You Were Always There

by Lisa J. Crane

A broken engagement, a string of bad blind dates and “fix-ups”, and Alex Barton is beginning to believe she’ll be alone the rest of her life. All she wants is a man who’ll take care of her heart. Then one day, she walks out of her office and stumbles straight into the path of a mounted police officer and his runaway horse. When Alex awakens, she finds herself in the arms of a handsome cowboy … in 1875! Is she dreaming? Is she dead? Chance McAllister grudgingly agrees to take Alex to his home, where his aunt will make the perfect chaperone. He has to admit, he finds this strange woman fascinating and beautiful. In a matter of days, Alex begins to feel as if she belongs with Chance McAllister, the handsome cowboy. But she can’t help wondering … what will happen when she wakes up from this crazy dream? What will happen to the cowboy with the November blue eyes? Don't miss the accompanying song by Chris Perry, also titled You Were Always There. It's available at www.reverbnation.com/chrisperry4,

Genres: Time Travel, Romance, Novella, Christian Fiction

92 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 26, 2014

About the author

Born and raised in Texas, Lisa is happily married and lives with her husband, two amazing children, Jingles Wigglebottom (the wonder dog), Cash (the Chiweenie), and Socks (the world's laziest cat). Since learning to put crayon to paper, all Lisa really ever wanted to do is write. After years of keeping her writing to herself, or sharing with family and friends, Lisa decided it was time to "put up or shut up".

In June of 2012, Lisa uploaded her first ebook, McKenna's Prayer (McKenna's Haven, Book 1); the story is one of love, friendship and above all, realizing that God's plan for us is always best. When that book was finished, Lisa felt compelled to continue the story and write the resolution to the story of one character. With each story, more characters came to life, and when the series was finished, there were five books!

Lisa is always working on something, and loves to hear from readers!

Reviews

[Christine B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lisa Crane has outdone herself this time in revealing a talent that has been hidden to us thus far! She writes amazing stories which taken place in the past! She made it interesting and not dry at all. It was so romantic and sweet. There was an appropriate level of humour as well. The characters were loveable even though it was so short. One of her best works and she should be proud of it!

[Crystal Yawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful short read.  Lisa Crane has done a wonderful job of turning a person who dislikes short stories and hates time travel books into a true fan.  The story is complete. I don't feel left hanging like I do with other books.  The time travel is interesting and well done with an interesting twist at the end.  This is a must read.

[Aerykah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some things at the beginning made me unsure of this book at first, but I'm glad I kept reading because I ended up enjoying it much more than I expected to.

[M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book expecting to read a time-travel story of a woman somehow sent into the past. As I went along her journey in 1875 I thought the characters believed things too easily.

Then, bam! Along came the twist.

And it made all the difference. The characters gained depth and their emotions made sense. Everything made sense.
That twist, so well placed, turned this book into a very sweet love story.

[Ellen White · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alex wonders if any guys out there that would love, and protect her against the world. Ex boyfriend, blind dates, or was she to be alone. Next thing she knew it was 1875 and one handsome cowboy, taking her to his aunt, so she could chaperone. Knock on her head, must of done something, when she stumbled in front of Chance and his horse. So she is his responsibility.
A dream, or what, cute story.

[Teya Teya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't help but LOVE this story. It's clever in it's telling and how it all comes together. It's sweet, beautiful, and oh so yummy. Definitely swoon worthy.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun short little novella. After she came back to her reality I had no idea how things were gong to play out but it did. Fun & sweet.

Moral note: Clean

[Sandy Grissett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story

This is a great story by Lisa Crane. It is a story about Alexandra (Alex) who had her own business decorating. She was looking through a catalog and told CoCo that she should have lived back in time. Alex left the building and stumbled, and right after a house came running down the road and ran her down. When she woke up, she was in the 1800's, and Chance picked her up and took her to doc's. He felt responsible since it was his horse that ran her down. This is a great story with a great ending.

[Rudee · Rating 4 out of 5]

what a great book to read, short and also got it free on amazon.. I'm a newbie to Lisa Crane write but I absolutely love this book of hers. it take you back in time to when men actually. took care of the women, and couples stayed together.. it just kept you inteag throughout, the whole book..

[Natalie Gleb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story. I loved the emotion behind it. The plot made me think twice about whether being transported back to 1875 would be a pleasant experience or not--especially if there was no guarantee of coming home.

This story makes me want to read more Lisa Crane books.

[Paula Bothwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

PG - no swears, no sex, some kisses - Clean Read!

This little novella just hit the spot! I wanted a quick "pick-me-up" and this "time-travelly" story was perfect. I loved how Ms Crane pulled the frontier life into Alex's life a la "The Wizard of Oz."

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another nice story by Crane

Working thru daily ups and downs that can get in the way of new relationships proves in these novels to require patience and friendships do survive above all else. I enjoy reading her books!