A FISH-OUT-OF-WATER TIME TRAVEL NOVEL SET IN REGENCY ENGLAND AND THE 21ST CENTURY COLORADO ROCKIES.
Nadine Finley has made the quantum commute to 1811 to stop Jane Austen from meeting and marrying Captain Charles Gordon. The two of them share a romantic past, and if Nadine fails in her mission, Jane will never get to London. The fledgling author will never get her first book ready for publication. And if the novel is never readied for the presses, Jane will never go back home and revise the manuscript that will eventually become Pride and Prejudice. In short, disaster.
The mission instructions were plain and simple: Jane Austen cannot marry.
Except...matters become extremely complicated when the Scribe Guardian's own romantic interest unintentionally follows her across the centuries to 1811.
Xander Nouri is a tech millionaire who is cheerfully unfamiliar with both history and literature. He has also forged a life where he is insulated from the non-quantifiable uncertainties of feelings and romance. In fact, the only time he let his guard down was for three wildly unexpected days in Las Vegas when he allowed his heart to be fondled and then stomped on by an elusive woman named Nadine. Xander lives in a world of reason, facts, and data...none of which explain her appearance, dressed in period clothing, in a coffin a mile from his secluded mountain home.
And her claim of time traveling doesn't exactly compute.
It's not long before sparks once again begin to fly between the former lovers. But Nadine needs to get back to her mission before literary history is permanently damaged. By the time she's able to make the quantum leap back in time, Jane Austen and the captain have already met again...and romance is brewing.
To complicate matters, Xander has made the trip, as well. And Xander is the unlikeliest 'nerd-out-of-water' ever to land on Regency shores.
But that's where the fun begins...
Review :
"Beyond brilliant! This is probably the best book I have read this year. Truly imaginative!
... This story, while it pays homage to Jane Austen and her work, reminds us that there are other authors, like this, who enhance our lives by their wonderful imagination. Well worth a read!"
- S. Zubik, BookBub Reviews
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"A stunning and beautifully written time travel novel...unlike any other!
... A good indicator of a great novel is how much work you don't get done because all that you want to do is read and read. And then, when thoughts and images stay with you for days after and you keep thinking about what you have read - THAT is a great novel....I highly recommend this novel!"
- JenReviews4U
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"A highly captivating and charmingly comic time-travel love story! ... I was fully prepared to enjoy JANE AUSTEN CANNOT MARRY; yet, I had no idea I would be so enchanted and enjoy it so much. What a delightful and fascinating read!"
- Audrey L., FreshFiction Reviews
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UNIQUE! UNIQUE!! UNIQUE!!!!!
"I've never read a story like this one and my subject line doesn't do it justice. I felt I was part of the story.
... This one is a keeper."
- NavyWave62, Amazon Reviews
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Five Stars!"
Witty, wonderful second chance romance filled with life, love, and hope that had me thinking, caring, and hoping Nadine and Xander would find a way to be together through time."
- Cathy Geha, GoodReads Reviews
