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Great Time Travel Romance, April 18, 2005
This review is from: Stay With Me (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)
I havent read a time travel romance in a while. I really didnt have a liking towards them. But this one by Beverly Long was great! Sarah Jane is walking the beach, and bam, ends up in the Wyoming Territory, 1888. Not California, 2005. At first, she assumes she is in Heaven then she meets John Beckett who thinks Sarah is the same Sarah who married his brother Peter and killed him, then took off with Peter's money. John eventually likes this Sarah, thinking the old Sarah has changed. In the end, he finds out Sarah is from 2005 and doesnt want her to leave him in 1888 all alone. This a great romance and a great new author as well.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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It'll Stay on My Shelf, January 10, 2006
This review is from: Stay With Me (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)
Sarah Jane Tremont's life is changed when she is hurled back through time to Wyoming Territory in 1888. Disoriented and mistaken for a woman nobody likes, Sarah does her best to cope with the situation. It doesn't help that John Beckett, who has plenty reason to hate "Sarah One," is the first person she meets.
Sarah needs to find out why she was brought back to John's time, and if she can go home. She has information that will make a difference for a poor family in her own time, and she's the only one who can tell them. Go or stay, find love or find peace, Sarah must make life-altering choices, and there are more lives than hers that will be altered.
Long's portrayal of a 19th century frontier town is genuine and refreshing, with a cast of unique characters typical of a small town's makeup. Her descriptions put the reader into the scene, allowing them to get a good mental image of the area and action.
Most of the characters are strong in their own right. However, Sarah appears to be somewhat passive in certain instances. In trying to fit in as her evil namesake, she allows the image to get too personal. Fortunately, Sarah shows enough gumption to make tough decisions and follow through as best as she can, given the circumstances.
Long gets four stars for an honest tale told with panache.
-C.W.
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Loved it, January 18, 2005
This review is from: Stay With Me (Berkley Sensation) (Paperback)
I read this book in one sitting. It was a beautiful time-travel with unique twists in the storyline throughout the enitre novel. The dialogue is sharp, funny and makes for a very good read. This is a wonderful first novel for Beverly Long and I look forward to many more to come.
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