Little known fact: James and I have been in a book club together for the past five years. We take turns picking books (or, more often themes), and then text back and forth during the reading process. At the end we write letters!! That often include comics!! Anyway, there’s no timeline, which is why book club has been on hold for the last year while James completely failed to read a were-cat book (HIS idea, too!). BUT WE ARE BACK, and reading amazing time traveling romance novels. Did you know this was a whole subgenre? Now you do! You’re welcome.
I read A Touch of Enchantment by Teresa Medeiros, because I got it for 15 cents at a library book sale. James is reading Charmed by Catherine Hart after sorting GoodReads reviews by star rating.
I’m just going to excerpt from our text conversation rather than repeat myself. James and I don’t need second drafts. We’ve had years to hone this BFF banter:
James (in GREEN): Best book club ever is BACK IN SESSION
I feel like I made The Right Choice
HOLOGRAPHIC COVER
Patricia(in purple, OF COURSE): This looks so incredible, I can’t wait to live it through you
James: Lolol this book is dedicated to the Shawnee Nationt
Alana has informed me that the indian on the cover would have to be 43 years old for this novel to make sense as writtenc!
Since he’s one of Tecumesh’s triplet brothers
Also in this book Tecumesh was part of a trio of triplets
Which is just straight up not historically accurate
Esp since they’re THE ONLY TRIPLETS IN SHAWNEE HISTORY
Hopefully the twist is that the writer actually DID do her research and Silver Wolf ends the story by paradoxing himself out of the timeline
(Male lead is named Silver Wolf because this book is amazing)
Sorry, silver thorn
His eyes are silver
Patricia: I hope they change color with his emotions
James: Okay so
Silver thron and his brothers can predict the future kind of, but they can’t manage to predict anything beyond their own lifespans
So silver wolf sends his magic silver amulet into the future to drag someone back to literally tell them what happens
Because apparently THAT is within the purview of his abilities
Lol main character Nikki is described as having a flash-fire temper and quirky disposition
Can’t wait to find out whether these are informed character traits
Lolol of course Nikki’s eyes are violet
Because of her scottish heritage
Because Scotland is famous for its purple eyed population
Lol nikki assumes he’s an actor who’s playing an indian from a play she saw the other night
who’s still apparently in character
Silver Wolf knows her name before she introduces herself because her shoes say NIKE on them
Why is this a plot point
Nikki’s earlier inner monologue seems to indicate she’s trying to lose 20 pounds
Narration now refers to her frame as tiny
Patricia: James, ALL women are trying to lose 20 pounds
Obviously
My cover is sadly not holographic
James: But it makes up for it in AMAZINGNESS
“I summoned you here from the future, though it was my hope to recall a man, perhaps one of some prominence and intelligence–not a mere woman”
Patricia: Oooooooooohhhhh snap
