Unfortunately, her last few novels show a surprising lack of imagination when it comes to the main conflict and plot lines. Smooth writing and a nice steady pace makes for easy reading but I didn’t feel the same edgy tension or sense of wonderment in here. Kurland’s last couple of stories don’t have the same uniqueness to them that her earlier ones had. One Magic Moment is more quiet then the others. I have always adored John de Piaget (all the de Piagets in fact) but you do not get much more then glimpses of him in previous books so I was pleased he was finally getting his happily ever after. I also enjoy the fact you never know if they will stay in the present or choose to live in the past. Kurland relies on your imagination to produce those scenes. Yet, the physical love scenes are almost none existence.
The “courting” will have you wishing for your very own medieval knight. The love affairs her characters embark upon are heart-stoppingly romantic. What I truly enjoy about her stories is the air of innocence in them. Kurland has a wonderful grip on the past and present as she gently guides her characters through the intricate rituals of time travel, betrayal, and love. A Dance In Time was my first foray into her world and I never looked back. And when Tess’s life and his past are threatened by an unknown assailant, John and Tess will have to trust in the past as time struggles to correct their future. But seeing Tess fills him with emotion, memories, and fear as he finally understands what “love at first sight” truly means. His life is in the present and he plans to keep it that way. Tess refuses to get caught up in this nonsense again and does what any sensible rational person would do…she runs.
The husband who lives 800 yeas in the past. The spitting image of her Pippa’s husband Montgomery. When her car is in need of a minor repair she takes it to the small body shop in her village and sees him. She has no time for fairy tales or mystical knights. Though Tess, a professor of medieval history, has been deeded her very own medieval castle (Sedgewick), Tess remains with her feet firmly in the present. Tess Alexander is still trying to come to terms with the fact her sister, Pippa ( One Enchanted Evening), is married to an honest to goodness 13th century knight and now lives in the 13th century with him. Favorite Quote: “I’m not sure I’ll survive you.”
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