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Beyond the Fall
Tamara Ledbetter, dumped by her arrogant husband, travels to Cornwall, England, to research her ancestors. A trip first planned with her soon-to-be ex. While in a neglected cemetery, she scrapes two fallen headstones together to read what's beneath, faints, and awakes in 1789. Certain she's caught in a reenactment, she fast discovers she's in the year of the French Revolution, grain riots in England, miners out of work, and she's mistrusted by the young farmer, Colum Polwhele, who's come to her aid.
Can a sassy San Francisco gal survive in this primitive time where women have few rights? Could she fall for Colum, a man active in underhanded dealings that involve stolen grain, or will she struggle to return to her own time before danger stalks them both?
Can a sassy San Francisco gal survive in this primitive time where women have few rights? Could she fall for Colum, a man active in underhanded dealings that involve stolen grain, or will she struggle to return to her own time before danger stalks them both?
258 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 5, 2018
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About the author
Diane Scott Lewis
26 books182 followersDiane Scott Lewis grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and joined the Navy at nineteen. She wrote book reviews for the Historical Novel Review magazine and was a historical editor for The Wild Rose Press. She'd been on editorial panels and a digital panel for the HNS. Her first novel was published in 2010. She's had numerous historical novels published since: adventure, romantic elements, and a time-travel. She also published a Revolutionary war novel told from the British side-Her Vanquished Land.
Her current release is a WWII romantic suspense, Bretagne, a forbidden affair.
Her current release is a WWII romantic suspense, Bretagne, a forbidden affair.
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December 5, 2016
This great time-slip story offers the contrasts of two worlds. After dealing with a nasty divorce, Tamara Ledbetter finds herself in 18th Century England where she has gone to research her ancestors. How does a very modern lady deal with the lack of amenities and comforts she took for granted? And it has become imperative that she remain unobtrusive in a society where she's like a square peg in a round hole. Lovely details and world building in this, as Tamara's life grows ever more complicated. Especially when she meets attractive farmer, Colum Polwhele. Lots of twists and surprises as Scott Lewis take us on a wild ride. I was given a copy of this novel for an honest review.
January 11, 2021
What would you do if you found yourself more than 200 hundred years in the past? That’s what Beyond the Fall’s main character, Tamara, has to figure out. Her marriage is irreparable. She needs a change in her life. But, she has a job and family she doesn’t want to leave behind. When she finds two headstones in a Cornish cemetery her wild ride begins.
I give the author an A in character development. By observing the behaviors of people in the past, Tamara gains a new perspective and better understanding of the situation she’s left in her own time.
One of the things I truly liked about the story: When Tamara tries to explain where she came from the two people she confides in don’t take her story hook-line-and-sinker. Another event final convinces them she isn’t completely off her rocker.
The second thing I appreciated: Unlike so many time travel stories, she gives an explanation for the portal that carries her character into the past. Is it a believable explanation? Not really – but this is fantasy/fiction, people. What do expect?
Here’s the biggest thing that sold me on this book: The dialogue. Her characters in the year 1789 spoke in perfect 18th-century dialogue. Try as she might, our 21st-century heroin often slipped up and has to cover her faux-pas. In her mind, she sounded as modern as you or me. This was an amazing juggling act for the author.
I wouldn’t want to leave out a little about the hero of the story, Colum. Not only is he incredibly hot, but also a man who fights for the down-trodden without fear. If I were to fall in love with an 18th-century man I would hope it would be this guy.
So, does Tamara stay in the past with her new love where women have no rights – does she take him back to the present to reunite with her family where they’ll be safe – or do they part ways and return to the way things were before it all happened? I encourage you to read the book and find out.
I give the author an A in character development. By observing the behaviors of people in the past, Tamara gains a new perspective and better understanding of the situation she’s left in her own time.
One of the things I truly liked about the story: When Tamara tries to explain where she came from the two people she confides in don’t take her story hook-line-and-sinker. Another event final convinces them she isn’t completely off her rocker.
The second thing I appreciated: Unlike so many time travel stories, she gives an explanation for the portal that carries her character into the past. Is it a believable explanation? Not really – but this is fantasy/fiction, people. What do expect?
Here’s the biggest thing that sold me on this book: The dialogue. Her characters in the year 1789 spoke in perfect 18th-century dialogue. Try as she might, our 21st-century heroin often slipped up and has to cover her faux-pas. In her mind, she sounded as modern as you or me. This was an amazing juggling act for the author.
I wouldn’t want to leave out a little about the hero of the story, Colum. Not only is he incredibly hot, but also a man who fights for the down-trodden without fear. If I were to fall in love with an 18th-century man I would hope it would be this guy.
So, does Tamara stay in the past with her new love where women have no rights – does she take him back to the present to reunite with her family where they’ll be safe – or do they part ways and return to the way things were before it all happened? I encourage you to read the book and find out.
December 2, 2018
In talented Ms Scott-Lewis’s new novel, Beyond the Fall, on a visit to Cornwall the heroine, Tamara, is catapulted 200 years back to 1789. Tamara has no idea how she travelled back in time where she meets Collum, who assumes she is a spy. She stays with him and his sister and longs for shampoos, hair conditioner and modern conveniences. Life is hard, the clothes uncomfortable and life is very difficult for women who have few rights. Fascinated by Tamara’s dilemma I wanted to know whether she could return to the 21st century or if she would she be able to adapt to and find happiness in a world alien to her. If you enjoy novels about time travel you will love this one.
February 20, 2020
Tamara Ledbetter thinks she has it bad in her daily life, with a cheating husband who wants to divorce her. When she travels to Cornwall to get away, things go from bad to worse when an accident sends her 250 years into the past. How does a modern woman cope with the reality of no cell phones, no internet, no Starbucks--no women's rights? If that's not bad enough, she has to deal with being in the middle of a local rebellion led by a man she could really fall for. Diane Scott Lewis has done her homework--the detail in the story is delightful, and the reader truly feels Tamara's conundrum throughout this satisfying tale.
March 17, 2019
Time travel romance is a favorite for me and this story was an enthralling treat. Tamara is dumped by her husband and finds it hard to cope. Her life changes when she takes a time travel trip back into a different era. There she encounters Colum and things in the story take off from there into intrigue and romance. This is a sweet romance, with many interesting twists and turns. Will Tamara and Colum give in to their attraction to each other? Can Tamara leave her old life behind? Will there be a sequel? I heartily hope so. Wonderful read, thanks to the talented writer Ms. Lewis!
January 13, 2019
This is a refreshing time travel romance between Tamara and Colum. Tamara whose husband leaves her goes back in time while studying her family ancestry. This is where she meets Colum who is neither a Lord or Duke like most men in time travel romance. Towards the end of the book a new character is introduced who is also a time traveler. Could there be a sequel?
May 23, 2021
FANTASTIC time travel. So rich in setting and the characters were fabulous. I really felt like I had traveled back in time with Tamara. And Colum is swoon-worthy indeed. A compelling, exciting read I didn’t want to put down.
March 7, 2019
Tamara's husband drops a big bomb on her one night letting her know that he has been cheating on her and that he is also leaving her that night too and that he wants a divorce. She expects to be more devastated but deep in her heart she knows that her marriage had been falling apart for a while, even though it does hurt knowing that the bastard was cheating on her. She had planned a big trip on Cornwall, England with her husband before all this happened because she wanted to research her ancestors. She to take the trip anyway, by herself.
While she is there, she ends up at a neglected cemetery, she scrapes the old headstones to read them but ends up fainting and when she wakes up ends up in 1789. She finds herself in the year of the French Revolution, grain riots in England, miners out of work and somehow mistrusted by a young farmer, Colum Polwhele, who's come to her aid.
From here, she finds herself in trouble more than she likes, always having Colum helping her, and at the same time having herself helping Colum when he ends up in trouble in that time era.
The story line felt a little like Outlander, but too fast paced at times, missing pieces at other times. There were some interesting characters, like Colum's aunt, she ended up being my favorite character, believe it or not. Tamara, felt like she was missing something, I'm not sure what, I liked here at some chapters and then not some much at others. I couldn't connect with Colum, he was just there.
Overall, it was a cute and quick story, I enjoyed the story more towards the end so I ended up giving it a 3 out 5 stars.
While she is there, she ends up at a neglected cemetery, she scrapes the old headstones to read them but ends up fainting and when she wakes up ends up in 1789. She finds herself in the year of the French Revolution, grain riots in England, miners out of work and somehow mistrusted by a young farmer, Colum Polwhele, who's come to her aid.
From here, she finds herself in trouble more than she likes, always having Colum helping her, and at the same time having herself helping Colum when he ends up in trouble in that time era.
The story line felt a little like Outlander, but too fast paced at times, missing pieces at other times. There were some interesting characters, like Colum's aunt, she ended up being my favorite character, believe it or not. Tamara, felt like she was missing something, I'm not sure what, I liked here at some chapters and then not some much at others. I couldn't connect with Colum, he was just there.
Overall, it was a cute and quick story, I enjoyed the story more towards the end so I ended up giving it a 3 out 5 stars.
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