This is a PLUS length novel–over 100,000 words long**A woman trapped in the pastA dark, intense warrior who claims she is his wifeWill Caroline survive her stay in the parallel universe she has fallen into?Or will she be forever…Trapped in Time? Dr. Caroline Lambert has a PhD in Astro-Temporal Physics but no clue about matters of the heart. Married to her work, she has built a machine called … work, she has built a machine called PORTAL, capable of opening a window into other universes. She believes it is only for observation, so imagine her horror when she finds herself sucked through the window and right into a whole other world–a world that seems stuck in the past, around the time of the Victorian era.
Now Caroline must deal with hoop skirts and elaborate etiquette, not to mention all the dangers of the past. It’s a minefield of antiquated social mores and poisons used as medicines and cosmetics. But perhaps the most perplexing problem is the husband she has somehow acquired–a tall, dark Blood Kindred named Richard who claims she is his wife and refuses to let her go. For in this universe, the Kindred arrived 200 years earlier than in her own time and they have made their way into polite society…as Richard seems determined to make his way into Caroline’s heart.
Will Caroline ever find her way back to her own time and universe? Will she succumb to Richard’s charms and give in to the big Blood Kindred who claims her as his own? And what about the scheming mother she has in this world who is determined that she will leave Richard for a Viscount of questionable morals? Caroline doesn’t know what to do, she only knows that if she cannot somehow open another window into her own world she will be forever…Trapped in Time.
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Love and fate have no boundaries.
This wonderfully well written story has a bit of Steampunk, Historical Romance, Syfy in it. You also have an honorable Kindred. A female from out of her time era who get subjected to some of the not so nice parts of Victoriana type era.
This story keeps me guessing what would happen next. Lots of action and entertaining stuff seems to always be happening in this story.
Well written self-contained story. I highly recommend this book to read.
This one was actually different from other Kindred novels for the most part, which was a huge bonus. No crazy forced sexual situations created by weird alien rituals or drugs, just a few sexy doctor exams!
My only issue was that I wasn’t really all that fired up about Richard. He was born and raised in Victorian England, but was Kindred, so it was odd to me. Then his absolutely stubborn refusal to hear what ACTUALLY happened and his too-thick head not realizing that his wife was NOT his destined mate? Yeah, I am not a fan of him.
Still a very fun and sexy read.