Witch Angel

by Trana Mae Simmons

Superior Guardian Angel Francesca is aghast when Sylvia, one of her angels, asks for . . . of all things . . . a vacation On consideration, Franny takes Sylvia's protestations of stress to heart and agrees they will both take a short leave in an earlier, less-stressful time, 1875 Louisiana. In 2005, Alaynia Mirabeau is thrilled when she inherits Chenaie, a southern plantation, from her aunt. Disillusioned with both her professional and love lives, she leaves Boston to examine the plantation and possibly move there. In 1875, Shain St. Clair is having enough trouble already trying to save Chenaie from the Yankee carpetbaggers. Then a strange time machine lands practically in his lap and a gorgeous woman who insists she owns Chenaie complicates matters even more. Alaynia is obviously mentally off, but despite his reservations about her, southern gentlemen do not abandon ladies in distress. As they watch over her, Franny and Sylvia encounter Basil, a ghost who has transported Alaynia back to the past for his own purposes. As Alaynia and Shain deal with the sabotage at Chenaie and their growing love, Franny and Sylvia try to reason with Basil. Eventually, matters come to a head. Will all right itself both at Chenaie and in the angel world in the end? Trana Mae Simmons lives in a historical town in East Texas.

416 pages, Hardcover

First published June 10, 2005

About the author

Trana Mae Simmons also writes paranormal mysteries as T.M. Simmons.

Reviews

[Margaret Watkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

A time-travel romance with some humorous interactions between the characters from an alternative universe, Alaynia finds herself in a time warp when the vehicle she is driving suddenly comes to a halt. It takes a while for Alaynia to realize that she has been caught in a time warp and the characters she is facing are confused and bemused by her presence. In spite of himself, Shain St. Clair is a wise man in that he observes and watches before making snap judgments. Alaynia is an anomaly in his world, but as he comes to understand what she is facing, he is protective of her and love establishes itself in both their hearts. There are those who would like to destroy not only Alaynia, but Shain as well, but together they stand firm and the novel comes to an exciting and romantic conclusion. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.