Another Chance, Another Time

Rating:
Summary: Timeless Tales review 4.5 stars
Review: By TT reviewer Marie Mclean
Dr. Alec Edwards is going to another boring hospital fundraiser. His boss and his wife at the hospital, where he works, have been trying to get him to marry their daughter, who is definitely unbalanced. Alec is definitely not attracted to this woman, but she won't take no for an answer and ruthlessly pursues him.

A car in front of him is in a deadly crash. The man in the car dies, but the woman is still alive. When she opens her eyes and looks at him, she knows him. He is determined that he will not let this woman die. He helps her and stays with her until the ambulance arrives. But he cannot let her go without him and goes in the ambulance with her. You get the sense that he feels an attraction for this woman, yet he can't figure it out. Her name is Danielle Morgan, but he knows she is "Dani".

The story involves Alec and Dani's past lives together, when they were lost to each other in Cypress in 365. He was Demetrius and she was Adia and he left her pregnant and an outcast. Her life was difficult, his family would not acknowledge her and her family would have nothing to do with her because of her shame. He comes back, but he fails her. It continues with other lives they have together. And he continues to fail her.

The story has several interesting twists -- Dani coming to understand her dreams and her feelings and connection to Alec. Alec would not believe in their past lives, but finally -- before it was too late -- he did.

But the story involves more than just their past lives. It involves a sick jealous woman, determined to have Alec, even though he has no interest in her, and the woman's family, who try to get for their spoiled daughter what she wants. This woman confronts Dani and warns her to stay away from Alec. Alec has to convince her that this woman is obsessive, that he is not involved with her and that she is not his fiancée.

The book is far from dull. Not only do we have their past lives together, but it continues with Dani's life being threatened by an unknown woman (nurse), who attempts to poison her in the hospital with morphine and a dirty water solution in her IV.

The story has another twist when Dani is falsely accused of sexual involvement with a minor. Her arrest and trial is very traumatic. But this time they see it through together and Alec does believe that their lives are connected from the past. This time Alec has to be there for Dani, not failing her has he did in the past.

The trial is not that believable. But with the obsession of the "other woman" and her family and the attempt on Dani's life in the hospital, they finally realize that they are meant to be together. Alec has to be there this time for Dani, when she is in danger at the end and they both realize how to right their past lives and get it correct this time.

The person who tried to kill Dani and who bribed a minor to say Dani sexually assaulted him was excellent. I knew it could only be one of three people, and I guessed incorrectly.

The love scenes were passionate. I felt the two of them were meant to be together and I was pulling for them to finally get it right.

It is a wonderful story and I highly recommend it. It had the right amount of love, sex, suspense and this is one I would love to read again. In fact, I look forward to reading more of this author's books.

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Summary: What an amazing reincarnation love story
Review: Courtesy of Love Romances

First things first... It has to be stated up front that this reviewer does not like to give 5 Star reviews. For that implies the book is perfect or nearly so. How can a book be perfect? There is always supposed to be room for improvement. But THIS book was phenomenal! As near to perfect as a book can get.

He has spent an eternity of lifetimes trying to protect his soul mate. Every lifetime they find each other, and every lifetime the world interferes and they die miserably. Will their path to destruction be thwarted finally?

Alec Edwards is a brilliant plastic surgeon, on the rise in his profession, and set to be the next Chief of Surgery at the hospital he works in. He is known for his caring bedside manner and always remembered by his patients. But something is missing in his life, something he is not even entirely sure of. Until the day he sees an event that will change his life permanently....

Dani Sinclair was on her way to her dream vacation, one she had been scrimping and saving for over many years. While driving down the highway to the airport to catch her flight, fate intervenes and a careening vehicle crashes into her car, nearly killing her. When a strange man, Alec, comes to her rescue, her heart and soul recognize him, causing her to reach out

From the first moment, Alec knows there is something different about Dani, something which forces him to go out of his way to save her life and erase the physical memories of that near fatal accident. He is drawn to her, as she is to him, for no plausible reason. He is her lifeline, for those closest to Dani know she has an almost obsessive fear of death, and this accident hovered too close to the brink for her. No one knew why... until now.

Fate is reaching out its hands again to claim Dani. Her soul understands that Alec is her other half, the other part of her heart. Many lifetimes they have found each other, lost each other, then found each other again, just in time to die horrible deaths together. He was supposed to be her savior, but he never quite succeeded. Now they have one last chance to set things right once and for all. What they don't know is that an ancient enemy, one who has been with them in every incarnation of their souls, is back again, in hopes of conquering them again. Now Alec and Dani have to use the knowledge gained over several lifetimes to break the curse and be together once and for all.

WOW!!! This book is a surefire winner. It blasts the reader with enough emotional force to keep one enthralled and in its spell, from beginning to end. It is a fast-paced read, full of action as Dani and Alec barrel towards the final resolution of their eternal bond. They are meant to be together and one can't help but long for the happy ending they so deserve. All of the characters are lovingly drawn, vivid and with life all their own, even the villains.

Ms. Snodgrass shows brilliant expertise. Her storyline is fully fleshed out, leaving no doubt as to what is happening or why. She also shows remarkable skill at weaving a mystery, for this reviewer waffled many times over who she thought the true evildoer was. Be forewarned, don't pick this book up unless having plenty of time to read it, for the reader will not want to put it down until it is finished. This story is fantastic, but the true winner is the one reading it, for there is no better prize then this mesmerizing tale. This reviewer can't wait to read the next book by the talented Ms. Snodgrass.

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Summary: complex reincarnation romance
Review: Driving on a Los Angeles freeway, Dr. Alec Edwards is fortunate to avoid a nasty accident, but others are unlucky. One person is dead and another barely survives. Alec provides medical attention to the injured woman when she suddenly opens her eyes and looks deep into his with a recognition that rips into his soul before she returns to a comatose state.

Alec knows he has never met the victim yet somehow his gut says otherwise that the two of them are connected. At a nearby hospital, Alec performs surgery on the accident victim. Unconscious Dani Morgan dreams about losing her child and husband when she awakens to see Alec staring at her. Both feel the connection in their heart and soul, but as she heals and they fall in love, evil has ripped this duo asunder time after time. Not knowing what they truly battle to achieve a forever love, Alec and Dani apparently have no chance to defeat what seems like their eternal fate.

ANOTHER CHANCE, ANOTHER TIME is a complex reincarnation romance that sub-genre fans will fully enjoy as the delightful lead couple research their past (via hypnosis), confront their present, and pray for their future together. Though the flashbacks are cleverly interwoven into he plot to give substance to the eerie multiple life, some readers might find that disruptive. Still with a powerful story line starring two giving individuals (past and present), the paranormal audience will want to read this tale and seek future works by Catherine Snodgrass.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: A skillful weaving of romantic suspense and reincarnation
Review: Ms. Snodgrass pulls the reader into her story from page one. Dr. Alec Edwards and Dani Morgan meet by accident -- or was it? It seems that they have been lovers in the past, but something has always happened to keep them apart. Will they succeed this time?
The story is highly enjoyable and a good read. The author skillfully interweaves the reincarnation aspects with romantic suspense elements. There is more than enough suspense, danger and romance to keep any reader interested until the very end.

Rating:
Summary: A skillful weaving of romantic suspense and reincarnation
Review: Ms. Snodgrass pulls the reader into her story from page one. Dr. Alec Edwards and Dani Morgan meet by accident -- or was it? It seems that they have been lovers in the past, but something has always happened to keep them apart. Will they succeed this time?
The story is highly enjoyable and a good read. The author skillfully interweaves the reincarnation aspects with romantic suspense elements. There is more than enough suspense, danger and romance to keep any reader interested until the very end.

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Summary: for never was a tale of more woe
Review: Plastic surgeon Alec Edwards and teacher Danielle Morgan meet by chance when Alec saves Dani after a car accident. We discover that these two have been together over the centuries again and again, playing out a doomed romance where the scenario is always similar and where the end is always the same --- death.

The romance between Alec and Dani was red hot and, at the same, tugged at your heartstrings. They tried to so hard to be happy together every time but fate always conspired against them. Also, the author does an excellent job of drawing parallels between social behaviors throughout history. For example, over the ages, people reviled different things like children born out of wedlock or witchcraft. Today, those are not a concern, but we still have other problems which make people want to form rabid lynch mobs and act pretty much the same.

I always enjoy these types of reincarnation stories and I try not to be too analytical but, being me, I can't help but ask questions. My questions are always rather the same: Why is it they only remember their past relationships in this lifetime? Why couldn't they ever succeed in changing their fate before and this time they can? (you knew they would or this would be a tragedy, not a romance). While the resolution in this story is very reasonable, it still does not quite answer these recurring questions solidly. It's always a case of luck --- like "third time's a charm" or something, which isn't a bad thing but I'm always looking for something more concrete, I guess.

Still, that in no way dimished my enjoyment of a very fine tale. Enjoy.