy Seal stories and that is what I was looking for. Enter time travel and Heroine goes back to the past and no more Navy Seals. While I liked the story, it was not what I expected and left me wondering what happened to Larry, the Navy Seal. Normally I love Sandra Hill, but did not like the way this story dropped characters. While normally I would give Sandra Hill 5 Stars for her books, this one is a low 3 Stars.

Drowning Sea- Veronica Wolfe
Had not read her books before and this one will make me look for more. Story leads you to believe that Hero and Heroine do not get the happy ending, then the Hero time travels back in time and changes the future. 4 Stars.

Sixteen Decades-Trish Jensen
Good to see a time travel woman see how woman's rights have changed. Enter a man who is not sure what to do, and you have a fun and great read. Was a perfect short story in that it tied up all the loose ends. 4 Stars.

Since reading these short stories and one other book or short stories, Ive decided that I wont be doing it anymore. lol. I loved Sandra Hill's story in this book though out of all of them. Which is shocking since Im a huge Janet Chapman fan. I just found all the stories lacking and rushed!

I got this book thinking it would be a good time travel book. True, the stories all have some form of time travel in them, but I'm not really felling some of the stories.

Man from the Moon by Janet Chapman
First story in the book. I really liked the way this one played out. Some of it was predictable, but hey, it's a romance story what do you expect. The plot was good and it kept me intrigued till the end. Overall this story would have been given a 5 star review if it was by its self.

Tomorrow is Another Day by Sandra Hill
Second story in the book. As others have said, very "Gone with the Wind"-ish. Wasn't sure about how this was going to turn out in the beginning and I was glad they didn't follow through with the first plot. I can't say that I would have handled the main male roles temper as well as the main female did. On the other hand I can see where his pride would have been hurt by her actions. Would give this one only 3 stars, but I'm just not that into Gone with the Wind era stories.

Drowning sea by Veronica Wolff
Third story of the book. Started off strong, got interesting, and then it seemed to start dragging towards the end. I had high hopes for this story. I really love Scottish/Highlander romance novels so I might have had a higher expectation for this one. I loved the ending and still got all giddy and hopeful by the time I finished it. It just seemed to start going off in a different direction and then, WAM!, that story stops and the other one finishes up. At least it has a happy ending :)

Sixteen Decades by Trish Jensen
Last story of the book. Maybe I was just ready for the book to end or maybe I just read this one on the wrong night. The plot seemed a little too rushed. The main female character was WAY to eager to jump in bed with the main male character. It was a bit silly and at times I really had to question myself if I wanted to finish the story. Not the story I would have picked to end the book on.

Overall the book was a nice read to pass the time with. Not one of my favorites, but not the worst thing I've read. It definitely has something for just about everyone.

Man from the Moon by Janet Chapman is about a group of warriors from the moon. Sounds hokey but when they meet up with a female veterinarian who is witty, bunny loving, and thoroughly likable the fun begins. I really liked this story. 5 stars Tomorrow is Another Day by Sandra Hill was good, but not my favorite. The characters were likable but at the end I wondered why the heroine needed to go back in time. 3 stars Drowning Sea by Veronica Wolff is my favorite. A tale of Scotland about a true and abiding love. A must read by a very talented author. You will love it! 5 stars Sixteen Decades by Trish Jensen is a fun read. A woman jumps forward from 1870 to 2010 and falls for the town sheriff. You'll like these characters. 4 stars

Janet Chapman brings a great story full of fun, excitement, and love. This is a must read. Albeit a bit short but thats what it's supposed to be!