Last Friday, I had the privilege of hosting an in-depth interview with the lovely Tamara Leigh. We talked books, faith, the writing journey, seasons of life, and more. Today, not only am I going to announce the winner of one of Tamara’s books, but I’m also reviewing my favorite Tamara Leigh book to date, the time-travel romantic adventure, Dreamspell.
NOTE: For those of you who don’t know this yet, Dreamspell, and Tamara’s Age of Faith series are in e-book form only. If you do not own a Kindle, you can download a FREE Kindle reader to your desktop here: Kindle Reader.
From the Back of the Book:
Sleep disorders specialist Kennedy Plain has been diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor. When her research subject dies after trying to convince her he has achieved dream-induced time travel and her study is shelved, she enlists herself as a subject to complete her research. But when she dreams herself into 14th-century England and falls into the hands of Fulke Wynland, a man history has condemned as a murderer, she must not only stay alive long enough to find a way to return to her own time, but prevent Fulke from murdering his young nephews. And yet, the more time she spends with the medieval warrior, the more difficult it is to believe he is capable of committing the heinous crime for which he has been reviled for 600 years.
Baron Fulke Wynland has been granted guardianship of his brother’s heirs despite suspicions that he seeks to steal their inheritance. When the king sends a mysterious woman to care for the boys, Fulke is surprised by the lady’s hostility toward him–and more surprised to learn she is to be his wife. But when his nephews are abducted, the two must overcome their mutual dislike to discover the boys’ fate. What Fulke never expects is to feel for this woman whose peculiar speech, behavior, and talk of dream travel could see her burned as a witch.
From Me:
I’m adopted, and I grew up with the possibility (my fertile imagination nurtured by my beloved and rather imaginative father) that I was really a princess, taken in by my loving parents, who would protect me from any and all harm that might befall a princess NOT disguised as a missionary kid in the jungles of Papua New Guinea.
Because of that belief–hope?–I made sure I knew EVERYTHING there was to know about princesses…and eventually, about princes, and knights in shining armor. As I matured, my fairy tales did, too, and I will admit to you that I’ve never quite lost the notion that there might be some royal blood in these veins.
I used to read Tamara Leigh back in the 90’s, back when I read primarily histfic romance novels, and I thoroughly enjoyed her medieval voice. In the interview last week, Tamara shared with us her journey away from the general market romances toward clean read/inspirational fiction, breaking into the contemporary genre with a whole round of delightful books, a decision that is understandable difficult to make when an author is successful already in the general market. Very cool, Tamara!
My heart, however, was tickled pink to find her delving back in time again, to a period that’s near and dear to me – all things medieval – and doing it in such a way that she carried many of her contemporary fiction readers with her… with a time-travel romance!
Lovely, I say!
True to form, Dreamspell is an epic historical romance with all the key heart-pounding elements – knights, woodsmen, kidnapping, plundering, vengeance, jealousy, false accusations, and more.
Kennedy’s sleep disorder gives her a means to travel back in time (wouldn’t that be cool????), but when she finds herself in the 1400s, crossing paths with a man she recognizes from a book she’s read in the future – a man with a violent and vile reputation – she must figure out how to survive long enough to get back to her own time. There are secrets and hidden hurts in any time period we live in, however, and Kennedy’s own heartache follows her across the years, making her question the “truth” she’s been told about Fulke Wynland. The longer she’s held under his care, the more she wonders at the validity of ALL she believes, including her understanding of God, and her purpose in living, no matter which era she finds herself. The story circles dramatically around a mystery involving the King, a mistress, mistaken identity, and the notion that perhaps one CAN change the future by changing the past.
Tamara takes an intriguing look at the “what if” of time travel, the things we can and can’t take with us when we “go,” and the beauty of second chances. To read more about this book, visit Tamara’s website where you can read an introductory excerpt, then head over to Amazon, and download a copy for yourself! It’s only $2.99 right now!
Here’s the link to our interview: Interview with Tamara Leigh. What a rich story Tamara tells about her journey, and about her Age of Faith series!
And the winner of last weeks drawing for one free e-copy of a Tamara Leigh book is…
Lisa Medeiros
Congratulations!
I’ll forward your email address to Tamara Leigh and you’ll be hearing from her shortly!
Do you read time travel novels? Do you ever dream of the possibility of royal blood running in your veins? Would you like to slip back in time a thousand years to the day and age of stone castles, horse-drawn carriages, and knights in shining armor?
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