"Satisfying historical romp"

Time-travel/highlands romance. Rated 'R' by Ellora's Cave.

Evidently Tia Isabella is the pen name Jaid Black, author of many contemporary and futuristic erotic scorchers, uses when she writes tamer novels -- R rated. AFTER THE STORM is set mostly in the Highlands of Scotland in the early 1300's.

Maya Jones is a modern woman in contemporary Florida -- an anthropologist. Caught by a hurricane, she and her best friend Sara get swept back in time to meet Thomas MacGregor and the clan he is laird of. What follows is a romp similar (very similar) in style to Black's epic Empress' New Clothes. Fans of one will surely love the other.

While there is less sex in this volume than in an NC17 rated novel, the sex scenes are still steamy and fulfilling. My one gripe was with the mercurial mood swings of Thomas and Maya in the early part of the story, making them both seem a bit unbalanced, but this is solved before we reach the halfway point and both characters seem to find their equilibrium. Those who find such things objectionable or trying, however, should take note.

All in all, After the Storm was a very satisfying read, and well worth looking into.

Available in the following formats: Adobe PDF, MSReader LIT, Rocketbook/HTML, Mobipocket PRC.

Reviewed by Ann Leveille
Posted March 3, 2002