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Portrait of a Man
Transported back in time to bring down the Patriarchy, Rourke of Calandor encounters the woman of his dreams in Alexis Conner, a woman obsessed with horror stories and haunted houses, who verifies the paranormal for a living. Original.
353 pages, Paperback
First published January 4, 2005
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Tracy Fobes
13 books27 followersTracy Fobes writes historical, contemporary and paranormal romance; as well as in the horror/thriller genres. She’s been writing fiction in various genres for twenty years and has won numerous awards for her writing.
Tracy also writes contemporary and historical erotic romance novels under the pen name Georgina Sand.
Tracy also writes contemporary and historical erotic romance novels under the pen name Georgina Sand.
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July 8, 2023
My first time with this author, having picked this up at a discount store. What a fun read. It's pretty light and yet, has a fascinating, very creative premise. I enjoyed this quite a bit. Rourke and Alexis are intriguing characters and the story line flows without any bumps or hiccups.
Excellent.
Excellent.
August 14, 2025
As a fierce leader and warrior for the FFA (Families for All), the hero fights desperately against the establishment which he and his men feel are unequal. Those with the money get the brides and those without are left to suffer loneliness. It seems that no matter how many steps are taken to change this, their world remains the same and with the special mineral that enables time travel, their world is slowly dying. So, the hero is chosen to travel back in time to the date where the plague first originated in hopes to stop the disease before it ever infects the population. He focuses on the heroine, the sister of the woman scientist brought forward previously. With a photograph in hand, the hero sets his sights on creating a portal. For many days he focuses on the beautiful face and learning each and every curve of her features. He falls in love with her in the process. And when he finally is able to make the trip back in time, he comes face to face with the woman who could well mean the salvation of many lives.
The heroine has always been an off ball. More focused on the paranormal and the unknown than what's considered generally healthy, she is ghost hunter but one with the science to back it up. One night while on a hunt, she encounters a truly bizarre sight. The painting of Abe Lincoln seems to shift and come alive and a ghost emerges from the frame, a ghost who is very real and who kisses her senseless before fleeing into the night. Unnerved but tingling with excitement she tries to understand what she just witnessed.
When the hero shows up at her door it's a week after the ghost hunt and he's managed to acclimate himself a bit more to this strange world he finds himself in. Though he is still ignorant of simple terminology and objects at times, he is more confident that he can approach the heroine without looking like a fool. He needs her to grant him permission to look at her sisters belongs and hopefully the answers he seeks can be found within them. But his feelings for the heroine are a distraction. He can't stop himself from kissing her and touching her body, especially as it's obvious she feels the same intense desire for him as well. One night, while on another hunt, the heroine witnesses a painting change again only this time a man comes forth with evil intentions and without the heroes help, she and he would have been killed or worse. Now, the hero must come clean and the heroine must resign herself to the fact that the man she loves is from the future and that whatever plans she had to be with him are not meant to be. But when the time comes to either sit back and let him go or fight for him arises, she will do anything to be with him.
I was feeling this book and going with it up until the end. The end turned this paranormal romance into a very science fiction deal and I wasn't a fan of that. Sorry, other than the last impression I received, I was over all into this book. Sure, the pacing was rather slow and not much happened in the way of plot development between the hero's travel back in time and the ending which I won't spoil but I wasn't crazy about, but I couldn't fault the budding relationship between the hero and heroine. He was a handsome man who loved a woman simply because of her picture. He was intensely devoted to her and paid no mind to any other woman though they were basically throwing themselves at him. He was charming in his awkwardness when it came to present slang and foreign objects like condoms. The heroine was a nice person, described as selfless and giving and though she suffered from trust issues thanks to her shitty ex fiancé, she was eager to explore her desires for the hero and she slept with him the first day she met him. There were moments of excitement and this book has passionate and affectionate love scenes but I was lulled by the lack of forward plotline drive. I don't know what was really missing but I found the focus to be more on the hero and heroines’ feelings than the original goal of finding a cure for the plague. I don't know, It wasn't bad but neither was it great. Sort of middle shelf and sometimes that's worse than bad because it makes it forgettable.
The heroine has always been an off ball. More focused on the paranormal and the unknown than what's considered generally healthy, she is ghost hunter but one with the science to back it up. One night while on a hunt, she encounters a truly bizarre sight. The painting of Abe Lincoln seems to shift and come alive and a ghost emerges from the frame, a ghost who is very real and who kisses her senseless before fleeing into the night. Unnerved but tingling with excitement she tries to understand what she just witnessed.
When the hero shows up at her door it's a week after the ghost hunt and he's managed to acclimate himself a bit more to this strange world he finds himself in. Though he is still ignorant of simple terminology and objects at times, he is more confident that he can approach the heroine without looking like a fool. He needs her to grant him permission to look at her sisters belongs and hopefully the answers he seeks can be found within them. But his feelings for the heroine are a distraction. He can't stop himself from kissing her and touching her body, especially as it's obvious she feels the same intense desire for him as well. One night, while on another hunt, the heroine witnesses a painting change again only this time a man comes forth with evil intentions and without the heroes help, she and he would have been killed or worse. Now, the hero must come clean and the heroine must resign herself to the fact that the man she loves is from the future and that whatever plans she had to be with him are not meant to be. But when the time comes to either sit back and let him go or fight for him arises, she will do anything to be with him.
I was feeling this book and going with it up until the end. The end turned this paranormal romance into a very science fiction deal and I wasn't a fan of that. Sorry, other than the last impression I received, I was over all into this book. Sure, the pacing was rather slow and not much happened in the way of plot development between the hero's travel back in time and the ending which I won't spoil but I wasn't crazy about, but I couldn't fault the budding relationship between the hero and heroine. He was a handsome man who loved a woman simply because of her picture. He was intensely devoted to her and paid no mind to any other woman though they were basically throwing themselves at him. He was charming in his awkwardness when it came to present slang and foreign objects like condoms. The heroine was a nice person, described as selfless and giving and though she suffered from trust issues thanks to her shitty ex fiancé, she was eager to explore her desires for the hero and she slept with him the first day she met him. There were moments of excitement and this book has passionate and affectionate love scenes but I was lulled by the lack of forward plotline drive. I don't know what was really missing but I found the focus to be more on the hero and heroines’ feelings than the original goal of finding a cure for the plague. I don't know, It wasn't bad but neither was it great. Sort of middle shelf and sometimes that's worse than bad because it makes it forgettable.
May 3, 2017
3+ stars
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