My Lady in Time by Angie Ray Review
Jove, Feb., 1998.Paperback, 293 pages.
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Handsome playboy Derek Sinclair thoroughly enjoys his life.
With plenty of money, a cushy family job and plenty of
female companionship, life is just one grand game -- until the
night that the ghost of Lady Allison Pelsworth appears,
begging him to travel back in time to 1498 to save her
from a disastrous marriage which will destroy her
family and theie ancestral castle. Three sheets to the wind,
Derek agrees, believing it's a dream. It's not. The next thing
he knows he is in medieval England without a stitch on
and someone is threatening to kill him. What's worse,
Lady Allison doesn't even seem to remember summoning him.
Derek must learn to fit into this world and become a knight
in order to find the secret which will take him back home.
But what he doesn't count on is the rigors required of a
knight in training or falling in love with the beautiful, if
somewhat disdainful, Lady Allison.
My Lady in Time is a well-researched historical mystery with a highly amusing premise. Derek, the Southern California playboy who must endure the rigorous training of a medieval knight -- jousting, riding in armor, swordfighting, and courtship -- is hilarious to watch as he is forced to endure cigarette and hamburger withdrawal in a land where no one has ever heard of the modern conveniences we take for granted. The chemistry between Derek and Allison is fiery and the historical background is very well-done. Charming and amusing, My Lady in Time is perfect for those who like a little time travel with their romance.
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