Description
Tainted by scandal, Raven Eyez leaves New York to return to her mother’s hometown of Heartsbridge, Texas, penniless with her reputation and career in tatters. If that wasn’t bad enough, she reads in a celebrity magazine that her childhood sweetheart, who broke her heart five years ago, is getting married.
The stress is unbearable, and when she starts hearing voices whispering for her to right a wrong she has no recollection of making, she’s sure she is going mad. Things go from weird to completely unbelievable when an innocent trip to a diner leaves her stranded in Heartsbridge in the year 1880.
Lance Thornton suspects his neighbors helped his fiancée leave him at the altar, so he’s determined to ruin them. On his way to the bank to insist they foreclose on them for a loan he made, he bumps into Raven, mistaking her for his runaway bride, Charlotte. He decides he’s not letting her get away this time, and refuses to listen to any of her claims that she isn’t who he thinks she is and that she is from the future.
He’s going to make this woman pay for embarrassing him in front of the entire town. Can Raven convince Lance he’s seeking revenge on the wrong woman?
Rosemary HUGHES –
She had fled NY in disgrace, thanks to her father’s treacherous ways. Only, her hometown was another type of hell.
The diner called to her, as the bells she was running from tolled.
What happened next, she thought a dream, but it was real and where she needed to be.
PENELOPE SMITH –
Sometimes Righting A Wrong Takes Time(Travel).
Timeless Whisper is a Connected Standalone by Sandra E. Sinclair, that is part of the multi-author series Timeless Hearts.
HEA, NO cheating, no cliffhangers!
Even though these are set to be standalones, they tend to be connected by author. Case in point, the characters in the three stories written by Sandra E. Sinclair are connected. #1 is about Raven, #5 is about her best friend Torin, and #9 is her cousin Emily. So I would advise to read these 3 in order to get the most out of the experience.
Content Warning: This is pretty PG.
♥ Story ♥
This is a time travel series based in the town of Heartsbridge, Texas. There is a portal there from the past to the present or vice versa, whichever way you want to look at it. There is a prequel to the series that can be obtained for free through Amazon that breaks it down, but that is the most important part to note. That and there is a woman manning each end of this portal that look the same because they are of distant family relation.
Raven Eyez leaves Heartsbridge, Texas only to return for close to the same reason years later. The stress of everything is getting to her because the voices she is hearing makes her feel like she is on the verge of a mental break. Stopping by a dinner from her past causes a flood of memories and more voices. Exhausted from the stresses of her life, she passes out on a coach in the backroom only to awaken to something different. It takes a bit for Raven to realize that the town she is in and the Lance that is in front of her are not just different in location and personality.
The writing was witty, but I feel that Lance’s empath ability was underused. The time travel elements are clever and believable. The characters are endearing and make you want more, so you can find out what happens to everyone else. Once you start you are going to want the other two, so go ahead and get them now.
♥ Author ♥
Sandra E. Sinclair is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors and I am looking forward to more.
♥ Narrator(s) ♥
Meghan Kelly’s performance was excellent. There were clear distinctions between her male and female characters.
Ebook obtained through my local library system.
Audiobook obtained for free at my request and I am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review
Danny Harr –
This is a good time travel book. Sandra E Sinclair is a good writer and Meghan kelly did a good job narrating this book. I received a copy of this book from audiobooks unleashed and that has no influence on my review
Benita Dilley –
Western Time Travel Romance.
A 2017 Western time travel romance, complete with Outlander jokes, where a NY baker returns to her Texas small town roots.
Hero is not lovable and plot needs editing. But, hard core time travel romance addicts might still enjoy it.
Kelly’s narration is solidly good, complete with believable gender switching characterizations.
Audiobook people beware! This is a 13 book series from 2017 of which only 6 (Aug 2022) are available as audiobooks.