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ATDrake · 09-27-2014, 11:45 AM

Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

Heaven's Rogue by Colleen Shannon, 1st in her Heaven series of quote-unquote time-travel paranormal romances, originally out from Dorchester/Love Spell in 1999, speaking of other now-defunct imprints that failed to pay their authors and eventually imploded. But is it really time "travel" if there's no vortex/machine thingy and the traveler just kind of statuesquely* Rip Van Winkled their way through the centuries until the post-modern age?

Michelangelo’s David awakens in modern NYC, furious at his best boyhood friend, Michelangelo, for putting his nakedness on display for centuries. He is forced to seek the meaning of his rebirth, or on the dawn of the new millennium he will turn back to stone. In the process, the statue becomes in the modern world the man he failed to be in the Renaissance, ironically transforming everyone he meets--including the art historian who wishes him into being and her friend, the cynical NYC cop who has forgotten the power of dreams. He will have his own role to play in Heaven's design...

* Also, the statue's not life-sized. Does he magically shrink and grow or is he a freakish giant looking for love in all the wrong places (probably not)? Though I'd be impressed if the author gave him lingering foot issues from that time a vandal attacked his toes.

ETA: free again from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon:

Call Home the Heart by Shannon Farrell, mid-19th century Irish historical romance originally out from Dorchester/Leisure in 2004.

Widowed by a shooting accident on her honeymoon, Muireann Caldwell discovers that her wastrel husband Augustine has left her penniless, and almost homeless. She now faces returning to her overprotective family back in Scotland, or charting her own course with the crumbling Caldwell estate in Ireland.

Deciding to remain in Ireland to tackle Barnakilla and its mountain of debt, Muireann turns to the handsome, capable Lochlainn Roche, her late husband’s estate manager, for support.

Lochlainn worries that with Augustine dead, his lifelong home will be forfeited, especially if the young widow decides to run home to Scotland.

But he’s surprised by the strength Muireann displays, and grows to admire her courage and determination, especially as the Irish Potato Famine begins to spread its blight on the land he loves so well.

Muireann struggles to re-build the estate and create a sanctuary all can call home. She grows to love Barnakilla as much as Lochlainn does. Dare he hope she returns the love he has found for her? Or will the sacrifices she is forced to make prove too much for her?

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ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon: Heaven's Rogue by Colleen Shannon, 1st in her Heaven series of quote-unquote time-travel paranormal romances, originally out from Dorchester/Love Spell in 1999, speaking of other now-defunct imprints that failed to pay their authors and eventually imploded. But is it really time "travel" if there's no vortex/machine thingy and the traveler just kind of statuesquely* Rip Van Winkled their way through the centuries until the post-modern age? Michelangelo’s David awakens in modern NYC, furious at his best boyhood friend, Michelangelo, for putting his nakedness on display for centuries. He is forced to seek the meaning of his rebirth, or on the dawn of the new millennium he will turn back to stone. In the process, the statue becomes in the modern world the man he failed to be in the Renaissance, ironically transforming everyone he meets--including the art historian who wishes him into being and her friend, the cynical NYC cop who has forgotten the power of dreams. He will have his own role to play in Heaven's design... * Also, the statue's not life-sized. Does he magically shrink and grow or is he a freakish giant looking for love in all the wrong places (probably not)? Though I'd be impressed if the author gave him lingering foot issues from that time a vandal attacked his toes. ETA: free again from the author via KDP Select @ Amazon: Call Home the Heart by Shannon Farrell, mid-19th century Irish historical romance originally out from Dorchester/Leisure in 2004. Widowed by a shooting accident on her honeymoon, Muireann Caldwell discovers that her wastrel husband Augustine has left her penniless, and almost homeless. She now faces returning to her overprotective family back in Scotland, or charting her own course with the crumbling Caldwell estate in Ireland. Deciding to remain in Ireland to tackle Barnakilla and its mountain of debt, Muireann turns to the handsome, capable Lochlainn Roche, her late husband’s estate manager, for support. Lochlainn worries that with Augustine dead, his lifelong home will be forfeited, especially if the young widow decides to run home to Scotland. But he’s surprised by the strength Muireann displays, and grows to admire her courage and determination, especially as the Irish Potato Famine begins to spread its blight on the land he loves so well. Muireann struggles to re-build the estate and create a sanctuary all can call home. She grows to love Barnakilla as much as Lochlainn does. Dare he hope she returns the love he has found for her? Or will the sacrifices she is forced to make prove too much for her? Last edited by ATDrake; 09-27-2014 at 12:02 PM.