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Time Walkers #1
The Legend of the Bloodstone
In 2012, a woman cuts her hand and picks up a strange colored stone -
Suddenly she is staring into the eyes of an angry Powhatan warrior.
And the only town nearby is Jamestown, circa 1622.
Maggie McMillan wakes up one day as a college student, yet ends the day as the Red Woman: A legendary Time Walker that every loyal Powhatan brave wants to kill. Captured by Winkeohkwet, a warrior who is torn between his duty to kill her and his desire to keep her, she is thrust into a life she had only read about in history books.
Hunted and feared by both the Powhatan and the English, she struggles to find a way home while Winkeohkwet plots to keep her there. Maggie fights to survive as she finds herself entangled in the Indian Massacre of 1622, and Winkeohkwet sees everything he ever believed in shattered by the knowledge she holds.
As they battle against each other and the message she brings from the future, she must decide whether to return to her own time, or to make a life in the past with the man who holds her heart captive.
Suddenly she is staring into the eyes of an angry Powhatan warrior.
And the only town nearby is Jamestown, circa 1622.
Maggie McMillan wakes up one day as a college student, yet ends the day as the Red Woman: A legendary Time Walker that every loyal Powhatan brave wants to kill. Captured by Winkeohkwet, a warrior who is torn between his duty to kill her and his desire to keep her, she is thrust into a life she had only read about in history books.
Hunted and feared by both the Powhatan and the English, she struggles to find a way home while Winkeohkwet plots to keep her there. Maggie fights to survive as she finds herself entangled in the Indian Massacre of 1622, and Winkeohkwet sees everything he ever believed in shattered by the knowledge she holds.
As they battle against each other and the message she brings from the future, she must decide whether to return to her own time, or to make a life in the past with the man who holds her heart captive.
286 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
E.B. Brown
45 books213 followersE.B. Brown enjoys researching history and genealogy and uses her findings to cultivate new ideas for her writing. She lives New Jersey and is a proud graduate of Drexel University. Her debut novel, The Legend of the Bloodstone, was a Quarterfinalist in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest. An excerpt from another Time Walkers novel, A Tale of Oak and Mistletoe, was a finalist in the 2013 RWA/NYC We Need a Hero Contest.
E.B. loves mudding in her Jeep Wrangler and likes to cause all kinds of havoc the rest of the time. She resides in New Jersey.
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E.B. loves mudding in her Jeep Wrangler and likes to cause all kinds of havoc the rest of the time. She resides in New Jersey.
Readers can find E.B. online at:
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ebbrownauthor
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.ebbrown.net
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May 3, 2015
This is a really great, fast-paced story, which keeps you guessing about the final outcome right up until the last page. The only thing that kept me from awarding five stars to this book was the proliferation of elementary errors of both grammar and vocabulary. Perhaps I should mellow!
Maggie McMillan is working on her farm one day in 2012, tidying out the barn, when she accidentally travels back in time to 1622. How does that happen? She simultaneously cuts her hand and touches a bloodstone. Whenever these circumstances occur, the "victim" inevitably finds him or her self transported in time to some distant destination.
Maggie lands in front of a grizzly bear who is intent on taking her life. She is saved by a Powhatan warrior, Winkeohkwet, otherwise known as Winn. The tribes are well aware of time walkers, but Winn's uncle has declared that all such time travellers should be killed. Maggie is thus in much danger.
It turns out that she is in equal, or even greater, danger from the immigrant English community.
Maggie remembers something of her history lessons from school regarding the early seventeenth century violence and relationships between the native tribes and the immigrants, but not all. She remembers enough to know of an impending massacre, but not enough to be able to "predict" the exact consequences.
She falls in love with Winn.
Where does it all lead? I can't tell you without spoilers. You'll just have to read the book for yourself.
I just want to give you a few examples of the errors, which take the shine off the story for me.
- Flung through time by someone unknown force
- chuckling at the site of them washing clothes together
- while pushing a bowel of food into the man's hands
- also a smaller house to keep their gathered food and supplied.
- and ran her fingers over his taunt nipples to entice him further.
- and certainly not sufficient enough to risk an attempt with her captives. (Should've been "captors")
I am really looking forward to the next installment: Return of the Pale Feather (expected publication June 2013). It looks like Maggie's life is further complicated by the appearance of more time walkers.
What I would really like to find out, but doubt if I shall, is .
I recommend this book to anyone who likes time travel stories, or native American history, or erotica. If you like all three, then you are already onto a big bonus!
I have always loved time travel stories and the intrigue that they bring. This one is authentic, both in the method of travel and in the natural dilemmas that shifting through time would throw up. Although I am far from being an expert, relying mainly on Hollywood for my sources (!), the native American history appears to have been well researched and seems realistic. I am fairly new to erotica, but the smattering of close encounters, especially between Winn and Maggie, are very sexy indeed.
So, I would urge you to read and enjoy The Legend of the Bloodstone and I hope that I don't have too long to wait for Return of the Pale Feather.
Maggie McMillan is working on her farm one day in 2012, tidying out the barn, when she accidentally travels back in time to 1622. How does that happen? She simultaneously cuts her hand and touches a bloodstone. Whenever these circumstances occur, the "victim" inevitably finds him or her self transported in time to some distant destination.
Maggie lands in front of a grizzly bear who is intent on taking her life. She is saved by a Powhatan warrior, Winkeohkwet, otherwise known as Winn. The tribes are well aware of time walkers, but Winn's uncle has declared that all such time travellers should be killed. Maggie is thus in much danger.
It turns out that she is in equal, or even greater, danger from the immigrant English community.
Maggie remembers something of her history lessons from school regarding the early seventeenth century violence and relationships between the native tribes and the immigrants, but not all. She remembers enough to know of an impending massacre, but not enough to be able to "predict" the exact consequences.
She falls in love with Winn.
Where does it all lead? I can't tell you without spoilers. You'll just have to read the book for yourself.
I just want to give you a few examples of the errors, which take the shine off the story for me.
- Flung through time by someone unknown force
- chuckling at the site of them washing clothes together
- while pushing a bowel of food into the man's hands
- also a smaller house to keep their gathered food and supplied.
- and ran her fingers over his taunt nipples to entice him further.
- and certainly not sufficient enough to risk an attempt with her captives. (Should've been "captors")
I am really looking forward to the next installment: Return of the Pale Feather (expected publication June 2013). It looks like Maggie's life is further complicated by the appearance of more time walkers.
What I would really like to find out, but doubt if I shall, is .
I recommend this book to anyone who likes time travel stories, or native American history, or erotica. If you like all three, then you are already onto a big bonus!
I have always loved time travel stories and the intrigue that they bring. This one is authentic, both in the method of travel and in the natural dilemmas that shifting through time would throw up. Although I am far from being an expert, relying mainly on Hollywood for my sources (!), the native American history appears to have been well researched and seems realistic. I am fairly new to erotica, but the smattering of close encounters, especially between Winn and Maggie, are very sexy indeed.
So, I would urge you to read and enjoy The Legend of the Bloodstone and I hope that I don't have too long to wait for Return of the Pale Feather.
December 7, 2013
I loved the historical background and found the time-travel elements to be handled very nicely. Enjoyed the romance as well -- the characters are generally believable, although there were a few times that I felt Maggie needed to take a reality pill and recognize that Winn was being amazingly restrained for the era. There were some minor editing issues that pulled me out of the story a few times, but the plot and characters pulled me back in pretty quickly. Looking forward to the next book in the series!
April 14, 2013
Well, I’m a sucker for anything involving time travel, but this “time travel romance” was a lot of fun. As an “old guy” I am not the target demographic for this genre. But E.B. is a great storyteller with an excellent sense of pace who always surprised me. I didn’t even know “Time Travel—sub-genre historical-romance was a thing.”
Red-headed girl Maggie in our present accidentally time travels back hundreds of years and is captured and/or rescued by Indians as a slave and/or…
I’m waiting for the movie version of BLOODSTONE: Dances With Time Travel.
The Indian tribe knows all about time travelers like Maggie, and the Warriors have been commanded to kill all time travelers.
A romance develops between Maggie and a powerful Warrior that saves her life.
Later, “rescued” from the “savage” Indians by whites, even though she meets other time travelers, Maggie feels kidnapped, and getting back to her future time seems hopeless. She thinks the Indian she loves is dead.
Confess, I’ve read a few Harlequin & Love Swept & other romance novels in my literary explorations. I’d give BLOODSTONE ★★★★★ except the eBook version could use a copy-editor and an improved upload. Little things, like dashes instead of em-dashes, misplaced commas, incorrect pronouns; that type of thing. The actual story holds up “as is.”
@hg47
July 24, 2014
Here's the thing. I don't like bodice-ripping (or buckskin-ripping) romances. I tend to read all the steamy scenes as, "she kissed his blah blah blah and blahed his blah blah blah." As such, I'm obviously the wrong audience for this book since the first half of the book has far too much "quivering" (x3), "shaking" (x48), and "shivering" (x14) for my tastes.
So why did I read it? It was chosen as our book of the month for our time travel book club. Since the time travel in the novel takes the main character, Maggie, to colonial America to live among the Powhatans, I was very interested in reading it. However, it was just not my cup of tea.
Had the first half of the book been more like the last half of the book, I think I would have liked it better. In the first half of the book, the focal point is the romance between Maggie and a Powhatan warrior named Winn. However, the Maggie of the first half of the book has quite an explosive personality. She bristles, thrashes, and rages at everything. Of course, she's not used to the rules of conduct of women in a Powhatan village and does not relish being the "slave" and "property" of Winn. I can understand the sentiment, but it's one thing to be dropped into the 1960s and bristle at such social mores and quite another thing to be dropped into the 1622s and expect to be able to behave as an equal to the men around you. Many of the misadventures that Maggie has in the first half of the book are a result of her quick temper. However, there are too many times when she explodes as a result of practically nothing. Maybe some men like that? Anyhow, it makes for an interesting character, but I think her temper is a little too extreme to be realistic. At least I'd like to think so.
The last half of the book seems like almost a different book entirely. There is an interesting storyline as the Powhatans plot against the English and visa versa, various people get kidnapped, the romance is toned down from a 10 to a 5, and Maggie's temper has been tamed. Whereas I would give the first half of the book 2 stars, the second half gets 4 stars.
I have to say, though, that my favorite line in the book is a typo. Well, at least I hope it's a typo: "Maggie watched as Winn said something tense to the man and waved his question off, shaking his head, while pushing a bowel of food into the man’s hands as if to distract him." I know I'd be distracted by a bowel of food being shoved into my hands!
I do think that certain readers would really love this book. If I did enjoy an erotic romance to go along with my colonial literary fiction, I might have given the book 4 or 5 stars. The book is well-written (minus the bowel incident and a few other typos), well-researched, and chock full of history. Plus, Winn is a drool-worthy character that fan girls would certainly love to put on the same pedestal as all their other lust-worthy book men. I was imagining a male version of Pocahontas from the movie "The New World" (played by Q'orianka Kilcher). Perhaps her brother Kainoa would fit the role. And of course, Wes Studi has to be Opechancanough as he is in "The New World". However, for me, this book is just a 3-star book by no fault of the author.
So why did I read it? It was chosen as our book of the month for our time travel book club. Since the time travel in the novel takes the main character, Maggie, to colonial America to live among the Powhatans, I was very interested in reading it. However, it was just not my cup of tea.
Had the first half of the book been more like the last half of the book, I think I would have liked it better. In the first half of the book, the focal point is the romance between Maggie and a Powhatan warrior named Winn. However, the Maggie of the first half of the book has quite an explosive personality. She bristles, thrashes, and rages at everything. Of course, she's not used to the rules of conduct of women in a Powhatan village and does not relish being the "slave" and "property" of Winn. I can understand the sentiment, but it's one thing to be dropped into the 1960s and bristle at such social mores and quite another thing to be dropped into the 1622s and expect to be able to behave as an equal to the men around you. Many of the misadventures that Maggie has in the first half of the book are a result of her quick temper. However, there are too many times when she explodes as a result of practically nothing. Maybe some men like that? Anyhow, it makes for an interesting character, but I think her temper is a little too extreme to be realistic. At least I'd like to think so.
The last half of the book seems like almost a different book entirely. There is an interesting storyline as the Powhatans plot against the English and visa versa, various people get kidnapped, the romance is toned down from a 10 to a 5, and Maggie's temper has been tamed. Whereas I would give the first half of the book 2 stars, the second half gets 4 stars.
I have to say, though, that my favorite line in the book is a typo. Well, at least I hope it's a typo: "Maggie watched as Winn said something tense to the man and waved his question off, shaking his head, while pushing a bowel of food into the man’s hands as if to distract him." I know I'd be distracted by a bowel of food being shoved into my hands!
I do think that certain readers would really love this book. If I did enjoy an erotic romance to go along with my colonial literary fiction, I might have given the book 4 or 5 stars. The book is well-written (minus the bowel incident and a few other typos), well-researched, and chock full of history. Plus, Winn is a drool-worthy character that fan girls would certainly love to put on the same pedestal as all their other lust-worthy book men. I was imagining a male version of Pocahontas from the movie "The New World" (played by Q'orianka Kilcher). Perhaps her brother Kainoa would fit the role. And of course, Wes Studi has to be Opechancanough as he is in "The New World". However, for me, this book is just a 3-star book by no fault of the author.
April 17, 2016
I would give this book negative stars if I could. I hated almost everything about it. The heroine, the storyline, the character development, etc. And lazy research (at best) went into this it seems. I'm aware that time travel is experiencing a surge in popularity again, but that doesn't mean one can just half-ass the research. Especially when considering huge cultural and temporal differences. I don't need complete, 100% historical accuracy in my fiction, but a few aspects just didn't ring true, and some details were questionable. Based on other reviews - both on Goodreads and on Amazon - I'm not alone in this opinion. In the end, I almost threw my kindle. I haven't been that angry with a book in a long time. Blech! Ew...My mind feels scarred.
I stopped reading at around 65% but, for those looking for story/plot details, it goes a little something like this...
I don't know what happens next, and I don't really care. Read at your own peril.
I stopped reading at around 65% but, for those looking for story/plot details, it goes a little something like this...
I don't know what happens next, and I don't really care. Read at your own peril.
February 20, 2013
What a wonderful , thought provoking , heartfelt story.
I highly recommend this book if your a fan of Outlander or Out of Time
The writing style is so genuine and precise. You are involved with the characters , you love them , you hate them , ultimately you understand their choices decisions and frustration.
There are themes of time travel, magic, romance , history and historical battle.
Maggie is transported back into the 1600's after she cut her hand on a Bloodstone. A stone of legends.... She is surrounded by the wild ... indians , and the English. It is a time where women have a place , where work is hard. Winn an Indian warrior saves her.... their fate has already been foretold. He is also part of the Blood stone legend. Poor Maggie ... she gets kidnapped again... and again . This is a slow unfolding of romance, strength of character, and the fight for what you feel is right... to you.
I am so looking forward to the next book....
RETURN OF PALE FEATHER
I highly recommend this book if your a fan of Outlander or Out of Time
The writing style is so genuine and precise. You are involved with the characters , you love them , you hate them , ultimately you understand their choices decisions and frustration.
There are themes of time travel, magic, romance , history and historical battle.
Maggie is transported back into the 1600's after she cut her hand on a Bloodstone. A stone of legends.... She is surrounded by the wild ... indians , and the English. It is a time where women have a place , where work is hard. Winn an Indian warrior saves her.... their fate has already been foretold. He is also part of the Blood stone legend. Poor Maggie ... she gets kidnapped again... and again . This is a slow unfolding of romance, strength of character, and the fight for what you feel is right... to you.
I am so looking forward to the next book....
RETURN OF PALE FEATHER
August 20, 2014
I read this book as part of a Time Travel book club. I am so glad it was suggested in the club because I would not have found it otherwise. It compares to my favorite series ever: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. History, Time Travel, Romance!! Everything I like!!
May 14, 2013
Romance books have never been my cup of tea, and this one is no exception. Normally I would not have given this book a try. However, it was selected for our book club in the time travel group, so I decided to step out of my comfort zone and give it a go. And I'm glad I did. There was enough historical drama and time travel mystery to keep this book interesting, even for a non-romance reader like me. I will admit that, for me, the second half of the book was much better than the first as there was not as much of the romantic elements. I think with a little less romance and a little more intrigue about how our time traveler adjusted to her new time period would have made this a five star book.
June 10, 2013
As this is the first book I have read about 17th century native American Indians, I can only primitively draw comparisons on the movie Dances with Wolves sprinkled with time slip travel and lots of lovemaking. Although I am not this book's target audience, I can thoroughly recommend it if you like time travel romances with plenty of lust and exotic backdrops. The reason I read this was because one, I am a time travel lover, and two, it was voted in our time travel group read book of the month.
For me there are a bit too much lovemaking and ravishing going on here, with our protagonists taking every opportunity to "get it on". In all honesty, I enjoyed how they were written, they are only mildly explicit, peppered with poetic metaphors, some scenes sensual while others of raw passion but there was just too much of it fo0r my liking which no doubt is probably a big tick in the box for the more romance lover readers amongst you.
The most important element in how much I can enjoy this book is how well the chemistry is done between lovers and how much I care for the main protagonists. Well I am happy to say I liked the main two characters and enjoyed the gradual and unlikely bonding which was well written and well paced out. I cared for the characters even though I was finding them annoyingly naive on plenty of occasions. Maggie, our time traveller, was a well defined character, feisty and defiant but with a lustful weakness while Winn, the native American Indian warrior was quite the badass at times. The supporting characters had very minimal character development and definitions but that's not an issue.
The historical backdrop is fascinating and nicely brought to life without dragging the pace with too much detail. I am intrigued with the real life historical events that are depicted here and is engagingly written, enough so that I read up some of this history on Wiki afterwards.
What was also very well defined were the social stigma, culture and naivety of both the native American Indians and the white American folks. This book highlights these societies with great clarity. It also sounds quite frightening to be a female in these times. Any of you ladies wishing to visit the past, could I perhaps persuade you to visit the future instead? Who knows you might be ruling the world...I digress, this is just another fascinating and shameful factor highlighted by this novel. Having a modern female time traveller planted smack in the middle of both societies in the 17th century highlights those frightening flaws as Maggie naturally goes against the grain.
I have some problems with the story though. This being the first of a series of novels means that the main story of the Timewalkers remain somewhat of a mystery. Granted, its a story arc and I suppose that's the point with a series but then I felt I didnt have much else of story left to be satisfied with in this one novel. Others might disagree and point out, yes there was, there's the pending "attacks", the love "triangle" story, oh and there was the dark plot turn and then another "twist". Yes ok there was all of that, perhaps enough as a setup for the rest of the series, yet I cant help feeling it still wasnt enough for the first book, I just feel it needed more story.
Having said that, I enjoyed what it delivered. The length is perfect, having read it on Kindle I cant really tell how many pages is it but it feels like a 250-300 page paperback. Just right, so there are no long stretches of drag anywhere, it moves along nicely at a steady pace, even though at times it moves in less exciting directions than I would have wanted it to but nevertheless it flows thank to the author's smooth narrative.
So, I give this 3 stars, which reflect my personal levels of satisfaction, bearing in mind I generally dont go for heavy or "hot" romance novels. You might well give it more, in fact many in my time travel group have given it 4 or 5 stars.
The second book is actually being released very soon. Will I want to read the next one...actually, I might well do, I want to know what happens with some of the key characters and somehow I get the feeling, the next one should be a bigger story.
For me there are a bit too much lovemaking and ravishing going on here, with our protagonists taking every opportunity to "get it on". In all honesty, I enjoyed how they were written, they are only mildly explicit, peppered with poetic metaphors, some scenes sensual while others of raw passion but there was just too much of it fo0r my liking which no doubt is probably a big tick in the box for the more romance lover readers amongst you.
The most important element in how much I can enjoy this book is how well the chemistry is done between lovers and how much I care for the main protagonists. Well I am happy to say I liked the main two characters and enjoyed the gradual and unlikely bonding which was well written and well paced out. I cared for the characters even though I was finding them annoyingly naive on plenty of occasions. Maggie, our time traveller, was a well defined character, feisty and defiant but with a lustful weakness while Winn, the native American Indian warrior was quite the badass at times. The supporting characters had very minimal character development and definitions but that's not an issue.
The historical backdrop is fascinating and nicely brought to life without dragging the pace with too much detail. I am intrigued with the real life historical events that are depicted here and is engagingly written, enough so that I read up some of this history on Wiki afterwards.
What was also very well defined were the social stigma, culture and naivety of both the native American Indians and the white American folks. This book highlights these societies with great clarity. It also sounds quite frightening to be a female in these times. Any of you ladies wishing to visit the past, could I perhaps persuade you to visit the future instead? Who knows you might be ruling the world...I digress, this is just another fascinating and shameful factor highlighted by this novel. Having a modern female time traveller planted smack in the middle of both societies in the 17th century highlights those frightening flaws as Maggie naturally goes against the grain.
I have some problems with the story though. This being the first of a series of novels means that the main story of the Timewalkers remain somewhat of a mystery. Granted, its a story arc and I suppose that's the point with a series but then I felt I didnt have much else of story left to be satisfied with in this one novel. Others might disagree and point out, yes there was, there's the pending "attacks", the love "triangle" story, oh and there was the dark plot turn and then another "twist". Yes ok there was all of that, perhaps enough as a setup for the rest of the series, yet I cant help feeling it still wasnt enough for the first book, I just feel it needed more story.
Having said that, I enjoyed what it delivered. The length is perfect, having read it on Kindle I cant really tell how many pages is it but it feels like a 250-300 page paperback. Just right, so there are no long stretches of drag anywhere, it moves along nicely at a steady pace, even though at times it moves in less exciting directions than I would have wanted it to but nevertheless it flows thank to the author's smooth narrative.
So, I give this 3 stars, which reflect my personal levels of satisfaction, bearing in mind I generally dont go for heavy or "hot" romance novels. You might well give it more, in fact many in my time travel group have given it 4 or 5 stars.
The second book is actually being released very soon. Will I want to read the next one...actually, I might well do, I want to know what happens with some of the key characters and somehow I get the feeling, the next one should be a bigger story.
February 13, 2013
`Legend of the Bloodstone' written by first time novelist E.B. Brown is an incredible novel that will disappoint few. Promoted as historical romance and romantic fantasy, Ms. Brown's novel offers an adventure that transcends genres, and will appeal to male readers as well as female. The story is fast paced and never stalls given readers a view of early America with dangers around every turn. Set against the backdrop of early Native American life, Ms. Brown's world comes alive with a strong knowledge of history and Native American culture that never becomes over-bearing or intrusive to the story. Ms. Brown deftly avoids the pitfalls of information dumping that can drag down a historically based novel
Maggie McMilian, the stories protagonist, is a fully realized character readers can cheer for and feel sympathetic in her adventure to find a place in this strange yet familiar new world. The play between Maggie and Winnkeohkwet (Winn) is pitch perfect as each seeks to understand the behaviors of the other. Maggie's strong independent persona feeds the attraction the great Indian warrior has for her yet it easily becomes a thorn in his side as well. It's fascinating to watch these two characters grow to understand each other.
We also are left with questions and hints of things to come in this first book of a trilogy. I don't want to reveal any spoilers by I am interested to see the direction the story takes regarding the Bloodstones as well as other Time Walkers. In this aspect, Ms. Brown, left me itching for more of the lore around these stones that act as a catalyst for the Time Travel aspect of the story. Of course I am sure that was the idea.
Ms. Brown balances the story with enough action, romance, and history to pull the reader along and offers numerous cliffhangers to keep us on the edge of our seats. From bloody battles to intensely erotic encounters it's hard to believe that you are reading a first time author.
Ms. Brown is a talented new writer and I look forward to reading the rest of her Time Walker trilogy as well as all of her other future works.
Maggie McMilian, the stories protagonist, is a fully realized character readers can cheer for and feel sympathetic in her adventure to find a place in this strange yet familiar new world. The play between Maggie and Winnkeohkwet (Winn) is pitch perfect as each seeks to understand the behaviors of the other. Maggie's strong independent persona feeds the attraction the great Indian warrior has for her yet it easily becomes a thorn in his side as well. It's fascinating to watch these two characters grow to understand each other.
We also are left with questions and hints of things to come in this first book of a trilogy. I don't want to reveal any spoilers by I am interested to see the direction the story takes regarding the Bloodstones as well as other Time Walkers. In this aspect, Ms. Brown, left me itching for more of the lore around these stones that act as a catalyst for the Time Travel aspect of the story. Of course I am sure that was the idea.
Ms. Brown balances the story with enough action, romance, and history to pull the reader along and offers numerous cliffhangers to keep us on the edge of our seats. From bloody battles to intensely erotic encounters it's hard to believe that you are reading a first time author.
Ms. Brown is a talented new writer and I look forward to reading the rest of her Time Walker trilogy as well as all of her other future works.
December 19, 2015
This was a great book by a new author I've never read before. I will definitely be picking up her other time walker books. I love Outlander and wanted to find more time travel romance. After searching around amazon for some free books to try out new authors I discovered this series. The ratings and reviews were great and the blurb had me hooked immediately.
I loved Maggie's spunky attitude and strength in this book. Watching the story unfold between her and Winn--getting both of their point of views was fantastic. The story kept me guessing throughout straight into the end and into the sneak peek into book 2! I kept thinking I had it all figured out then BAM! Another twist came and I was finding I had it all wrong.
The action and history in this book was amazing and kept me reading late into the night. If anyone is looking for an action packed time travel romance with Indians, Pilgrims, adventure and suspense then this is the perfect book series to read!
Favorite Quotes:
*He was a storm, and she was fire, and each touch of his hand inflamed her soul with frantic need.
*"If you need a word, then take this," he whispered. You are mine, and I am yours. I know no other word that.
*Nothing in the future could have ever prepared her for a life in the past.
I loved Maggie's spunky attitude and strength in this book. Watching the story unfold between her and Winn--getting both of their point of views was fantastic. The story kept me guessing throughout straight into the end and into the sneak peek into book 2! I kept thinking I had it all figured out then BAM! Another twist came and I was finding I had it all wrong.
The action and history in this book was amazing and kept me reading late into the night. If anyone is looking for an action packed time travel romance with Indians, Pilgrims, adventure and suspense then this is the perfect book series to read!
Favorite Quotes:
*He was a storm, and she was fire, and each touch of his hand inflamed her soul with frantic need.
*"If you need a word, then take this," he whispered. You are mine, and I am yours. I know no other word that.
*Nothing in the future could have ever prepared her for a life in the past.
January 14, 2016
Very well done hearty story. You can't help but feel like your watching a movie when reading this story, that's how well the authors writing pulls you into her world.
Stories like this has been done many times before, but I still never get enough of them. This book is loaded with scenes that add many layers to the story. The pacing is perfect. The part that had me pissed is when
Full story and long enough that the author was able to let us get to really know the characters.
Stories like this has been done many times before, but I still never get enough of them. This book is loaded with scenes that add many layers to the story. The pacing is perfect. The part that had me pissed is when
Full story and long enough that the author was able to let us get to really know the characters.
June 28, 2016
Um. No. This is not for me nor a book I would recommend. I gave up after chapter 8 and skimmed from there. I'm glad I did not waste my time slogging through the rest and I struggle to understand why people loved it.
Read a few reviews before you decide to invest your time.
Read a few reviews before you decide to invest your time.
April 6, 2014
3.5 stars Starts out a little slow but once it gets going, hard to put down. Some of the things Maggie did made me want to throttle her but I don't know that I would have been much better in her circumstances. Definitely a different kind of read.
October 21, 2019
Okay, what in the friggin' WHAT? I could only manage to read the first half of the book because from that point on the original female lead, Maggie, ceased to exist. I'm not joking, its like there's two different Maggies in this book and that frustated me to no end since it completely RUINED a perfectly well written character (kinda)
Maggie is presented as a strong, proud, fiery and caring woman who knows her own value, and refuses to bend down to any man who thinks he's above her. So naturally, it is a veeeery long but entertaining process until she and Winn (the male lead) finally come to a understanding as to how to conciliate hers and his own customs, with their love acting as a bridge. She fights him all way about going back to her time since she doesn't want to remain stuck in a time where she's expected to be a submissive and meak housewife, not to mention that time walkers are being hunted down by the indians. HOWEVER, there is a certain point where she just? forgets all about it? Actually I know when that happens. Its when she all of a sudden decides its a good ideia to have sex with Winn even thought 1. She still wants to go home 2. He told her that by bedding him, she would be his wife. From that point on, its like she's a different character. She forgets all about going home, all her fighting spirit is just gone and she manages to get 10 times dumber. Look, you dont have to pay attention to history lessons to know what happened to indians who defied England. She could've helped Winn's tribe in so many ways, yet the second she gets the chance she blabbers some threat to the big shot indian and gets sent away from Winn to english settlers. From there on my patience was running thin. She gets pushed around all the time without resisting or attempting to escape even once! I'm not saying she should've run like a idiot but hell! Be smart about it girl! The moment I threw the towel and said " thats it i'm f*cking done" was when Winm got "killed" by some whites and Maggie decided it was okay to marry and have sex with Winn's white friend who CLEARLY wanted Winn out of the picture, all of that only 1 day after Winn's "death". Supposedly she did it because she was pregnant but I just cant swallow it. Where is your fighting spirit girl??? Your pride??Didn't you cherish your marriage bounds with Winn???
No, just NO. This is absolutely ridiculous. I cant accept a story with such blatant incoherence in a character at different points along the plot. The 2 stars is for the first half of the book. The rest was TERRIBLE.
Maggie is presented as a strong, proud, fiery and caring woman who knows her own value, and refuses to bend down to any man who thinks he's above her. So naturally, it is a veeeery long but entertaining process until she and Winn (the male lead) finally come to a understanding as to how to conciliate hers and his own customs, with their love acting as a bridge. She fights him all way about going back to her time since she doesn't want to remain stuck in a time where she's expected to be a submissive and meak housewife, not to mention that time walkers are being hunted down by the indians. HOWEVER, there is a certain point where she just? forgets all about it? Actually I know when that happens. Its when she all of a sudden decides its a good ideia to have sex with Winn even thought 1. She still wants to go home 2. He told her that by bedding him, she would be his wife. From that point on, its like she's a different character. She forgets all about going home, all her fighting spirit is just gone and she manages to get 10 times dumber. Look, you dont have to pay attention to history lessons to know what happened to indians who defied England. She could've helped Winn's tribe in so many ways, yet the second she gets the chance she blabbers some threat to the big shot indian and gets sent away from Winn to english settlers. From there on my patience was running thin. She gets pushed around all the time without resisting or attempting to escape even once! I'm not saying she should've run like a idiot but hell! Be smart about it girl! The moment I threw the towel and said " thats it i'm f*cking done" was when Winm got "killed" by some whites and Maggie decided it was okay to marry and have sex with Winn's white friend who CLEARLY wanted Winn out of the picture, all of that only 1 day after Winn's "death". Supposedly she did it because she was pregnant but I just cant swallow it. Where is your fighting spirit girl??? Your pride??Didn't you cherish your marriage bounds with Winn???
No, just NO. This is absolutely ridiculous. I cant accept a story with such blatant incoherence in a character at different points along the plot. The 2 stars is for the first half of the book. The rest was TERRIBLE.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 8, 2014
2 stars since I read the voyagers series by Diana Gabaldon which was well written with deeply developed characters this book couldn't come close by to Wauw me.
The books had a lot of similarities
The Voyager series
Jamie Fraser has red hair
Claire big stone to time travel
Claire needs to be saved within minutes
Jamie is very possessive of Claire
Claire is kidnapped
The legend of the blood stone
Maggie has red hair
small stone to time travel
Maggie needs to be saved within minutes
Winn is very possessive of Maggie
Maggie is kidnapped
I could go on and on but my main problems were with the main characters there’s little character building I don’t even know how old Maggie is, I take it she’s adult but still a virgin , Sorry but we all know that over 18 year virgins are like a dying species.
I skipped a lot this book couldn't keep my attention and I was rolling my eyes the entire time. Why would Maggie sleep with another man in days when she just lost her husband? Why didn't she speak up.
This book and I were not meant to be.
The books had a lot of similarities
The Voyager series
Jamie Fraser has red hair
Claire big stone to time travel
Claire needs to be saved within minutes
Jamie is very possessive of Claire
Claire is kidnapped
The legend of the blood stone
Maggie has red hair
small stone to time travel
Maggie needs to be saved within minutes
Winn is very possessive of Maggie
Maggie is kidnapped
I could go on and on but my main problems were with the main characters there’s little character building I don’t even know how old Maggie is, I take it she’s adult but still a virgin , Sorry but we all know that over 18 year virgins are like a dying species.
I skipped a lot this book couldn't keep my attention and I was rolling my eyes the entire time. Why would Maggie sleep with another man in days when she just lost her husband? Why didn't she speak up.
This book and I were not meant to be.
December 27, 2013
omg good I've read time travel books before but i think this is the best one I've read yet this series is addictive heart wrenching and full of heart. it will tear you apart and put you back together again read it today but if i were you i would buy all 3 so u can keep reading.
September 16, 2018
Synopsis from the cover of the book: Maggie is a modern day woman with all her flaws, trust back into a time when men were carving out the history of America. She has just enough knowledge of the past to know trouble is coming, yet soon she is kicking herself for not playing better attention in history class. When she is captured by Winn, a warrior who is torn between is duty to kill her and his desire to keep her, she must adapt to a life she had only read about in history books.
Winn is a Seventeenth century Paspahegh warrior, born in a time before the English settlers arrived on the shores of the Tsenacomoco. He has learned the ways of the English and uses his knowledge to ensure the survival of his people, but when he finds a wounded woman in the woods his loyalty is put to the ultimate test.
Hunted an feared by both the Powhatan and the English, Maggie struggles to find a way home while Winn plots to keep here there. Maggie fights to survive and finds herself in The Massacre of 1622, and Winn sees everything he ever believed shattered by the knowledge she holds. With ties to both the past and future, their lives unfold among the stirrings of a new nation. Maggie and Winn risk everything to survive as the once powerful Powhatan Nation crumbled and the English build a country from the ashes.
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My words: Wow, it isn’t often I find a historical romance that I can get my teeth into and be hooked nowadays (my fav is contemporary) my favourite have always been Native American and this book was phenomenal, I absolutely loved it. The love story between Maggie and Winn was wonderful. The time reading about the Native Americans was engrossing, the scenes of The Massacre of 1662 were awful to read, but at the same time bought history to light. I hadn’t realised the Native Americans fought with the English so early as 1622 and used google to look up facts to find out more.
This book is available on Kindle Unlimited and Maggie and Winn’s story continues in book two called Return of the Pale Feather which I’m starting right away.
Winn is a Seventeenth century Paspahegh warrior, born in a time before the English settlers arrived on the shores of the Tsenacomoco. He has learned the ways of the English and uses his knowledge to ensure the survival of his people, but when he finds a wounded woman in the woods his loyalty is put to the ultimate test.
Hunted an feared by both the Powhatan and the English, Maggie struggles to find a way home while Winn plots to keep here there. Maggie fights to survive and finds herself in The Massacre of 1622, and Winn sees everything he ever believed shattered by the knowledge she holds. With ties to both the past and future, their lives unfold among the stirrings of a new nation. Maggie and Winn risk everything to survive as the once powerful Powhatan Nation crumbled and the English build a country from the ashes.
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My words: Wow, it isn’t often I find a historical romance that I can get my teeth into and be hooked nowadays (my fav is contemporary) my favourite have always been Native American and this book was phenomenal, I absolutely loved it. The love story between Maggie and Winn was wonderful. The time reading about the Native Americans was engrossing, the scenes of The Massacre of 1662 were awful to read, but at the same time bought history to light. I hadn’t realised the Native Americans fought with the English so early as 1622 and used google to look up facts to find out more.
This book is available on Kindle Unlimited and Maggie and Winn’s story continues in book two called Return of the Pale Feather which I’m starting right away.
June 5, 2018
3.5 Stars It is a good story very fast based but I never quite connected with the characters until closer to the end of the book. I think I would have liked it more if I know more about Maggie in the real time either before the Time Walked or during her time back. But I did enjoy it and I will read more by E.B. Brown in the future.
May 25, 2018
Absolutely loved it even though I wanted to throttle both main characters a few times. A fantastic read for lovers of books similar to Outlander. Winn had me swooning numerous times. This will be a reread for sure.
March 21, 2020
I LOVED this!!!
***Warning: There are spoilers in this review***
There were moments I wanted to slap the shit out of Maggie. She was totally getting on my nerves. But I still loved the story. As for her whole thing with Benjamin, how could she not recognize him? Granted I understand it had been over a decade since she last saw him but he couldn't have changed that much. Didn't he recognize her? Why didn't he say something? As for that asshole Mr. Taylor . . . If Maggie was supposed to be his niece from England how could they all not realize that she didn't have an English accent? So many eye rolls. But now I want to know what happens to Benjamin.
4 stars
***Warning: There are spoilers in this review***
There were moments I wanted to slap the shit out of Maggie. She was totally getting on my nerves. But I still loved the story. As for her whole thing with Benjamin, how could she not recognize him? Granted I understand it had been over a decade since she last saw him but he couldn't have changed that much. Didn't he recognize her? Why didn't he say something? As for that asshole Mr. Taylor . . . If Maggie was supposed to be his niece from England how could they all not realize that she didn't have an English accent? So many eye rolls. But now I want to know what happens to Benjamin.
4 stars
March 12, 2020
Started off great but slowed to a snails pace and then stalled. Dnf and not a fan of cheating in romances.
February 8, 2025
Vivid story. Needed a bit more proofreading, though.
October 19, 2013
Wow! Did I mention Wow? Do not go into this book thinking you are just going to be reading a cool paranormal about time travel. It is all of that but so much more. Prepare yourself for a trip to the early 1600's that will bring danger, heartache, deep joy and a love that defies racial hatred.
We begin our journey into the past with Maggie who is firmly grounded in the present or at least in the near present year of 2012. She is grief stricken over the loss of her beloved grandpa who had raised her. Marcus, an old family friend that lives on her grandpa's farm in Virginia while not family is the closest she has to it.
While cleaning out the old barn on the property she comes across some unusual near black stones with a strange deep red blood like vein running through the stones. Her whole existence and life as she knows it changes when she picks up one of the stones with her blood smeared hand from a small cut. As her world fades and pain, confusion, fear and darkness settles in she is transported back to 1621. As she slowly comes to her senses from what she surmises was an exceptionally deep sleep she is confronted with a world that makes no sense. A bear attack, a rescue by an amazingly lean muscled piece of male Indian perfection with blue eyes no less causes Maggie to decides she is still trapped in a dream. A dream that becomes a nightmare as she begins to realize there is no waking up from the situation she has fallen into.
Winn has known of Time Walkers his whole life. His own father is one. Regardless, Winn has sworn to the leader of the Paspahegh people to immediately kill any he should come across. But when one turns out to be a read haired female beauty he ignores his vow and saves her instead. His decision to keep Maggie as his slave sets off a chain of events that will put both of their lives in danger and change the path of his family.
The rich details of every day life in the 1600's by both the natives and the colonist makes the characters in the book believable and come alive. With this novel you have the paranormal mixed with historical content. A fascinating combination.
Highly recommend this to anyone.
We begin our journey into the past with Maggie who is firmly grounded in the present or at least in the near present year of 2012. She is grief stricken over the loss of her beloved grandpa who had raised her. Marcus, an old family friend that lives on her grandpa's farm in Virginia while not family is the closest she has to it.
While cleaning out the old barn on the property she comes across some unusual near black stones with a strange deep red blood like vein running through the stones. Her whole existence and life as she knows it changes when she picks up one of the stones with her blood smeared hand from a small cut. As her world fades and pain, confusion, fear and darkness settles in she is transported back to 1621. As she slowly comes to her senses from what she surmises was an exceptionally deep sleep she is confronted with a world that makes no sense. A bear attack, a rescue by an amazingly lean muscled piece of male Indian perfection with blue eyes no less causes Maggie to decides she is still trapped in a dream. A dream that becomes a nightmare as she begins to realize there is no waking up from the situation she has fallen into.
Winn has known of Time Walkers his whole life. His own father is one. Regardless, Winn has sworn to the leader of the Paspahegh people to immediately kill any he should come across. But when one turns out to be a read haired female beauty he ignores his vow and saves her instead. His decision to keep Maggie as his slave sets off a chain of events that will put both of their lives in danger and change the path of his family.
The rich details of every day life in the 1600's by both the natives and the colonist makes the characters in the book believable and come alive. With this novel you have the paranormal mixed with historical content. A fascinating combination.
Highly recommend this to anyone.
November 1, 2013
I probably would have gone with a 3.5 rating on this one had it been available, not so much because of problems with the book, but because I found myself getting kind of frustrated with the main character.
Let me start with the positives and say that I found the book to be very well written, which is actually somewhat of a pleasant surprise with indie fiction. It's especially impressive as I believe this is the first published book by this author. The descriptions of the setting really did transport me back in time. The depictions of violence and sexuality were well done and struck a good balance of being descriptive without being overly explicit. It was an entertaining read and the author did an excellent job of weaving actual historical events into her story.
In terms of negatives, there were a few minor typos and editing issues, but I did not find them too distracting. For me the biggest negative was the behavior of the main character, Maggie. For most of the book she seemed pretty clueless about her circumstances and repeatedly set herself up for what might have been some pretty brutal treatment in that place and time. I get it, she's supposed to be strong-willed and that's probably at least partially what attracts her Powhatan love interest, Winkeohkwet. But in this case strong-willed appeared to me to be borderline suicidal! Even when Winkeohkwet lays it out for her and basically tells her she can mouth off to him in private but she better chill out in public or she's going to be beaten and/or killed, she still doesn't get it! I don't think this is a spoiler since she is the main character, but to me the most incredible thing about this story is not the time travel but that Maggie survives more than a week in the year 1622! While she did pay a price now and then for her behavior, my guess is that it would have been a whole lot worse for a real woman who acted that way in that time.
That being said, Maggie does seem to be learning and since I found most of the other characters to be interesting and compelling, I plan to continue on with the other books in the series.
Let me start with the positives and say that I found the book to be very well written, which is actually somewhat of a pleasant surprise with indie fiction. It's especially impressive as I believe this is the first published book by this author. The descriptions of the setting really did transport me back in time. The depictions of violence and sexuality were well done and struck a good balance of being descriptive without being overly explicit. It was an entertaining read and the author did an excellent job of weaving actual historical events into her story.
In terms of negatives, there were a few minor typos and editing issues, but I did not find them too distracting. For me the biggest negative was the behavior of the main character, Maggie. For most of the book she seemed pretty clueless about her circumstances and repeatedly set herself up for what might have been some pretty brutal treatment in that place and time. I get it, she's supposed to be strong-willed and that's probably at least partially what attracts her Powhatan love interest, Winkeohkwet. But in this case strong-willed appeared to me to be borderline suicidal! Even when Winkeohkwet lays it out for her and basically tells her she can mouth off to him in private but she better chill out in public or she's going to be beaten and/or killed, she still doesn't get it! I don't think this is a spoiler since she is the main character, but to me the most incredible thing about this story is not the time travel but that Maggie survives more than a week in the year 1622! While she did pay a price now and then for her behavior, my guess is that it would have been a whole lot worse for a real woman who acted that way in that time.
That being said, Maggie does seem to be learning and since I found most of the other characters to be interesting and compelling, I plan to continue on with the other books in the series.
May 2, 2014
I'm a big historical romance fan, especially Native American ones, so when I read the synopsis for this book I was instantly intrigued. To bring both past and present together they way the author did was really unique and had me devouring this book in one sitting.
I loved the Hero Winn. He was strong, fierce but also caring and wasn't afraid to show his feelings to the ones he loved. At times he could be quite bossy but it was always for the good of his family. I loved his relationship with his brothers, they were some of my favorite secondary characters.
Maggie was a little hard to love at times but I did like her. She could be stubborn and quite selfish but once you think about all the changes she has/had to make you sympathize with her more. She adapted really well to her new surroundings and embraced her new family with open arms. I really did admire her.
I can't really explain what I loved about this book except that the characters, plot and writing just all worked for me. There was never a time was I was bored or wishing to be done with it. If anything once I got to the end I was sad to see this chapter in their journey over. I was quick to start book 2, Return of the Pale Feather and devour that as well. Stories like this one, where the author develops another world for her readers is what I love about books. From the first page you are transported to another time and feel like you are living through these characters. It was amazing! If you are like me and enjoy a historical read with a twist I highly recommended this book and to continue with the series. You won't be disappointed. Looking forward to more from this author!
I loved the Hero Winn. He was strong, fierce but also caring and wasn't afraid to show his feelings to the ones he loved. At times he could be quite bossy but it was always for the good of his family. I loved his relationship with his brothers, they were some of my favorite secondary characters.
Maggie was a little hard to love at times but I did like her. She could be stubborn and quite selfish but once you think about all the changes she has/had to make you sympathize with her more. She adapted really well to her new surroundings and embraced her new family with open arms. I really did admire her.
I can't really explain what I loved about this book except that the characters, plot and writing just all worked for me. There was never a time was I was bored or wishing to be done with it. If anything once I got to the end I was sad to see this chapter in their journey over. I was quick to start book 2, Return of the Pale Feather and devour that as well. Stories like this one, where the author develops another world for her readers is what I love about books. From the first page you are transported to another time and feel like you are living through these characters. It was amazing! If you are like me and enjoy a historical read with a twist I highly recommended this book and to continue with the series. You won't be disappointed. Looking forward to more from this author!
October 16, 2013
This was beautiful! Time travel at its best. A moving loving story about two people that fall in love over a period of time. True love that never fails for them. It becomes a little dicey and heart wrenching but never fails. A fabulous HEA.I was so happy to read this book. It was so descriptive and wonderfully written.
Maggie travels back through time to the 1600s (courtesy of a bloodstone) and does not want to, but falls in love with Winn, a grumbly, growly Native American who knows all about bloodstones but does not want to believe that she is his true mate. I fell into each page as I was transported through their world learning new things like Maggie did and finding out that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. The sweeping saga was fun to read and it never seemed to be as long as it was, and that makes it very entertaining indeed!
Winn has a duty to kill her because of her knowledge of the bloodstone (she just had bad luck) but cannot because he loves her and there lies the issue, a large issue. Being a twenty-first century girl thrown into a world of massacres, witch hunts and bigotry on both sides, Maggie handles herself just the way I would have. Even though she remembers from her history books what will happen, handling it is another wrench thrown in to the mix. She and Winn are believable and bring reality and normalcy to this story. Cannot wait for the next in the series!!
-Reviewed by Khriste
Maggie travels back through time to the 1600s (courtesy of a bloodstone) and does not want to, but falls in love with Winn, a grumbly, growly Native American who knows all about bloodstones but does not want to believe that she is his true mate. I fell into each page as I was transported through their world learning new things like Maggie did and finding out that heroes come in all shapes and sizes. The sweeping saga was fun to read and it never seemed to be as long as it was, and that makes it very entertaining indeed!
Winn has a duty to kill her because of her knowledge of the bloodstone (she just had bad luck) but cannot because he loves her and there lies the issue, a large issue. Being a twenty-first century girl thrown into a world of massacres, witch hunts and bigotry on both sides, Maggie handles herself just the way I would have. Even though she remembers from her history books what will happen, handling it is another wrench thrown in to the mix. She and Winn are believable and bring reality and normalcy to this story. Cannot wait for the next in the series!!
-Reviewed by Khriste
May 23, 2014
So, in the Legend of the Bloodstone, we meet Maggie McMillan. Maggie just lost her grandfather (who is also the man who raised her) and she is completely taken unawares when she accidentally finds a Bloodstone (and also triggers it). When she wakes up, she finds that she is in the early colonies……..oh, and did I mention that she is found by an Indian? Yeah, an Indian who is supposed to kill her apparently……but that poses a problem. Because from the first time he sees Maggie, Winn decides that she belongs to him. Now getting that point across to Maggie might take some work……or a miracle. Maggie wants only to go home, while Winn is equally determined to keep her with him. There are a lot of other really interesting side plots but I don’t want to say too much or it will spoil the story.
This story was really good. I enjoyed it immensely and I am looking forward to reading the second book in the series. I did think that once Winn and Maggie hooked up, there were way too many cases of them losing control in really weird circumstances. I mean realistically, you aren’t going to be thinking of sex when you are going through some of the things they go through. That seemed a little overboard to me. But other than that factor, I enjoyed the story. There were a few grammatical errors but not so many to be glaringly obvious. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoyed time-travel romance or early colonial romance.
This story was really good. I enjoyed it immensely and I am looking forward to reading the second book in the series. I did think that once Winn and Maggie hooked up, there were way too many cases of them losing control in really weird circumstances. I mean realistically, you aren’t going to be thinking of sex when you are going through some of the things they go through. That seemed a little overboard to me. But other than that factor, I enjoyed the story. There were a few grammatical errors but not so many to be glaringly obvious. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoyed time-travel romance or early colonial romance.
April 11, 2014
I was beginning to lose all hope with the free books BN was offering but then I happened to come along this book and I'm so very glad I did!
This book was amazing! I love reading time travel books, especially to the past. It was very easy to relate to the characters in this book. Winn's character was perfect, flawed but perfect, a man, especially an Indian who is willing to turn his back on tradition and family for a 'Red Woman' is totally worth fighting for. I loved his courage and his willingness to stand up for what he believed in.
Maggie, well she was annoying as hell. Its understandable that she comes from a time where women don't need to rely on men and can fend for themselves. It was hard for her to acclimate to the Indian lifestyle, but adjust she had to do and her defiance and sometimes outright stupidity bordered on frustration for the reader. I wanted to smack her on various occasions, trust me she had it coming; but she played her role according to her circumstances and while its hard for me to accept her decisions, I totally understand them.
Overall the love story between Winn and Maggie is quite incredible and very lovely, I look forward to reading the other books in this series.
This book was amazing! I love reading time travel books, especially to the past. It was very easy to relate to the characters in this book. Winn's character was perfect, flawed but perfect, a man, especially an Indian who is willing to turn his back on tradition and family for a 'Red Woman' is totally worth fighting for. I loved his courage and his willingness to stand up for what he believed in.
Maggie, well she was annoying as hell. Its understandable that she comes from a time where women don't need to rely on men and can fend for themselves. It was hard for her to acclimate to the Indian lifestyle, but adjust she had to do and her defiance and sometimes outright stupidity bordered on frustration for the reader. I wanted to smack her on various occasions, trust me she had it coming; but she played her role according to her circumstances and while its hard for me to accept her decisions, I totally understand them.
Overall the love story between Winn and Maggie is quite incredible and very lovely, I look forward to reading the other books in this series.
June 19, 2015
This historical romance was enjoyable to read. The time warp aspect in the beginning of the story was the means for the protagonist, Maggie, to get into the period of Virginia 1621. While the method of the bloodstone time travel was a bit paranormal or sci-fi 'ish, the majority of the story read more like an historical romance. Maggie is found and protected by the local Native American tribe. Of course, she falls into a deep relationship with Winn, her rescuer. This turns out to be more than the typical love affair. It was refreshing to read about that period from the Tribe's aspect. I believe the author did a great job of working through the research to come to a true understanding of the culture, and write about it in depth. The story is suspenseful with many plot surprises, as Maggie and Winn try to understand each other, the differences in their cultures, as they face dangers thrust upon them. The sense of family, belonging and relationship, are topics explored as this young woman grows and becomes an emotionally stronger person. I am looking forward to reading book two. This first book left many avenues the bloodstone trail could continue, and I am very curious what will happen next. Excellent story.
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