Twice a Hero

The Characters: The herione of this story is McKenzie (Mac) Rose Sinclair, the last of the noble Sinclair line, reknown explorers/adventerers. There is also Liam O'Shea and his partner, Perry Sinclair, two men who, in the 1880's, discovered the site of a Mayan ruin in Guatemala. And there is Liam's ward, Caroline, a young woman just turning 18, whom Liam seeks to protect and Perry seeks to wed. The World The very beginning is set in modern times, but this is a time travel book, so we end up in San Francisco, 1884. The Plot: It starts simple enough: Mac is urged by her dying uncle to seek out the forgiveness of one long-dead Liam O'Shea for the wrong doing of their ancestor, Peregrine Sinclair. Seems that the two partners had a falling out. Perry left Liam in the jungle, and Liam died. Since then the Sinclair line has not had a whole lot of luck... Feeling foolish but spurred by curiosity, Mac ventures off...Obviously she is transported, via two charms that were previously apart that she reunited, and a time-obsessed Mayan temple, into the past. Thus we embark on a rather humorous and always entertaining story, where Mac finds herself falling in love with Liam and realising that, should Liam succeed in marrying Caroline, who dotes on him, then she, Mac, very well may not exist, as Caroline and Perry are her great-whatever grandparents...The Grade: I love Krinard's work; I bought this book soley because she wrote it and because I desired more than 3 books in my half.com order. I wasn't expecting to like it and I wasn't expecting it to move to the top of the list like it did, outplacing itself on the werewolf romances that she has already written. (Only the two that I've read) It is easily my favorite book by her, and very possibly my favorite romance book. The plot takes precedence, not always the case in romances. We have a whole one sex scene and two near-sex scenes. Liam, mind, is as chauvinistic as they come, but it was part of the times.... All in all a great read and one that some should at least consider. Five Stars from me!

An excellent read. Character development was good- but left me wanting to know more about some of the ancillary players. It waned a bit about 2/3's through but overall the story line maintained a steady move forward in plot. I would recommend this to anyone interested in a change of location and time.

I loved it.I"m going to pass the book on to a friend

Really sexy, definitely fun, entertaining and captivating novel that is hard to put it down. Characters are believable, you feel like being drawn to their roles. Very imaginative story with excitement and adventure...

As her grandfather lies dying, he extracts a death bed wish out of Mackenzie Sinclair. He wants her to go to Tikal, a Mayan ruin, to bring closure to the family curse. Two generations before her grandfather, her great-great grandfather Peregrine apparently betrayed his partner Liam Ignatius O'Shea while returning home alone with half of a pendant. Mac's quest is to return the pendant and right the wrong. .....Returning the pendant is difficult, but not hopeless. Trying to atone for an incident that might have occurred over a century ago seems impossible. However, a promise to her grandfather means a lot to Mac and she sets off for Tikal. As she stumbles along in the steamy jungle, a mystical force directs her to a hidden temple where she finds O'Shea. Only problem is the man is alive which means that Mac finds herself in 1884. Somehow, she knows that she must not change history (though Einstein's theories on time are yet to be developed), while finding a way to save O'Shea's life. If she succeeds, he will return to San Francisco to get married to someone else, a notion that hurts because Mac has found the love of a lifetime in the arms of O'Shea. ....TWICE A HERO is as hot and steamy as the Mayan jungle. Susan Krinard's lush, sensual novel should be sold with a fan or a cold drink for the comfort of her readers. Characters are well-drawn, strong and sympathic; the adventure is exciting, and the romance... Be sure you have a fan! Harriet Klausner