Met by Moonlight

Rosemary Edghill can write anything.In "Met By Moonlight," an unusual time travel romance, modern day Wiccan Diana Crossways gets transported back in time on Halloween (or Samhain, if you're more traditionally oriented) to 17th century England before the "Glorious Restoration." Trouble's brewing; so many people have been hurt by Cromwell's takeover that witchburning and witch-hunts are at their peak, and those who follow the land and the older gods are in danger of being tortured and killed simply because they are different.As in all of Ms. Edghill's work, it is historically accurate, the dialogue is crisp and witty, the characterization shines, and the romance is believable.As Upright-before-the-Lord/Shadow falls in love with Diana, and Diana with him, there are unusual paradoxes to be solved. Worse even than the usual, "He's from this time; I'm from the 20th Century!" ones that are endemic to the time travel romance genre, Shadow may or may not be one of the elusive Sidhe -- and as such, Diana feels honorbound to protect him (as well as love him).Will she choose comfort over love? If you pick the former, you haven't read too many time-travel romances. Yet, the way it is done is unusually perceptive.Oh, I also want to give kudos to Ms. Edghill for finding some very, very interesting ways to explain the sexual act -- ones that added to the depth of sexual tension between the two. Not many writers can write love scenes without overly explicit graphic dialogue; Ms. Edghill is one of the few who can. That alone would make this book worth the price; the historical accuracy, incisive and amusing dialogue, and wonderful characterization is an added, welcome bonus.Buy this book! (And every other Rosemary Edghill book you can get your hands on.)

A wonderful mix of time travel fantasy and romance with compelling characters that brings to life the whole debacle of the Salem witch hunts in an emininently readable format. Her heroine is a bit flippant (although not as much so as some of Ms. Edghill's other heroines) and clings a bit too tenaciously to her modernisms but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Am eagerly awaiting a follow-up in the same style...

Unlike a lot of time-travel romance, this one really FELT like the heroine was in another time, and that it was strange to her. The "wounded hero" turned out to be wonderfully heroic in the end, and the villain -- apparently actually a historical person! -- was wonderfully frightening. A true "keeper" and I sure hope there's a sequel soon!

It was this novels very uniqueness that drew me to it in the first place and I was never disappointed. From the name of the hero, Upright Before the Lord Makepeace to the haunting plot sets the novel asside from the traditional romance novel. Rosemary Edghill explores witchcraft and brain washing in her latest novel Met By Moonlight. I can only say I wish there were more like it. This is one for the keeper shelf.

Of all the "rapt backwards in time" books I've ever read, this one must be the most realistic -- not simply in the research that went into the background but in the reactions of the protagonist, realizing as she does throughout the book that she may have gotten used to this time but she has not really quite accepted its restrictions and constraints. This is a lovely story with a sweet and compelling romance that comes from unexpected directions and continues into wonder. Few authors communicate passion so convincingly!