Love Once in Passing

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Summary: beautiful love story
Review: Christopher Dunlap, the ninth Earl of Westerham is a very wealthy and respected member of polite society in 1812 Regency, England. He has a town house in London but his love for the land allows him to spend much of his time seeing to his country estate. One night he is riding his horse from London to his country estate when he simply appears in a car in 1981 Eastport, Connecticut.

Jessica Lund is shocked and very afraid when the handsome man in Regency clothes suddenly appears in her car. It takes her awhile to believe he is a Regency traveler who has journeyed through time. Once she comes to accept he's not crazy, she takes him into her house and eases him into the ways of the twentieth century. They fall in love and give into their passion but in the back of their minds they are always wondering if Christopher will be returned to his own time.

This reviewer read LOVE ONCE IN PASSING when it first came out and thought it was a beautiful love story twenty-one years ago and after rereading Jo Ann Simon's time travel today the novel remains a fantastic reading experience. The characters are timeless and somehow believable and the reader hopes they get the happily ever after they so desperately want. To find out the answers to that question, the audience will want to read LOVE ONCE AGAIN coming next month.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: beautiful love story
Review: Christopher Dunlap, the ninth Earl of Westerham is a very wealthy and respected member of polite society in 1812 Regency, England. He has a town house in London but his love for the land allows him to spend much of his time seeing to his country estate. One night he is riding his horse from London to his country estate when he simply appears in a car in 1981 Eastport, Connecticut.

Jessica Lund is shocked and very afraid when the handsome man in Regency clothes suddenly appears in her car. It takes her awhile to believe he is a Regency traveler who has journeyed through time. Once she comes to accept he's not crazy, she takes him into her house and eases him into the ways of the twentieth century. They fall in love and give into their passion but in the back of their minds they are always wondering if Christopher will be returned to his own time.

This reviewer read LOVE ONCE IN PASSING when it first came out and thought it was a beautiful love story twenty-one years ago and after rereading Jo Ann Simon's time travel today the novel remains a fantastic reading experience. The characters are timeless and somehow believable and the reader hopes they get the happily ever after they so desperately want. To find out the answers to that question, the audience will want to read LOVE ONCE AGAIN coming next month.

Harriet Klausner

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Summary: A timeless love . . .
Review: Having just finished Ms. Simon's _Hold Fast To Love_, I was prompted to revisit the book that made me fall in love with her writing. I'd originally read _Love Once In Passing_ years ago and then spent at least another year looking for its sequel (_Love Once Again_) because I fell completely in love with the characters and their story.

Jessica Lund is a quintessential 20th century woman -- head-strong, confident, brave and independent. Her life is turned upside down with the unexpected arrival of 19th century Earl Christopher Dunlap. From the moment they meet the sparks fly from the page. Christopher accepts almost instantly that he's somehow been misplaced in time, but it takes quite a bit longer for Jessica to realize what he's telling her is the truth. Once realization sets in, Jessica enjoys showing Christopher all the many technological advances in the world since his time. They form a close friendship which, after a few rough patches, turns into something much more. They love quickly and deeply all the while aware that at any moment they'll be parted forever. The reader shares in their joy, which is often bittersweet, feeling each high and low and fearing, as they do, the moment when it will all be over.

My only complaint with the book is the accident that happens about half-way through. I won't go into details, since it gives too much of the plot away, just suffice to say that your heart will break as so much of their precious time is wasted. Make sure you have a box of tissues on hand for the ending (and, if at all possible, the sequel).

All said, _Love Once In Passing_ is a poignant love story that reaffirms the fact that once love is found each moment should be cherished while you have the time.

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Summary: The first and best time travel romance I've ever read.
Review: I read this book years ago and have re- read it numerous times. It is still one of my favorites. I fell in love with the characters, and was thrilled to find out a sequel had been published later. (Love once again) It is about a modern woman, Jessica Lund, and a man from the past, Christopher Dunlap. Christopher is an English Earl who at first believes he has been kidnaped, when suddenly finds himself riding alongside Jessica in her car. Jessica of course at first thinks he is a madman and can't figure out how he just popped up in her car! This is a romance, so eventually they come to love each other. They struggle with the fact that Christopher could disappear just a suddenly as he appeared, and to establish and identity and life for him in the present. But my favorite theme in the book was Christopher's wonder with our modern world, and how he copes with all of the changes, from how to use a faucet to accepting that women are allowed to wear pants. If you get a chance to read this and you either like the time travel romances or historical romances, I really think you will love it. I even lent it to a friend who's mom donated it to a church, and spent years trying to find another copy. It is truly a gem.

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Summary: Excellent, the best book I've ever read!
Review: Like a lot of others I read this book a long time ago and lent my copy to a friend. My friend lost it so I never got it back. I have been searching for a copy of it since and have had no luck. It is my absolutely favorite book and would love to find a copy. I fell in love with the characters and I cried at the ending,.it was the most touching book I ever read

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Summary: Well written---A fantastic Adventure
Review: No matter what you think about time travel, or so many other unexplained phenomena, readers are always intrigued by irrational things that could happen--like human loving vampires, or helpful ghosts, or people slipping from one time frame into another.

Organized religion asks you to do that on a regular basis by requesting you to believe in an unproven god. I don't want to offend religious believers here, but I would ask that if you can believe in an unmet God, why can't you believe that other unidentified phenonoma can occur?

Gods were created by humans because of the things they did not understand in ancient times--lightning, changes in climate, natural catastrophes like earthquakes and floods, droughts and famines. And for thousands of years they had no knowledge to explain these natural phenomena.

This book is an attempt at saying that the conceived impossible MIGHT be possible.

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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: One of the first "time travel romances", before they became so popular...it got me hooked! Very well written...has believable characters, romance, and lots of humor. The sequel (Love Once Again) is good but this is her BEST. Loaned and Lost my copy Years Ago and have been searching for a replacement ever since! If you like this also read A Knight In Shining Armour by Jude Deveraux---also Wonderful!

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Summary: Best book I have ever read.
Review: This was one of the best books I had ever read. I was so excited when I found out that there was a sequel. I lost both of my copies and have been searching for years for replacements. I would love to find them. If anyone out there has any idea where I can find these books please e-mail me.