Alys Dewitt’s sister is getting married. Lucky for her she gets to be the maid of honor in a Regency themed wedding at an actual Ducal estate in England. While attending the wedding, she falls through a time hole and wakes up on a beach in 1815. Everything is strange, wondrous, not at all as she expected it to be.James Kendall, the Duke of Weston returns from war to find an injured woman on his … woman on his estate. She mumbles strange phrases and keeps calling him by another name. Thinking her a bit mad from her wounds, he takes her to the manor and calls for a doctor.
Will they give into their mutual desires, or will Alys find a way back to her own time?
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This storybis one of my favorites by this author. I loved falling in the rabbit hole with Alys. I truly love these characters. This story was the begining of an amazing adventure through the li ked across time series for me.
A really good romance.
Alys was just trying to make it through her sister’s wedding. She didn’t think that was all that much to ask but fate has something else up its sleeve for her. James is just trying to get home to mourn the death of his twin brother, heal his wounds from the war, and prepare to take over as the new duke. He most certainly wasn’t looking to find a woman lying at the bottom of a cliff as he returns home. But that is what is what he found. Now… they have to find a way to adjust to their new lives.
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This is amusing and romantic. James is bold, impulsive and determined. Alys is stubborn, snarky and brave. When Alys finds herself in the past, she know if she can bear to be just a wife and mother, instead of the surgeon she had been going training to be. There was something about James that drew her, besides the lust that was hot between them, and he felt the same. He wants for them to marry immediately, to protect her reputation, she wants to think about it, but for them to sleep together while she’s thinking about it. It’s a battle of wills that drives them both crazy.
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Love across the centuries
Although a short read, it captivated me. Alys is thrown back in time and finds love in the most unexpected person! Both the hero and the heroine are strong characters and I loved the clashing between them. The epilogue was a nice touch. I just wish it was longer, with a more detailed plot.
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Book two in the Linked Across Time series and I am going to go back and get the first book as I enjoyed reading this one. James Kendall, the Duke of Weston and Alys Dewitt’s story kept me turning pages I had to know what was going to happen. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Hallelujah! A clean romance that is decently written and edited! Now, when I say decently written, I am overlooking obvious plot holes etc. We are supposed to suspend disbelief for these stories and just enjoy them for what they are. I have had issues with this author’s technical writing ability in other books, but this one was not bad at all. Again, keep in mind these books are just for fun.
Alys Dewitt’s sister is marrying. Her sister isn’t evil, just spoiled and immature. Alys is along for the ride as her maid of honor. While taking a walk after the wedding, Alys falls off of a cliff. Sounds dreadful but she doesn’t die or even become badly hurt. She actually ‘falls through time’ to the year 1815.
Alys is found on the shore by James Kendall, the new Duke of Weston. He carries her to his home and places her under his care. Hijinks ensue!
Pros: I actually enjoyed both the characters. Alys frankly reminded me of me – short and mouthy. I enjoyed the Duke not necessarily understanding all of Alys’ verbiage but he was along for the ride. The language for Alys was on target for her time period. The Duke’s wasn’t quite as proper but it wasn’t too awfully bad. I thought it was a funny poke at the time period as well to have the Duke hare off to procure a marriage license before anything else was done. However, in reality of that time period, that was his safest bet. I also liked Roseann’s curiosity and the fact that Dominic is a total mystery.
Cons: The Duke’s language was a bit to easy and modern. Had he spoken in verbiage more consistent with the time period, the contrast would have been more fun. Roseann as well. Young ladies of that time period DO NOT say “yeah”. I actually shuddered at that. “Smirk” was again overused. I’ll repeat – it is an overused and under-descriptive word. Please find a thesaurus and use only one “smirk” per novel!
There were a few improper preposition uses in sentences but not the pages and pages I normally find.
A few F-bombs were dropped. I personally don’t care and thought they were kind of funny but some people don’t like them.
All in all, one of this author’s better readings. I look forward to the next ones in the series! I want to see what happens to Regina, Alys’ sister.
This book was so wonderful! I could not stop reading it. The story grabs ahold of you, drags you in and doesn’t let you go. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book in exchange for a free copy.
This is a short sweet romantic story. Our heroine is Alys DeWitt of the year 2015. She is an intelligent, educated, stubborn, headstrong young woman. Alys is kind, considerate and thoughtful of others especially her younger sister Regina. She is a trained surgeon with only a few months left in her residency with a fellowship to follow. Alys loves her work but lacks that special someone in her life. Our hero is James Kendall, the Fifth Duke of Weston of the year 1815. He survived the war with France but was left with mental and emotional scars. He is a man that quickly comes to a decision and executed it. He is thoughtful of his staff and loves his younger sister Rosanna. James is also a very good friend to Dominic Rossington, the Marquess of Seabrook. James is a twin and the second son of the Third Duke of Weston. When his twin brother Edward died, he inherited the title. This was not the life he asked for. He felt the heavy responsibility of being a duke. In the present, Alys is in England for a Regency themed wedding of her sister Regina. Her Fiancé is Trenton and he is the stepbrother of the current Duke of Weston, Bradford Kendall. Trenton and Regina were getting married at the Duke’s manor in Kent. After the ceremony, Alys goes for a walk by the cliffs and sees a white bunny rabbit. The next thing she knows she is falling and becomes unconscious. She unknowingly has drifted back in time to 1815 and Fifth Duke of Kendall, James Kendall finds her at the bottom of the cliffs. He knows it is his duty to help Alys. He is struck by her strange shoes. He manages to get her to the manor. When Alys awakes she is taken off guard by her surroundings but thought she was in an old part of Bradford’s manor. When she mistakes James for Bradford, her awareness becomes quite considerable. She asks James the date and when he tells her 1815, she is stunned and cannot comprehend a thing. Alys tells James she is from the future 2015. He believes her mad. But then she proves it to him and shows him her driver license. From there things between Alys and James become quirky, a little strange, desperate and passionate. A wonderful short story. When I reached the last page, I did not want it to end. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I have to admit that I didn’t understand the “Alice in Wonderland” reference until a little white rabbit showed up on a cliff, leading Alys into the past. In the future, there is a family portrait with an uncanny resemblance to Alys. This starts to boggle the mind when you think Alys was in that time and had her portrait made but in the future, the Duke remarks that there is a resemblance. What came first? The portrait or the woman?
This is an enjoyable book that will have you finding parts that relate to other stories that you may know. It’s a wonderful trip and I hope you’ll like it as much as I did.
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Alys Dewitt is a modern woman, a surgeon, but cannot say “NO” to the people around her. The story starts with Alys as the Maid of Honor to her sister, who is getting married to the brother of the Duke of Weston. During the wedding festivities Alys takes a walk and falls off a cliff – waking up in 1815, shortly after Napoleon had been defeated. The then acting Duke of Weston, James, has recently come into the title unexpectedly and as he needs an heir and wants to protect Alys tries to persuade her to marry him. While he is doing so, he finds out more about Alys, but also a plot.
The story is a mix of Regency Adventure Story and time traveller confusion, an interesting mix.
It would definitely be easier to understand the story if one had read the first book in the series, but it is still possible to read this story as an independent story.
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This short book was a very sweet read with a well written storyline and characters that were so well detailed that I felt like I was being drawn deeper and deeper in as the story unfolded between the characters!
A short and sweet time travel romance. The plot was fun, the characters likable and Alys and James had good chemistry. A entertaining read. This is my totally honest and completely voluntary review.
Really enjoyed reading. Did not want to put the book down
I will be purchasing the rest in the series. It makes you think about what we take for granted in our generation.