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Time Tumble #2
Whispering Winter
Heaven’s breath, is the girl real? I’ve been sent to Doral Castle to fetch a lassie and bring her home; she is promised to my brother. But the lass I find is a surprise. She’s nothing like the woman I was expecting. Straightaway, she refuses to answer to her rightful name. She insists she’s someone other than Moira, someone called Lily. ‘Tis a ploy, a lassie’s trick to avoid her wedding day. The girl has my sympathies because who wouldn’t want to wriggle out of wedlock with Goswin, even if he is Laird of MacTavish Castle? ‘Tis obvious how feisty and full of trouble the lass is, yet I’m strangely drawn to her. Just as our journey begins, the blizzard strikes so we’ve no choice but to seek shelter together. We’re forced to spend our nights alone, in a hunting hut in the snow. My brother must never find out what happens between us during that freeze. Goswin has a temper. He is not the understanding or the forgiving sort. I’ve followed my friend into the past. It was an accident and the very last thing I meant to do. If I knew how to leave this place, I would. But for now, I’m stuck in the year, 1362, in snowy, medieval Scotland, trying to cope any way I can. And then I discover that I’m to marry a medieval laird, a man that no one can stand. The Rory might be the most sought-after man in all of the Highlands but his brother is Laird and will not be denied anything. Laird Goswin has his eye on the fresh-faced stranger that Rory has brought home. She’s a beauty. Looks like hers are not easily found, especially not in these troubled times. The Black Death has just ravaged Scotland killing far too many. Laird Goswin is not about to let a healthy, fine breeding woman like Lily escape. She mightn’t be the woman he’s promised to, but no matter. This girl will do nicely.
157 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 6, 2019
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November 26, 2019
When Lily's friend Caitlin disappeared and returned to tell her about traveling back in time to 1263 Scotland, Lily barely listened. After a disastrous blind date Lily runs into Doral castle and seeks refuge in the room her friend told her had sent her back in time. Lily awakens from a nap to find herself in a blizzard and with no recognizable land marks. Rory MacTavish was sent to find his brother's bride. When he finds Lily, her insists on calling her Moira, but will eventually humor her and start calling her Lily. When Lily finally meets her betrothed, and realizes that Lord Goswin of MacTavish Castle is a cruel and evil man, that she refuses to marry. Lily are sweet, sexy characters, and almost immediately drawn together. He makes a deal with Goswin, his brother, to pay him Lily's bride price, but the Laird will become impatient, and will try to force Lily to become his bride.
In 1352 Scotland, the Plague has decimated the population, and while Lily is a teacher, and vaguely familiar with that time in her history, she doesn't know if she should go home or stay with Rory, the man who has protected her, and whom she has come to love. Some exciting action, violence, and surprising twists in the plot. Absolutely wonderful time travel romance, I think this is a must read. Fantastic book!
I am voluntarily leaving an honest and non-incentivized review of this ARC.
In 1352 Scotland, the Plague has decimated the population, and while Lily is a teacher, and vaguely familiar with that time in her history, she doesn't know if she should go home or stay with Rory, the man who has protected her, and whom she has come to love. Some exciting action, violence, and surprising twists in the plot. Absolutely wonderful time travel romance, I think this is a must read. Fantastic book!
I am voluntarily leaving an honest and non-incentivized review of this ARC.
September 6, 2022
I found this book on Amazon; this is my honest review
TRIGGER ALERT: fear of rape, attempted rape, rape happening; rape throughout and there's always someone laughing and it's not the girl. Rapes from the past coming to the surface and a promise of a "good" rape for a wedding night.
-This is Lily and Rory's story. Lily is friend with the heroine from the previous book.
-The blurb is a bit mis-conductive; we read that Lily is a beauty but in the book, she's just a regular girl.
-My LOL moment: "I had a temperature, sure enough". Everyone has a temperature, even dead bodies. She had a fever.
-Too many repeats. At 46% I had heard enough times that Rory didn't want to know Lily came from far away. I would be bothered too, especially because she led him like a horse with a carrot. At 72%, I'm thinking "how many times are you going to repeat that?".
-The language is 100% present-time, not from the 1360s.
-It's fast-paced but nothing stands out that I can recall (apart from the trigger alerts above). The whole thing resemble "Snowflakes in Summer" which I just read yesterday so it's clear in my head. Justice prevails at the end, but it's much too late and Rory never apologized for not believing Lily was not Moira. Lily, on the other hand, adjusts a bit too fast to her surroundings and day-to-day routines; it's all fun to her, even caring for a wee lass.
-Editing would need another pass but nothing to distract from the story. Jesu/Jesus, foul/foal, etc.
TRIGGER ALERT: fear of rape, attempted rape, rape happening; rape throughout and there's always someone laughing and it's not the girl. Rapes from the past coming to the surface and a promise of a "good" rape for a wedding night.
-This is Lily and Rory's story. Lily is friend with the heroine from the previous book.
-The blurb is a bit mis-conductive; we read that Lily is a beauty but in the book, she's just a regular girl.
-My LOL moment: "I had a temperature, sure enough". Everyone has a temperature, even dead bodies. She had a fever.
-Too many repeats. At 46% I had heard enough times that Rory didn't want to know Lily came from far away. I would be bothered too, especially because she led him like a horse with a carrot. At 72%, I'm thinking "how many times are you going to repeat that?".
-The language is 100% present-time, not from the 1360s.
-It's fast-paced but nothing stands out that I can recall (apart from the trigger alerts above). The whole thing resemble "Snowflakes in Summer" which I just read yesterday so it's clear in my head. Justice prevails at the end, but it's much too late and Rory never apologized for not believing Lily was not Moira. Lily, on the other hand, adjusts a bit too fast to her surroundings and day-to-day routines; it's all fun to her, even caring for a wee lass.
-Editing would need another pass but nothing to distract from the story. Jesu/Jesus, foul/foal, etc.
December 7, 2019
Interesting Characters But Flawed Execution
I usually enjoy Scottish time travel romance, so I picked this book up at my favorite book review site. I liked the basic story and the hero and heroine. For me, though, I felt like the execution of it was not all it could be. I found parts of it to be overly repetitious, so much so that in places it truly did bog down the story. The initial interactions between the hero and the heroine felt a little awkward and somewhat contrived. I know this is fiction, so technically everything is contrived. But a story shouldn't feel that way. It should just flow. I also found the pacing to be uneven throughout. There are some humorous moments, especially in the brief modern times' segment. I felt, too, that the level of set-up in modern times felt unnecessary. I thought the hero was amusing, though he most likely wouldn't see it that way himself.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
I usually enjoy Scottish time travel romance, so I picked this book up at my favorite book review site. I liked the basic story and the hero and heroine. For me, though, I felt like the execution of it was not all it could be. I found parts of it to be overly repetitious, so much so that in places it truly did bog down the story. The initial interactions between the hero and the heroine felt a little awkward and somewhat contrived. I know this is fiction, so technically everything is contrived. But a story shouldn't feel that way. It should just flow. I also found the pacing to be uneven throughout. There are some humorous moments, especially in the brief modern times' segment. I felt, too, that the level of set-up in modern times felt unnecessary. I thought the hero was amusing, though he most likely wouldn't see it that way himself.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
My book blog: https://www.readingfanaticreviews.com
November 25, 2019
Good story until it slowed to a crawl at the end😒
3.5-4🌟stars
This story had a good plot, a brave, kind hero and a modern heroine who adjusted with lightning speed to life in 14th century Scotland. The course of their romance met with some villains, but I felt the angst was mostly limited to a handful of crucial scenes. The romantic clinches were lusty, but not explicit, and their end is happy, when they finally got there.
🙄 The last chapter, particularly heroine Lily's snail's pace confession, was way too long and padded. Since it was my last impression of the story, it ended up reducing my overall rating considerably. Scotland, time travel and romance are some of my favorite themes and all together they usually rate higher.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the story; this is my voluntary and honest review.
3.5-4🌟stars
This story had a good plot, a brave, kind hero and a modern heroine who adjusted with lightning speed to life in 14th century Scotland. The course of their romance met with some villains, but I felt the angst was mostly limited to a handful of crucial scenes. The romantic clinches were lusty, but not explicit, and their end is happy, when they finally got there.
🙄 The last chapter, particularly heroine Lily's snail's pace confession, was way too long and padded. Since it was my last impression of the story, it ended up reducing my overall rating considerably. Scotland, time travel and romance are some of my favorite themes and all together they usually rate higher.
I read a complimentary advance copy of the story; this is my voluntary and honest review.
December 24, 2019
I received this as an advanced reading copy.
This story is very straight forward and a fast read. The part taking place in the modern world worked. It was when Lily goes to the past that it starts to fall apart. When she first meets Rory, the dialogue is just terrible. And Lily seems to have no trouble at all, as a 21st century gal, adjusting to the realities of life in the fourteenth century. She seems to take to it as if she was born to it. No culture shock at all to what life is really like. I'm not talking about her reactions to interpersonal things. I'm talking about daily life things. It is the little things that make the story unbelievable and hard to buy into.
This story is very straight forward and a fast read. The part taking place in the modern world worked. It was when Lily goes to the past that it starts to fall apart. When she first meets Rory, the dialogue is just terrible. And Lily seems to have no trouble at all, as a 21st century gal, adjusting to the realities of life in the fourteenth century. She seems to take to it as if she was born to it. No culture shock at all to what life is really like. I'm not talking about her reactions to interpersonal things. I'm talking about daily life things. It is the little things that make the story unbelievable and hard to buy into.
December 19, 2019
This is a book I read in one sitting and simply couldn’t put down. Ms. Preston has created two easy-to-love protagonists—Lily and Rory—who are thrown together in the most unlikely of scenarios. Time-traveling in snowy medieval Scotland (circa 1352) is fraught with many obstacles and challenges, but Lily and Rory manage to transcend these circumstances. This second installment in the Time Tumble Series is a must-read.
November 28, 2019
What a medieval Scotland time travel story. It had wonderful dialogue and great characters. I wish there had been an epilogue of what happened to our heroic couple Lily and Rory in the near or far future. It would have been nice to read about how he turned the clan around and restore it to its former glory. Other than that it was a good read.
March 10, 2020
This was an enjoyable fast read. The main characters, Lily and Rory, were likeable and entertaining. The story was fast paced and easy to get lost in. I wish there had been more detail about the daily life of Rory and Lily once they were in the castle, time seemed to pass very quickly with little information, but other than that I thought the book was great.
March 2, 2020
This book was a little hard to get into. It was a little slow and I didnt like how the main character started.
However the more I read the more the main character opened up and I really started to enjoy the book. It was wonderful book over all and amazing historical details
However the more I read the more the main character opened up and I really started to enjoy the book. It was wonderful book over all and amazing historical details
August 2, 2020
Enjoyable
I feel like if you read one you read the other. I felt disappointed and let down. The story line is similar to the summer of snowflakes with almost the same script for the love scene.
I feel like if you read one you read the other. I felt disappointed and let down. The story line is similar to the summer of snowflakes with almost the same script for the love scene.
September 27, 2020
Good Story
Follow Lily as she makes the choice to travel back in time to find her own adventure. Of course being mistaken for someone else only makes this romance fun and interesting. A time travel tale filled with mystery, excitement, and intrigue.
Follow Lily as she makes the choice to travel back in time to find her own adventure. Of course being mistaken for someone else only makes this romance fun and interesting. A time travel tale filled with mystery, excitement, and intrigue.
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