Reviewer: Tracy Ever My Love by Lynn Kurland
Series: MacLeod series #10
Also in this series: Till There Was You
Publisher: Jove
Publication Date: April 4th 2017
Genres: Time Travel
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Two people are caught up in love—and in time—in the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Stars in Your Eyes.
In search of a fresh start, Emma Barton has traveled to Scotland to try to forget her rocky love life. Luckily, the gorgeous Highlander who owns the house up the path from her rental cottage might be exactly the kind of distraction she needs. But there’s more to his intriguing qualities than she can explain—and she certainly isn’t buying into the local legends of Highland magic.
Nathaniel MacLeod is a man adrift, all thanks to the unwanted gift that forces him to continually jump between centuries. He never knows if he’ll wind up in the present day or the fourteenth century, but when Emma follows him back through time, he suddenly has more to worry about than keeping his separate lives straight…
Someone has started to notice Nathaniel’s travels and now, no time period is safe, for him or for Emma.
Nathaniel MacLeod has been traveling back in time off and on for the past 5 years. When he hears or sees a certain date he feels the time portal open and he knows that he must get back to medieval Scotland as soon as possible. He doesn’t know why it’s him that has to go or what the purpose is of him being there but he’s determined to figure it out.
Emma Baxter is in England to get away from her life in England. She’s pretty much hiding from her ex-boyfriend an trying to figure out what she needs to do next in her life. She meets Nathaniel because his is a neighboring home to the cottage she’s staying in. They are instantly attracted to each other but Nathaniel seems to have so many secrets.
When Emma ends up stepping through a time gate and ends up in a dungeon it’s Nathaniel that has to save her. When she does it again and the exact same events occur Nathaniel knows that he needs to figure out what part Emma plays in his time traveling but he’s not sure he can fix it and keep her with him at the same time.
This was another good book by Kurland. I’ve only read a few books in the MacLeod series but I think after reading this one that I might have to go back and take care of that lack as meeting Nathaniel’s relatives, Patrick, Ian and Jamie was awesome. They helped both Emma and Nathaniel in many ways and seemed to be very good men.
While I really liked Both Emma and Nathaniel in this book and liked watching their relationship develop, there was a certain disconnection I felt with the book. I’m not sure if the term is “disjointed” but I felt like the story was all over the place. It may have been the lack of information we received about Emma and her situation back home as well as the secrets that Nathaniel was keeping about his work and family. This issue definitely got better as the book went on and we got more info on them. The latter part of the book was what saved this one for me.
I also was a little disappointed in the physical contact between Emma and Nathaniel. Yes, I know that Kurland’s books are clean – no sex – but this one had them kiss once. Once! And that was a peck if I remember correctly. I don’t mind clean books but I definitely think the H/h need to have a bit more contact throughout the book – at least more than a peck. But that’s just me. 🙂
While definitely not my favorite book in the series it was a good one that I found entertaining.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
