Melanie wishes there were real gentlemen still in the world. Her dating life is a joke so when she hears about a week-long Regency immersion experience at Twickenham Manor in England she happily books a trip. After an almost perfect week, and wishing she could prolong her stay, Melanie is surprised to find herself transported back in time to Victorian England in the year 1851. Sir Jack Hughes has … Hughes has had enough of the flirtatious young ladies and their meddling mothers. When he meets Melanie, another one of Aunt Nellie’s visitors from the Americas, he’s happy to make her acquaintance, yet cautious. He can’t lose his heart again to another visiting American.
As the two spend time together, they agree to pretend to go along with Aunt Nellie’s matchmaking schemes in order to avoid the other eligible guests at the manor. But when they come to enjoy each other’s company more than they expected, how can they ever find common ground if they aren’t even from the same century?
Other books in the Twickenham Time Travel Romance Series.
Book #1 “P.S. I Love You” by Jo Noelle
Book #2 “Love’s Past” by Laura D. Bastian
Book # 3 “Against the Magic” by Donna K. Weaver
Book# 4 “Mistletoe Mayhem” By Jo Noelle
Book #5 “Love Match” by Jo Noelle
Book #6 “An Unexpected Gentleman” by Laura Beers
Book #7 “With the Magic” by Donna K. Weaver
Book #8 “Dating the Duke” by Jen Geigle Johnson
Book #9 “There’s Always Tomorrow” by Laura D. Bastian
Book #10 “Enchanted Heart” by Jaclyn Hardy
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The few stories I have read in the Twickenham Time Travel Romance series have been enchanting but There’s Always Tomorrow is hands down my favorite so far. Melanie Crenshaw is done with the whole dating scene and decides to take a trip to Twickenham Manor to become immersed in the victorian regency era, and to be reminded that there are men out there that can be gentleman and know how to treat a woman. What was supposed to be a weeklong trip ends up growing into a month when Melanie is accidentally transported to the 1850’s and immediately becomes acquainted with a true gentleman, Jack Hughes, and his cousin Amelia.
Being an American from the future in regency England in 1851 proves to be tough for Melanie, but with gentle nudges from Aunt Nellie, Melanie befriends Jack and Amelia, and saturates herself in the victorian culture. As Jack and Melanie become better acquainted they decide to make a pact to stay close to one another and appear as if they are on the verge of courting when they really are just escaping the matchmaking schemes of Aunt Nellie. What neither of them realize is that the only ones that are being fooled are themselves.
All of the characters are simply delightful, and though the majority of the story is predictable, you’re so vested in what is going to happen between the characters it simply doesn’t matter. The tension of when and where is enough to keep you interested until the very end, and speaking of the ending…so sweet!!
There’s Always Tomorrow is a delightful and speedy read that you easily get lost in. The characters are amazing, and the self doubt of making the right choice is something we can all universally understand and sympathize with. Like I said before, I adore the Twickenham series, and since I wasn’t ready to let Melanie, Jack, and Amelia go just yet and am hoping they will make an appearance in future volumes.
This is the first time travel book I have read. It was an interesting story of travel back to the 1850’s via a portrait. I enjoyed Melanie Crenshaw’s journey to find a gentleman as that was lacking in her current life. Looks like she may find one in the past except she is only there for one month. I was surprised by the ending. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.
Melanie has not been able to find a man who meets her standards. They are all shallow and self-centered. She journeys to a England where she stays in a home but suddenly finds herself in the past, where she meets Jack, Sir Hughes. He is a noble gentleman and very gallant. Just what she is looking for in a man. But she is only to be in the past for a month. She feels she has to return to her time but she knows she will never find someone like Jack. Jack knows Melanie is going to return to her time, and although he really likes her and thinks he might try marriage with her, he doesn’t pursue her. He doesn’t want to break his heart and hers. Can these two travel through time to resolve their issues and have a happily ever after.
4.5 stars for this latest adventure at Twickenham.
Melanie’s dating life leaves a lot to be desired. She wants to date a real gentlemen, not the same-old guys who call her “baby” and try to get a little too cozy on the first date. After another disastrous first and only date Melanie comes across a brochure for Twickenham Manor she picked up at the library–maybe a week in 1851 Victorian England is just what she needs. That night she makes her reservation, books a flight to England and texts her boss that she’s taking a week off. Twickenham Manor here I come!
In England Sir Jack Hughes is also tired of what’s available to him–flirty young ladies whose mothers are looking for eligible men with money and titles. When he meets Melanie at one of Aunt Nellie’s house parties he’s happy to get to know her, but doesn’t want to give his heart to another American visiting Aunt Nellie.
Melanie and Sir Jack pretend to fall for Aunt Nellie’s matchmaking scheme so they can each avoid the other guests at Twickenham Manor. You know what happens whenever people pretend to be in love or interested in each other. When Melanie’s week is almost up she finds herself transported in time where she has to stay until the next month. As she, Sir Jack and his young cousin Amelia spend time together she discovers that she may want to stay in 1851. Sir Jack finds out the truth about Melanie and realizes he would be willing to live in the future to be with Melanie.
I don’t usually read books with time travel but I really like the Twickenham Manor series. It’s about time Sir Jack got his happily ever after. I really liked how Melanie treated Sir Jack’s cousin Amelia and that they got along so well. Both Melanie and Sir Jack were willing to leave their own time to be with each other.
This is a clean romance.
There’s Always Tomorrow takes us back to when finding love was an art. follow Melanie on her trip to find love and the surprises she finds along the way.
I usually don’t like time travel stories but this one almost made me a believer.
I think the characters were real and likeable.
The plot was sweet.
I look forward to reading more.
This was a sweet romance of a couple that pretends to be a couple, but find out that they are right for each other. Melanie is sick and tired of men and their conniving ways. She wonders why they can’t be gentleman like Darcy is in Pride and Prejudice. She heads to England to enjoy a regency immersion vacation at Twickenham. I love how she gets pulled into a situation that she was not prepared for, yet she was able to make the most of the situation. Jack has had his heart broken by someone that came and then left him. I love his devotion to his young cousin, Amelia. Jack feels an attraction to Melanie that he can’t explain. Melanie feels an attraction to Jack that grows as he treats her as she has always wanted to be treated. Both know that Melanie is planning to leave at the end of the month. Does she risk staying longer and hopefully capture Jack’s attention or does she go back to her time and miss the gentlemanly Jack? I recommend this book to those that enjoy sweet time-travel romance.
“There’s Always Tomorrow” by Laura D. Bastian
I enjoyed my time in this Twickenham Manor story with Melanie, Amelia, Sir Jack Huges, and Aunt Nellie. A time travel story is a rather new experience for me, but as I said, I did enjoy this story. For me it was a real page turner with a new to me twist. I was gifted an ARC of this story and this is my honest opinion. Happy Reading….
I love time travel stories. This one met me expectations & then some, like how it all ended. A little different but I can’t say more. Definately worth reading. I received an ARC & this is my voluntary opinion.
Jack and Melanie’s relationship is sweet. I enjoyed their chemistry and easy friendship, as well as sacrificing love. The book started out a little slow for me and then it jumped a month and then another. I wish it had been a little more even. Jack’s story begins in the book Love’s Past and I wish I’d read that one first so I’d understood his backstory better, but I was still able to follow this story without difficulty.
This story is absolutely delightful, full of surprises, twists and all the differences between now and the past in relationships and propriety.
What a choice to make, to stay with modern conveniences and no romance or to stay in a bygone era with no conveniences but with abundant romance.