Intertwined (An Intertwined Story, Book 1)

Intertwined

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His name is James, and he's the 21st century woman's wet dream version of a Regency gentleman--y'know, the kind who shies away from social norms and expectations of his day. He stumbles across Emme's unconscious body conveniently, Emme has the tastes of an year-old woman and wears floor-length white nighties to bed and, being the unconventional sort-of gentleman that he is, takes her back to manor home. Emme eventually wakes up, but it's discovered that she has amnesia! The last time I thought amnesia seemed like a realistic plot device I was in the fourth grade reading Megamorphs 1: So now we have amnesiac Emme who now goes by "Emma," because, why not?

Fucking shoot me now. This is like juvenile shit I wrote in high school. This is pretty much where I gave up. I may or may not subject myself to reading more of this disaster. I'll be sure to update this review if I do! May 30, Carey Louise rated it it was ok. Overall, I liked the idea of the book but the execution fell short for me. It's hard to explain exactly what I didn't connect with. I often found myself fighting to suspend belief as little anachronisms, stilted dialogue, and other absurdities crept in.

The dialogue just didn't ring true for either main character. Rather than a Ph. Though he was characterized as unconventional, it is highly unlikely that James would completely flaunt Regency customs and morality to the extent depicted in the novel. In conjunction with stilted dialogue, contrived events moved the plot along until the "happily ever after. As is, the novel reads like a dime store romance with little to provoke thoughtful reflection in the reader.

View all 3 comments. I started this book on audio in the car and finished it when I got home. Like literally when I got home.

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I didn't even unpack first! Priorities and all that. I was just so close to being done and I just had to know. I wasn't about to wait for the next car ride to finish! There was this one part of the book that had me and my girls laughing out loud in the car. It was so funny. I have no idea if it would have been as funny reading it but on the audio, it really had us cracking up. Time travel books I started this book on audio in the car and finished it when I got home. Time travel books are so iffy for me. It's usually a clear hit or miss.

This was a hit and I really enjoyed it. I'm SO looking forward to reading the next book when I get a free minute. Although this is a trilogy I think each book is independent so no cliff hangers! View all 6 comments. Jan 19, Barbara rated it it was amazing Shelves: I could never write a review sufficient enough to let you all know how much I love this book. No, the story wasn't incredibly complicated. But oh, it was fresh and sweet and beautifully written. It was funny, it was romantic, it made me happy. I will own a hard copy of this book, and I will re-read the crap out of it.

All I can say is if you like Regency Romance, prefer a "clean" romance with plenty of romance and you like interesting twists like, say, time travel-- then this book is for you. Th I could never write a review sufficient enough to let you all know how much I love this book. View all 4 comments. Mar 03, Jenn rated it it was amazing. What a hopelessly romantic sans raunchiness "romance" book!

I absolutely enjoyed from cover to cover! I've been a HUGE fan of Nichole's photography work for years, and was so thrilled to hear of her latest endeavor in writing this novel! This book promised to be something special and it just ended up being excessively flat. It seemed like it was a bizarre self insertion fan fiction of Emma by Jane Austen where the modern woman gets to keep the alluring 19th century gentleman.

But it never went any deeper than that. It was some author's little fantasy that got printed onto paper. But here is one of my big problems with time travel books. If you are going to talk about illnesses at all , there has to be one thing that is acknowledged This book promised to be something special and it just ended up being excessively flat. If you are going to talk about illnesses at all , there has to be one thing that is acknowledged. People coming from the past to the future would have no immunity to diseases that we get today.

Something like the modern flu which most people can fight off would be fatal and that isn't even thinking about things like resistant TB. Likewise, someone moving to the past may be the carrier of a terrible strain of something that could be deadly for millions in the past. A character in this book has tuberculosis, which is not necessarily fatal.

However, if the same character, suffering from TB, came to a modern English hospital, there are so many little nasties just floating around in the air that she might catch some secondary strain of something very quickly. Or MRSA or staph. I know I'm insane and picky but the flaws in this book were just far to expansive for me to ignore. I'm insanely glad this book is out of my life. Sep 17, Jennifer rated it liked it Shelves: If you read my GR profile, you'll see I specifically listed time travel books as something that I avoid.

The science behind it doesn't make any sense to me, so I just can't suspend disbelief long enough to enjoy any plot based on it. Suffice it to say, then, that I was surprised by how much this book didn't annoy me. I actually enjoyed a good portion of it, before things became all lovey-dovey, sappy sappy, and pet names, that is. It was fun and the MCs were likable. I especiall If you read my GR profile, you'll see I specifically listed time travel books as something that I avoid. I especially enjoyed the H who was never a rake and didn't need to be reformed either.

The premise was interesting, the writing was engaging, the story itself was completely clean only a little kissng and ardent embraces , the MCs were admirable, and humour was adorable. So why only three stars? Well, the closest thing to a villain in this story was too much of a caricature and the lack of serious conflict made for a little bit of a bland read. I suppose the time travel and health issues were conflict enough, but there was just something missing that would have made the plot more interesting. The angst factor was a little low I know As it was, I would read the next book in the series and have high hopes that it's even better than this one.

Apr 18, Dawn rated it it was amazing Shelves: I am not usually a fan of time travel romance, but this one was done so well it has prompted me to reconsider my thoughts on such reads. I also usally prefer my romances with a little spice well a lot of spice but this one is what I consider a clean read only kissing. Do not let this deter you! The beautiful build to love and the romance was so wonderfully sweet and oh so satisfying that truly spice was not needed or missed! Oh how I loved this book.

The hero was truly perfect in every way. Th I am not usually a fan of time travel romance, but this one was done so well it has prompted me to reconsider my thoughts on such reads. The secondary characters were also wonderful and all were crafted so well they seemed real The love between James and Emme was probably the most beautiful and tender of all the HR I have read so far. The only criticism I have..

Then again I personally have never been big on using slang myself so maybe it's just me. Nevertheless, it did not bother me terribly much and it's not like it was used incorrectly in other words, it was used in the mind of 21st century Emme or when she was in that time never when in the 19th century by a character of that time.

For those with triggers.. I can happily say there are NONE!

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No violence, rape, cursing, OW, past women, or mention of ANY of the heros past nor of his sexual experience. I plan to read the rest of the books in this series and would definately recommend this to my friends. As for a summary, well let me say the one written does not do this book justice. In fact had it not been highly recommended to me by a friend whose opinion I trust, I never would have read it based solely on the one given on GR. This story in short is about fate, love and destiny.

You will love it! View all 10 comments. This is a "time travel" HR. I'm no friend of fiction with a contemporary setting. However, I needed to read a time travel HR for a challenge. I hated the beginning of the story set in as much as I expected and the h got on my nerves--as expected.

Unexpectedly the part of the story that took part in Herfordshire was really good and well done. This author, who was an unknown to me, is adept at delivering what I want in HR. I felt that this had good detail and everything was as it should b This is a "time travel" HR. I felt that this had good detail and everything was as it should be for me for an HR.

I really liked the plot and without spoiling the book, Nichole Van, really made the heroine in the past make sense to me. This plot point didn't tax my suspension of disbelief to the degree that I expected--I was able to "buy it. The story was not ridiculous and the author made it all work. There were a couple of very minor typo issues. But I cut independent or really small-press books a little slack. From reading reviews on GR, some readers are really bothered by these mistakes, but here they did not impede my enjoyment.

In conclusion, I admit I can be rigid in going outside of the type of books that I like and trying something different, but this was a successful foray into something a little different. View all 19 comments. Feb 18, Christy rated it it was amazing. This book was wonderful. Nichole did a fabulous job and I can't wait to read the next book!

If you like regency books then you should definitely give this a try. Plus, there are a few absolutely hilarious moments. Jul 27, Lucinda rated it really liked it. James and Emme have a great love story.

Mar 15, Melissa rated it really liked it Shelves: I love time travel books, but it's hard to find sweet clean books in this genre. This was such a fun book. There was some writing issues with the back and forth, when there is already a time line jump having the characters go back and forth throughout the book is not a great idea.

You really had to pay attention to the chapter headers to see if you were going ahead or back an hour or a couple months. The characters were fun and the romance was great. I am going to wait a bit to read the others in the series, I don't want the whole idea to get old. Reread Feb 15 After a couple bad books I decided to go back to a favorite author and give the whole series a read now that it is done. I so enjoyed this: I knew more what was going on and had no trouble with the back and forth.

I thought this was done so well. I loved the banter between all the characters.

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Van has a way with dialog that I love. I just giggle at so many of the great one liners: Mar 20, Erica rated it it was amazing. This book was fantastic! I was a little wary of the whole time travel aspect, because that isn't usually my cup of tea, but it was so wonderfully done that I couldn't help but love it. The characters were likable. They were well developed and you found yourself feeling along with them. You could picture the looks on their faces or the body language they were using.

There were parts that had me so engrossed that I was laughing out loud as I read. The writing style was easy to fall into and the bo This book was fantastic! The writing style was easy to fall into and the book was just a light, fun, easy read. There was a bit of mystery, some romance, some humor, and all without severe language or graphic sex scenes that push it over the edge. I also really appreciated that everything was tied up nicely at the end.

It drives me crazy when a book just ends and you don't feel like you've had closure or still have questions. I was satisfied when I closed the book. I cannot wait for more in this series. It really can't come quickly enough. A book I would definitely read again and again. Dec 17, Lisa Brown rated it really liked it Shelves: Emme Wilde has a soul mate - a soul mate that she has never met, and who died hundreds of years before she was alive.

When she finds an old locket at an estate sale, she is inexplicably drawn to the man inside, and while researching who he could have possibly been, she encounters something she never expected. A portal to another time, and ends up in , but with no memory of who she is or where she came from. And who is she rescued by, no other than a man who looks just like the one in her loc Emme Wilde has a soul mate - a soul mate that she has never met, and who died hundreds of years before she was alive.

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And who is she rescued by, no other than a man who looks just like the one in her locket. And when her memory returns, she has to make a choice between the man she loves, and her life in Such a fun, clean romance. I loved Emme's character, and I especially loved the alter ego voice she heard in her head when her memory was gone. She was trying to live as a proper English lady, and yet her modern American self kept surfacing and confusing her completely. I can't wait to read the rest of this fun series. Jul 11, Chrissy rated it liked it.

I usually don't listen to books, and I wanted this one to read faster, I guess. It seemed like the beginning was slow and it took a long time for them to meet. It felt the story dragged in places, but again, that may just be that I listened to it. I also struggled with the time jumps. But I loved that it was clean, and romantic, and had a happy ending. I was worried about that happy ending for a I listened to this on my trip from NE to UT, and maybe that's why I didn't love it like I wanted to. I was worried about that happy ending for a minute, but I was glad it worked out.

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Aug 02, Misty rated it it was amazing. Light, clean, funny, romantic and I liked how she handled the time travel. The characters were realistic and I love that she took a minute to point out the actual historical facts in the authors notes. Finally, it's self published and I'm a huge fan of self publishing. Well, except when the author sucks and is self publishing because it's the only choice.

Fortunately, that is not the case here. This was well written, en Perfect escapist lit. This was well written, entertaining, fun and cheap on kindle. Jan 24, Shari Tapscott rated it really liked it. This was such a fun read--especially if you're a Jane Austen fan. I liked the main character. The content was romantic but clean. I would have no problem sharing this novel with my teenage niece. I will definitely read more in the series.

Mar 31, Cathy rated it liked it. I really, really wanted to like this book more. It had a lot of potential - time-travel and regency period, my two current favorites. However, the story fell short for me. I was annoyed with Emme's internal dialogue and the constant going back and forth on the story timeline. On a good note, I am curious to read book 2 about James's sister, Georgiana.

May 30, Jann rated it it was amazing Shelves: This was just what I was in the mood for and just as enjoyable as Refine. There is the confusion of Emme who lands in a different century and those who wonder where she has come from. This is handled by giving Emme amnesia and at first, there are only flickering ideas coming to her from her real life.

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James, who finds her during a storm and offers her shelter at his home, is the image of a picture in a locket she has carried around with her for many years. Her friend Jasmine, who is slightly fey This was just what I was in the mood for and just as enjoyable as Refine. Her friend Jasmine, who is slightly fey, assures her that she must be destined to fall in love with the man who posed for the miniature image. Beauty Awakened Gena Showalter Pocket. Most sixteen-year-olds have friends. Aden Stone has four human souls inside him: One can raise the dead.

One can tell the future. And one can possess another human. With no family and a life spent in and out of institutions, Aden and the souls have become friends. But now they're causing him all kinds of trouble. Like, he'll blink and suddenly he's a younger Aden, reliving the past. Or he'll walk past a total stranger and know how she's going to die. He's so over it.

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