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Traded Secrets

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I enjoyed "Traded Secrets" because the characters were so likable. Savannah is an intelligent and strong female character, I found myself saying "You go girl." several times when she stood up for herself. Jacob is an unusual male character, but pleasantly so. He is willing to let go of past heartaches and to let a woman teach him new & important advances in medicine. These two were such a pleasant surprise for me. After reading so many romance novels with weak, simpering female characters who get themselves into one scrape after another until some man saves them, Savannah was a breath of fresh air.

This is the first time travel book I've read having to do with the

Civil War era. In fact, this is my first Civil War era romance I've ever read.

It wasn't a book with a lot of humor, and I didn't go into reading it expecting any. The plot showed a great deal about the lives of

confederate soldiers at that time, especially wounded & dying ones.

Jacob & Savannah were a great couple. She came from 1996 into

1862, and he is a confederate doctor in that time. They fall in

love, but not without many pitfalls. Savannah thinks she is fulfilling her destiny by helping the wounded soldiers, but before the book is out, she finally realizes that Jacob is her

destiny.

Savannah sincerely wants to help the soldiers, but in order to

do so, she needs plenty of medicines. The problem was, she was

not allowed (this is where it gets a bit complicated) by her

time-travel aide, to bring back anything that wasn't already

being used in that time. For instance, aspirin, though not

available in the United States at that time, was available in

Europe, therefore, it was a medicine that her time-travel agent

would allow her to use. There was a catch here -- Mathilda

(the time-travel helper) required that Savannah bring her certain

historically-valuable items she could sell in her antique store in 1996, in exchange for these medicines (this is how Savannah

gets these medicines without ever going back to 1996).

Also, there is a villain, in the form of her ex-fiance's ancestor. His name is Jordan, and she is attracted to him until she realizes he is the same sort of schmuck her ex-fiance was

in 1996. Since Jordan dies at the end of the book, I can only

come to the conclusion that the ex-fiance was never born in the

the future. Jordan tried to use Savannah for his purposes &

died trying for his efforts.

On a 1-10 scale, I would give the book at least a 9. It was

very good. I see on Amazon where a "Vickie Presley" has a book,

and I am wondering if it is the same author. If so, I might be

tempted to check it out sometime. Victoria Presley should definitely write more books, especially time travels.

4 to 4 1/2 stars.