Crystal Memories

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Summary: Yuks! The worst time passage romance I've read in years!
Review: Save your money... Don't bother to buy the book. The storyline is too far-fetched; the hero (a supposedly handsome man with a toddler daughter that will make any woman swoon!) is a real irritating male chauvenist! I wonder how on earth the so-called heroine (who hails from 1997 Minnesota, by the way) or any heroine for that matter from modern times, can fall in love with a presumptuous jerk like Michael Hayak. In short, how can any sensible heroine fall in love with a guy who EXPECTS you to take care of his child, clean house, cook etc. and is rude and totally presumptuous at the same time?! Oh and the hero expects the heroine to have romantic fantasies about him after the end of a tiring day of hard work too. Hogwash!

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Summary: This one portrays the actual worldview from the past!
Review: These are characters anyone with a heart will fall in love with. Michael struggles to give the heroine the benefit of the doubt; she doesn't impose the standards of our time on someone who can't possibly understand them. The books centers on the questions of broken promises, building trust, and allowing love to rule over the tendecy to protect oneself. The characters come across as real people, not impossible constructs. Aiken uses language like a poet--a fun read, a language delight. When's her next one due??