A Tryst in Paris
Anne Armistead
Time Travel Romance
When Mirabelle Montgomery visits the Luxembourg Carousel in Paris, a mysterious time shifter sweeps her into the Carousel’s time travel vortex and transports her to 1900 Paris. Her return will be allowed once she completes her mission to restore a man’s fate gone wrong. But whose?
Upon meeting dangerously sexy Jacques Thibaut, Mirabelle believes she has found her man. His life’s purpose as a stellar police detective has been derailed by accusations of his plotting with anarchists to overthrow the French government.
If she proves Jacques to be innocent, his life will be reset to its rightful providence. He will win back his job and those who once believed in him, including the woman he planned to marry.
Mirabelle’s determination to complete her mission kindles passion between them. But their falling in love will jeopardize everything, for his true destiny does not include her. Besides, even if her heart desires, she cannot remain in 1900 Paris . . . can she?
Uncaged Review: Mirabelle is in Paris on a buying trip for antiquities while her mother awaits a heart transplant. She walks into an antique shop to pick up some coin purses for their business and is handed a special coin purse from the owner. Reading the note, it asks her to meet at the Luxembourg Carousel in Paris at noon the following day. Her curiosity overcomes her and she goes to the carousel, only to be whisked away into a time vortex that shifts her to 1900 Paris. Her message is to right a wrong in a man’s life to be able to return to her time period.
There was some really great history woven throughout the story that the author did a good job of weaving it so it was part of the story, like the bridge collapse that really happened. I liked the mystery and the suspense surrounding the task that she really has no idea what it is and the French that was also sprinkled into the story. This is not a true romance in the sense that normal romance books travel down. It seemed a bit too easy though when she was thrust into 1900, dressed in the period dress and also being able to understand French when she couldn’t before the time shift.
Other than those small grievances, this was a solid read in this genre and a nice bonus section in the back to tell you a bit more about that period of time and some of the people in the story.
Reviewed by Cyrene
4 Stars
