"A love stronger than time itself brings two reincarnated souls together"

American Raine Sinclair travels to England to claim a surprise inheritance. Just how did she inherit a castle and all the trimmings? When she meets the English lawyer, Michael Connors, she feels like she knows him from before. Before what? Why does she keep having these strange dreams and blackouts? Just what is going on here?

Michael Connors has waited for Raine his entire life. Through eight reincarnations, he's tried to find his love again, only to be thwarted each time. After tomorrow night's full moon, Raine will be his again. Michael has always known that he is the reincarnation of Connor, who loved and lost the original Raine to evil eight hundred years ago. Will this time around have a happier ending?

Intrigue swirls about the castle, and no one is quite whom they seem to be. Evil forces will try to keep Conner and Raine apart. Will they be overcome just when they are about to finally win? Who was behind Connor's death all those years ago? And what happened to the first Raine?

Reincarnation is the central theme of LIFE WITHOUT RAINE. Is it possible for love to last through the centuries, waiting for two lovers to reunite? Ms. Bardsley has written a wonderfully exciting and surprisingly meaty quickie. I would have loved to spend more time in the imaginative story she created, but readers will not feel short-shifted. They'll just be hungry for more. Don't miss this great short story!

Sensuality: Rated E-rotic by the publisher. Explicit sex, anal sex (not main couple); sexually explicit scenes: 7.

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance Reviews
Posted November 23, 2003

Summary

Raine Sinclair can't believe she's inherited a castle. She's an American, after all, and has no need for an ancient pile of crumbling stone. After six months of communication with the English barrister handling the estate, she receives a mysterious note telling her she must come to England before the next full moon to claim her inheritance.

Michael Connors is NOT what she pictured as a barrister. Too handsome and sexy for her peace of mind, he could melt her underwear with just one look. Too bad the poor insane man thinks they were married in a previous life.

To receive the property and promised wealth Raine must face unexpected danger, a crazy housekeeper, a jealous rival, and above all, a man who believes he's loved her for more than eight hundred years...and says he can't bear to live another life without Raine.

Sexual Content: E-rotic. Genre: Paranormal. Book Length: short story.