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A Love Beyond Time
When anthropologist Ryan Burke joins a dig at the site of Little Big Horn, she realizes that not everyone is excited about the opportunity. Renowned Indian affairs lawyer Dillon Wolf wants to shut the project down. But when Ryan is given an old tribal tipi, she journeys to the past -- where the tension between her and a Lakota warrior named Wolf erupts...into passion.
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First published January 1, 2000
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June 18, 2009
A Love Beyond Time by Judie Aitken is a very good and original time travel romance with a Native American theme. Ryan Burke (yes another d*mn heroine with a male name – so annoying and confusing!) is a woman anthropologist who studies Native American culture and tries to preserve the history of the People. She starts working in Montana at the site of the Battle of Little Big Horn to help preserve artifacts for the Native American tribes and finds that her boss may be stealing artifacts from the site to sell to private collectors. She meets an old man, Charlie Crying Wolf, who talks cryptically to her about how it would be nice if someone could go back in time and plant evidence to expose the thieves. Charlie sets up a teepee for her to sleep in and says some chants, then one night when she is sleeping she finally accepts the hand of the mysterious Indian warrior who has been inhabiting her dreams…and wakes up in a Lakota camp in the 1876 in the teepee of Calls to the Wolf, a mighty Lakota warrior.
Dillion Wolf is Charlie Crying Wolf’s grandson who made it big – he became a hot shot lawyer for Indian causes and spends his time fighting for his tribe in Washington. He doesn’t like white people and especially wouldn’t date a white woman. One day he is sitting in traffic when his car is hit from behind, throwing him into a coma from his head wound. While he is out, he somehow goes back in time as Calls to the Wolf, the Lakota warrior whose teepee Ryan woke up in.
Calls to the Wolf thinks that Ryan is a gift from Tunkasila, the Lakota God, sent to help out the tribe in some way. He feels an immediate connection and attraction to Ryan, despite his dislike of white people. Ryan thinks that Charlie sent
her back for a reason, so she convinces Calls to the Wolf to help her make a medicine bundle to hide, which will prove who the modern day thieves are because she planted modern day evidence in the bundle.
As they spend time together, Calls to the Wolf (she just calls him Wolf) and Ryan fall in love. Their story in the past was very sweet and wonderful to see unfold. Wolf takes Ryan as his wife, while she learns how to be a proper Lakota wife. I thought Ryan adjusted to 1876 Lakota life a little too easily despite her knowledge of tribal life from her studies but I was willing to let that go for the sake of the story (I know I would have some issues if I suddenly had no toilets, tampons or deodorant). Ryan knows the Battle of Little Big Horn is coming soon and agonizes over whether to tell Wolf about it or let history unfold. She is very scared Wolf will die in the battle and leave her alone in the 19th century.
After her worst fears come to pass, Ryan is devastated. The magic teepee (haha) takes her back to modern times. where she confronts Charlie Crying Wolf for sending her there to have her heart broken. The artifact thief is caught with the help of her bundle and the help of Dillion Wolf who magically woke up from his coma at the same time Calls to the Wolf died in 1876 (imagine that!). Ryan sees Dillion Wolf for the first time and realizes he is her Wolf – he remembers the time in the past as well. They both somehow made the journey to 1876 together, where they fell in love. There is a nice final scene in the magic teepee where they are reunited (in every way).
I really enjoyed this story, the details of Native American life both in the present and the past felt very authentic. I loved the relationship between Calls to the Wolf and Ryan in the past, so I was very glad to see that Dillion Wolf WAS somehow the same person as Calls to the Wolf so he and Ryan could have their Happily Ever After. I do wish I would have seen more of them together after being reunited in the present because I only really saw them together in the past and I wanted to see how their life would be now. Overall, I give this book a very solid four stars for the love story and authentic feel to the story.
Dillion Wolf is Charlie Crying Wolf’s grandson who made it big – he became a hot shot lawyer for Indian causes and spends his time fighting for his tribe in Washington. He doesn’t like white people and especially wouldn’t date a white woman. One day he is sitting in traffic when his car is hit from behind, throwing him into a coma from his head wound. While he is out, he somehow goes back in time as Calls to the Wolf, the Lakota warrior whose teepee Ryan woke up in.
Calls to the Wolf thinks that Ryan is a gift from Tunkasila, the Lakota God, sent to help out the tribe in some way. He feels an immediate connection and attraction to Ryan, despite his dislike of white people. Ryan thinks that Charlie sent
her back for a reason, so she convinces Calls to the Wolf to help her make a medicine bundle to hide, which will prove who the modern day thieves are because she planted modern day evidence in the bundle.
As they spend time together, Calls to the Wolf (she just calls him Wolf) and Ryan fall in love. Their story in the past was very sweet and wonderful to see unfold. Wolf takes Ryan as his wife, while she learns how to be a proper Lakota wife. I thought Ryan adjusted to 1876 Lakota life a little too easily despite her knowledge of tribal life from her studies but I was willing to let that go for the sake of the story (I know I would have some issues if I suddenly had no toilets, tampons or deodorant). Ryan knows the Battle of Little Big Horn is coming soon and agonizes over whether to tell Wolf about it or let history unfold. She is very scared Wolf will die in the battle and leave her alone in the 19th century.
After her worst fears come to pass, Ryan is devastated. The magic teepee (haha) takes her back to modern times. where she confronts Charlie Crying Wolf for sending her there to have her heart broken. The artifact thief is caught with the help of her bundle and the help of Dillion Wolf who magically woke up from his coma at the same time Calls to the Wolf died in 1876 (imagine that!). Ryan sees Dillion Wolf for the first time and realizes he is her Wolf – he remembers the time in the past as well. They both somehow made the journey to 1876 together, where they fell in love. There is a nice final scene in the magic teepee where they are reunited (in every way).
I really enjoyed this story, the details of Native American life both in the present and the past felt very authentic. I loved the relationship between Calls to the Wolf and Ryan in the past, so I was very glad to see that Dillion Wolf WAS somehow the same person as Calls to the Wolf so he and Ryan could have their Happily Ever After. I do wish I would have seen more of them together after being reunited in the present because I only really saw them together in the past and I wanted to see how their life would be now. Overall, I give this book a very solid four stars for the love story and authentic feel to the story.
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November 3, 2008
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A Love Beyond Time was Judie Aitken's first romance novel, and in my opinion, it was a very worthy debut. I have a strong interest in Native American history and culture and felt that she really brought these aspects of the story alive. I have read some authors in this romance sub-genre who merely skim the surface, peppering their stories with occasional details that could easily be gleaned from elementary schoolbooks, but never really capture the essence of the Indian people. Instead of the history and culture in A Love Beyond Time being reduced to a dry textbook lesson, it seemed to become a living, breathing part of the narrative, as important as any character. Ms. Aitken seems to have a talent for writing from the heart with a certain thoughtfulness and passion for telling Native American stories, and this was one of the facets of the book that I enjoyed most. I also always like a good time travel yarn, and this one was rather unique in that both the hero and heroine went back in time, and they did not meet until they arrived in the past, nor did they realize that the other was a time traveler. In addition, they each traveled to the past in different ways, which created both positive and negative elements for me. While I appreciate the idea of time travel in general, I tend to favor the straightforward type in which a character physically makes the time jump in the way that Ryan did. On the other hand, I am not a huge fan of only a person's spirit making the slide through time and switching bodies with a person on the other side as Dillon did. I guess this is just a little too mystical for my taste, but as long as I didn't think about this side of the story too much, the time travel aspect was still pretty enjoyable.
I found the hero and heroine to both be likable. Ryan was a strong woman who had made a place for herself in a “man's world”, but didn't seem overly bothered by the idea of being placed into a more submissive role in the past. In fact, she would have been content with giving up her career and everything she had worked for in the present to stay in the past with Wolf. I really liked this balance in her character. She also had refused to give up on the notion of finding her one true love and marrying for love alone, which was a quality I found admirable. Although the story began with Dillon (aka Wolf in the past) being fairly angry and prejudiced against whites, I appreciated his willingness to change and accept that not all whites were bad. In spite of his initial wariness at finding Ryan in the Lakota camp of the past, he was open-minded enough to believe that she really had been sent by Tunkasila (“God”) to help them. Wolf was also very kind, gentle and protective of Ryan, and a strong leader among his people, all things that I liked about him. In the present, I thought Dillon was very respectable as a man who had risen above his circumstances to become a successful attorney and who was giving his talents back to his people. The only thing that I could really find fault with is that Wolf and Ryan's relationship was not fully developed, in my opinion. Since they did not even meet until about one third of the way into the book, the romance aspect relied heavily on a love-at-first-sight scenario which is not exactly my favorite way of bringing a hero and heroine together. Sometimes I simply feel that this plot device is overused in the romance genre, though because of the mystical element surrounding the entire story, I was able to forgive it's use in this particular book to some degree. Though the romantic scenes were quite lovely and written well, I just felt that incorporating more of them would have helped to build the relationship in a more believable and engaging way.
Additionally, there were many other parts of the story which I found appealing. It had many strong secondary characters including Dillon's grandfather, Charley Crying Wolf and brother, Buddy, in the present who I found to be very lovable, as well as, Eagle Deer, and his wife, Pretty Feather, from the past who were the most loyal of friends to Wolf and every bit as accepting of the strange wasicu (“white”) woman who suddenly appeared in their camp. I also liked the use of many Lakota words and phrases scattered throughout the narrative. They always had translations or context meaning, and I really felt that they added to the realism of the culture in which the story takes place. I likewise enjoy mysteries and this book had one surrounding the theft of the Indian artifacts. I must admit though, that it was fairly easy for me to figure out who the perpetrator was, and the only thing that remained a mystery for me until the reveal was the motive. I found the archaeological dig setting of the present and the Little Big Horn setting of the past, as well as Ryan's career as an anthropologist to be unique and interesting elements. One thing that I really respected was Ryan agonizing over the decision of whether to share with the Indians her knowledge of events yet to come, and if she did, how it might affect the fabric of time. I found this to be a very clever and logical position for the author to take, especially in light of Ryan's background as a scientist. Similarly, I found Ryan's anger toward Charley after returning from the past to be a very realistic reaction under the circumstances. Overall, I thought that A Love Beyond Time was a very intelligent and well-researched book that was an impressive first effort from Ms. Aitken's pen. This was also the first of her books that I have read, but I will definitely be open to reading more of her works in the future.
A Love Beyond Time was Judie Aitken's first romance novel, and in my opinion, it was a very worthy debut. I have a strong interest in Native American history and culture and felt that she really brought these aspects of the story alive. I have read some authors in this romance sub-genre who merely skim the surface, peppering their stories with occasional details that could easily be gleaned from elementary schoolbooks, but never really capture the essence of the Indian people. Instead of the history and culture in A Love Beyond Time being reduced to a dry textbook lesson, it seemed to become a living, breathing part of the narrative, as important as any character. Ms. Aitken seems to have a talent for writing from the heart with a certain thoughtfulness and passion for telling Native American stories, and this was one of the facets of the book that I enjoyed most. I also always like a good time travel yarn, and this one was rather unique in that both the hero and heroine went back in time, and they did not meet until they arrived in the past, nor did they realize that the other was a time traveler. In addition, they each traveled to the past in different ways, which created both positive and negative elements for me. While I appreciate the idea of time travel in general, I tend to favor the straightforward type in which a character physically makes the time jump in the way that Ryan did. On the other hand, I am not a huge fan of only a person's spirit making the slide through time and switching bodies with a person on the other side as Dillon did. I guess this is just a little too mystical for my taste, but as long as I didn't think about this side of the story too much, the time travel aspect was still pretty enjoyable.
I found the hero and heroine to both be likable. Ryan was a strong woman who had made a place for herself in a “man's world”, but didn't seem overly bothered by the idea of being placed into a more submissive role in the past. In fact, she would have been content with giving up her career and everything she had worked for in the present to stay in the past with Wolf. I really liked this balance in her character. She also had refused to give up on the notion of finding her one true love and marrying for love alone, which was a quality I found admirable. Although the story began with Dillon (aka Wolf in the past) being fairly angry and prejudiced against whites, I appreciated his willingness to change and accept that not all whites were bad. In spite of his initial wariness at finding Ryan in the Lakota camp of the past, he was open-minded enough to believe that she really had been sent by Tunkasila (“God”) to help them. Wolf was also very kind, gentle and protective of Ryan, and a strong leader among his people, all things that I liked about him. In the present, I thought Dillon was very respectable as a man who had risen above his circumstances to become a successful attorney and who was giving his talents back to his people. The only thing that I could really find fault with is that Wolf and Ryan's relationship was not fully developed, in my opinion. Since they did not even meet until about one third of the way into the book, the romance aspect relied heavily on a love-at-first-sight scenario which is not exactly my favorite way of bringing a hero and heroine together. Sometimes I simply feel that this plot device is overused in the romance genre, though because of the mystical element surrounding the entire story, I was able to forgive it's use in this particular book to some degree. Though the romantic scenes were quite lovely and written well, I just felt that incorporating more of them would have helped to build the relationship in a more believable and engaging way.
Additionally, there were many other parts of the story which I found appealing. It had many strong secondary characters including Dillon's grandfather, Charley Crying Wolf and brother, Buddy, in the present who I found to be very lovable, as well as, Eagle Deer, and his wife, Pretty Feather, from the past who were the most loyal of friends to Wolf and every bit as accepting of the strange wasicu (“white”) woman who suddenly appeared in their camp. I also liked the use of many Lakota words and phrases scattered throughout the narrative. They always had translations or context meaning, and I really felt that they added to the realism of the culture in which the story takes place. I likewise enjoy mysteries and this book had one surrounding the theft of the Indian artifacts. I must admit though, that it was fairly easy for me to figure out who the perpetrator was, and the only thing that remained a mystery for me until the reveal was the motive. I found the archaeological dig setting of the present and the Little Big Horn setting of the past, as well as Ryan's career as an anthropologist to be unique and interesting elements. One thing that I really respected was Ryan agonizing over the decision of whether to share with the Indians her knowledge of events yet to come, and if she did, how it might affect the fabric of time. I found this to be a very clever and logical position for the author to take, especially in light of Ryan's background as a scientist. Similarly, I found Ryan's anger toward Charley after returning from the past to be a very realistic reaction under the circumstances. Overall, I thought that A Love Beyond Time was a very intelligent and well-researched book that was an impressive first effort from Ms. Aitken's pen. This was also the first of her books that I have read, but I will definitely be open to reading more of her works in the future.
November 18, 2018
Took me a while to get through this one. Not because I didn’t like the book though. I am actually glad I took a bit of a break while reading it. Once I picked it back up I jumped right back in and fell instantly back in love.
Well written time traveling romance full of rich history which didn’t feel like a prompt or a bunch of historical facts thrown in your face. A great plot to the story. A bit heartbreaking toward the end which leaves you questioning if the heroine will indeed get her happily ever after. Great love that surpasses Beyond Time. I say if you can track it down, it’s worth the read.
Well written time traveling romance full of rich history which didn’t feel like a prompt or a bunch of historical facts thrown in your face. A great plot to the story. A bit heartbreaking toward the end which leaves you questioning if the heroine will indeed get her happily ever after. Great love that surpasses Beyond Time. I say if you can track it down, it’s worth the read.
August 30, 2020
3.5 stars
March 14, 2012
4.5 stars.
Fantastic time travel hist-rom. This is one of those books that you fall into as soon as you crack the spine. I picked it up thinking I’d only read a couple chapters till I couldn’t keep my eyes open anymore and ended up staying up till the wee hours of the morning finishing it in one sitting.
Ryan Burke is on her fist assignment as an anthropologist at Little Big Horn when she encounters a mystery. Things are going missing from the dig and it looks the man who hired her is the guilty party. It will take a holy man, a sacred tipi and a courageous heart to solve the mystery by laying a trap in the past- right before Custer’s last stand.
This book totally surprised me. I loved the characters- even with Ryan being more of a starry eyed innocent while in the past, then the strong capable woman she was in our time. (But she did manage to show some backbone when the opportunity presented itself so I was cool with it.) The Hero- okay okay, I get the romanticizing of the Native American culture is so yesterday its almost wince-worthy- heck even the author acknowledged that thru the heroes inner thoughts-but she seemed to know her stuff. Every bit of the Lakota Cheyenne culture portrayed here felt genuine and had a certain amount of depth, both now and in the past. (I’m wondering if this book came out during Dances With Wolves heyday because I thought of the movie often while reading it.)
The love story is magical and sensual and made my romantic heart heave a dreamy sigh. Srsly, if you like this genre- it’s a must read.
Fantastic time travel hist-rom. This is one of those books that you fall into as soon as you crack the spine. I picked it up thinking I’d only read a couple chapters till I couldn’t keep my eyes open anymore and ended up staying up till the wee hours of the morning finishing it in one sitting.
Ryan Burke is on her fist assignment as an anthropologist at Little Big Horn when she encounters a mystery. Things are going missing from the dig and it looks the man who hired her is the guilty party. It will take a holy man, a sacred tipi and a courageous heart to solve the mystery by laying a trap in the past- right before Custer’s last stand.
This book totally surprised me. I loved the characters- even with Ryan being more of a starry eyed innocent while in the past, then the strong capable woman she was in our time. (But she did manage to show some backbone when the opportunity presented itself so I was cool with it.) The Hero- okay okay, I get the romanticizing of the Native American culture is so yesterday its almost wince-worthy- heck even the author acknowledged that thru the heroes inner thoughts-but she seemed to know her stuff. Every bit of the Lakota Cheyenne culture portrayed here felt genuine and had a certain amount of depth, both now and in the past. (I’m wondering if this book came out during Dances With Wolves heyday because I thought of the movie often while reading it.)
The love story is magical and sensual and made my romantic heart heave a dreamy sigh. Srsly, if you like this genre- it’s a must read.
June 26, 2022
Ok. Better than I expected, honestly. The historical descriptions and scenes were really lovely to read. The romance was also surprisingly really nice for one that unfolded in just a matter of days.
I only wish the relationship had tied together better at the end. Because of the time travel plot, falling in love in the past and coming back to the present, Wolf is essentially supposed to be both the lover in the past and in the present, but the ending felt too rushed, so it’s harder to believe after going through the whole romance in the past. Because even though Wolf is a fully embodied character, Dillon wasn’t.
But overall, I had a good time with this book. However, the question still remains – WHAT is with that god awful dress she’s wearing?? 😆
I only wish the relationship had tied together better at the end. Because of the time travel plot, falling in love in the past and coming back to the present, Wolf is essentially supposed to be both the lover in the past and in the present, but the ending felt too rushed, so it’s harder to believe after going through the whole romance in the past. Because even though Wolf is a fully embodied character, Dillon wasn’t.
But overall, I had a good time with this book. However, the question still remains – WHAT is with that god awful dress she’s wearing?? 😆
October 29, 2020
I think maybe 20 years ago I might have enjoyed this but unfortunately I simply couldn't relate to any of the characters.
September 11, 2016
Perfect in all ways! Kudos to Judie Aitken, the author, for such a great debut novel. Makes me believe that there's something about debut authors that transcends the talent of established authors. Maybe because new authors are not so jaded as to rush through their stories in order to meet a deadline. Or maybe because they actually care a deal more about their character creations than do their more hardened counterparts. Whatever it was that produced this fantastic novel, I would recommend this author anytime.
Loved the two main characters - the hero, Sunkmanitu Ceye a Pelo, Calls to the Wolf, both past and present personas, and the heroine, Dr. Ryan Burke. Wow! What a change from the cliched types who hate each other on sight and then work their way around their prejudices in order to provide fodder for conflict. No, this plot had no need for such puerile plot points. It was steeped in history and character-driven. Solid characters who actually had purpose, who knew what they wanted and did not mind showing it. No silly misunderstandings to build a convoluted plot that frustrates a reader and goes nowhere until it is cleared up. Very balanced characters ... strong without being aggressive, romantic without being soppy, and a love story that touches the soul.
Then there was the oh so lovely secondary character, Charley Crying Wolf, whom I loved best of all. From the first mischievous gleam in his eyes and his first grin I liked this old man. What a wonderful creation he is! Who would have thought that an old man, who is all but decrepit and who cannot possibly offer any attraction to a romance reader, would turn out to be such an endearing character?! What a gem he is! And how skilfully did the author weave him into the story as to appear insignificant at first, only to end up being the architect of the whole plot. Yes, Charley was a real favourite with me.
I liked Charley's younger grandson, Buddy, too, as it happens. Great young lad; very well-rounded, too. I didn't much like Gaffney, of course (well, the reader isn't supposed to like that one. It was the author's intent to make him something of a villain, or at least, give him the appearance of one - excellent red herring there!). And I scarcely paid any attention to Stockard until the very end. And yet, each were so carefully woven into the plot that I could not help but admire even the minor ones.
The only problem I had with this novel is the all too short rounding-up in the end. The story of Dillon Wolf (a.k.a. Calls to the Wolf) and Ryan is way too fast and too short. I would have liked there to be a little more substance in the aftermath; give the reader a view of how the new relationship was going to work from the old. Still, even this did not detract from the excellence of this novel. I loved it and I will be looking for more books by Ms. Aitken after this one. Great read!
Loved the two main characters - the hero, Sunkmanitu Ceye a Pelo, Calls to the Wolf, both past and present personas, and the heroine, Dr. Ryan Burke. Wow! What a change from the cliched types who hate each other on sight and then work their way around their prejudices in order to provide fodder for conflict. No, this plot had no need for such puerile plot points. It was steeped in history and character-driven. Solid characters who actually had purpose, who knew what they wanted and did not mind showing it. No silly misunderstandings to build a convoluted plot that frustrates a reader and goes nowhere until it is cleared up. Very balanced characters ... strong without being aggressive, romantic without being soppy, and a love story that touches the soul.
Then there was the oh so lovely secondary character, Charley Crying Wolf, whom I loved best of all. From the first mischievous gleam in his eyes and his first grin I liked this old man. What a wonderful creation he is! Who would have thought that an old man, who is all but decrepit and who cannot possibly offer any attraction to a romance reader, would turn out to be such an endearing character?! What a gem he is! And how skilfully did the author weave him into the story as to appear insignificant at first, only to end up being the architect of the whole plot. Yes, Charley was a real favourite with me.
I liked Charley's younger grandson, Buddy, too, as it happens. Great young lad; very well-rounded, too. I didn't much like Gaffney, of course (well, the reader isn't supposed to like that one. It was the author's intent to make him something of a villain, or at least, give him the appearance of one - excellent red herring there!). And I scarcely paid any attention to Stockard until the very end. And yet, each were so carefully woven into the plot that I could not help but admire even the minor ones.
The only problem I had with this novel is the all too short rounding-up in the end. The story of Dillon Wolf (a.k.a. Calls to the Wolf) and Ryan is way too fast and too short. I would have liked there to be a little more substance in the aftermath; give the reader a view of how the new relationship was going to work from the old. Still, even this did not detract from the excellence of this novel. I loved it and I will be looking for more books by Ms. Aitken after this one. Great read!
April 25, 2013
I am a sucker for romantic time-travel books. Really, that's almost an understatement. I mean, who wouldn't prefer a manly warrior or a cultured 'Don Juan' to these brainless twits in their 'YOLO' shirts, and pants hanging half-off their hips, and wearing so much 'bling' it's almost blinding? That's why I prefer to escape reality with my books. The first part of A Love Beyond Time is a bit slow, I won't lie. I almost put it down a couple of times. But, luckly, I did not. This one had to have been one of the most amazing books I've read in quite a while. It had everything! EVERYTHING a good time-travel romance should have. I was immersed in the Native American culture, I lived their lives, I saw their language, could almost hear their voices, feel their pain and happiness. And I fell in love with Wolf right along with Ryan (love the boy name for the heroine, BTW). It was an amazing experience. Now I want a hot Native American for myself and that is KILLING me. :P LOL. The Indians were so... blunt and unselfconscious and to the point about things, but, at the same time, so unafraid to show their feelings, and unembarrassed about their emotions, and also so kind and accepting! That's what I love about different times/cultures. The screaming differences! If it were the other way, an Indian in the middle of white people, I suspect he wouldn't have been received with half as much respect. Just sayin'. So, that's all you need to know: this was a fantastic creation, filled with excellent characters and well-researched dates, places and local customs. There's even mystery and crime-solving! Simply put, it's a DELIGHT to read. A forbidden pleasure you'll want to savor slowly, but quickly, and without pause. (it'll make sense if you read it, I assure you). I read it in one sitting and wanted to bite the head off of anyone who dared try to interrupt me. Truly. Don't judge it by the cover and don't let it pass even if you don't like romance, but like actual history in historicals, or vice versa. It has plenty of both and something for everyone. Too bad the author hasn't written anything else. I felt the same about Jack Knife and The Sterkarm Handshake. ANYWAY, get your used copy TODAY (it's out of print and unavailable in ebook format, unfortunately), but it's really worth it. ;)
February 15, 2022
This book is a masterpiece. Miss Judie Aitken left us a great gift. One that i could not put down and was eager and restless to continue to read. Every single character was crafted perfectly. I loved Wolf and Ryan's. The side characters and antagonists were also amazing.
I was suprised to find out who was the thief, i was starting to wonder that the culprit was too obvious. I'm so glad i was wrong.
The plot concept was delivered perfectly. It brought tears to my eyes as i reached the end.
I will buy a physical copy so i can have the pleasure of holding the book in my hands. I will 100% re-read this amazing book. It is definitly one of my favorites books of all time.
Rest in peace Miss Aitken. This great gift you have left behind brought me great happiness and has given me more love for reading.
I was suprised to find out who was the thief, i was starting to wonder that the culprit was too obvious. I'm so glad i was wrong.
The plot concept was delivered perfectly. It brought tears to my eyes as i reached the end.
I will buy a physical copy so i can have the pleasure of holding the book in my hands. I will 100% re-read this amazing book. It is definitly one of my favorites books of all time.
Rest in peace Miss Aitken. This great gift you have left behind brought me great happiness and has given me more love for reading.
May 11, 2019
I cried. Real tears. The ending was a bit confusing to me. Wolf was the grandson all along but also his own person back in the 1800s also? It was just written strange for me I guess. It reminded me of the barbie version of the Nutcracker and I expected that ending but I also expected it to be more clear in that Wolf is and was the grandson the entire time, not his own person who had been in the Lakota camp in the 1800s. And he still was slow to recognize her. And he did and they married and all but..? I wish the ending had been different. It was also slow to start. It takes a good while for her to go back in time and she's only there for 2 weeks.
However I loved the characters and the romance. The scenery and cultural differences were well explained and vivid.
However I loved the characters and the romance. The scenery and cultural differences were well explained and vivid.
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February 1, 2022
It was wonderfully romantic. I quite enjoy the sweet relationship between the couple.
September 27, 2015
It's been a while since I read this, so I can't go into too much detail. I remember that it was fairly lengthy and detailed, but an excellent time travel plot. I remember the present-day Hero having some prejudice against whites initially, but which are resolved before the end of the book. Most of the story takes place in the past, during the war between Whites and Native Americans. I really did enjoy this book and would definitely recommend it.
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January 4, 2008
My favorite of Judie Aitken's books, and her first. It reads like poetry. It may be out of print, but it's worth looking for.
January 3, 2019
Ordered 12/27/08 via third party
June 12, 2009
this is a great book. it is best because it will keep you up all night. i loved it so much and i still cant stop thinking about it even though im finished with it.
October 8, 2018
One chapter was more than enough. Dullness.
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