In 1869 Wickenberg, Arizona Territory, an angry Trey Long Walker robs the bank because he feels that the financial institution failed to play fair with his father and foreclosed his family's ranch. Though Trey wanted no gunplay, a gang member fires a shot. Trey splits from his gang in disgust, but is in danger when a stallion arrives from a strange mist.
Trey rides the horse into modern day Canyon Creek, Arizona where rancher Amanda Burkett resides. She helps him heal from his wounds. Not long afterward, thugs chasing her boyfriend force Amanda and Trey to ride the horse back to his time. As Amanda and Trey become better acquainted they fall in love, but in either time period resides dangerous individuals wanting one or both of them dead.
Highly regarded Madeline Baker provides readers with an exciting time travel romance. When the story line settles on either end of the chronological (historical and contemporary) eras, the tale is top rate as the lead characters capture the audience's attention. The time travel subplots occur faster than the All America Futurity quarter horse race at Ruidoso Downs so that these critical transition scenes feel abrupt and incomplete. Still the marvelous Madeline Baker bakes a wonderful novel that will provide pleasure to fans of historical, contemporary, and especially time travel romances.
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Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- chased by/chasing kidnapper/killer
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Caretaker, in love with
Yes
Falling in love with
- Homecaring friend
Time Travel
Yes
Type of time travel
- past to present
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- rancher/cowboy
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
