Synopsis

Cora Rey wanted a fresh start in life, but being thrown back in time to 1850 isn’t how she expected to do that. She discovers that Victorian England isn’t the pleasant social whirl Jane Austen led her to believe, but when in Rome—or in this case Twickenham . . . She’s determined to have the vacation of a lifetime, especially in the company of a certain duke.

Simon Tuttle never expected to become the duke of Hertfordshire, never wanted it, but now he is, and eligible women seeking a title consider him the next trophy to be taken in the marriage mart. A union of convenience is the most he hopes for due to the shame-filled secret he bears—until he meets Cora. Now, he imagines that a love match could be possible after all. Hiding his secret from society has been easy—hiding it from Cora proves impossible. Can Cora love a man like him despite learning the truth?

Review

I’m a sucker for time travel books. Just the thought about going to another time period in the past and learning how to adapt to what was customary and usual can be mind boggling. But this book takes a bit of a twist – there is a home that resides on fey lines and travel back and forth between time periods happens quite often. Another twist is that one might spend a year or so in one time period, but when they go back to the original time period it is like no time has passed at all.

The romance between Cora and Simon is sweet. While there are some miscommunications at times, watching their love for each other unfold made my heart happy. It wasn’t easy at times because of a few issues, but as any good romance they made it through to each other. I also enjoyed reading their letters to each other and the P.S. that were added to the bottom of each letter. They told so much more about the characters than the body of the letter.

I think this might be (or will be) a series and I can’t wait to read other books. There are characters that mention their time periods (not current day as this book) and hopefully there will be books about their story.

We give this 5 paws up.

About the Author

Jo Noelle grew up in Colorado and Utah but also spent time in Idaho and California. She has two adult children and three small kids. She teaches teachers and students about reading and writing, grows freakishly large tomatoes, enjoys cooking especially for desserts, builds furniture, sews beautiful dresses, and likes to go hiking in the nearby mountains. Oh, and by the way, she’s two people—

Canda Mortensen and Deanna Henderson, a mother/daughter writing team.

They began writing separately several years ago but found the process much more fun when they started collaborating. They are debut authors, with Lexi’s Pathetic Fictional Love Life as their first completed work. Other titles include Newbie and Damnation.

Deanna attended college before marrying and starting her family.

Canda received a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, a Reading Specialist endorsement, and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership. Her day job focuses on teaching teachers and children about literacy.

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