Review: Fun time travel romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2014
My first book by this author and as it's the first in her new Highland Secrets series a very good place to start. There are lots of books out there that feature time travel as a romance devise and frankly sometimes they work and sometimes they just don't! Although this book is largely set in the seventeenth century the author has cleverly focussed on the characters rather than tried for lots of historical accuracy and it makes this book an easy fun and romantic read.Claire quite literally finds herself naked and running on a beach on the Isle of Skye and has no idea how she come to be there. Her memory is hazy but one thing she's positive about is she is dreaming , isn't she? Meeting Duncan the laird is surely part of her overactive imagination and she's going to wake up soon, isn't she? Slowly coming to terms with the idea that she's travelled back in time Claire finds that Duncan surpasses all her wildest fantasies of what a sexy Scottish man would be like. Duncan's a canny one though as he wants to know more about Claire and tries his hardest to gain her trust.Duncan's brother has been kidnapped by the Fae and it's clear that Claire's dramatic appearance may well have something to do with the magic used. Maybe by working together Duncan can find a way to get his brother back and Claire can find a way home to her own time. There's a passion brewing between them that cannot be denied. Time is running out though and they will risk their lives but can Duncan really stand by and watch this fascinating woman leave and more importantly will Claire still want to ?What a simply fabulous little book. It sucked this reader in right from the start with it's likeable and warm characters and a simple storyline that just whisked me away. We dont get a lot of detail and backstory but the immediacy of everything still worked quite well. Duncan's such a strong protective guy and just so honourable that it's impossible not to like him and Claire could have been a whiney dissatisfied character but no, she's written as a woman who meets any challenge head on and embraces life. Its a relationship that starts quite quickly but it felt both warm and passionate and right for these two people.It's well written and the simple plot flowed very well. Interesting secondary characters and one in particular -Xander, really caught my interest so I'm looking forward to more in this series. Is it an earth shattering book? Well no but it's a story that took me away from reality and it was a wonderful way to while away a few hours. My only real criticism is the title! It's not one that attracted me. This is a nice feel good little time travel romance that made me smile and I will definitely read more from this author.