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Another Time Another Place
by T. Sue VerSteeg
Category: Romance
Description: Tessa Garrett has had less than an interesting life. Forgotten and abandoned as a child, her life consisted of foster homes and self-reliance. Her only escape from reality was her dreams; dreams of a castle she thought only existed in her mind until she woke up within its walls in the thirteenth century. Eric Bartholomew Hadley had found no time for love, unless it became necessary to lure the opposite sex into his bedchamber. As future lord of his castle, Eric will honor his father's last request and marry a shrew. Knowing the loveless union will provide his castle with a lady and hopefully an heir, he reluctantly agrees to the upcoming nuptials until he discovers Tessa in his courtyard. Can true love overcome all odds and bridge the gap of eight centuries?
eBook Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc./Faery Rose, 2009
eBookwise Release Date: March 2009
 
8 Reader Ratings:
Available eBook Formats: OEBFF Format (IMP) [230 KB]
Words: 51641
Reading time: 147-206 min.
Walking along the old and narrow cobblestone path at Hadley Castle, Tessa's mind started drifting away from the breathtaking sights she had been enjoying. Reality, once again, came crashing back. She had all but put Scott, Libby, and the rubbish tagging along with them into the farthest reaches of her mind.
Until now.
The deep orange of the sun setting behind the magnificent remains of the castle and the warm late summer breeze drifting through her long auburn curls did little to deter the depressing thoughts that entered her mind. The menacing images rebuilt just as the storm clouds on the horizon filled the evening sky.
How could she not have known Libby slept with Scott? Why had Tessa convinced herself she couldn't live without him, and then put up with his mind games for nearly three years? Those were the questions that plagued her whole trip.
"I'm not that kind of person," she murmured aloud, tossing a quick glance over her shoulder to make sure no one had heard her. It was nearly closing time and only her tour bus was left at the site.
Leaving Scott and Libby behind was the best thing for Tessa. Her dinner with Mrs. Mann and her brothers the night before was wonderful medicine for her soul. It was as if she was finally home, and her trip to the castle today was nothing short of magical.
The forecast that morning had been filled with doom and gloom. The local television stations predicted a full day of thunderstorms, but, as luck would have it, the skies cleared nicely that afternoon and made for fewer tourists when she finally made the trek to her castle. She wouldn't have as much time to spend there, but she would have less distraction.
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