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The Bavarian Woods #3
Not Expecting This
Pregnant, running from a bad environment, bounced around in foster care her whole life, and shunned by her father, seventeen-year-old Bailey Blackwood doesn’t expect miracles, and it appears as if she isn’t about to receive any.
Poor judgment has her accepting a ride from a husband and wife, unaware that she has placed herself in danger, about to be kidnapped. After she finally escapes, Bailey and the couple’s dog end up in an abandoned mine that suddenly transports them back in time to an 1878 gold mining town where she meets the town’s marshal, Wyatt Hawkins. Wyatt feels for the young girl, but he has his hands full, investigating a murder.
Meanwhile, teenager Ryan Hollander, a modern American who was swept up in a similar fashion and has been living with his family in 18th-century Germany, tries to return home through the portal there, but somehow also ends up in the Old West mining town. Alone and terrified, he fears he’ll never see his family again.
When Bailey and Ryan meet, they realize the time portal isn’t reliable and any hope of getting back to their time vanishes. Both must face the real possibility of being stuck in the past.
Not Expecting This is a story about family, guilt, regrets, and redemption.
A Bavarian Woods Mystery.
Poor judgment has her accepting a ride from a husband and wife, unaware that she has placed herself in danger, about to be kidnapped. After she finally escapes, Bailey and the couple’s dog end up in an abandoned mine that suddenly transports them back in time to an 1878 gold mining town where she meets the town’s marshal, Wyatt Hawkins. Wyatt feels for the young girl, but he has his hands full, investigating a murder.
Meanwhile, teenager Ryan Hollander, a modern American who was swept up in a similar fashion and has been living with his family in 18th-century Germany, tries to return home through the portal there, but somehow also ends up in the Old West mining town. Alone and terrified, he fears he’ll never see his family again.
When Bailey and Ryan meet, they realize the time portal isn’t reliable and any hope of getting back to their time vanishes. Both must face the real possibility of being stuck in the past.
Not Expecting This is a story about family, guilt, regrets, and redemption.
A Bavarian Woods Mystery.
317 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 6, 2018
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August 20, 2018
Author, Susan Finlay is one of my favorites. She has a marvelous talent as a storyteller who can manage a number of characters as they move in and out of the lives of the primary people in the story. It's amazing how she can bring you to care, in one way or another, about the roles of each. Often, there are surprises and developments that were impossible to foresee. This all generates a lot of action, and the desire to feel involved in what is happening. Indeed, it is almost as if you are right there in the thick of it and a bystander observing with a sense of involvement. At times, I felt like throwing in my two cents worth to get the attention of one of the characters. Then, later on, the character pulls themselves together and does what you were urging them to do. There is an intricate sense of timing in Susan's stories as she pulls this off over and over. I have read many of her other novels and always have felt this way. To me, that is what makes reading them so enjoyable.
This review is not generic as pertains to the storyline. There is always plenty of that coming from other readers. I don't feel right giving away details. Read the book if you want that. Rather, I would prefer to tell you that this is a novel worth your time. Speaking of time, there is a lot going on here with respect to the travel through time and it's been handled in a way that is thoroughly believable. But then, I am a fan of such novels and this one did not disappoint.
This review is not generic as pertains to the storyline. There is always plenty of that coming from other readers. I don't feel right giving away details. Read the book if you want that. Rather, I would prefer to tell you that this is a novel worth your time. Speaking of time, there is a lot going on here with respect to the travel through time and it's been handled in a way that is thoroughly believable. But then, I am a fan of such novels and this one did not disappoint.
September 5, 2018
"Not Expecting This" is yet another excellent novel by Susan Finlay. It tells story of Baily and Ryan, a couple of young souls running away from their complicated lives who both inadvertently get thrown into 19th century Colorado during the Gold Rush.
The construction of the world as well as it's characters is colourful and believable, and gives you the feeling that these are really real people who you can relate to and understand. It's fascinating to see the personal growth of the characters and their relationships, not to mention the unravelling of the murder mystery. All around a great story.
The construction of the world as well as it's characters is colourful and believable, and gives you the feeling that these are really real people who you can relate to and understand. It's fascinating to see the personal growth of the characters and their relationships, not to mention the unravelling of the murder mystery. All around a great story.
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