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Love Across Time #3
Finding Home
Alice McLaren is a traveller . . . but her travels must remain a secret. Now that she has no one of her own, she leaves London during the Blitz to move to her family’s cottage in Somerset. Alice plans to take evacuated children from London and care for them in the country.
However, her travels take her much further than she anticipates, away to a safer place far from the war and the incessant bombing.
When she meets and falls in love with Branton, Alice is torn. There is a child to be rescued, and Alice is the only one who can save Amelia Adnum. She must choose between Branton and taking the lost child home safely.
As circumstances change, Alice must make a decision that could change many lives.
Branton knows Alice holds a secret, but he cannot understand why she refuses to stay with him. He cannot bear to lose her, but can Branton convince Alice that their love will endure, no matter what?
However, her travels take her much further than she anticipates, away to a safer place far from the war and the incessant bombing.
When she meets and falls in love with Branton, Alice is torn. There is a child to be rescued, and Alice is the only one who can save Amelia Adnum. She must choose between Branton and taking the lost child home safely.
As circumstances change, Alice must make a decision that could change many lives.
Branton knows Alice holds a secret, but he cannot understand why she refuses to stay with him. He cannot bear to lose her, but can Branton convince Alice that their love will endure, no matter what?
- GenresTime Travel
135 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 30, 2020
34 people are currently reading
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About the author
Annie Seaton
167 books703 followersAnnie Seaton lives near the beach on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. She is fulfilling her lifelong dream of writing and has been delighted to discover that readers love reading her stories as much as she loves writing them. Her career and studies spanned the education sector for most of her working life until she took up a full-time writing career. Each winter, Annie and her husband leave the beach to roam the remote areas of Australia for story ideas and research.
Readers can contact Annie through her website annieseaton.net or find her on Facebook and Instagram.
Readers can contact Annie through her website annieseaton.net or find her on Facebook and Instagram.
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July 28, 2022
3.5*
I’m not generally a great lover of either romance or fantasy fiction, but since I was a child and first read Alison Uttley’s classic A Traveler In Time, I’ve always enjoyed time-travel stories.
During the dark days of 1941, the residents of London are suffering the daily horror of the German air-bombing raids known as “The Blitz”. Reeling from the deaths of both her parents within a week of each other in two separate bombings, nineteen-year-old Alice McLaren finds herself alone in the world. With the intention of setting up a safe refuge for London children to escape the carnage of war, Alice travels to Somerset, and her family’s long-vacant cottage near the town of Glastonbury. She has fond memories of Violet Cottage in its rural idyll, where she spent the early part of her childhood, prior to moving permanently with her parents to the capital. She also remains curious about her mother's fears for young Alice’s safety while they lived at the cottage, something to do with the fields that lie beyond a high brick wall on the property.
On an expedition to buy groceries on her first morning at Violet Cottage, Alice crosses the fields, en route to the nearby town. She approaches a group of ancient standing stones and undergoes an extraordinary experience, waking from a faint to find herself in a setting that seems both familiar and strange. Confused and lost, she’s approached and offered a place to stay by a young and handsome man on horseback. He introduces himself as Branton, Lord of the nearby Brue Manor, and all the surrounding farming land. The romantically-inexperienced Alice finds herself immediately attracted to her rescuer, despite his odd clothing and manner of speaking. It soon transpires that Alice is indeed still in the countryside near Glastonbury, but the year is 1496...
Over the ensuing several months, Alice overcomes her initial shock to begin enjoying life in the late 15th century, as her relationship with Branton intensifies. Can she tear herself from his arms to return to her own time when the opportunity presents, or will Alice and Branton prove that true love transcends the constraints of time?
Finding Home is a quick and entertaining read, which perhaps inevitably brought to my mind Diana Gabaldon’s epic Outlander series, several books of which I’ve read and enjoyed in the past. This book lacks the sense of historical immersion and complex characterisations that Gabaldon achieves, probably not unexpectedly given the much more limited format. I was distracted by a few jarring anachronisms, such as a 15th century character referring to having “achieved closure” and the cover image, which while it faithfully depicts a scene from the book, depicts a woman in Victorian (19th century), rather than early Tudor (late 15th - 16th century) clothing. I’ll admit that I am a bit of a stickler over historical accuracy, and these issues may not be of great import to other readers.
While Finding Home has not convinced me to become a romance fiction aficionado, I am sufficiently intrigued to want to seek out the other three books in this series, in which other young women travel from the mysterious Violet Cottage to find love in historical time periods.
I’m not generally a great lover of either romance or fantasy fiction, but since I was a child and first read Alison Uttley’s classic A Traveler In Time, I’ve always enjoyed time-travel stories.
During the dark days of 1941, the residents of London are suffering the daily horror of the German air-bombing raids known as “The Blitz”. Reeling from the deaths of both her parents within a week of each other in two separate bombings, nineteen-year-old Alice McLaren finds herself alone in the world. With the intention of setting up a safe refuge for London children to escape the carnage of war, Alice travels to Somerset, and her family’s long-vacant cottage near the town of Glastonbury. She has fond memories of Violet Cottage in its rural idyll, where she spent the early part of her childhood, prior to moving permanently with her parents to the capital. She also remains curious about her mother's fears for young Alice’s safety while they lived at the cottage, something to do with the fields that lie beyond a high brick wall on the property.
On an expedition to buy groceries on her first morning at Violet Cottage, Alice crosses the fields, en route to the nearby town. She approaches a group of ancient standing stones and undergoes an extraordinary experience, waking from a faint to find herself in a setting that seems both familiar and strange. Confused and lost, she’s approached and offered a place to stay by a young and handsome man on horseback. He introduces himself as Branton, Lord of the nearby Brue Manor, and all the surrounding farming land. The romantically-inexperienced Alice finds herself immediately attracted to her rescuer, despite his odd clothing and manner of speaking. It soon transpires that Alice is indeed still in the countryside near Glastonbury, but the year is 1496...
Over the ensuing several months, Alice overcomes her initial shock to begin enjoying life in the late 15th century, as her relationship with Branton intensifies. Can she tear herself from his arms to return to her own time when the opportunity presents, or will Alice and Branton prove that true love transcends the constraints of time?
Finding Home is a quick and entertaining read, which perhaps inevitably brought to my mind Diana Gabaldon’s epic Outlander series, several books of which I’ve read and enjoyed in the past. This book lacks the sense of historical immersion and complex characterisations that Gabaldon achieves, probably not unexpectedly given the much more limited format. I was distracted by a few jarring anachronisms, such as a 15th century character referring to having “achieved closure” and the cover image, which while it faithfully depicts a scene from the book, depicts a woman in Victorian (19th century), rather than early Tudor (late 15th - 16th century) clothing. I’ll admit that I am a bit of a stickler over historical accuracy, and these issues may not be of great import to other readers.
While Finding Home has not convinced me to become a romance fiction aficionado, I am sufficiently intrigued to want to seek out the other three books in this series, in which other young women travel from the mysterious Violet Cottage to find love in historical time periods.
October 16, 2021
Finding Home by Annie Seaton is the third instalment in the Love Across Time series. The first two Come Back to Me and Follow Me are sitting in my Kindle library but when I saw the cover for this one I simply had to buy the print copy off the author. I’ve had the book for quite some time and it’s still one of the most stunning cover designed books I own and I own well over 700 books!
Alice has been living in London since she was a child, now at nineteen she moves back to her family’s home, Violet cottage in Somerset after losing her parents during WWII.
Alice is a traveler….
I would love to step into Alice’s shoes, though I wouldn’t want to be transported back to the 1400s it would however be wonderful to go back to the 20th century, the late 1970s to be precise, however Alice doesn't have a choice. ‘A bright shaft of light shot from the top towards the sun, bathing her in a blue light and she pulled her hand back quickly.’ The rapid movement made Alice lose her balance and to save herself from falling both her hands landed on the blue stone and suddenly she was transported to 1496.
After a wobbly start Alice heads for the village, nearby kids in costume were singing and playing when without warning there was a loud bang, poor Alice thinking it was a bomb (only just having left London during the blitz) stood in complete stillness, fortunately she is rescued by a man in a dark cloak who leads her to his manor.
Alice and Lord Branton fall in love which complicates things as Alice must save a child and return her home leaving Branton one unhappy Lord.
Time travel combined with romance makes this an irresistible and dreamy read.
4.5 stars for the writing, plot and story however due to the breathtaking cover design I’m giving this 5 stars.
POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2021: #50 - The book on your TBR list/pile with the prettiest cover
Alice has been living in London since she was a child, now at nineteen she moves back to her family’s home, Violet cottage in Somerset after losing her parents during WWII.
Alice is a traveler….
I would love to step into Alice’s shoes, though I wouldn’t want to be transported back to the 1400s it would however be wonderful to go back to the 20th century, the late 1970s to be precise, however Alice doesn't have a choice. ‘A bright shaft of light shot from the top towards the sun, bathing her in a blue light and she pulled her hand back quickly.’ The rapid movement made Alice lose her balance and to save herself from falling both her hands landed on the blue stone and suddenly she was transported to 1496.
After a wobbly start Alice heads for the village, nearby kids in costume were singing and playing when without warning there was a loud bang, poor Alice thinking it was a bomb (only just having left London during the blitz) stood in complete stillness, fortunately she is rescued by a man in a dark cloak who leads her to his manor.
Alice and Lord Branton fall in love which complicates things as Alice must save a child and return her home leaving Branton one unhappy Lord.
Time travel combined with romance makes this an irresistible and dreamy read.
4.5 stars for the writing, plot and story however due to the breathtaking cover design I’m giving this 5 stars.
POPSUGAR Reading Challenge 2021: #50 - The book on your TBR list/pile with the prettiest cover
December 4, 2020
What a wonderful story this was, I haven't read the previous two but will certainly check them out now.
It's a beautifully written time travel romance, Alice had a wonderful journey. Caught up in times of war in London, losing her parents her grief takes her home to her childhood cottage. The mysterious stones in the field beyond her cottage draw her closer. She is transported to a time way before hers. Will she get back or find enough reasons to stay?
A beautiful romance, I highly recommend it.
It's a beautifully written time travel romance, Alice had a wonderful journey. Caught up in times of war in London, losing her parents her grief takes her home to her childhood cottage. The mysterious stones in the field beyond her cottage draw her closer. She is transported to a time way before hers. Will she get back or find enough reasons to stay?
A beautiful romance, I highly recommend it.
December 2, 2020
I fell in love with Alice in the first two books as her relative discovered her secret by reading her journals, so it really did feel like coming home to read this beautifully written time travel story....Alice’s story. Annie Seaton has a beautiful writing style that I find easy to read and does not need to rely on sensationalism to keep the reader glued to the pages. I highly recommend this and any book written by Annie Seaton.
November 30, 2020
If you love reading time travel, you will enjoy Annie’s well written historical novel of Alice’s journey.
December 26, 2020
This is a long awaited story in the Love Across Time Series for me. I've been fascinated to get to Alice's story to see what really happened to her back during WWII and to see how she learned about the magic of the rock formation behind their cottage. I love time travel stories - they amaze me and really get my mind working overtime. Annie Seaton is a fantastic author who writes such well-rounded characters that I'm drawn smack into the story and can totally feel that I'm a part of their lives. I couldn't put this book down until I finished it! I think you will love it, also.
December 1, 2023
Uma história envolvente ambientada na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Amor, sacrifício e escolhas difíceis. Emocionante e inspirador. Recomendo!
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