Timeless

Bluegrass Homecoming #2

by Jan Scarbrough

SPLINTERED CATEGORY ROMANCE #104 When Beth Abbott receives a surprise inheritance from her birth mother, she travels to the family's nineteenth century mansion in Old Louisville, now a bed and breakfast. There she meets the resident ghost, a little girl whose crying not only scares, but also intrigues guests. Beth sets out to discover the identity of the ghost and why she appears happy to Beth, not sad. Jeff Halstead, a man with several secrets, runs the bed and breakfast. But he's more than that to Beth, and she feels their connection immediately. A psychic medium who doubts his skills, Jeff slowly uncovers the truth of their past lives. Will he be in time to reveal the identity of Beth's enemy? Will the love they shared in the past follow them into the future?

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Novella, Contemporary

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 28, 2010

About the author

Whether it is the Bluegrass of Kentucky, the mountains of Montana, or Medieval England, Jan Scarbrough brings you home with romances from the heart.

The author of two popular Bluegrass romance series, Jan writes heartwarming contemporary stories about home and family, single moms and children, and if the plot allows, about another passion—horses. Living in the horse country of Kentucky makes it easy for Jan to add small town, Southern charm to her books and the excitement of a Bluegrass horse race or a competitive horse show.

The Ghost Mountain Ranch series is a contemporary western series with a good blend of mystery and happily-ever-after romance. The Dawsons of Montana is another four-book contemporary western series.

Jan leaves her contemporary voice behind with two paranormal gothic romances, Timeless and Tangled Memories, a Romance Writers of America (RWA) Golden Heart finalist. Her historical romance, My Lord Raven, is a medieval story of honor and betrayal.

Jan holds a M.A. in English from Western Kentucky University. A member of Novelist, Inc., Jan self-publishes her books.

Reviews

[Dianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

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They say things happen for a reason, when they are supposed to happen. Is that fate? Something else? Timeless by Jan Scarbrough is a story of acceptance, inner growth and the connection of love. Beth knew she was adopted, knew she was loved, times were tough for her and her mother, both emotionally and financially. When a man claiming to be the attorney for the estate of Beth’s recently deceased birth mother shows up saying she will inherit her wealthy mother’s estate, things appear to be looking brighter, but as with all things that seem too good to be true, there is a catch. A very big catch. What Beth never expected when she moved into the historical Bed & Breakfast she had inherited was that she would feel a connection to the older man running the home. She certainly never expected to meet the resident ghost, a young girl from long ago, trapped and unable to move on. Was the young child harmless? Did she have unfinished business to attend to? What was she to Beth? Was she the cause of Beth’s nightmares and dreams of people she had never known? Jeff Halstead has his own secrets, but even he cannot explain the magnetic pull he feels to Beth. Is the young girl from long ago the key to unraveling past lives and past truths that have lived on in the hearts and souls of Beth and Jeff? Is she condemned to an existence without eternal rest??

Far from dark and scary, Jan Scarbrough’s Timeless is an wonderfully enchanting read that blends history with the present in a beautifully structured manner that flows through each page. The world she has created is detailed in its backgrounds and filled with dialogue that feels natural while keeping a veil of mystery throughout. Well done with a mellow pace and perfectly pitched high points!


I received this copy in exchange for my honest review as part of the TIMELESS Book Tour & Giveaway stopping at Tome Tender January 6, 2014

Publication Date: September 13, 2013
Publisher: Turquoise Morning Press
Genre: Paranormal/Romance
Number of Pages: 168
Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

[J. Florence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kelly became pregnant at the age of eighteen and because her father wanted her to get an abortion, she left and went to live with her aunt in another state. She raised her daughter on her own and the daughter is now married.
She goes home to help her mother pack to move, or so she thought, but when she get there she finds out her mother is getting married.
This is the town she grew up in and of course the father of her daughter also lives there. She has vowed to keep who the father was a secret.
This is a very good book. Lots of things happen that I haven't touched on, so you need to get the book and read it.
This was my first read by Jean Scarbr9ough, but it won't be my last.

[Patricia Kiyono · Rating 4 out of 5]

After reading the Prequel, I had to continue the story. This time, the focus is on Kelly, the forty-year-old daughter of Grace. She's harboring a secret she's held for years, and she's afraid her decisions will come back to haunt her, especially when her own mother marries the father of the boy who broke her heart twenty years ago.
I liked the story line, and for the most part I liked the characters. But I felt that some pivotal situations were glossed over, particularly the characters' reactions.

[Judith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not for me...

This was a new author to me. I really wanted to like this book, but I just couldn't get into it. I didn't really care for Kelly, and the wrap-up in the last chapter was just too easy. The book was clean of bad language, but there were two sex scenes. I don’t think I'll read any more from this author, which is a shame, because I'm really looking for authors that can write a good story without so much cussing.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this VERY light blue romance. Jan Scarbrough is an excellent writer, though I wish she could have fleshed out the main female character as well as she did the male. I also appreciate more discretely written sex scenes. I don't need to read about the entire process to know what happened. I prefer reading what lead up to the event and what happened afterward; you know, the story!

[Debra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Secrets

This is the second book in this series. This is the daughter of from the first book. Here she has raised her own daughter without the father's help. She never married. Now her own child has married and she is needed back home to help her mother. But she is in for a big surprise. Not all secrets are going to stay in the dark. Will she finally get her own happy ending?

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful

Keeping secrets are hard. Kelly was going home to help her mom move she thought, but her mom was getting married, but what's funny, her mom is marrying her granddaughter 's grandfather and don't even know it. But Can Kelly finally tell Rob he her daughters father. Read a good story.

[Merle · Rating 3 out of 5]

There could have been a lot more to this story, considering the circumstances. Kelly has kept her secret for more than twenty years and her biggest victims are the people closest to her. It's hard to be sympathetic to her, but the author is. The fact tthat the baby's grandparents are marrying each other is the irony of ironies. There is a happy ending for three generations of the two families.

[Lisa Dow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read

Never read this author before it was a really good book It was different I enjoyed everything about it I'm hoping she's got some more books I'm gonna look her up and see but if you're looking for something different with a happy ending Read her book you'll enjoy it

[Margaret Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

Enjoyed reading this one. Couldn’t put it down,good plot and good reading. Will be reading the next book by her. This was my first and enjoyed it. Thanks Happy reading

[Linda Rae Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful

Well thought out and interesting book. Simple story but put together well. Good characters Nice place in small town America

[Linda Talbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Mother's Love

A very enjoyable book. I like happy reunions and forgiveness from family and friends. Other books by Jan Scarbrough look like fun to read!

[Alison Jansen · Rating 4 out of 5]

+I received a copy of Timeless in exchange for an honest review as part of this Blog Tour+
This was such a quick lovely heart warming read. I love books that make me think about life, and what our purpose actually is in this world, and this story was one of those books. I don't really want to go too much into the story line, as I want the book to be a surprise, although there are hints in the synopsis, I don't want to spoil all the fun!!!

Beth the main female character is a bit of a misfit. Given up by her birth mother and adopted into a family, she has always felt like a bit of an outsider. She has never felt like she fitted in anywhere, never had any really close friends and her adopted mother often referred to her as an 'old soul'. Beth and her mother have struggled through life financially, and ever more of late as Beth's mother recently had cancer, which put Beth in the position of being the number one bread winner as well as carer for her mother. So when she is approached by her birth mothers lawyer and told that she has inherited over 2 million dollars and all she has to do is live in her birth families mansion-turned B&B, Beth and her mother Sue think that all their dreams have been answered. Sue encourages Beth to go and discover who she is, so Beth packs up her life and moves across the country to her new home.

Jeff, who is Beth's birth mothers nephew has been running the B&B for the last number of years, and is also a man of mystery, we don't really discover much about Jeff's life other than he was in finance until 9/11 when he was injured in the tower collapse. In hopes of escaping the memory of the event, as well as the memory of something that happened, he escapes to his aunts B&B and eventually begins running it. What we do know about Jeff is that he has an unusual skill, he can talk to ghosts. When he and Beth meet for the first time there is an instant attraction that they can not explain. Drawn to each other in unexplained ways Beth and Jeff begin an uneasy friendship and attempt to get to know each other, although something is always hovering between them that neither of them can explain.

I really related to Beth, and was so enthralled with how she just took life by the balls and took what ever came her way and did not crawl into a hole. Jeff really had a bit of a journey of discovery for himself, and with Beth's love and support he lives up to his destiny. So as I said before if you want a nice easy heart warming story with a but of a supernatural twist, then give this a go!!!!

" His kisses rained down on my face, covering it with his passion. And then his lips found mine. I kissed him, and he returned my kiss as if we were long-lost lovers who has been seperated and were now reunited."
" I watched him, hardly blinking, and drinking in his profile. The love I had for him poured through my soul, enlightened me with radiant energy that rippled through me. "Dear God, I love him." I whispered."
"I love you, Miz Lizzy," he said simply. "It grieves my heart that I can't do more than give you the words." "No!" I raised my gaze to meet his. "It's enough. I can live with those words, I can live with them - until we meet again."

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book! From the beginning the story grabs you and keeps you entertained through to the last page. It is not a time travel romance as I thought it might have been. Do you ever meet someone or find yourself in a circumstance and you feel as if it was daja'vue. That is what is happening in this book. Beth Abbott has known she was adopted for as long as she can remember but she has always wished to meet her birth parents. She finds out it is too late, her Mother has a lawyer come to see her to tell her she has inherited a large Bed and Breakfast, along with a large amount of money but that will be given out as an allowance until she is 35. If she wants to inherit the Bed and Breakfast she must drop everything and go and live there for a year, to learn about her family and to learn the business. She decides to do this for her Mom so she can send money to her Mom. The man who is the head cook and runs the place answers the door when she arrives and she feels as if she has known him from somewhere else. It takes a bit before she finds out he is clairvoyant, he can talk to spirits. He has never developed it though. Sparks fly between the two of them. The story tells of one tale in present time and one during the 1800's. They find out out the spirits, have been waiting for the two of them to find each other. I received this book in exchange for writing an honest review of it. I haven't read a book by Jan Scarbrough that I didn't like.

A description as found on Good Reads: “Timeless is a terrific choice for someone looking for a softer romance and who enjoys a Gothic novel in the Barbara Michaels vein.”
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When Beth Abbott receives a surprise inheritance from her birth mother, she travels to the family’s nineteenth century mansion in Old Louisville, now a bed and breakfast. There the new mistress of Chadwick House meets the resident ghost, a little girl whose crying not only scares, but also intrigues guests. As she sets out to discover the identity of the ghost and why the child ghost appears happy to Beth, not sad, Beth is confronted by evil from the past.

Jeff Halstead, a man with many secrets, runs the bed and breakfast. But he’s more than that to Beth, and she feels their connection immediately. A psychic medium who doubts his skills, Jeff slowly uncovers the truth of their past lives. Will he be in time to reveal the identity of Beth’s enemy? Will the love they shared in the past follow them into the future?

[Suzanne Barrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just finished reading Jan Scarborough’s novella, A Father at Last, and cannot say enough good things about it. Well plotted, emotional and humorous in places, edgy, heart-warming. A book to curl up beside a fire with a cup of tea in easy reach, which is exactly how I enjoyed this delightful read.

A Father at last is the story of nearly forty-year-old single mom, Kelly Barron, who, with a daughter now married, finds herself for the first time in her life, unneeded. This situation is hard to adapt to, because Kelly has always cared for her daughter, and then her recently deceased aunt.

Forced by circumstances to raise her child herself, Kelly now decides it’s time discover something she can do to enjoy the new direction her life has taken. Then, a call from her mother in Latham, Indiana takes Kelly there to sort out a more immediate problem. But when she arrives, she learns that her mother is not moving into a retirement home but has a new love and is getting married. And not to just any man, but to the father of the one man Kelly has loved, who happens to be her daughter’s father. It’s a secret she has harbored for twenty-one years, and now, it appears her careful deception may go up in a puff of smoke. If things couldn’t get any worse, Rob Scott has returned to Latham to settle down after a stint at a Chicago law firm and a disastrous marriage and has become re-infatuated with Kelly.

Kelly is understandably prickly. She cannot reconcile her doormat mother with the vibrant in love woman she has become; neither can she forgive her for not standing up to her tyrannical husband in Kelly’s time of need. The fact that her mother is marrying her daughter’s grandfather is almost too much to bear, so when Rob wants to rekindle what they shared twenty years ago, Kelly is notable stand-offish, even rude.

I found Rob to be a true hero, and the secondary characters added a special spark to this love story. Just when Kelly seemed to be insufferable, a prick of conscience gets her back on center. I could empathize with her inner pain but wanted to smack her a time or two and tell her to see the man before her before it was too late.

This is a beautiful story, skillfully crafted with likable characters, great dialogue and a poignant theme readers will relate to. Lost love and redemption are strong drives in the human psyche and Ms. Scarborough delivers masterfully. Buy this book; you won’t be disappointed.

[Jody · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jan Scarbrough has crafted a unique story with an intriguing blend of the paranormal and gothic that brings two lost souls together after lifetimes apart. Though the story moves at a slow pace and has an overly obvious villain whose ending isn't near satisfying enough, I still found this a compelling read that brought the past into the present courtesy of a dead little girl with a heart of gold.

Beth grew up knowing she was given away and felt resentment towards this unknown woman for being abandoned. Life hasn't been easy as it's just her and her ailing birth mother struggling to make ends meet, until this unknown woman sends her lawyer with a life-altering opportunity. Beth has always feared taking chances but for the monetary help it will bring she agrees to go stay and learn the ropes of running a bed and breakfast. The moment she enters her new home she has visions from the past, makes a connection to a ghostly child, and finds the love of a lifetime. For such a young and seemingly naive girl these are big changes that she accepts easily. Very little ruffles her feathers which leads her more than once into dangerous situations with a charming but cruel young man who has a unique connection to her. Beth is ultimately likable and seeing her finally released from the unknown feelings of guilt that have always weighed on her is satisfying to see.

There's more to Jeff than what there seems at first. Since 9/11 he's hidden away, working at the bed and breakfast and being a supportive presence to the former owner and now Beth. He's an older and wiser man who's seen terrible things that he's still dealing with. He's a quiet yet comforting soul who's also able to commune with spirits, though fear holds him back from using his ability to the fullest. Though he's constantly having to save Beth from her own poor choices he never becomes exasperated with her. He accepts her completely and it's their combined strength and love that finally puts the past to rest so they can make a future together.

This was a slowly evolving story that combined the past and present in a unique and ultimately satisfying way. The romance between Jeff and Beth bubbles under the surface from the very beginning and culminates in a very lyrical sexual interlude that sets the stage for them to both excise their personal demons. Ms. Scarbrough has written a memorable story for true romantics at heart and leaves me wanting to read more from her.

[Rose Helg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok Book

This book was ok. She should had her having a baby, hey she wasn't that old, instead of her daughter.

[Judy & Marianne from Long and Short Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Father At Last, seems a misleading title for a story that is really all about fresh starts.

Kelly Baron might once have been a 'small town girl from the wrong side of the tracks,' but she's lived up to responsibility for years and years. She's worked, been a single mother, and looked after various family obligations. She's kept her secret and her dignity intact.

It seems almost suddenly finds herself footloose and fancy free, with options and offers before her. However, she's not all that decisive. We're afraid she'll lose her chance almost the moment she gains it!

She's so likable - perhaps the more so because of that mild inability to stand up for herself. She's a 'maybe' person, who doesn't want to hurt other people's feelings, so she ends up taking on more, just when she should be racing for the door. It makes her all the more admirable, and you can't help wishing that for once, things will go Kelly's way. Her friends mirror that feeling; pal Rachel knows Kelly maybe better than she knows herself.

Rob Scott, still back in that small Indiana town, reflects on their entire history the moment he sets eyes on Kelly. Heartfelt though it is, it certainly slows a few passages down. In fact, their past history is always recounted in such a passive style, it sits at odds to the lively in enthralling storyline in present time. The actual story is super, so this story remains very readable...I just wish past sequences were brief and livelier.

Yet, he sees her and immediately, instead of going the way we hope or expect, Kelly's Mom throws a monkey wrench into what seems like an obvious, even easy, path. It's then that the secret crops up...

Personalities are simply great throughout, as are the revelations: Kelly is not the only one with a secret. Kelly's mother is a lively surpise - not all the person we, or her daughter, expect. In fact, this story is all wonderfully unpredictable, and still a delightful romance (or romances... theres a lot going on here).

Don't let the odd title put you off; it all makes sense at the satisfying end.

Originally posted at http://longandshortreviews.blogspot.c...

[Sabrina Olteanu · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you Itching for Books and Jan Scarbrough for the opportunity of reading Timeless.

First, I would like to say the cover fits perfectly the story and I love it! Second, this is a great book that has the best ingredients: romance and mystery. For me it was an incredible read, the characters are well formed, the story flows well and the twists were incredible. This story made me think about life and what purpose we have while we live. What can we do to make it memorable?

Anyway, enough rambling. Our main character is Beth Abbott who had a hard past and continues to have a hard life. She doesn’t seem to fit anywhere; she doesn’t have friends or family. She is an outsider and by the way her adoptive mother put it, she is an old soul. Beth was cared by another family, after her real mother gave her up. Life hasn’t been easy on her. Now, she finds out her adoptive mother has cancer, and they always struggled with money. A silver lining comes to them, Beth it’s approached by some lawyers and she finds out she inherited a fortune after her real mother died. Everything seems to fall into place. But, in order for her to use the money, she has to move in the mansion. After some thinking, she decides to go and see what all the fuss is about and maybe find something about her mother. When she arrives at the B&B she meets her birth mothers nephew Jeff, who has been running the place.

The connection between these two it’s instantly. Jeff is an unusual man. He cares about the B&B, he loves his job and he is starting to fall in love with Beth, but the strange part is he can talk to ghosts.

I think I gave enough spoilers. This book deserves to be read. It was an amazing story. I connected with Beth instantly, she is a loveable person, always fighting for her future and for the ones she loves. The little supernatural twist really did the trick, to say so. It was perfect! I highly recommend this book, especially to those who can appreciate a great story!

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Timeless by Jan Scarbrough is part mystery, part romance and 100% well worth the read.

Beth is a hard working waitress and part time student doing her best to help her mother who is recovering from breast cancer. At the very beginning of the book we find out that her parents are divorced, that she is adopted, that her north mother recently passed away and left beth a historical Bed & Breakfast and a trust fund in her will. There are stipulations in the will, however, that require her presence at the B&B for a year.

Her birth mother's nephew (by marriage, not blood) has been running the B&B since shortly after 9/11 and is someone Beth feels an immediate connection to upon arrival. She just can't quite place why she feels this way about him.

Now let us add in a ghost child and historical flashback dreams and this book kept me wondering almost the entire time. I like that it was not predictable and it's a very different plot from anything I've read before.
A thoroughly enjoyable read.

His kisses rained down on my face, covering it with his passion. And then his lips found mine. I kissed him, and he returned my kiss as if we were long-lost lovers who had been separated and were now reunited.

[Skye Hegyes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have never been a real big believer in reincarnation, but my husband believes in it, so I tend to listen to his stories of our past lives to humor him. The problem is that his stories often coincide with dreams I have had that he doesn’t even know about, so our relationship is much like that of Beth and Jeff, which is… you know… Kinda weird and awesome at the same time.

This story was cute in more ways than one. Beth is a lovable heiress with a past for connecting with bad men – literally. Split between present time events and flashback memories in the forms of dreams, we see both of Beth’s lives (future and past) and how the events in both time periods connect and match in more ways than one.

I have never been a big fan of large age-gaps between couples, but when Beth and Jeff got together, I stopped seeing the age gap and discovered the truth in their relationship, which was sweet and steamy at the same time. It was easy to see them together in the end – once they both got over their inner hurdles and actually began to trust one another.

For a feel-good book that delves into the many lives people can have, pick up your own copy of "Timeless" and discover all the trust and love between Beth and Jeff with the help of a little ghost girl who can’t move on without telling Beth something important.

[Colleen Estep · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't put"Timeless" by Jan Scarbrough down once I read the first page. Meet Beth Abbott who was adopted at birth and never knew who her birth mother was. At 26 she works as a waitress and goes to college nights. Beth lives in Bowling Green, with her ailing and divorced adopted Mom and she is mostly content with her life. Returning home from work to their small apartment one afternoon Beth is surprised to find a attorney, setting with her Mom. She is stunned when he informs her that her birth mother has died and left her a two million dollar estate. And she must immediately relocate to Louisville, Kentucky and spend the next year living in the Victorian mansion which is now a bed and breakfast to receive her inheritance. Her mom tells her she must go and shortly after Beth arrives at the beautiful antique fill mansion. From the moment she arrives, when the door is opened by the handsome manager that she is immediately drawn to, strange things begin to happen. There is the little girl ghost who laughs just for Beth and Jeff who she feels she has know before. Her dreams take her to a past a long time ago and the past and present must mesh to solve the death of the child.
This is a great read! I received my copy through Goodreads and was happy to find a new author to follow.

[Wattle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disclaimer: I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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This is one of those books that, while I did enjoy reading it, I felt was missing something. And that something, in this instance, was length. We jump right in to the plot feet first, which in some ways, yay plot! But in others…I just didn’t feel like we knew our main character, Beth, well enough to sympathise with her when everything started happening all at once.

The plot itself had great promise, I really liked it, and in particular finding out more about the little girl who haunts the Bed & Breakfast – Grace. The flashback dreams Beth kept having were good, I think they were my favourite part because it fleshed out the history of the place and the reasons for the haunting. I just wish the present day situation with Beth and Jeff had felt the same.

‘Timeless’ was a pleasant romance novel. I don’t know if I’d class it as paranormal, really, though it does have paranormal elements (which were neat!) It doesn’t break down any barriers but I did enjoy reading it. It just didn’t have the wow factor for me. It was enough to whet my appetite, and I think I’ll be checking out more of Jan Scarbrough’s work in the future.

[Carie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’d give this at least 3.5 - I quite liked this little book :) It’s a quick read without a huge amount of depth, but I liked the characters (especially Rob--loved him!) and the conflicts. It took too long for Kelly to FINALLY tell Rob the truth!, but I could relate to the feelings and fears and I liked how it was handled and how it all turned out (Rob is insanely understanding! I was glad he handled it all so maturely and sensitively--though I did wonder how realistic his reaction really was… ). I liked the romance, though it did seem a little fast, despite the past history--seemed like it should’ve taken a bit more time to get reacquainted and remember old feelings. BUT the book is short, which doesn’t allow for a lot of time to belabor things (which is both good and bad!). Overall, I enjoyed Secrets and had a hard time putting it down until I finished it.

I don’t remember any excessive swearing or bad language in this book. There is some sexual content, but the majority of it takes place “behind closed doors” and is not very detailed or explicit.

[Janice Hougland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jan has hit another homer with this book. This story was completely different from any of the stories in Jan's Kentucky series and was totally unexpected. But I was surprised by joy as I read it. It is not a paranormal, though many who read it might be of that opinion. To me it is a spiritual story, a story involving Beth's vivid dreams about a long ago time that eerily seemed real because of their connection to the visible ghost that inhabited Beth's inherited bed and breakfast mansion. The developing romance between Beth and Jeff, the manager of the bed and breakfast, was also eerily reminiscent of long ago characters in Beth's dreams. It is a story of wonder, of hope, of love and of making peace with the past. In short, it was a wonderfully crafted story that kept me enthralled from beginning to end.

[ParaYourNormal · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Beth Abbot receives a surprise inheritance, she travels to the family’s 19th century B&B in Old Louisville and encounters a resident ghost…

Reading Timeless, I was reminded of the old Barbara Michael’s novels. Gothic mansion. Young, plucky heroine. A ghost story to unravel before disaster strikes. And of course, a dour, handsome caretaker thrown into the mix.

I miss curling up with those old stories, so it was a treat to immerse myself in this one. But this is the 21st century, so the sexual heat quotient here is a good bit warmer.

The story hooked me from page one. The characters were entertaining, the scene setting delicious. It’s a well-plotted page-turner, with a satisfying conclusion I won’t spoil.

Timeless is a terrific choice for someone looking for a softer romance and who enjoys a Gothic novel in the Barbara Michaels vein.

[Sylvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed Timeless by Jan Scarbrough. This isn't simply a romance of boy meets girl and falls in love. It is so much more! This touching story embraces the metaphysical world and delves into reincarnation and past lives without making it feel like fantasy. On top of this we have the mystery of a resident ghost, Grace, who will make you smile, cry, break your heart and mend it all at once. As if this isn't enough, we also experience several emotions as Beth discovers and adapts to several changes to her life. Everything melds together to bring us a well developed cast of characters that will capture the reader's emotions.

The setting, Old Louisville, happens to be fairly local to me so it was an added bonus. It was fun to recognize various locations and local quirks included - such as all cola type sodas being called Coke. (Yep! We do that here!)

[Janice Hougland · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Oh My, did I ever love this second-chance romance! I started it and finished it in one very, very late night. Kelly, a single school teacher, returns to her hometown to “help” her mother move to a senior-type home, but discovers her mother didn’t tell her the whole truth about why she was moving. Kelly has a deep secret she’s been hiding for 20 years and is afraid it will be discovered while she’s in her childhood home with unhappy memories. Then along comes a divorced old high school flame, Rob, who remembers the past differently than Kelly, and Kelly’s secret comes unraveled as she falls in love with Rob all over again. This was an excellently written romance.

[Rick Polad · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m a mystery guy. Timeless is my first romance and I loved it, probably because it’s not just a romance—it’s also a bit of a mystery. Jan Scarbrough builds tension and keeps you guessing with flashbacks to a 19th century Louisville mansion, danger, suspense, and—of course, romance. An interesting cast of characters, including a ghost, make this a fun read. Timeless is a well-written, well-crafted story that I highly recommend.

[Dalene · Rating 4 out of 5]

First, I would like to thank the author Jan Scarbrough for giving me this book for an honest review. I enjoyed the story, it is a paranormal - gothic Romance. The characters are well developed and I liked the mystery of the story. Jan Scarbrough is quite good at her craft, I look forward to reading more of her work.