Traveler (Timeswept) [Paperback]

Elaine Fox (Author)

Book Description

Series: Timeswept | Publication Date: January 1996

Strolling through a Civil War battlefield park and musing over her uneventful life, businesswoman Shelby Manning is shocked when she encounters confused soldier Carter Lindsey, who has been transported from the past.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (Mm) (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0505520745
• ISBN-13: 978-0505520746
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 3.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,592,869 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A bookshelf "keeper" if you enjoy the Time-Travel genre!, September 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Traveler (Timeswept) (Paperback)

Susan Fox does a masterful job of character development in describing the actions as well as the emotions each is experiencing at the time. Written in first person, the book felt as if a good friend was relating her life to me, resulting in my feeling a personal intimacy with the story line. The author did all this with humor, emotions that were honest and believable, and a charming contrast between the culture mores of today and the Civil War Era. I'm definitely saving this book to reread on another rainy weekend! Absolutely DELIGHTFUL!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Story, December 20, 2006

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msbooklady "msbooklady" (Biloxi, MS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Traveler (Timeswept) (Paperback)

Shelby Manning finds an injured man in a Civil War battlefield and he insists he is Lt. Carter Lindsey, Union soldier from 1862. Shelby takes him home and gets him medical help and decides to let him stay at her home until his "amnesia" passes. Shelby boyfriend "Rory' is not happy about the situation, but since it is not his home he can't do anything about it. Rory and Shelby have been dating for 10 years and he stays at her house one or two nights a week. He is a bartender and sometimes Shelby doesn't see him for days and he just shows up in the middle of the night. Carter is a gorgeous man and Shelby finds out he has a wife, or he thinks he does back in the 1800's and she may be pregnant. He says he needs to get back to her even though it isn't a happy marriage, he feels responsible. Carter gets a job with a landscaper who pays him under the table so he can earn his keep and as he and Shelby start getting to know one another, they start falling love. Shelby finds Rory with another woman and breaks off their relationship, but Carter feels his honor will not let him get involved with Shelby. Carter tells Shelby about some hidden jewels from his past that he hopes his wife will find so at least the baby will be provided for and then they discover there is a descendant of Carter's living in the same town. When it is discovered that Carter appeared during the Northern Lights he attempts to go back in time during another appearance of the Northern Lights but it fails. He really wanted to stay with Shelby but is afraid his guilt will eat him up inside. When a fire sends Shelby back to the past she discovers secrets that can save their relationship in the future.

this was a really great story but I'm only giving it four stars because there are some holes in the story that are never really explained. Why did Shelby go back to the past and what reason was there for the events that happened afterwards. To me there were just too many holes in the story, but it was still really good. Just not the best explained or entertaining time travel I've ever read

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trashy Romance novel.....no way!, March 28, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Traveler (Timeswept) (Paperback)

Elaine Fox is a personal friend and I still can't believe the "sweet young thing" has enough life experience to be an acclaimed published writer. She does and she is! I read TRAVELER without putting it down, handed to my husband who would never even open such literature, left to run errands and he was just finishing it when I returned. Since then, I have purchased 5 copies to share with friends. Elaine is a female Stephen King who grabs you vicariously with many surprises. TRAVELER is the perfect movie script....when? Her other novels are now in my shopping basket