Lost Mata Hari Ring: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas

Publisher:  Broadback (May 1, 2018)
Category: Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Romance
Available in Print and ebook, 370 pages

Synopsis

Up-and-coming actress, Trace Rutland, has had nightmares about a tragic past ever since she was a little girl.  She struggles with her everyday life, finally seeking help from a hypnotherapist.

While under hypnosis, she inadvertently experiences a past life in Paris, in 1916, during the First World War.

Later, while visiting a wealthy man’s private Mata Hari collection, Trace is drawn to a glittering ring, once worn by the convicted spy.

Trace is enthralled.  When she’s alone, she slips the ring on and is swiftly hurled into the past.  There, she must face herself as she was in the past, while struggling to change the course of her destiny.

When she meets the handsome Edward Kenyon Bishop, a World War I British flying ace, she falls in love.  She is soon swept away into a journey of suspicion and treachery, and must fight for her life.

Can she survive the past?  Can she return to the present?  Can true love endure for all time?

Review

This is the second time travel book I have read by this author. Much like the first book, I am amazed by the research done into her characters, especially since with this book it is a known woman from the past – Mata Hari. From the moment Trace falls back in time, the descriptions of people and towns created a vision in my mind and I could imagine myself there observing the situations.

I was fascinated by Trace’s connection to the past and how that affected her near the end of the book. She had to be quick on her feet in the early 1900’s and thankfully she was very familiar with Mata Hari’s life and what was happening in that part of the world since this was during WWI.  She also had to make sure she didn’t change history, or at least not too much.

This book captivated me to the end!

If you like books that delve into past lives along with time travel, this is a book you should pick up and read!

We give it 5 paws up!

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About the Author

Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the husband and wife writing team of Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse began writing poems and short stories at an early age and graduated with a degree in English Literature. Douglas began writing novels in college while studying music at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.  He traveled the world as a professional pianist for many years.  He has also worked as a copywriter and corporate manager.

Some of Elyse Douglas’ novels include The Christmas Eve Letter (A Time Travel Novel), Christmas for Juliet, The Summer Letters, The Christmas Diary, and The Summer Diary. They live in New York City.

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