A Love Beyond Time (Time Passages) [Paperback]

Judie Aitken (Author)

Book Description

Series: Time Passages | Publication Date: January 1, 2000

When anthropologist Ryan Burke joins a dig at the site of Little Big Horn, she realizes that not everyone is excited about the opportunity. Renowned Indian affairs lawyer Dillon Wolf wants to shut the project down. But when Ryan is given an old tribal tipi, she journeys to the past--where the tension between her and a Lakota warrior named Wolf erupts...into passion.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Jove (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0515127442
• ISBN-13: 978-0515127447
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #485,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One for the Keeper Shelf, March 5, 2000

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Peggy Emard - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Love Beyond Time (Time Passages) (Paperback)

Romance fans need to make room on their Top Ten Favorites List for Judie Aitken's debut novel. "A LOVE BEYOND TIME" is a compelling mix of history, mystery, and relationships.

The author presents a story that takes the reader beyond the realm of romantic fiction. She uses her extensive firsthand experience and knowledge of Native American culture to bring her audience into the heart of the characters and setting.

Ms. Aitken paints pictures with words the way an artist blends colors on their canvas: "Sunlight sparkled on the Little Big Horn River, warming its clear, rushing water. In the crook of the river, boys and girls played. They spent the early morning swimming and splashing, the water glistening on their sun-browned bodies. Further downriver, two old men using grasshoppers for bait took advantage of the fish driven downstream by the children's games. Overhead, clouds of swallows darted through the cottonwoods, swooping over the river to pluck insects out of the air and carry them back to their hungry nestlings. June 25, 1876 was a beautiful warm and sunny day" (from "A LOVE BEYOND TIME").

Readers will also enjoy solving the mystery. The plot is entwined with the characters and setting so that all components play an important role in the story.

"A LOVE BEYOND TIME" has a sensuous sizzle factor that goes off the chart. Yet the relationship between Wolf and Ryan also reflects the emotional balance and intensity that satisfies readers.

Make room on your keeper shelf for Ms. Aitken's books. I expect this storyteller to spin more tales of history, mystery, and love.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe this is a debut book!, June 7, 2000

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Nancy "romancereaderatheart.com" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Love Beyond Time (Time Passages) (Paperback)

Not being a big fan of time travel, I was hesitant to read this book at first. But now, I'm so glad I did. Rich in culture and history, this story held me captured from the moment I started the first page. Not only is the dialogue and storyline strong and well written, but the characters described come to life in your imagination easily; her depictions of a lost way of life are vivid and real. A definite keeper on my shelves, and if you haven't read it yet - get it - I highly recommend it. Bravo! Ms. Aitken, you did good, and I can't wait to read what you publish next!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A LOVE BEYOND TIME, August 24, 2000

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Decie Girl "Writer" (Tucson AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Love Beyond Time (Time Passages) (Paperback)

Judie Aitken has done a superb job with A Love Beyond Time. She takes all of us along with Ryan to the Battle of the Little Horn and we all fall in love with Wolf. There is a wonderfully evocative sense of time and place in her work and her secondary characters like Charley and Buddy are interesting and fun. Often when reading this book I found myself with tears in my eyes and a sense of sorrow for a way of life that was soon to be lost. I particulary liked the way that she effortlessly moved us from the present to the past without gimmicks. This is a great story by a very promising writer. It gets my vote for Favorite Book of the Year.