Love Between Times by Beth Ford

 When her 21st century life falls apart, a chance to start over and find love comes from an unexpected source: a stranger who needs her help and who may actually be a 14th-century knight.

About the book: When Ashley Winston’s conventional 21st century life falls apart, she returns to England to write the book she shelved years ago, determined to take control of her life.

       Meanwhile, in 1377 Wiltshire, Thomas de la Warr fights his family’s desire that he become a priest and plots to chase his dream of knighthood instead. While Ashley and Thomas search for answers, he suddenly appears in the modern day. Unable to communicate, his first encounter with Ashley ends with the police demanding his immigration papers. All Thomas wants is to return to the world he understands, but he and Ashley are drawn together again and again.

How will they find the answers Thomas needs before the authorities close in without losing each other forever?

Our Review: There are several reasons why fans of time travel stories, as well as12th century historical fiction, will adore Love Between Times. It is more than a romance between two people who have suffered loss in the love department. It is the coming together to help another person survive under totally foreign and often difficult circumstances.

Imagine Thomas’ horror when he first encounters something as mundane as an elevator ride, the oddities—to him—of hot and cold running water out of the tap and flush toilets—and a routine pat-down by the local coppers. All of these everyday events clearly show the reader that Thomas is a man to contend with. As well, Ashley’s patience and kindness with him ring true from the very beginning.

And that she would give up, without a second thought, her life in modern day in order to keep him safe, is an omen for the next book in this series.

Based on a scale of 1-5, Love Between Times merits a 4.

Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews