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Twice a Hero

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The Characters: The herione of this story is McKenzie (Mac) Rose Sinclair, the last of the noble Sinclair line, reknown explorers/adventerers. There is also Liam O'Shea and his partner, Perry Sinclair, two men who, in the 1880's, discovered the site of a Mayan ruin in Guatemala. And there is Liam's ward, Caroline, a young woman just turning 18, whom Liam seeks to protect and Perry seeks to wed.

The World The very beginning is set in modern times, but this is a time travel book, so we end up in San Francisco, 1884.

The Plot: It starts simple enough: Mac is urged by her dying uncle to seek out the forgiveness of one long-dead Liam O'Shea for the wrong doing of their ancestor, Peregrine Sinclair. Seems that the two partners had a falling out. Perry left Liam in the jungle, and Liam died. Since then the Sinclair line has not had a whole lot of luck... Feeling foolish but spurred by curiosity, Mac ventures off...

Obviously she is transported, via two charms that were previously apart that she reunited, and a time-obsessed Mayan temple, into the past. Thus we embark on a rather humorous and always entertaining story, where Mac finds herself falling in love with Liam and realising that, should Liam succeed in marrying Caroline, who dotes on him, then she, Mac, very well may not exist, as Caroline and Perry are her great-whatever grandparents...

The Grade: I love Krinard's work; I bought this book soley because she wrote it and because I desired more than 3 books in my half.com order. I wasn't expecting to like it and I wasn't expecting it to move to the top of the list like it did, outplacing itself on the werewolf romances that she has already written. (Only the two that I've read) It is easily my favorite book by her, and very possibly my favorite romance book. The plot takes precedence, not always the case in romances. We have a whole one sex scene and two near-sex scenes. Liam, mind, is as chauvinistic as they come, but it was part of the times.... All in all a great read and one that some should at least consider. Five Stars from me!

The title twice a hero really refers to Mac- (Mackenzie), the heroine of the novel- not the hero. I found this a refreshing change.
She time travels back in time- not only meets a man, but has to matchmake her number of times great grandparents to each other!
Also there is danger- someone wants to kill the man she loves. Unfortunely he thinks it her numerous time great grandfather who is trying to kill him, and he intends to marry her numerous times great grandmother.
I gave the book only three stars even though the plot was great because the book draged in places and the writing could have been somewhat better.

MacKenzie Rose Sinclair (Mac) had promised her grandfather that she would return to the Guatemalan jungles of Tikal to return a Mayan pendant belonging to her great great grandfather Peregrine Sinclair. For her grandfather, Homer, believes that Peregrine betrayed his friend and partner Liam O Shea by abandoning him in the jungle. Homer believes that their family have been cursed by Liam and that the only way to break the curse was to return the pendant to the jungle.

After Homer passes away, Mac keeps her promise and travels to Tikal, the Mayan ruins in Guatemala. She finds herself walking into a tunnel deep in the jungles and comes across a set of bones with a similar pendant hanging around its neck. She takes the two pendants and suddenly feels unwell, feeling queasy and the ground beneath her feet disappearing. The next thing she knows when walking out of the tunnel she bumps into man who looks very much like the man Liam O Shea, who she has seen an old photo. In fact, she later finds out that it is indeed the man himself she has been transported back in time to 1884. Mac finds herself attracted to the handsome but very macho Liam. And Liam despite finding Mac a little strange can't help finding himself being attracted to her in return.

The second half of the book is set in 1884 San Fransisco where Mac must prevent Liam from marrying his ward who happens to be her great great grandmother Caroline Gresham whom she must ensure marry her great great grandfather Peregrine Sinclair.

The first half of this book was great. The setting was adventurous and exotic. I had a fun time reading Mac and Liam's reaction to what they perceived to be strange behaviour in the other. Their mutual attraction was very engaging and it was nice to read that Mac wasn't your typical beauty but that Liam was still attracted to her all the same. I found the second half of the book a bit boring and couldn't wait for Mac and Liam to get back to the Guatemalan jungle. I really didn't care much for the characters in the second half of the book. I would have given the book 5 stars if the action had continued as in the first half of the book. However, it was still an excellent read as with all of Susan Krinard's books. She has such a wonderful imagination and knows how to pull you into her stories. A brilliant storyteller with high standards for others to keep up with.

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As her grandfather lies dying, he extracts a death bed wish out of Mackenzie Sinclair. He wants her to go to Tikal, a Mayan ruin, to bring closure to the family curse. Two generations before her grandfather, her great-great grandfather Peregrine apparently betrayed his partner Liam Ignatius O'Shea while returning home alone with half of a pendant. Mac's quest is to return the pendant and right the wrong. .....Returning the pendant is difficult, but not hopeless. Trying to atone for an incident that might have occurred over a century ago seems impossible. However, a promise to her grandfather means a lot to Mac and she sets off for Tikal. As she stumbles along in the steamy jungle, a mystical force directs her to a hidden temple where she finds O'Shea. Only problem is the man is alive which means that Mac finds herself in 1884. Somehow, she knows that she must not change history (though Einstein's theories on time are yet to be developed), while finding a way to save O'Shea's life. If she succeeds, he will return to San Francisco to get married to someone else, a notion that hurts because Mac has found the love of a lifetime in the arms of O'Shea. ....TWICE A HERO is as hot and steamy as the Mayan jungle. Susan Krinard's lush, sensual novel should be sold with a fan or a cold drink for the comfort of her readers. Characters are well-drawn, strong and sympathic; the adventure is exciting, and the romance... Be sure you have a fan! Harriet Klausner

An excellent read. Character development was good- but left me wanting to know more about some of the ancillary players. It waned a bit about 2/3's through but overall the story line maintained a steady move forward in plot. I would recommend this to anyone interested in a change of location and time.

Really sexy, definitely fun, entertaining and captivating novel that is hard to put it down. Characters are believable, you feel like being drawn to their roles. Very imaginative story with excitement and adventure...

I loved it.I"m going to pass the book on to a friend

I've read multiple Susan Krinard novels, and this is my favorite. While it travels in time, it's not so caught up in "Timely dialogue" that can be confusing to the present day reader. The hero is strong, though a chauvinist, but that's not unexpected. The heroine is strong and funny. This book touched my heart and popped it's way right into the top favorites of time travel. Doesn't quite beat Knight in Shining Armour, but it is pretty good!

Really sexy, definitely fun, entertaining and captivating novel that is hard to put it down. Characters are believable, you feel like being drawn to their roles. Very imaginative story with excitement and adventure...

This is book is absolutely enjoyable to read and quite entertaining! Absolutely romantic and sexy!!!