Review: The magic and the mysteries of love and time...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 12, 2013
This reader does not believe in reincarnation but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy such a tale and wonder at the possibilities it brings to mind. Imagine a love so true that is tragically cut short yet so strong it survives through time until it can once again be realized; as two souls meet again when the stars are aligned for them to do so. In a combination of historical and contemporary these two authors weave us a tale of soul mates whose love was truly written in the stars. Add in some magic of the preternatural kind and suspense and you have a really interesting story.In the 1600's, a time when the world of man was newer and belief in the pagan gods was strong, the Lady Elizabeth, a woman with a birthmark that says she is a child of magic, is betrothed to the heir of a Duke. She was raised to honor duty and family. But when she is sent to meet her future husband Carlyle it is the Duke's bastard son Will who rightfully should be the Duke's heir who steals her heart. The ensuing progression of events leads to a showdown between good and evil and much heartache and loss.The story of Lady Elizabeth is told to us through her writings in a journal passed to her ancestor Cordelia, a present day marine archeologist who is seeking the artifacts of a sunken treasure. I find the use of journal writing allows us to really get insight into the mind of a character better than first person point of view. We go from present day to the journal to first person point of view in the past and then back to the present. The transitions are smooth and the past and present storylines synch up nicely. History is repeating itself; the triangle of the past has carried forward into the present but this time the outcome is not the same for Cordelia, Morgan and Innis thanks to the forewarnings of the journal and the strength of the love of Lady Elizabeth and Will who in the present have once again found each other.I very much enjoyed this story and give it 4.5 stars.ARC supplied by the publisher.