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June Girls #1
No Recourse
2008 is one year that Hayley Garland would like to forget. Devastated by the disappearance of her best friend, she's spent the year in limbo. But now she's back to where it all went wrong. Returning to Fernwood Grange in the hopes of finding out what really happened to Erin seemed like a good idea, but Hayley can't find anything more than a stormy English night and an old oak tree. If only she could go back in time...
Captain Jack Campbell is searching the Dover shoreline for another missing girl. Racing through the woods, he's caught in a sudden downpour. Drenched and in need of shelter, Jack is stopped short when lightning strikes a tree in his path. The split trunk reveals a young woman, in obvious pain, and he reaches out to her just before she loses consciousness.
Desperate to find Julia, a local woman who has disappeared recently, and escape the powerful storm, he heads to a small cabin in the woods, determined to question the unconscious woman in his arms. Little does he know, Hayley is not what she appears to be, and this woman is about to change his future drastically. Because in Jack’s world the year is 1818.
Captain Jack Campbell is searching the Dover shoreline for another missing girl. Racing through the woods, he's caught in a sudden downpour. Drenched and in need of shelter, Jack is stopped short when lightning strikes a tree in his path. The split trunk reveals a young woman, in obvious pain, and he reaches out to her just before she loses consciousness.
Desperate to find Julia, a local woman who has disappeared recently, and escape the powerful storm, he heads to a small cabin in the woods, determined to question the unconscious woman in his arms. Little does he know, Hayley is not what she appears to be, and this woman is about to change his future drastically. Because in Jack’s world the year is 1818.
175 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 2, 2009
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Mari Carr
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July 14, 2019
I really want to read more trash, but there's a difference between true trash and well-executed trash. If you're going to include assault in your writing, learn how to do it without normalizing cycles of non-consenting violence/abuse as "romance." Yuck.
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April 3, 2018
I honestly didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did! But a time-travel Regency/modern day plotline was enough to hook me, and I'm glad it did, even though part of me wants to scream, "What about ripping holes in the space-time continuum?!"
Anyway.
The people felt like real people, with their own personal demons and issues, and I liked them for the most part. There were times when Hayley was a bit tiresome, as you can't honestly expect to apply a post-modern cultural worldview while living in the early 19th century, for crying out loud. I liked the magic tree as a portal plot device. And the sexy bits were nice, too. As I've said before, I expect some soul with the erotica I choose, and although I don't really understand why this would be tagged as such (without nearly as much sex as a longer, mainstream romance novel), I appreciated the physical tension and intimacy created.
One final gripe:
Am I way out to lunch here, or is it confusing that this is Book #1 listed in the series, and the story of the first "June girl" that goes missing in time is nowhere that I can find it? Ironic!
Anyway.
The people felt like real people, with their own personal demons and issues, and I liked them for the most part. There were times when Hayley was a bit tiresome, as you can't honestly expect to apply a post-modern cultural worldview while living in the early 19th century, for crying out loud. I liked the magic tree as a portal plot device. And the sexy bits were nice, too. As I've said before, I expect some soul with the erotica I choose, and although I don't really understand why this would be tagged as such (without nearly as much sex as a longer, mainstream romance novel), I appreciated the physical tension and intimacy created.
One final gripe:
Am I way out to lunch here, or is it confusing that this is Book #1 listed in the series, and the story of the first "June girl" that goes missing in time is nowhere that I can find it? Ironic!
March 14, 2013
While it wasn't the best book I have ever read by Mari Carr, it has me ready to read the next book in the series. I want to know what happens next! I had no idea this was a time travel story when I started it and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I like the hero and the heroine. Their actions made sense and propelled the story forward. What this lacked was the humor and joy that I have found in other stories by Mari Carr. I would recommend it to anyone that enjoys historical romance.
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"'Oh', she said thoughtfully. 'I guess I'll have to choose my escort well then. Since you seem immune to my alluring ankles, how 'bout you?'" location 22%
February 16, 2013
Absolutely brilliant can wait to read the next book.
November 6, 2014
***SPOILER ALERT***
I love time-travel books, however the numerous children/women abuse and rape attempts overtook that aspect.
I love time-travel books, however the numerous children/women abuse and rape attempts overtook that aspect.
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