In a strange turn of events, Alexander is found by Brackwald's brother, who takes him back to the castle. Dressed in chain mail and brandishing an assortment of weapons, Margaret's first encounter with Alexander is less than promising. Little did he know that his task would lead him to Lady Margaret of Falconberg, a spirited woman determined to protect her home from the dreaded Ralf de Brackwald. After repeated attempts to return home, Alexander realizes that he must have a mission to complete before he can leave. Without further ado, he hops on his horse and heads out, only to land in Medieval England. Although instantly skeptical, the thought of sunny Barbados is enough of an incentive for Alexander to at least consider the possibilities. Instead, he finds a map in his brother-in-law's study indicating time travel spots. All he wants is a warm place to catch some rays while basking in wealth earned from his work as a corporate attorney. Kurland won a Rita for Stardust of Yesterday (Jove, 1996) and lives in the Pacific Northwest.Ĭopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.Īlexander Smith is a no-nonsense, modern day kind of guy visiting relatives in Scotland. Memorable, complex characters and a clean, fast-paced, yet descriptive writing style recommend this story, which has links to Kurland's A Dance Through Time (Jove, 1996). Lively, often funny, but brutally realistic, this well-written story pairs a defiant woman determined to defend her lands at all costs with a reluctant out-of-time hero who rises to the occasion, then gives them a cause to fight for and a love to live for and lets their actions drive the plot. What he gets, however, is a change of time when an old pirate map and a gate to the past suddenly land him in the forests of medieval England at the feet of a strangely lovely armor-clad knightAa knight who eventually not only abducts him but turns out to be a woman.

Wealthy beyond measure but disillusioned and unfulfilled by his years as a corporate raider, Alex Smith definitely needs a change of scene.

And when he was captured in Medieval England by Margaret of Falconberg, a fierce beauty hidden in knight's armor, he rediscovered his own chivalrous-and passionate-heart. Then, at the MacLeod Keep in Scotland, he found a pirate map that miraculously answered his yearnings-with a journey to another time. That had always escaped him.along with true love.

From Lynn Kurland, the New York Times bestselling author of the Nine Kingdom series.Īlexander Smith had found success in the world of corporate takeovers-but not happiness.

This is all i ask by lynn kurland