A comically offbeat, fish-out-of-water, time travel novel set in Regency England and the 21st century Colorado Rockies. Nadine Finley is a Scribe Guardian from the future who must play 'un-matchmaker' to Jane Austen, a British naval officer, and the romance that jeopardizes literary history. Nadine has made the quantum commute to 1811 to stop Jane Austen from meeting and marrying Captain Charles Gordon. The two of them share a romantic past, and if Nadine fails in her mission, Jane will never get to London. The fledgling author will never get her first book ready for publication. And if the novel is never readied for the presses, Jane will never go back home and revise the manuscript that will eventually become Pride and Prejudice. In short, disaster. The mission instructions were plain and simple: Jane Austen cannot marry. Except...matters become extremely complicated when the Scribe Guardian's own romantic interest unintentionally follows her across the centuries to 1811. Xander Nouri is a tech millionaire who is cheerfully unfamiliar with both history and literature. He has also forged a life where he is insulated from the non-quantifiable uncertainties of feelings and romance. In fact, the only time he let his guard down was for three wildly unexpected days in Las Vegas when he allowed his heart to be fondled and then stomped on by an elusive woman named Nadine. Xander lives in a world of reason, facts, and data...none of which explain her appearance, dressed in period clothing, in a coffin a mile from his secluded mountain home. And her claim of time traveling doesn't exactly compute. It's not long before sparks once again begin to fly between the former lovers. But Nadine needs to get back to her mission before literary history is permanently damaged. By the time she's able to make the quantum leap back in time, Jane Austen and the captain have already met again...and romance is brewing. To complicate matters, Xander has made the trip, as well. And Xander is the unlikeliest 'nerd-out-of-water' ever to land on Regency shores. But that's where the fun begins...
Author
May McGoldrick, Nik James, and Jan Coffey are pen names for USA Today bestselling authors Nikoo Kafi and Jim McGoldrick. Together, they have crafted over fifty fast-paced, conflict-filled historical, contemporary, and Western novels, and two works of nonfiction. Nikoo’s education and training was in engineering. She worked in robotics and submarine shipbuilding. Before earning a PhD in sixteenth-century Scottish and English literature, Jim pursued a hundred and one jobs, including a decade in submarine construction. Storytellers at heart, Nikoo and Jim were always searching for careers that gave them time for both family and writing. Then, after thirteen years of marriage, they recognized each other’s creative strengths. Nikoo is all about characters and feeling. Jim is about action and sense of place. Their first attempt in writing fiction together produced their award-winning novel, The Thistle and the Rose. Since then, their stories have touched the hearts and minds of millions of readers all over the world. Their work has been translated into over a dozen languages and counting. Nikoo and Jim are four-time Rita Finalists and the winners of numerous awards for their writing, including the Daphne DeMaurier Award for Excellence, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewers’ Choice Award, three NJRW Golden Leaf Awards, two Holt Medallions, and the Connecticut Press Club Award for Best Fiction. The authors make their home in California. Here is a complete catalogue of May McGoldrick, Nik James and Jan Coffey’s work, in chronological order. Each book stands on its own. MAY McGOLDRICK Macpherson Clan Series The Thistle and the Rose A Midsummer Wedding (novella) Angel of Skye Heart of Gold Beauty of the Mist The Intended Flame Tess and the Highlander The Dreamer (Highland Treasure) The Enchantress (Highland Treasure) The Firebrand (Highland Treasure) Much Ado About Highlanders (Scottish Relic) Taming the Highlander (Scottish Relic) Tempest in the Highlands (Scottish Relic) Arsenic and Old Armor —- Pennington Family Series The Promise The Rebel Borrowed Dreams Captured Dreams Dreams of Destiny Romancing the Scot It Happened in the Highlands Sweet Home Highland Christmas (novella) Sleepless in Scotland Dearest Millie (novella) How to Ditch a Duke (novella) —- Royal Highlander Series Highland Crown Highland Jewel Highland Sword —- A Prince in the Pantry (novella) Ghost of the Thames —- Made in Heaven Thanksgiving in Connecticut (novella) NIK JAMES The Winter Road (novella) High Country Justice Bullets and Silver Silver Trail Christmas JAN COFFEY Trust Me Once Twice Burned Triple Threat Fourth Victim Five in a Row Silent Waters Cross Wired The Janus Effect The Puppet Master Blind Eye Road Kill Mercy (novella) Tropical Kiss Aquarian When the Mirror Cracks NONFICTION Marriage of Minds: Collaborative Fiction Writing Step Write Up: Writing Exercises for 21st Century —- Sign up for the May McGoldrick, Nik James, Jan Coffey Newsletter https://www.maymcgoldrick.com/contact-us —- Visit their author websites www.MayMcGoldrick.com www.NikJamesAuthor.com www.JanCoffey.com https://www.facebook.com/MayMcGoldrick/ https://twitter.com/MayMcGoldrick https://www.instagram.com/maymcgoldrick/
