"This sundial does more than just 'record' the passage of time!"

On her way home one day artist Sarah Miles and her cat, Monet, run over a man who isn't there--a man who called for "Saura" in the saddest voice Sarah had ever heard...

While doing a painting of her garden for the fortune teller Zienna, Monet draws Sarah into a clearing and amazingly into the past of 1836 Texas via an old sundial. Not only into the past, but also into the midst of the battle of San Jacinto between the Texans and the Mexicans. There she is rescued by the man she ran down with her car, the man who wasn't there. He is certainly here now, and though she perceives him as the one she has returned to the past for, he refuses to recognize her.

Jess Adams keeps having odd moments when the woman he saved from being killed in battle seems so familiar. Yet he knows he has never met her before. Sarah knows, though, that this is not the first time they have met, loved, and lost one another. Now if only she can convince Jess of this. Not only convince him of the past they have shared, but some how bring him to realize that he must follow her. For Sarah has responsibilities in the future and knows, no matter how much she loves Jess, she must return to her own time. Also being a modern woman in the non-feminist past is difficult and ends up getting Sarah pursued by an evil man and brings about a meeting with a very old enemy. The question now is will history repeat itself, or will love win out this time around.

I will begin by giving a warning--don't start this book unless you have plenty of time to read. This is one of those that keeps you saying, "Just one more page and then I'll stop". The story just draws you in and keeps your attention until the very end. The reincarnation/time travel theme is not new, but this author gives it a fascinating twist. Though I really liked the whole story and enjoyed the main characters I did find that some of the secondary characters added nothing to the story and I really felt they could have been left out completely. Also the time-flow in the past was confusing, in that more time seems to pass than is accounted for. I liked the ending, but could have used a bit more explanation as to how things worked out so well for the hero. There were some story threads that left you feeling that you were being set up for a sequel, which would not be a bad thing, as this story left me with a desire to read more by this author.

Sensuality: G Sex does take place, but it is very non- descriptive.

PNR Reviews © Copyright March 2002
Reviewed for PNR by Flora Bell

Reviewed by Flora Bell
Courtesy ParaNormal Romance
Posted March 12, 2002

Summary

The Sundial is a story of a love so powerful it transcends time itself.

As Sarah Miles is driving down Eighteenth Street, a stranger materializes in front of her car. She throws on her brakes, braces for impact and...drives straight through him. For a brief moment, his voice filled with quiet despair echoes in her head, "Saura. Saura." Then he is gone. Later that day, Sarah discovers The Sundial and her incredible journey through time begins.