Christmas Eve Secret: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas

Publisher:  Broadback (September 16, 2019)

Category: Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Romance, Christmas

Available in Print and ebook, 440 pages

Synopsis

A mysterious man from the past steals the time travel lantern.

When Eve and Patrick find it, they destroy it.

Eve’s life is shattered.

She must return to the past, where secrets await.

In the third novel of THE CHRISTMAS EVE series, Eve and Patrick Gantly are living a normal life in 2019 New York, preparing to celebrate the Christmas season.  Patrick is taking courses in forensic psychology and Eve continues to work as a nurse practitioner.  To their delight, she is three months pregnant.

Despite their happiness, Eve is having premonitions that something dreadful is about to occur.  Concerned about the future and the safety of their child, she insists that they destroy the time travel lantern.  Patrick is more cautious.

One afternoon when Patrick is out, a sinister man breaks into the apartment and forces Eve to give him the lantern.  In many ways, Eve is relieved the lantern is gone.  She hopes they can now live a more normal life.

A day later, Patrick shadows a woman who has been staking out the Gantly’s brownstone apartment, and he confronts her.  To his and Eve’s utter shock, they learn that Lucy Rose is from 1924 and that she time-traveled with the man who took the lantern.  He returned to 1924, but she chose to stay behind.  She offers to sell the lantern back to Eve and Patrick, and they reluctantly agree, hoping to keep it out of unscrupulous hands.

Convinced that the lantern is a threat to their future happiness, Eve and Patrick decide to destroy it.

But the lantern has more power than they could have ever imagined.  Once the lantern is destroyed, Eve’s life is completely changed.  She must set off on an adventure, in a struggle that will return her to the past, where she will learn the secret of the lantern’s origin and delve into the farthest reaches of her heart.

Review

I am a time-travel book junkie and this series always keeps me engrossed and wondering what could possibly happen next!  It is also a story about love, adventure, and hope.

This is the third book in a series and while it stands alone I suggest reading The Christmas Eve Letter first and then The Christmas Eve Daughter next.  These two books will help you understand the relationship between Eve and Patrick, and introduce you to other characters so you will have a better understanding of the storyline.

Eve and Patrick finally have the life they wanted until a mishap regarding the lantern throws a wrench into their lives that could potentially forever alter their lives.

The authors weave a story that melds the past and the present seamlessly. Eve ends up back in the late 1800s with her best friend Joni and while Eve knows what to do to fit in, Joni has a harder time but quickly finds herself enjoying this time period especially when she meets a handsome doctor.  Could it be love at first sight?   There is also science in the book, bringing in Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla (mostly Tesla) with an explanation about the lanterns from Tesla.

While there are various characters, this book is about Eve and her love for Patrick and making sure she doesn’t have to go through life without him.  She endures the time period where women are not treated well but she is able to bring hope to some people she meets.  I don’t want to give away too much of the story but trust me when I saw that this series is gripping from the time travel and history and there is a love story that doesn’t end.

We give this 5 paws up.

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, The Summer Diary, and The Lost Mata Hari Ring. They live in New York City.

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