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Daring Time

Beth Kery

   
                 

      

  

 

  

    

      

  

 

  

    

  

 

    

  

 

   

 

 

Publisher:
Berkley Sensation

Release Date:
May 5, 2009

Genres:
Time Travel
Romance Contemporary Romance
 Historical Romance Paranormal Romance Erotic


 ISBN:
Print
9780425227961

Bookmark Rating:
5 Bookmarks!

Reviewed by
Natalie S.

Review Posted:
February 2009

 

Ryan Daire is a Chicago police detective.  He spends his work hours fighting crime and his off hours teaching the youth of Chicago how to box.  Ryan is stunned when an old friend gifts him with a turn of the century historic mansion but agrees to go and take a look at his present.  Once inside the house, Ryan begins to feel something unexplained and when he looks in a wardrobe mirror and sees a beautiful woman staring back at him he knows something is up.  Searching for and finding no evidence that anyone other than Ryan and his best friend are in the house, Ryan chalks his experience up to being tired.  Deciding to sleep in the mansion is an impetuous decision but one that Ryan is unable to stop himself from doing.  When he finds pictures of the impressively gorgeous woman hidden cubbyhole, he is ecstatic to know he wasn’t crazy. Ryan has to see if the woman is real because his dreams tell him she is – his heart is afraid to believe.

Hope Stillwater is a woman ahead of the times.  Living in
Chicago in 1906, she is the apple of her father’s eye and a pampered princess.  Her castle is a gilded cage because Hope has dreams and ideas and wants to help so many people but is not allowed to because of her gender.  Stifled by society and what is expected of women, Hope’s helpful nature is thwarted at every turn.  When she sees a handsome man in her mirror she wishes she knew why he was in her house.  She finds out quickly enough when Hope visits his dreams and the passion between the two is explosive.

Their relationship is tested in many ways but none as serious as when Hope is kidnapped by a ruthless king-pin.  Her disappearance breaks Ryan’s heart and he knows that she would not have left him.  Hoping against hope he can find her, Ryan does the unthinkable. He finds a way to travel to 1906 and the woman he loves.  But will Ryan and Hope be able to stay together once she is safe and back home where she belongs?

A hauntingly beautiful and enduring love story comes to mind when I think of DARING TIME by Beth Kery.  Ryan and Hope’s love story stands the test of time and time travel as they explore their burgeoning feelings for each other.  Ryan is an alpha male after my own heart.  He is dominant to the bone but not afraid to show Hope exactly how much he cherishes and desires her.  He made me swoon more than once while showing the romantic side he displayed for his woman.  Hope is a woman being smothered by society and all the rules that women were made to live with during the time period in which she lives.  She is strong and not afraid to stand up for what she thinks is right, even if she puts herself in danger to do so.

The love scenes between Ryan and Hope are smoldering hot and delicious.  The attraction they feel for each other more than jump off the pages – each and every scene sizzles with powerful emotions.  The love Ryan and Hope share is timeless and so very intense.  With an outstanding happily ever after that I was hoping for, DARING TIME was truly an amazing and eye opening read.  Lovers of romance will not be disappointed!

 

 

 

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