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Sarah Tawkes has found her dream house; a former roadside tavern built near the Brandywine River. The home includes a completely refurbished full-length bar in the Common Room. Even her neighbor’s children are excited about the prospect of there being 200 year-old ghosts, among them British soldiers and Indians, haunting the long ago Inn.
After a costume party to celebrate her new home, Sarah, the director of a historical museum, awakes to discover herself transported back in time to the 18th Century… without running water, heat or tooth brushes… definitely all negative, But, a handsome, dark-eyed Indian balances the scale. She can’t take her eyes off of Silver Wolf, and wonders what it would be like to live with a Lenape Indian family on his ancestral plantation?
In the 18th Century this simply isn’t done by any decent Quaker woman, even if a war is waging all around them. Yet, Sarah has lost her heart to this dark-eyed savage who has his own reasons for hating all whites.
If she follows her desire what will happen to her prior life in the 21st Century? This fear haunts her every move and influences each decision she makes.
After a costume party to celebrate her new home, Sarah, the director of a historical museum, awakes to discover herself transported back in time to the 18th Century… without running water, heat or tooth brushes… definitely all negative, But, a handsome, dark-eyed Indian balances the scale. She can’t take her eyes off of Silver Wolf, and wonders what it would be like to live with a Lenape Indian family on his ancestral plantation?
In the 18th Century this simply isn’t done by any decent Quaker woman, even if a war is waging all around them. Yet, Sarah has lost her heart to this dark-eyed savage who has his own reasons for hating all whites.
If she follows her desire what will happen to her prior life in the 21st Century? This fear haunts her every move and influences each decision she makes.
305 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 11, 2013
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About the author
Janet Cooper
4 books2 followersA book was always my escape. Our public library, above the Fire Hall, contained a limited amount of reading material of interest to a child, so after finishing books for my age group, I was allowed into the adult area. WOW! One day I discovered FOREVER AMBER. For the time, a very risque book. Fortunately, my mother believed reading promoted thinking and permitted me to read anything.
All types of history and biographies of famous people--particular women--became my favorites.
My first three books: MOONCUSSERS, MEMORIES, and THE CHALLENGE are historical romance novels with a mystery woven through. All take place in American in the late 1700's. The first has impressments, a shipwreck and wreckers, mystery and romance. The second is a time-travel involving a museum conservator and a Lenape Indian. Finally, the third centers around the writing of the U.S. Constitution and a woman searching for personal freedom. Please check these out on Amazon and read a Sample.
My fourth is SECRETS IN THE LOWCOUNTRY--THE RIVER, a contemporary mystery, romance, and first in a series. The older couple, Mary and Martin Harris will move to a Continual Care Retirement Community where murders seem the norm and romance blossoms in very strange situations.
I love watching, listening and observing people. Where they live, what they do or don't do for a living, how they live their lives, who their friends are and why. Their actions and ideas become fodder for writing and developing characters.Each new place one visits. Each person one meets. Each situation one experiences. Gather these together and a book is created.
All types of history and biographies of famous people--particular women--became my favorites.
My first three books: MOONCUSSERS, MEMORIES, and THE CHALLENGE are historical romance novels with a mystery woven through. All take place in American in the late 1700's. The first has impressments, a shipwreck and wreckers, mystery and romance. The second is a time-travel involving a museum conservator and a Lenape Indian. Finally, the third centers around the writing of the U.S. Constitution and a woman searching for personal freedom. Please check these out on Amazon and read a Sample.
My fourth is SECRETS IN THE LOWCOUNTRY--THE RIVER, a contemporary mystery, romance, and first in a series. The older couple, Mary and Martin Harris will move to a Continual Care Retirement Community where murders seem the norm and romance blossoms in very strange situations.
I love watching, listening and observing people. Where they live, what they do or don't do for a living, how they live their lives, who their friends are and why. Their actions and ideas become fodder for writing and developing characters.Each new place one visits. Each person one meets. Each situation one experiences. Gather these together and a book is created.
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June 8, 2013
So glad I took a chance on this one. I am not a fan of time-travel books because I work so hard at trying to decipher the hows, whys, and wherefores (like what was Sarah Stone doing while Sarah Tawkes was inhabiting her body? Does that mean Luke Sykes is about to have an affair with his own great-great-great grandma? How can teacher Luke Sykes exist before Sarah Tawkes does her Groundhog Day thing?) that they make my head hurt. If I had a chance to ask the author questions about those H's, W's, and W's, I wouldn't, because I'm sure listening to the answers would make my head hurt, too. Now if one can just forget about deciphering the time travel thing and allow one's self to go with the flow, then this was really one cool little historical drama containing everything--romance, adventure, danger, and well-drawn characters. Even the snotty kid was real-kid, and let's face it, kids' characters are often the weakest part of many a novel. It was smart of the author to make the protagonist a historian of that area and time period, so that she could more easily slide into her role in colonial America. The author apparently did a lot of research to get the history right.
November 4, 2014
The general idea of this story was pretty good. I enjoy the time traveller theme if it is done in a well constructed manner.
Sadly the story in general fell short. There was too little explained, too little world and story building. She just buys a house, it is supposedly haunted and then BOOM she wakes up in the 18th century as a Quaker woman.
The characters were interesting though I did not enjoy Sarah's transformation as much. A part from an occasional whining about a modern day toilet or heating she adapts to this life so effortlessly. Also she never even seems to miss her home, it's all alright because I have Silver Wolf.
There is also too little depth to make an emotional bond to the main characters, I liked them and I enjoyed reading about the Lenape culture but on a emotional level I didn't bond to them and their intimacy didn't convince me.
As a little side note there were too many spelling and grammar mistakes to read it fluently.
Sadly the story in general fell short. There was too little explained, too little world and story building. She just buys a house, it is supposedly haunted and then BOOM she wakes up in the 18th century as a Quaker woman.
The characters were interesting though I did not enjoy Sarah's transformation as much. A part from an occasional whining about a modern day toilet or heating she adapts to this life so effortlessly. Also she never even seems to miss her home, it's all alright because I have Silver Wolf.
There is also too little depth to make an emotional bond to the main characters, I liked them and I enjoyed reading about the Lenape culture but on a emotional level I didn't bond to them and their intimacy didn't convince me.
As a little side note there were too many spelling and grammar mistakes to read it fluently.
May 6, 2014
3.1 Stars. Free Book. Read: 5/5/2014. The book started out with a great idea for a story line. Unfortunately soon after she gets sucked back into the past it fell a little flat for me. I liked the little tidbits of history that she knew about the culture and language. The characters were interesting but failed to make a deep emotional bond. The seeds of a good bond were planted but not nourished so we were left to just skimming the surface. The end of the book did help but needed more to smooth out the resolution and to explain the circumstance instead of leaving you to just infer what happened.
March 7, 2014
Now - Then - Now
This was a great read! I enjoyed it from beginning to end. There was no parts of which I lost interest.
It gives thought to possibilities of such happenings occurring. The chances of such are highly improbable, but oh so fantastic to think of. To be able to see your life then and now. To know how deeply the love between your ancestors was to being face to face with the other side in today's world. I look forward to seeing more of the same or better.
This was a great read! I enjoyed it from beginning to end. There was no parts of which I lost interest.
It gives thought to possibilities of such happenings occurring. The chances of such are highly improbable, but oh so fantastic to think of. To be able to see your life then and now. To know how deeply the love between your ancestors was to being face to face with the other side in today's world. I look forward to seeing more of the same or better.
December 19, 2013
Too many errors to be enjoyable (over thirty obvious ones). It needs a good editing job.
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