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To Meet Again
Two years after the death of her beloved fiance, Thea encounters an injured stagecoach robber in her sister's examining room who bears a remarkable likeness to the man she had once loved with all her being, and soon, she finds herself powerfully drawn to the rugged gunman. Original.
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First published September 1, 2001
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Elaine Barbieri
56 books51 followersAKA Elaine Rome
Elaine Barbieri wrote over thirty historical novels that have been published worldwide. She was certain young adult readers would enjoy the excitement of historical romance if given a chance, and she welcomed the opportunity to write Miranda and the Warrior for this new audience. Elaine lived in northern New Jersey with her husband and family, and with Harrison, a demanding male who she is sure would be the ultimate hero -- if he weren't a cat.
Elaine Barbieri wrote over thirty historical novels that have been published worldwide. She was certain young adult readers would enjoy the excitement of historical romance if given a chance, and she welcomed the opportunity to write Miranda and the Warrior for this new audience. Elaine lived in northern New Jersey with her husband and family, and with Harrison, a demanding male who she is sure would be the ultimate hero -- if he weren't a cat.
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March 31, 2010
From the back of the book:
"We'll Meet Again..."
Those were the last words of Wade Preston as his life's blood stained the pure white of Thea's wedding dress, draining onto the church floor where they were to have been married.
Two years later, Thea knew the injured stagecoach robber in her sister's examining room couldn't be the same man she'd loved since she was eight years old, the bridegroom who'd been tragically killed by a gunman's bullet. His dark eye might have the same smoldering look as Wade's, his deep voice might send shivers of longing down her spine, but his personality was tough and untamable, so different from the tender caring of her fiance. This hard case could never arouse her slumbering passions, simply could not be the lost lover who still possessed her steadfast heart...or could he?
My review:
Well, I picked this one up at the usb in my hometown because the premise looked interesting. I couldn't have been more decieved. There was so much switching from one POV to another that I had to start skimming. It wasn't even switching from the heroine's POV to the hero's POV; that would've been ok. No, it was switching from the heroine's to the hero's, to the villian's, to the aunt, to the aunt's best friend, the female Treasury Dept agent, to her supervisor and other uninteresting characters. It got so bad I started skimming those parts. I could care less.
Not only was there the love story between the H/h but there were not one, but two other side love stories as well. Honestly, the book wasn't long enough to fit in all of that plus the typeset was huge.
We rarely get to see Quinn and Thea together and when we do I certainly didn't feel any connection between the two characters. It felt so rushed because they were hardly in any scenes together. When they were, they were fighting or making love. I just didn't feel it.
I also felt cheated because the back of the book made me think it was something more, like a separated lovers story, amnesia or something. Maybe if the story had been better and more interesting I wouldn't have been so disappointed by the way the story unfolded.
I pretty much just skimmed through the last half of the book. I wasn't sad to finish the last page.
Oh and the back of the book said her sister but it was really her mother's sister.
This wasn't my first read by Elaine Barbieri. I liked the first one of hers I read and in fact had to hunt for it again after I borrowed it from the library and couldn't recall the title. I finally found it again and enjoyed my second read of it. However, this one? Definitely going back to the usb or on to paperbackswap.com
"We'll Meet Again..."
Those were the last words of Wade Preston as his life's blood stained the pure white of Thea's wedding dress, draining onto the church floor where they were to have been married.
Two years later, Thea knew the injured stagecoach robber in her sister's examining room couldn't be the same man she'd loved since she was eight years old, the bridegroom who'd been tragically killed by a gunman's bullet. His dark eye might have the same smoldering look as Wade's, his deep voice might send shivers of longing down her spine, but his personality was tough and untamable, so different from the tender caring of her fiance. This hard case could never arouse her slumbering passions, simply could not be the lost lover who still possessed her steadfast heart...or could he?
My review:
Well, I picked this one up at the usb in my hometown because the premise looked interesting. I couldn't have been more decieved. There was so much switching from one POV to another that I had to start skimming. It wasn't even switching from the heroine's POV to the hero's POV; that would've been ok. No, it was switching from the heroine's to the hero's, to the villian's, to the aunt, to the aunt's best friend, the female Treasury Dept agent, to her supervisor and other uninteresting characters. It got so bad I started skimming those parts. I could care less.
Not only was there the love story between the H/h but there were not one, but two other side love stories as well. Honestly, the book wasn't long enough to fit in all of that plus the typeset was huge.
We rarely get to see Quinn and Thea together and when we do I certainly didn't feel any connection between the two characters. It felt so rushed because they were hardly in any scenes together. When they were, they were fighting or making love. I just didn't feel it.
I also felt cheated because the back of the book made me think it was something more, like a separated lovers story, amnesia or something. Maybe if the story had been better and more interesting I wouldn't have been so disappointed by the way the story unfolded.
I pretty much just skimmed through the last half of the book. I wasn't sad to finish the last page.
Oh and the back of the book said her sister but it was really her mother's sister.
This wasn't my first read by Elaine Barbieri. I liked the first one of hers I read and in fact had to hunt for it again after I borrowed it from the library and couldn't recall the title. I finally found it again and enjoyed my second read of it. However, this one? Definitely going back to the usb or on to paperbackswap.com
September 10, 2023
The premise of this book was amazing because there were so many questions like did Wade somehow fake his death? How come this other man, Quinn, looks exactly like him? I discovered this book maybe a few months ago, and it looked interesting, but I ended up reading another one of Elaine Barbieri's books at that time. (I'm a fan, and I'm slowly making my way through her backlist.)
I breezed through this book and enjoyed it, but in the end, it did fall short of my expectations. First off, the romance between Thea & Quinn wasn't developed enough. They didn't spend enough time together in a meaningful way talking. There were also two other romances going on, one between two government agents and the other between Thea's aunt and her friend.
The only way the ending of the book makes sense is through astrology. Basically, Thea fell in love with the same astrological chart because both Wade & Quinn were born on the same day, same year, and same hour. They were born to different parents and in different states, however.
Notes for myself in case I wonder what happened in this book:
I also wasn't sure if Thea was a virgin or not, or if she & Wade had consummated their relationship before they married.
I breezed through this book and enjoyed it, but in the end, it did fall short of my expectations. First off, the romance between Thea & Quinn wasn't developed enough. They didn't spend enough time together in a meaningful way talking. There were also two other romances going on, one between two government agents and the other between Thea's aunt and her friend.
The only way the ending of the book makes sense is through astrology. Basically, Thea fell in love with the same astrological chart because both Wade & Quinn were born on the same day, same year, and same hour. They were born to different parents and in different states, however.
Notes for myself in case I wonder what happened in this book:
I also wasn't sure if Thea was a virgin or not, or if she & Wade had consummated their relationship before they married.
March 27, 2025
Two men and one woman
Great story.Great love story.Well ridden keeps you on your toes.Very intersting Keeps you reading it to the end.I recmend this book has adventure romance.
Great story.Great love story.Well ridden keeps you on your toes.Very intersting Keeps you reading it to the end.I recmend this book has adventure romance.
June 15, 2014
Wade...or is it Quinn?
At the opening of the book,Thea was set to marry the man she loved (Wade). Gunshots, blood on her wedding dress, and a dying man in her arms was all Thea was left with on what was supposed to have been her wedding day.
Two years later Thea decided to go stay with her aunt Victoria in a different town. On her way there, the carriage Thea is riding in is held up by four armed men. Each of the armed men have their faces covered by scarves so that all that is visible are their eyes. Frightened and in disbelief of what was actually happening, Thea can't believe her eyes when she finds herself looking into the eyes of the man she buried two years earlier...the only problem is that her Wade had been an officer of the law and would never rob innocent people of their belongings, or would he?
Baffled and shaken by the armed robbery, but more so with the eyes and the same voice of the man she had loved being the one to rob her, Thea is in town with her aunt for about two weeks when an unconscious man is brought in and to her shock it is the same man that robbed her...it's her Wade.
Over the course of the book we go back and forth believing Quinn is Wade or is it that Wade is actually Quinn? Thea goes back and forth confused on if the man that talks like Wade, that has the same eyes as Wade, same hair color, height and build as Wade, yet where Wade was loving and caring, Quinn is a mean and hard bastard which Wade was not. So is it actually Wade or this a man that looks exactly like the man she was going to marry two years ago?
It is a great roller coaster of love, denials, emotions, and pretty good love scenes all wrapped in one from three different couples: Thea's aunt Victoria and the man that loves her Larry. Sheffield and Perry (have to read to find out exactly who they are). Plus the crazy love story that is Thea and Quinn/Wade.
At the opening of the book,Thea was set to marry the man she loved (Wade). Gunshots, blood on her wedding dress, and a dying man in her arms was all Thea was left with on what was supposed to have been her wedding day.
Two years later Thea decided to go stay with her aunt Victoria in a different town. On her way there, the carriage Thea is riding in is held up by four armed men. Each of the armed men have their faces covered by scarves so that all that is visible are their eyes. Frightened and in disbelief of what was actually happening, Thea can't believe her eyes when she finds herself looking into the eyes of the man she buried two years earlier...the only problem is that her Wade had been an officer of the law and would never rob innocent people of their belongings, or would he?
Baffled and shaken by the armed robbery, but more so with the eyes and the same voice of the man she had loved being the one to rob her, Thea is in town with her aunt for about two weeks when an unconscious man is brought in and to her shock it is the same man that robbed her...it's her Wade.
Over the course of the book we go back and forth believing Quinn is Wade or is it that Wade is actually Quinn? Thea goes back and forth confused on if the man that talks like Wade, that has the same eyes as Wade, same hair color, height and build as Wade, yet where Wade was loving and caring, Quinn is a mean and hard bastard which Wade was not. So is it actually Wade or this a man that looks exactly like the man she was going to marry two years ago?
It is a great roller coaster of love, denials, emotions, and pretty good love scenes all wrapped in one from three different couples: Thea's aunt Victoria and the man that loves her Larry. Sheffield and Perry (have to read to find out exactly who they are). Plus the crazy love story that is Thea and Quinn/Wade.
March 15, 2015
I thought the plot sounded really interesting and, considering the other books I've read by Barbieri, imagined I would like it. But the truth is I didn't... The ending was bizarre and unrealistic... I would've preferred he was the same man but somehow had to hide his identity or something... I don't know.
A real bummer!
A real bummer!
September 11, 2015
Pretty good
I enjoyed reading this story....Liked the characters, and the plot was good. The writing is good enough to keep you reading..no boring or stagnant parts..kept me reading. I would definitely recommend this book to another.
I enjoyed reading this story....Liked the characters, and the plot was good. The writing is good enough to keep you reading..no boring or stagnant parts..kept me reading. I would definitely recommend this book to another.
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