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Timeless Wish

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This had everything I like in a Paranormal romance. The characters were realistic, these folks weren't prettied up for the romance, they had real problems, and real responses to their problems. Sometimes they plummeted to the depths of despair which many can identify with, but together they make a new life full of promise. The heroine was fiesty, the hero very sexy, lots of humor, oh geez when Laura was making the hamburgers and Corby's women relatives all hovered to make sure she wasn't going to poison the kids, I was rolling on the floor. There was lots of humor, and suspense, evil villians, and you learned a little of native American history to boot. The fact that Laura kept bouncing between times everytime she hit her head added a extra dimesion to the plot as it totally confuses Hillhouses in both centuries. I love the way the 20th century twins, Laura's best buddies, Galen and Jake work in the future to make things work for Laura in the past. The scene where Jake uses his myticism to reach Laura in the past and save the day is totally awesome. This book is unique. I want more, perhaps a Galen story with someone who knows Laura and Jake traveling forward to meet up with Galen (oh please include Jake in this one). I also like to know the story behind Jason and Starr. ----------Leslie Tramposch -Pghromance

What a great first book! Timeless Wish is both Barbara Sheridan's first published novel, and a time travel, which makes her accomplishment doubly meaningful. The difficulties inherent in the concept of time-travel sometimes result in a poorly-knitted plot and flat, unbelievable characters. It is much harder to write a good time-travelogue than it is to write a good main-line romance. Barbara Sheridan has written an excellent time-travel romance novel, and she did it on the first try.

Timeless Wish is written in a style reminiscent of Linda Lael Miller at her best, with a flavor of the Western lore of Dorothy Garlock. It is a fast-paced, imaginative plot with many twists, peopled with living, breathing, very believable characters. The heroine, 20th Century Laura Bennett, is slowly recovering from past destructive relationships. The hero, 19th Century Sheriff Corby Hillhouse, is not recovering very well from losing two wives and is unable to show his love to his little daughter, fearing to lose her too. Both these lonely people make a wish upon a star on New Year, a hundred years apart. The rest is history... An engrossing and thoroughly satisfying read. I expect we shall hear more about this author in the near future. Good job, Barbara!

Barbara Sheridan's "Timeless Wish" is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It has everything: adventure, time travel, martial arts, Native Americans, a take-no-prisoners heroine, bad guys, good guys, modern times, the olden days, strong friendships, and most of all, sizzling romance! Whether you love Romance, Native American studies, or the paranormal, this book's got it all!

Don't start this book at night unless you have the next day off, because you WON'T be able to put it down! In the 2 months I've owned it, I've read it twice.

Ms. Sheridan is the next big writer. Smarter than Collins, sexier than Steele, Ms. Sheridan writes intelligently, while still offering plenty of humor, action, and love.

I love time travel romances so I bought the book after reading the great reviews but I thought it had a slow and simple beginning which read like an Americana romance and not a time travel. I wasn't caught up in their story. Maybe there should have been more character development so I would have kept reading.

In present day New York, Interior Designer Laura Bennett agrees to go to Oklahoma and help her friends Galen and Jake Hillhouse redesign their ancestral home.

Laura examines a photograph album of Galen's that contains a picture of Sheriff Corby Hillhouse, who lived in the late 1800s. She is instantly intrigued by the man, although she can't say why.

Corby Hillhouse has had a hard life. His first wife died, and he believes he could've prevented it. Then his second wife died in childbirth. On New Year's Eve in 1898 he wishes for a woman that his "love won't kill."

The next day he finds Laura passed out in the field. Laura doesn't know why, or how, she's been transported back to 1898. But she does know that she is falling in love with Corby, and with his young daughter, Sabrina.

Laura takes a job as housekeeper/nanny for Corby and the two of them go through a series of misunderstandings on their way to a relationship. They also have to fight off the father of Corby's first wife, who thinks Corby is responsible for his daughter's death.

Timeless Wish by Barbara Sheridan is a wonderfully touching love story that transcends time. I had hours of fun watching Laura and Corby as they worked to discover their feelings for each other. And I loved watching Laura, who had problems in her own past, help Corby get over his demons.

The supporting characters in this book are also fascinating, including a former female reporter who rode over the plains in search of news.

Readers who enjoy time travel will love Timeless Wish.

Amelia
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

A century apart Laura Bennett and Corby Hillhouse find themselves alone and not looking forward to the start of another year. Impulsively, they each make a wish as the clock strikes midnight. And before long Laura has an accident that propels her into Corby's time and into his life. The meloncholoy sheriff is attracted to the freespirited woman who captures the heart of his motherless daughter and yet his natural suspicion won't allow him to acknowledge that Laura has captured his heart as well until it is almost too late. TIMELESS WISH is funny and emotional and an excellent read! Miss Sheridan has won over this reader for books to come.

In 1898 in the Indian Territory, Sheriff Corby Hillhouse steps outside to get away from the celebrating couples enjoying the New Year's Eve party. All Corby wants is a woman to love that will not not die because of him.

Laura Bennett celebrates New Year's Eve 1998 to the irritating upbeat voice of Dick Clark. The interior decorator feels particularly lonely this year as she lost the two individuals who meant anything to her. She wishes for a happier life.

Laura travels to goes on location to restore a bed and breakfast, where she finds a picture of Corby, which makes her feel safe and secure. She thinks she is going insane because she dreams of the Sheriff. Laura struggles with a bureau, when an accident occurs. She awakens to find Corby, searching for a missing baseball. He wants to arrest the stranger, who knows him, but his family intercedes on her behalf. Laura and Corby begin to fall in love. However, his past, her biological present, and an ugly incident involving the abduction of his daughter make this relationship seem to be a gigantic cosmic joke.

Fan of time travel romance will take immense pleasure from Barbara Sheridan's entertaining tale, TIMELESS WISH. The story line is fun as late nineteenth and twentieth century values collide in 1898 and 1998. The loneliness and sadness of the lead protagonists touch the heart and soul of the reader as Ms. Sheridan shows much talent in hooking her audience's empathy. Though the wishing on the brightest star seems to be a Disneyesque-stretch, the overall plot and charactizations demonstrate that readers will embrace Ms. Sheridan as an author worth reading.

Harriet Klausner

Man is a selfish jerk who cheated on one of his wives while she was dying giving birth. Trash like that doesn't deserve to find love and live happily ever after.

The story held my interest but I was dissapointed that there weren't more references to the future. It always makes me laugh when the people can't figure out how to do things. It seemed that Laura already knew how to do everything and being 100 years in the past was no sweat. That wasn't real believable.

The time travel was handled so well in this story. Laura kept fading in and out of 1998 to the year 1898 at very dramatic times after a wish upon a star. Both hero and heroine were tormented souls who found each other despite being born a century apart. I liked how Corby did not believe Laura immediately when she spoke about 1998. It took him a long time to trust Laura and made their love all the more precious. Corby's relatives, both during 1898 and the ones Laura knew in 1998 were out of the ordinary. Corby was shown as very human and even had a side one couldn't like very well. Laura too had her own foibles. The path of love is not easy. You will cheer for a happy ending and will not be disappointed. The sexual tension was wonderful and the love scenes were sensuous. If you are a time travel fan, you will love this one.