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There and Now

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Elisabeth goes to the house she and her cousin Rue have inherited form the spinster Aunt to find her self and relax. After mysterious events start to happen, she places a call to her cousin Rue (The beginning of the second book in this series "Here and Then"). Finding the perfect man sometimes evolves traveling back in time to 1892. Due to all sorts of twist and turns, she becomes suspect for the house fire that caused the disappearance of her "family" during back in 1892. I do not want to spoil the story so if you want to find out what happens you will have to read the book. However, I can tell you that Elisabeth goes back and forth through time a few times before she learns what her true destiny is.

I read this book in practically one sitting, then had to go right out and get its sequel "Here and Then" immediately. I never wanted the story to end, and wished there was another family member that could have found the pendant and gone on another adventure!

Ms. Miller's books are always fun and a joy to read. The suspense keeps them extremely interesting and is always tempered with humor. Her characters are believable, and they always seem to match wonderfully.

I recommend this one and its sequel to anyone who enjoys time travel/romance novels, or anyone wishing to see what they're all about and if they're worth reading, as this one certainly is!

The time travel element gave an intriguing and refreshing twist to the romance. Elisabeth found herself in the same house one hundred years back when she worn the magical necklance. I was intrigued by the kind of shock and bewilderment that I imagined that I would experience, just like Elisabeth. Furthermore, she met and fell in love with Jonanthan and his daughter, Trista. Jonanthan was a loving and devoted father to Trista, despite his hectic life as the physician of the town. But we felt his loneliness and sadness. He was a man in need of a woman's love. And Trista, adorable and yet at times appeared to be too mature for her age, yielded and deserved a mother. Elisabeth just fit the role perfectly, except that she was from the time a century away. I was touched by the extent of commitment one would need to overcome to realise the dream of being with the loved ones, separated by a century. At the end, I wished there was more. It would be better if there was greater room for character development.

I thought the characters were very real, both the hero and heroine as well as his little daughter. The love scenes were very sensual and moving, as was the storyline. This story started my journey into more time-travel romances by Ms. Miller and I have enjoyed them all.

Elizabeth and the necklace, what a story! I was mesmerized from the first couple of pages and read into the wee hours. Finishing the book this morning, I can tell you that you will travel with Lizzie into the 1800's and realize that it is not what you have materially that counts in life.
I am glad that I bought many more Miller books on sale at the bookstore.

AFTER STARTING MANY BOOKS & LEAVING THEM BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HOLD MY INTEREST, I FOUND "BEYOND THE THRESHOLD." THE BOOK IS 2 COMPLETE NOVELS IN ONE, "THERE & NOW" AND "HERE & THEN." I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PUT THIS BOOK DOWN & CAN'T WAIT FOR MY SISTER TO READ IT. GOING BACK & FORTH FROM MODERN DAY TO THE 1800'S GIVES THE BOOK A MUCH MORE INTERESTING READ. I AM DEFINATELY RECOMMENDING THIS BOOK.

What can I say about this book that the other reviewers have not already said! The plot and characters were great as always. A beautiful and touching time travel romance with Elizabeth finding a path to the 1870s while wearing her Aunts necklace. She is desparate to divert a tragic fire that claimed the life of Dr. Jonathan Fortner and his daughter.

I enjoyed this book. It was written in the early 90s I think, so it's a little dated, but the story was good and I found myself liking the characters very much.

When I read the second book of this series first, I just knew I had to get the first one. First, may I say that I'm a hearty lover of time-travel AND of romance, so this fit both needs. Much to recommend it, believe me! Read the other GOOD reviews, because it adds up to all of them.

Does anyone say "Crazy getup"? If they do, I wish they wouldn't. There's too many examples of bad cliche writing in this that I don't have time to point them all out. I was looking for a good time travel romance. This isn't it.