Published: April 09, 2011
Words: 119,770 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781458060648

Short description

When Melinda Kaibell takes a farewell tour through the archaeological dig where she’s been working, she meets Askar, a Bronze Age goddess, who tells her she has a side job for her. The goddess never mentions she's going four thousand years into the past, that Mount Thera will erupt, destroying the Minoan civilization, or that she'll fall in love with a handsome animal magician she can't have.

Extended description

When Melinda Kaibell takes a farewell tour through the Cretan archaeological dig where she’s been volunteering, she finds herself face to face with the Bronze Age goddess, Askar.

Askar tells Melinda that she has a little side job for her. “Carry a message to My people," she says, "tell them to go to their safe place. If you do this, you will be perfectly placed to go home.”

The goddess never says Melinda will be transported nearly four thousand years in the past to deliver the message or that Mount Thera is on the verge of eruption and the destruction of the Minoan civilization is imminent. Then there's the part about falling in love with a handsome animal magician once she gets there and the impossibility of a relationship bounded by time and duty.

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magic, time travel, crete, volcano, minoan, minoans, santorini, thera

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Review by: Banty Hen Publishing on July 04, 2011 :
Archaeological dig volunteer Melinda Kaibell is plucked from her own time by the goddess Askar. She's placed in the Bronze Age, during the glorious climax of the Minoan Civilization on Crete.

The catch? She's aware of the catastrophic eruption that completely wiped out this civilization, and it's happening in a matter of weeks. Can she deal with her emergence in this ancient time, her near-deification, and a budding romance, all while trying to save Askar's people?

Linn Henderson gives us a time-travel fantasy romance that's both mystical and engaging. I don't want to give away too many of the story's many plot twists, but it seems that Melinda's not the only time traveler that Askar's put in harm's way...

Highly recommended as an intro to the works of Ms. Henderson or Lilac Moon Books.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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