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Madeline (Maddie to her friends),
an Australian history teacher, travels to York, England, to visit her friend
Amber who is working there with a team of archaeologists unearthing Viking
relics. They share a passion for the Viking Age, and both studied the Old Norse
language.
About
to take part in a re-enactment at the Viking village and wearing typical
clothes worn by a Viking woman, they are swept back in time to the town of
Jorvik, a thriving
trading town, as York was in the year 879 AD. Maddie meets Norse trader Erik
and is stunned by his uncanny resemblance to the Viking she has been dreaming
of.
When Amber is kidnapped, Maddie
persuades Erik to help
her find her friend.
Their journey takes them across to France and to Rouen, then further inland. They encounter misadventures
on their perilous journey. Erik risks
everything to aid Madeline in her quest. And the fear is always there; will she
stay in the past to share her hero’s life, or be snatched back to her own time?
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Black clouds rolled in from the east. A
dark swell sent the longboat tossing. The oarsmen’s grunts could be heard, even
over the roar of the wind. This ship likely carried about thirty oars, so two
men to an oar made for a large crew. Light and slender, the body of the ship
gave way with the movement of the sea. The steersman controlling the tiller shouted
orders and the captain urged the oarsmen forward.
Suddenly, a large rock seemed to grow up
from the sea, dark, menacing and dangerous—towering over the ship. Maddie held
her breath, but not from fear. Exhilarated, she faced the wind.
Viking sailors invariably made it safely to
shore. Superb in the roughest conditions, confident when riding the waves on
their longship, jubilant when reaching their destination, they were as one with
the elements. The rock loomed above them, and because she was near the prow
Maddie craned her neck and for one hair-raising moment felt sure they would hit
it. She gripped the rail so hard her
fingers ached, and she let out a yell.
Turning her head she saw him clearly mouth
her name. Tall as an oak, the man who constantly filled her dreams stood out
against the sky—hair flying behind him, those magnificent eyes of his clashing
with hers.
“I was
totally caught up in this story. Time travel is such an unbelievable concept
and I often have trouble following it in a story. I thought Tricia McGill wove
a colorful tapestry of time travel. One that makes the reader believe it is
possible. The characters are so realistic and have such depth to their
character. I was drawn to them and wanted to find out if Maddie could ever find
Amber and what she would choose to do about Erik.
The
romance that blooms between Erik and Maddie is pure and sweet. When they
finally made love, I wept with joy. I wasn’t sure if Maddie would stay with
Erik or return home with Amber if they found her. The waiting almost did me in.
I can’t tell you what happens, but I laughed and cried to the final page.
A
masterfully woven tale that transcends the boundaries of time."
Robyn
–Once Upon A Romance
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