Love Just in Time

I thought the book was interesting, and I liked the surprise ending with her 'best friend'. No wonder the author never aluded to her 'best friend' as being male or female ... we just assume female ... Anyway, I did think, like the other reviewer, that she did an awful lot of snooping, however, he could never seem to be honest & upfront with her about anything in regards to his past. I kept thinking, he will run out of patience with her, and at the end, we see just how badly he did want her to know the truth. I liked the whole book, but especially the ending. I was very happy for both the primary & the secondary characters. I will read another Flora Speer book again.

Clarissa Cummings is a physician's assistant who has just lost her job. Despite all her efforts, her husband has become quarrelsome and distant during their few years of marriage and this latest bit of information isn't going to go over well. Her stress is magnified upon her early arrival home, only to find her husband in bed with her friend. Overcome with grief, she drives away and has an accident on the bridge over the Chesapeake-Delaware Canal. She finds herself being saved from drowning by a handsome Jack Martin in the year 1829. Jack, of noble English family, has fled to America after a scandal and found contentment in the simple farm life. He longs to make Clarissa his bride, but secrets of his past and her distrust in men appears to make the goal unattainable. I enjoy a good time-travel romance, and this one was particularily good. Clarissa is on outspoken woman of the 90's and has a difficult time adjusting to the demure expectations for women of the 19th century. Jack appears to be a true man of honor and his word, something desperately lacking in the 20th century. Clarissa soon finds herself more relaxed and content with the simplicities of farm life, although she is quite an impetuous snoop when digging for the truth. I enjoyed all the characters in this story who add realism and depth to the era. I could hardly wait to get to end of the book to find what secret Jack was trying desperately to keep/protect Clarissa from, plus Clarissa has a surprising secret of her own to hide. Excellent. Perfect snowy weekend or beach read.