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A Time to Love Again (Timeswept Romance)

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I have read quite a few time travel books and this one is the best so far!! I read it in one day! When I had to stop to eat, I felt like the story was going on without me and I was missing it!! I cried,I mean sobbed. I laughed. It was one of the few that really kept my interest the whole time. I felt nothing in it was a waste. It would be a GREAT movie! What a love story! Great characters. The only bad thing I felt was the end. This should not stop the rest of you from reading it, however. I just expected a more dramatic ending because the rest of the book was written so. I am now ordering "A Love Beyond Time" to find out what happens with Danise!

In this poignant tale, see the lasting love that develops between a twentieth century woman and an eighth century warrior, a love that will endure time.

India Baldwin is a twenty-six-year-old widow working as a secretary at a university. In need of updating her computer skills, her best friend suggests the aid of her boyfriend, Hank, a computer geek obsessed with the idea of time travel. When India goes into his office one Sunday morning to go through her late husband's research notes on medieval battles, she accidentally clicks on Hank's computer and before she knew it, she was sucked into space and found herself in the middle of a fierce battle between the Saxons and Franks in the year of 778. Wearing a tunic and trousers and a replica of a medieval royal medallion, the Franks mistake her for a boy and a royal messenger, thus offering her their protection.

Under the command of Theuderic of Metz, a fierce warrior revered for his prowess and loyalty to King Charles, they travel back to Aachen. Initially, India thinks that Theu is nothing but a bloodthirsty warrior, but after seeing the way he treats his men and realizing his real concern for them, she feels a growing admiration that soon leads to an intense attraction. Theu on the other hand shortly realizes that India isn't a boy, but pretends not to know for both their sakes. But as the days go, he finds it harder to continue with the pretense and stop his growing feelings for India, the woman he has come to admire for her courage amidst the ugly realities of war.

But soon after the truth is told, they are now faced with the fear of being torn apart, for they both know that Hank might succeed in bringing India back any moment and the love they found in each other's arms would be lost in time.

A TIME TO LOVE AGAIN is a fun, tender and sometimes heartbreaking novel, with likable characters that would endear themselves to the readers. The author has done a good job using the Battle of Roncevaux as a backdrop for Theu and India's romance, and even if you were not familiar with the history, you wouldn't find yourself lost in the story. The story is well-developed and, although the dialogues lean toward the dramatic at times, they only add to the poignancy of the story. I found myself totally immersed in the story and laughed and cried over some scenes (especially toward the end after the battle).

I do agree that the ending could have been so much better considering everything. Yes, it was sweet enough but also seemed a little rushed. But this book is still worth the read and I am now looking forward to reading the sequel A LOVE BEYOND TIME to see what happens with Danise.

That's all I have to say. I just finished this book within the last ten minutes and I really thought it to be a beautiful story. I laughed, cried, and literally fell in love with the characters. I was unable to put it down the entire time and when I was forced to durring work, I spent the entire day day-dreaming about the story until I could get home to read it. I'm now off to the store to go buy the next one, dying to know Danise's story. Read this book, you won't be sorry.

I have nothing against Flora Speer. I really like the way this book was written. I laughed, I cried, I sobbed after the battle at Ronceveaux Pass. She really draws her readers in, and that is a wonderful quality in any author. However, I DO NOT LIKE the ending, and I didn't agree with it at all. If you expect them to find each other at the end, somehow, well, DON'T. It doesn't happen that way and left me VERY disappointed at the end, and thus very upset because I had stayed up half the night to read the book. Try something else, if you like Flora Speer a lot.

I totally loved this book! I love any historical romance and to throw in time travel as well, just kept me intrigued. I laughed, I cried and sobbed when Theu didn't return to her. The last few pages were a little disappointing, but overall this was an awesome book. Not many books make feel like I am right there with the characters, but this one did! I highly recommend this book to everyone!