Flirting with Forever

I've always been a big fan of the romance genre and have been reading them for the last decade. Easy reading, right? This book gave me something I haven't seen awhile in this genre, writing of substance. The author has a way of turning a phrase and she doesn't "dumb down" her vocabulary to reach a mass public. My brain was actually ticking along as I read this book. What a welcome change! The characters have dimension and are wonderfully witty. I caught myself chuckling out loud as I was reading. I believe this is a great book for any romance enthusiast, even if you aren't necessarily a fan of the time-traveling genre.

I haven't read many time travel romances and now realize I have missed out of a really cool genre. The author creates a believable back story that switches nicely from present time to the 17th century. There must have been a lot of research that went into this story since the time of King Charles II was well done and impressive with detail. Like any decent romance, the sparks flew between Cam and Peter and concluded with great satisfaction. The only flaw in the whole book was that it was a little bit too long.

FLIRTING WITH FOREVER by Gwyn Cready is an excellent time travel romance that starts out in 1673 London and ends up in the present. It is well written and easy to follow. It has romance, time travel, history, and art. It is an interesting time travel novel. The characters are enchanting. It will have you hoping to find a time travel portal. if you enjoy time travel and romance you will enjoy this one. It is a fun read. This book was received for review and details can be find at [...]

The Executive Guild of the Great Beyond directs agent Peter Lely to go to 1673 London to locate biographical writer Campbell Stratford and prevent a time travesty as she is writing a tell all tale for her twenty-first century audience. Stratford is authoring a book about seventeenth century artists that contains personal sordid details re the infamous painters that only an eye witness with a time tube portal would have. In modern day Pittsburgh, Cam is completing her manuscript on the painters of the seventeenth century that she hopes to find a publisher. However, while conducting research over the Net, she is transported to Peter's home in London in circa 1673. They are attracted to one another, but he completes his mission by misdirecting the biographer. When Cam returns to Pennsylvania, she realizes what Peter has done to her and her book. When he shows up in contemporary Pittsburgh, he vows to not allow anything to get in the way of the woman he loves, but the first barrier is her. Putting aside plausibility, Flirting with Forever is a superb time travel romance starring two wonderful protagonists and the occupants of the Great Beyond. Fast-paced in both centuries, fans will enjoy Gwyn Cready's charmer as no one will look at paintings and artists in quite the same light. Harriet Klausner

Cam is writing a book about 17th century painters and she's calling it "fictogrophies". As an art historian, Cam does know a thing or two about the great artists she is focusing on. Some would say that she knows a little too much. What's a girl supposed to do with a newly found time portal? At first I thought that this would be a tad bit corny - I like corny, so that was why I agreed to review this book. It wasn't quite what I expected, it was better. I wonder if Cam will show me this time portal... It's a really fun read, especially if you're looking for a romance book that is unlike any other.