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The Will of Time

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...This time travel romance by Robin Bayne is full of history, relationships, and wonder. The author slides Leia Graham from modern Westmister, Maryland to the same town during the era of the American Civil War. Using the magic of a costume prepared for a modern Gettysburg reenactment, the author slides Leia through a kind of reverse Underground Railroad in the basement of the home she is visiting. Confused and out of her time period, Leia passes herself off as a widow recently arrived from Baltimore. Rather than restate the plot, let me tell you what is outstanding about this book. First is author's creation of Leia herself, who manages to convince those in the past that she belongs by using her own ingenuity and her knowledge of the Civil War Time period. The author not only develops an outstanding love relationship between Leah and Brant, but she develops a solid relationship of respect between Leia and the non-slave African-American maid, Hettie. This is a more mature relationship than between Scarlett and Mammie in *Gone with the Wind* because Ms. Bayne's characters are more rational, perhaps even more intelligent. I like the way other characters handle Leia accidental use of modern terms like "ego" and "flashlight." Leah tries to cover-up gracefully, but Brant is amused. The author handles a number of time and character point-of-view shifts so smoothly that one hardly notices the change. The book is filled with twists in the past and turns in the present, yet Ms. Bayne maintains an emotional intensity and she keeps the story rolling in both time periods. Like most good writers, Ms. Bayne handles the male and female points of view with equal dexterity. The lovemaking is handled tastefully at a G or PG-13 level, but there is no doubt about what is going on. This is an outstanding time-travel romance, by an author who should soon be discovered by a large public.

Robin Bayne takes her readers onto the other side of history to show that time, itself, can be fickle! Full of twists, action and romance, this book will definitely please all us lovers of time travel romance!

. . . interweaves touches of humor and sensuality with the history, and wraps it all up in an intriguingly intricate plot that compelled me to follow Brant, Leia and many other memorable characters, to an edge-of-your-seat climax and a heart-touching conclusion. I'm waiting impatiently for Robin's next romance.

Time travels are fun and Ms. Bayne gives you your money's worth as she sweeps you away into the world of the American Civil War. Her attention to detail is impeccable and you'll smile as the heroine, Leia McGarland, constantly reaches for items of modern convenience that did not exist in that time period, such as a flashlight. You'll enjoy Brant Douglas, a Union Soldier with an attitude, as he fights against his attraction to Leia and struggles to understand that she's come to him from the future. Be sure and add this book to your shopping list.

in the face of fear and old hatreds. Ms. Bayne has created a wonderful time travel device in this story, one that's believable and interesting and incredibly poignant in the history of the setting--Civil War Maryland. I truly enjoyed reading through this debut romance from a promising new author.

It thoroughly engages the reader. Robin Bayne is an author readers are sure to fall in love with.

The attraction between Leia and Brant sent sparks flying and the story is so engrossing that I lost all track of time and read the entire book in one sitting. The supporting characters were magnificently, especially Hattie and Martin. A most enjoyable read and I look forward to reading more from Ms. Bayne.