"A Charming Time Travel Romance"
Jennifer MacLeod McKinnon has returned to her Manhattan flat
to discover that it's been robbed for the third time topping
off a perfectly disastrous evening. Not that it had started
out that way, Jennifer had been asked at the last minute to
fill in for the extraordinary Victor Bourgeois to play a
Paganini violin concerto, a dream performance. She'd been
dressed like Cinderella and had attracted the attention of
the gorgeous Maestro Michael McGillicuty, but the conductor
had turned out to be no prince charming. Where to find a
knight in shining armor? Definitely not in the Big Apple, so
when Jennifer's big sister Megan invites her to England she
jumps at the opportunity. Eight hundred years in the past medieval knight Nicholas de
Piaget is weary of his grandmother's attempts to marry him
off to the fine ladies of the King's court. Not a one has
been interested in him for more than his wealth. For all
that, few could even overlook his murky past, and not since
his stepsister Amanda had married another had any woman
cared for the state of his heart. He's certain his fate is
to grow old and fat in his run down, leaky castle until fate
brings him into the path of a lovely, feisty, red headed
damsel in distress. Jen had made a stop in Scotland to visit her (many times
removed) uncle, Jamie MacLeod, a seasoned time traveler and
former medieval laird. There she had listened to tales of
time travel and experienced a little sword play. In spite of
her maps she'd gotten lost on her way back to England and
stumbled upon a derelict castle which had given her the
oddest sense of déjà vu. Still reeling from that feeling,
Jen is stunned to realize that she's about to be robbed once
more when she takes a step backward and finds herself in an
even worse pickle. She's not in Kansas anymore and it's more
than likely that she's about to be accused of witchcraft. Fortunately Jen's not a stranger to time travel and luckily
the de Piaget brothers are chivalry personified. Monty
seeing her suddenly appear out of the grass is convinced
that Jen's a fairy like his new brother-in-law Jake (modern
day hero of Much Ado in the Moonlight). Older brother Nick
notes her clothing and is sure she's of Jake's ilk.
Unfortunately he'd paid little heed to Jake's wild tales of
the future. One thing he knew for sure, if any of those
stories were true the beauty who had stolen his heart at
first glance would soon be scurrying for the next time gate
back home. But when Jen's gate fails to return her home, Nick begins to
hope that he can buy the time to woo and win her. Jen
unaware that Nick knows her secret fears she will lose him
when he learns of the truth. But Nick has a secret of his
own, the location of Jake's time gate. Will Jen forgive him
when she learns that all he has to offer is a forever kind
of love? The Boar's Head Trio, Jen's three ghostly matchmaking
ancestors are at it again! When I Fall in Love was a
hilarious romantic romp as only Lynn Kurland can write. Poor
Nick has to deal with his gloating siblings, his scheming
grandmother, her shrewish marriage prospects and is forced
to eat crow with his futuristic brother-in-law all while
wrestling with his own conscience and losing his poor heart
to a woman whose experienced luxuries he's never even
dreamed of. Will a fortnight be enough to convince her that
chivalry is more appealing than chocolate? When I Fall in
Love is a charming tale that I highly recommend. Now that all the McKinnons are happily wed, dare I hope that
Zachary Smith will finally get his turn?
Reviewed by Leslie Tramposch
Posted August 13, 2007
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