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Vacationing in England with her lover, Robert, and his spoiled teenage daughter, heroine Dougless Montgomery is abandoned by them in a remote country churchyard near the tomb of Nicholas Stafford, an earl who died in 1564. Almost immediately, an armor-clad swashbuckler materializes--Nicholas... read more
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Dougless Montgomery is a complete doormat and her love life as usual is in shambles. She and her boyfriend are heading off to England with his daughter who shows her absolutely no respect nor does he. Finally at an ancient kirk in England the last straw breaks the camels back as a blow up... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Dougless Montgomery: School teacher of 5th graders. A beautiful girl, from a rich family, who has no self esteem, and little confidence in what she really deserves, finds herself in the middle of fantastical situation with a man from 400 years past and finds a bond with him neither one of them understand.
- Nicholas Stafford, Earl of Thornwyck: a thoughtful, proud, and powerful man who travels through time to fulfill his duty to honor his family.
- Robert Whitley: A callous, insensitive jerk whom Dougless is hoping to marry. She thinks his stability and respectable career will impress her family
- Gloria Whitley: Robert's irritating and very spoilt 13-year-old daughter.
- Nicolas Stafford: Earl of 16th century who comes to Dougless in her grief and finds a love he didn't expect, and who bonds with her even when she finds herself in his time.
- Lettice Stafford: Married to Nicolas Stafford in one past, betrothed to him in another.
- Arabella: lover of Nicolas who bears him a child in original past and causes scandals in history books for centuries to come.
- Christopher: Nicolas' older brother and Earl. Also known as "Kit"
- Robert: Dougless has a relationship with him in her time.
- Gloria: Robert's spoiled daughter.
- Lady Margaret: Nicholas's mother
- Honoria: A woman of the 16th century with whom Dougless shared a room at one of the Stafford family manors.
- Lee: Hamilton Nolman, a PhD who was writing a book on the Stafford family; an American
- James: Nicholas's child
- Dickie Harewood: Became married to Nicholas's mother, Margaret
- Reed Colin Stanford: Add a description of this character.
Quotes edit
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“You are my soul... C”
enscription on mini portrait made of Douglas when she is in 15th century -
“He silenced he with a kiss. "I would rather hours with you than a liftime with another. Now, no more talk. Come, we will love away these hours."”
Nicholas
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One advantage women throughout time have had is that the little boy in men always remembers a time when women were all-powerful.
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Time has no meaning Love will endure
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“Forever,” he whispered. “I will love you throughout time.”
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“My soul will find yours,”
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“Never,” he said. “Never will I forget you. Were I to die tomorrow, my soul would remember you.”
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“Don’t speak of death. Speak only of life. With you I am alive. With you I am whole.”
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“I would rather an hour with you than a life with Arabella.”
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Arabella, who’d married Lord Robert Sydney. She and her husband had hated each other, so after she’d given him an heir, they’d lived apart, although Arabella had given birth to three more children. “One of them yours,” Dougless had said, taking notes. Nicholas’s face softened. “There is no reason to think ill of her. She and the child died in that childbirth.”
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“This is a fine way to treat a man back from the dead,” Kit managed to croak out. “My brother bleeds on me, and a pretty woman sheds tears. Is no one glad that I yet live?”
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Were I to die tomorrow, my soul would remember you,
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Setting & Locations edit
England
- Ashburton: Where the church was located where Dougless first met Nicholas
- Thornwyck: The home Nicholas designed and built
- Bellwood: One of Niclolas's homes in England
- Goshawk Hall: Another of Nicholas's homes
First Sentence edit
Dougless Montgomery sat in the back seat of the car, Robert and his pudgy thirteen-year-old daughter, Gloria, in the front.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue, England 1564
21 numbered chapters
An excerpt from Mountain Laurel, Deveraux's next book
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 20 in Montgomery / Taggart. (standard series)
Preceded by The Maiden, and followed by Wishes.
This is book 37 of 100 in AAR Top 100 Romances 2004. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Nobody's Baby But Mine, and followed by Paradise.
This is book 16 of 100 in AAR Top 100 Romances 2000. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Rake, and followed by The Proposition.
This is book 1 of 105 in AAR Top 100 Romances 1998. (authoritative list)
Followed by The Secret.
This is book 32 of 100 in AAR Top 100 Romances 2007. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Devil's Bride, and followed by Heaven, Texas.
This is book 5 of 109 in Top 109 Romance Novels (TheRomanceReader.com). (community list)
Preceded by Mackenzie's Mountain, and followed by Flowers from the Storm.
This is book 71 of 100 in AAR Top 100 Romances 2010. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Devil's Cub, and followed by Once and Always.
This book is in Medieval novels. (community list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pocket
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 1989
ISBN: 978-0671678579
Page Count: 341
Publisher: Pocket
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 1989
ISBN: 978-0671678579
Page Count: 341
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- Dewey: 813.54
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