When Sophia Segarra, the owner of Time After Time Antiques in Havenport, finds a packet of love letters from the 1920s in her shop, she can’t help but fantasize about what it would be like to find a love like the one described in those letters. But even though she’s told the pearl necklace from her Halloween costume will bring the wearer to true love, she never imagined they’d transport her back … back in time to the Roaring Twenties.
In 1928, Liam O’Connell is writing an article on the Main Street Bandits for the Havenport Herald while investigating the disappearance of his brother. He’s not having much luck with either and a trip to Tilly’s speakeasy on Halloween is about to make life more interesting.
Liam’s reporter instincts tell him Sophia’s hiding something, and he’s determined to find out what. Will her secret keep them apart, or will they come to realize that time after time, love overcomes all obstacles?
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Odd Setup, Decent Story
I have read another book in this series, even though I hadn’t remembered that when I downloaded this book from a book review site. But as soon as I opened the ebook, I recognized the familiar front format. Namely, the book starts with an introduction from a woman with the supposed name of Candy Apples, This is followed by a fake front section of the Havensport News, the paper for the little town where this book takes place. The quirky “newsy” section is followed by the book blurb. All of this takes place before Chapter One. Frankly, I find this setup in general to be a little contrived. I also think that, while unique, it is still just an information dump (just prettied up); I would prefer to see this information rolled out slowly throughout the book rather than just having it thrown in these odd little sections.
That said, after you get past these parts, the book is actually very well written. The prose is engaging. The characters are well drawn. The plot is tight and well done. In general, I am a fan of time-travel romance, and I like the setup of this one: an old packet of letters, a pearl necklace, and a flapper dress—what’s not to like? How fun to go back to the Roaring Twenties. I have to say the cover is gorgeous. Our modern-day heroine transported to the past embodies the spirit of a flapper girl on that cover for sure. If you don’t mind that kind of odd beginning as this book has, you will actually enjoy the book once you get into it.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
A Halloween to remember.
I have not read many tales set in the 1920s and not one time-travel one but I must say I enjoyed this one a great deal. An antique dealer, a set of pearls and, a Flapper costume sets the stage for our tale. Sophia loves what she does yet yearns for love little did she know that she may have to travel to find it. Liam a crime reporter in 1928 Havenport is in search of a story. The characters were great and that includes Keenan and Reina and the intrigue and suspense were so well done. I enjoyed reading this piece I hope you take a chance on it I am sure you will like it too. I did receive a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
I absolutely loved this story, the characters, the details, Georgie the cat, etc. I have to admit I’m generally a sucker for time travel adventures, but this one really touched my heart and even brought a few happy tears to my eyes at the end. Love was obviously a major theme, but so was trust, friendship, acceptance, forgiveness, family ties, and hope. I suppose it might have been nice had Heather been included at the final party so she would know what had happened to her bestie, but aside from that it was a brilliant tale of life and love in a small town across multiple generations.
I received a free copy of Time After Time, but that did not affect my review.