Timeless Passion

great book!only took two days to read

I read this book many years ago and fell in love with it. I just found it again and re-read it- yep, still love it! I don't really agree with the last review about the "rape" scene. It's a fictional book and I took it as that- fictional. It was an important part of the plot, although it may be disturbing to some, you soon forget about it as Constance weaves her magical spell. I felt transported back in time with Brianne and almost wished it were true. I hated that the book ended, and the ending was fabulous! I wish there was a part two and I could continue reading about Brianne and Ryan's life. Not to be, but at least I have this copy and I can pull it out every few years and get swept back in time once again and try to pretend I don't know how the story will turn out. I love this book and highly recommend it to all those who enjoy an easy read that will make your heart flutter and your cheeks flush!

and I still think about the storyline quite frequently. Not only did I love the characters and how they developed throughout the book, but I'm very much into the New Orleans: it's such a great setting for a romance to take place. "Timeless Passion" also includes many dualisms, like North vs. South, being a modern career woman vs. being an oppressed wallflower wife, etc. For me, the time travel genre is a great expression of clashing ideals and interests, which can be both hilarious and shocking depending on what's encountered. From a person that reads just about anything she picks up, I'm still a very harsh critic. This book, along quite a few classics, I swear it makes me want to be a writer, too. On a side note, it was clever of O'Day-Flannery to make Brianne so short in comparison to Ryan. We need more characters that aren't portrayed as supermodels so that more people can enjoy these types of novels.

Ran across this book and thought I needed a little time travel..... well what i got was a REAL romance! this book was EXCELLENT! Loved that Bri and Ryan really fell in love somewhat earily in the book (not waiting until the end...) Very easy to feel that love. Started crying at chapter 25 (31 chapters in all, husband thought i was nuts) when Bri thought Ryan had cheated/betrayed her. Boy was she a strong one.... and didn't stop crying until the Epilouge.Epilouge was excellently written. Cried even harder!Thanks for an excellent ending to a beautiful story. Will keep always in my library.

Now this is a good book! It is one of my all time favorites, and has a place of honor on my "Keeper" shelf. Everything in this book works to perfection. The characters are well crafted and the situations are believable (even though Brianne goes back in time). The dialog is flowing, and the emotions are strong. It reminds me a lot of "The Flame and the Flower", but with a spunkier modern heroine. I especially like the Epilogue when the author explains what happens to Brianne's present day body. PS: be careful whom you lend this book to, you may have trouble getting it back.

This book kept me hungry for more. The words rolled together like a movie in my head. I felt as if I were there. The excitement kept me ready to turn the page. I couldn't read fast enough.