Travel Books

Travel the US with Doreen and her hubby plus pets in this great adventure. There is never a dull moment and "The Princess from the Island of Long's" interaction with nature proves to keep you on the edge of your bus seat waiting for the next anecdote! One of my favorites is exploring the Alaskan wilderness sans potty but waiting 7 hours for real accommodations--no roughing it for this gal! The best travel book I've read in a long, long time!

How do you make a book better?!?! Include martini recipes--and this book did just that:) A funny and entertaining book that makes you want to get outside and start traveling! Great book!

I think the best thing about this book was that I heard my voice as well as my friends voices in this so-called Princess. Her charm and honest wit were fantastic. I envy her this trip! Now I've got the travel jones somethin' FIERCE!

Every time I think abut this book I grin. The author writes the way I think, or the way I think I think anyway, witty, self-deprecating in just the right way, cynical but open at the same time. The very thought of being cooped up in that small space for months at a time with someone else, ANYONE else, horrifies me, and yet I could see myself having a good time with the author, her husband, and their animals on this trip. The interesting part of a memoir is always how the writer changes from beginning to end, and this can often feel forced or false, but I never felt that way with Orion. Her self-examination and oft times slightly harsh evaluation of her life before the bus felt genuine and touching. A great book club book, highly recommended.

Tim had a wonderful idea. Take a year off from his private psychiatry practice to travel around the country in a converted bus. Now all he had to do was convince his wife...

And so begins Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle a Husband and a Bus with a Will of Its Own. Written by the Tim's wife Doreen (a self proclaimed Long Island Princess and fellow psychiatrist) Queen of the Road is the story of Tim and Doreen's adventures on the open highway. At first Doreen is pretty much appalled by the idea (mostly due to the fact that there is no way she can fit all two hundred pairs of shoes on a bus) but is convinced by Tim to give it a try. Soon enough they are off, with a standard poodle and two cats in tow, on an adventure like no other.

Similar to a travelogue ala Bill Bryson (but written by a feisty, swearing psychiatrist) Queen of the Road is a very humorous, entertaining book about leaving everything behind and trying something new. The fact that the author didn't really WANT to try something new gives this book a little twist throughout. It's pleasant enough to read a book about someones travels, but when that person would rather be sitting in front of the tv in her own home than be on the open road makes for a pretty funny book.

I found that I have very little in common with the author (except for the fact that we both love Buffy the Vampire Slayer) but that didn't deter from my overall enjoyment of Queen of the Road. Sure, I can't really sympathize with a women who would rather be shopping for the newest trend is shoe-wear, but her tell-it-like-it-is style is kind of refreshing. There is nothing fake about the author's writing and even if you don't necessarily agree with her way of life, you can't help but enjoy the book.

Some of my favorite passages:

Myrtle Beach also astounded us by the plethora of swimsuit shops on almost every block. How many people, after all, decide to vacation in a beach community but forget to bring their swimsuits? Evidently, nearly everyone. And, as Time observed, judging from the number of topless bars, apparently a lot of them are men who forgot to bring their wives, as well.

Funny, right? Or how about this one:

We're really not Disney people. I mean, Disney people don't see the Guest Relations kiosk and wonder, "Ya think they sell condoms?" Disney people don't purposely make outlandish faces on the roller coasters, just as the camera snaps a pictures (my favorite: pretending to stick a finger down my throat to gag). Disney people don't scream, "Look! It's a dwarf!"every chance they get, just for the satisfaction of knowing they're in the only place on the planet they can do so and not get dirty looks. (Although Tim did insist on adding, in his best politically correct tone, "They're called little people, sweetie.")

So if you are looking for a laugh-out-loud book to read, check out Queen of the Road.

I am writing this review after visiting Peru, and using this book as a guide.

The book is very thick, but actually contains very little useful information. Most pages are simply full with senselessly long lists of restaurants, hotels, and other contact information. Such things are better found on the internet, or by simply walking around the city. Moreover, a lot of that information was already out of date a little more than 1 year after publication. So, about two thirds of the book is immediately utterly useless weight.

Instead, a good guide book,
1) would have a lot of pictures. There are none in this book!
2) would have a lot of maps. A few are available in this book, but are not sufficiently detailed, not well-prepared, not well-explained.
3) would talk about interesting things to do in A LOT more detail. Such information in this book is extremely limited, sometimes barely a sentence or two, and a short search on the internet would produce a lot more useful and insightful information. This leads me to question whether the writers even visited the places they are talking about. Given the recent news about how BBC's Lonely Planet Guides are being prepared, I'm going to have to say probably not..
4) would have the following important information: the flag of the country would be nice; the inflation and GDP per capita in the country in addition to money exchange rates, and estimates of average transportation, hotel and restaurant prices; the altitude, average temperatures and precipitation of each city (for instance, for Cusco some of these are quite important!). The climate of the country could be entirely discussed in one page in a few simple maps showing altitude, precipitation, and temperature; also population density.
5) would give prices in local money, instead of dollars. Just after a few months, all prices listed are already out of date, not just because of local inflation, but also because of the devaluation of the dollar.
6) would do a lot more justice to the history of the countries, and put the interesting things to see in a context.
7) would have some color. None in here, except the covers and a couple of pages. In other words, the guide should be more visual, and writing should be avoided when it can be. One picture is worth a thousand words or more..

Having said all this, I am not aware of a better guide book. So, I can only suggest to compare guides for yourself and then pick one, or just use information off the internet.

In short: out of the 120 or so pages on Peru, the useful information fills in about a third, and the rest is either out of date, useless, unrelated, or otherwise non-essential.

So: publishers, pay me half the money you paid these writers, and I will give you a guide that is 10 times better than this.

Lonely planet is a great travelling guide - it gives you just enough information to get you by when you're in need, and leaves enough blanks for inspiration of your own.

I was very, very disappointed in this book and would have returned it but I had highlighted one article before looking at the book completely. This is probably a good book for a college student who will stay in hostels but as for a book to help find hotels and sightseeing places, it missed the mark completely.

Used this book for a three month trip through Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. A friend who travelled with me had Footprint's guide to South America. While Lonely Planet had far and away the better maps, everything else about the Footprint book was better -- more information, more current information, and most importantly, broader coverage! There were many small towns that were not even included in the LP book. Even in the major cities, Footprint covered more sights and did so with more detail. If you are picking up a second book for a trip, by all means get the LP. But if you are only buying one, go with Footprint until LP seriously expands this edition.

This is a useful if flawed guide for backpackers and other budget travelers. This thick book (1,150 Pages) covers lodging, conditions, airports, regulations, and other vital information for 13 countries. The information is practical, useful, and substantial, and one can travel South America with this guide. But in trying to cover 13 countries the book is unavoidably limited on information for any one nation, city, or place, and the maps are at times less than adequate. There is also some out-of-date information (Argentina's Peso is NOT equal to one U.S. dollar) so travelers are advised to check other sources.

If you will be traveling to only a couple nations in South America you would be better advised to buy a travel guide for each country. However, if you will traverse through many countries in this fascinating continent, this book is still a valuable reference tool.

Having just returned from a visit to the Low Countries, we found this guide to be very helpful. Though it does not go off the beaten path, concentrating instead on the major cities, it does cover those cities well, with transportation information as well as hotel and restaurant recommendations which we found reliable. Maps show the metro stops, which is handy, and the book includes walking tours of the cities and some museums. Recommended.

An excellent travel guide that is easy to read and filled with low cost alternatives from hotels and pensions to wonderful restaurants and tour options. This was my second trip to Amsterdam and the second time staying in the same hotel that Rick had recommended. One year while in Paris, standing in line at the Eiffel Tower I had noticed that there were several people reading Rick Steves Paris Guide. It was a great conversation starter. My last trip this past October, while touring Germany, the guide said to mention Rick's name while checking into a very comfortable pension and the owner would give a discount. It worked! Thanks Rick!

Rick led us to some of the nicest places in Brugge. I didn't get to experience Amsterdam (which claims about half the pages in the book), but the information on Belgium and Brugge was great. He has some really excellent B&B recommendations. If you end up in Brugge, definitely go see Scottish Maggie :)

as usual, rick steves' does the best job. having lived in europe for 13 months, his way is my favorite way to travel. i won't allow myself travelling 'looking like the usual tourist' and doing the usual tourist thing. his suggestions allow you to get to know the heart of the people and culture.

We recetnly traveled to Amsterdam, Bruges, Brussels and Antwerp. We used Rick's book to select the hotels and the areas to visit versus the bigger name publisher review books (like Let's Go and Formers, etc.). We picked three hotels from his book. Two of the three hotels were great, while one was a bit noisy. Even the hotel that was a bit noisy was a clean, smart hotel in the St. Caterhine neighboorhod section of Brussels. We found his book and recommmedations to be well written, clear and true to form. We also used Fromers guidelbook, in campanion to Rick's, but did not find it to be local enought to our needs. We ate almost exclusively at the restaurants is his book, traveled to the sights, used the train systems and used the maps in his book for our trip. Sometimes when you use a book like this you get one or two great places to stay or to eat, but, with his, it was truely a satisfying experience to go to his book's places and come away satisfied.

We saw other travelers in the regions we visited using his book as well.

We will definitely recommmend this book to novice travelers as well as repeat travelers, and defintely buy one of his books again.

Our 2.5 year old absolutely loves this book and we have fun reading it to her.

My three year old loves Dora and this book was great to get her used to starting daycare/preschool. We read it together and then she would read it to me. Good buy.

This book really helped with the "first time in school" jitters that my little Grandaughter felt. She loves Dora and if Dora could face it and get through it then she could too. I highly recommend this book for the great lesson it teaches. Plus, the kids love to read it or have it read to them too!!!

This book is not only positive in that it has more than one nationality portrayed, but it also displays positive helping skills. My child loves hearing about school.

"Hola! I'm Dora and this is my best friend, Boots. It's our first day of school today! And look, there's our teacher, Maestra Beatriz! She's on her way to school too." --from the story

Maestra Beatriz is riding her bike to school and gets a flat tire. Dora and Boots help Maestra Beatriz make her way to school with the help of their trusty friend, Map. The quickest way to school is through Letter Town and over Number Mountain. El autobus helps take them through Letter Town, which feature streets paved with letters. As children find the route with the alphabet, they sing the ABC song.

Then, Azul the train arrives to help take them over Number Mountain. While the book doesn't teach the child to count from 1-10 in Spanish, it *does* show the numbers forwards and backwards so they can count from 1-10 up the mountain...and 10-1 as the go down the other side.

With the schoolhouse in the distance, Dora's cousin Diego shows up on the back of a Condor. Encouraging the reader to say "Squawk, squawk!" to call the Condors, Dora, Boots, Maestra Beatriz and Diego rides on the back of the birds all the way to the school house. Before they enter the door, there are 8 items from Backpack that are shown...but which ones are Maestra Beatriz' school supplies?

They all make it inside before the third bell...even fending off an attempted theft from Swiper the fox!

My only beef with this book is that "Maestra Beatriz" is quite the mouthful to say over and over and over. I would have thought they'd pick simpler name to say for the story.

This is the first time that I felt compelled to write a review. I found this book honest, entertaining, soul searching and amazing. Josh really lets you see who he is and doesn't hide his emotions or short comings. He provides insights into coping with his deafness and also reveals how he experiences that world. His journey in Africa is unbelievable except, of course, it is true. I would highly recommend this book.

I found Josh Swiller's riveting and beautifully written account of his Peace Corps service in Eastern Africa impossible to put down. Swiller weaves insight about deafness brilliantly into his story, giving the reader an insider's perspective on being deaf in any and every possible situation. As the mother of a present Peace Corps Volunteer, I couldn't help but imagine how Josh's mother might have been feeling during his two years in Africa. What did she know about his experience? Was she able to communicate with him? Did he protect her by not divulging details of the danger? While he doesn't tell the reader much about his mother in his book, I found myself wondering about her beyond the book. And...I have continued to think deeply about his experience long after reading his final words. I'm ready to read whatever Swiller publishes next!

I love this book. I've recommended it to just about everyone I've spoken to since I finished it. It is a wonderful memoir. It is hard to put down, and it's incredible to reflect on.

Read it.

As a Psychotherapist, I would recommend this book to anyone with a hearing problem or anyone who has a child with a hearing problem. I also would recommend it to anyone who needed to be inspired by the human spirit and to see that the limits of our coping capacities are beyond anything we can imagine.

Josh Swiller's account of his Peace Corps years is a wonderful insight into how he coped with volunteering in an African village as a young deaf man. It is a real page turner. A 5 star read!

The book is about Larry Lavin, a dentist, family man, and cocaine dealer on the side (!). The book is well written. Moves along very nicely. This story goes to show what greed and discontentment can do to a person. Here you have a guy who has a lot going for him, but risks it all by dealing cocaine.

a good book to read, could have used that 30 page block of pictures you would find in most of these books, Bowdens writing is very visual, talking alot about people's looks, and mannerisms, so some pictures would have really tied it together I though... he did it in killing pablo, and it really sank home some of his points.

I think this book was better than Killing Pablo!! It is a great read. Don't miss it.

Not Bowden's best (I give that honor to Killing Pablo), but still a page-turner. I wanted to meet Larry Lavin after reading this. Has a bad guy ever been portrayed so well? He had charisma, intelligence, charm, and even worked in a job where he helped people. It doesn't even seem like Lavin was the type to intentionally hurt people through his "other" business. Bowden almost has you cheering on Larry as you progress through the pages. Perhaps it has something to do with how complex Larry is, and Bowden captures it magnificently.

They say "truth is stranger than fiction" and this book proves it. I can't believe they haven't made this into a movie yet.

If you're a fan of Bowden, this is a must-read.

FROM START TO FINISH YOU KNEW PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE BUT THIS DID NOT STOP ME FROM PUTTING THE BOOK DOWN. WAS AMAZED WITH ALL THE ACTUAL ACCOUNTS DETAILED WITHIN THE BOOK AND THE WORK THAT WENT INTO GATHERING ALL THE REQUIRED INFORMATION TO MAKE THIS BOOK A TRUELY GREAT READ..

I hate to criticize such a good author but she really should have paid someone else to read her books aloud. Her voice sounded nasally throughout and, as pointed out in another review, the voice she uses for Annie is whiny and grating. Thank goodness my 8 year-old did not complain of these issues but I do plan to put all the books on his MP3-player so he can listen with headphones and not irritate everyone else in the car.

My grandson loves to listen to these books while riding in the car. He never tires of them and asks for them all the time. They provide wonderful imaginative adventures.

My son (age 5.5 years of age) and I both enjoyed listening to the stories told by the authors about 2 fictional characters named jack and Annie. The story line is very imaginative and my sn learns quite a bit just from listening to what the kids did int he stories. The stories are very educational and really stimulate my son's young mind to think and imagine. I highly recommend the complete series.

These are a wonderful alternative for my son who struggles with reading because he is dyslexic. We have discovered this to be a HUGE solution for the struggle of reading, he follows along with the CD and truly enjoys the books. I wish that more books could offer this, it truly is a "God sent" for us.

After she reads these books, she still loves to hear the audiobooks over and over. She listens to them on her stereo with her iDog while she's falling asleep at night - a great alternative to radio (too much adult-oriented humor from DJ's in my area for a little girl to be hearing). Wonderfully told and entertaining!

The authors made the legal issues easy to understand. I was out there looking for a such book for a long long time, and this is the book. This book helpes me to be prepared for some potential legal matters that I may have to face in a complicated casino hotel environment. I had a great opportunity to meet with the author Stephen Barth at the New York Hotel Show one year. He was a keynote speaker.

Great industry resource for lodging and hospitality managers. This book is far more practical than others Ive used or reviewed. Mr. Barth makes the book usuable for students, yet extremely practical for those already in working in the field. We now promote and encourage the use of this book with all those we work with.

As President & CEO of the Texas Hotel and Motel Association, I have known Stephen Barth as a revered professor of hospitality law at the University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, as a tremendously popular seminar leader, and now, I am pleased to say, as an outstanding author.

His book, Hospitality Law, provides an up-to-date information source that can teach practicing hospitality managers and students how to avoid and minimize legal difficulties they might otherwise face in the running of lodging properties. The book is well written, easy to follow, and best of all, gives examples from the actual operations of lodging and restaurant establishments. Especially strong are the sections on contract law, safety and security, and employment issues.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the legal issues that arise in the everyday decisions that a lodging property professional must make.

I absolutely love this book, and no matter how many times I re-read it, the magic and romance never go away.
The narrator does an amazing job with the voices, accents and flow of the story. This is a must read and a must "hear."

Just a note to anyone whose not too savvy with iTunes and is planning to put this MP3 audio into their iTunes library (version 4.0 and up) - make sure once you transferred the files, to convert them into AAC format. Otherwise iTunes will not play them without the CD and you won't be able to iPod them. To convert, highlight the chapters, right click, Convert to AAC Format.

When Gwen Cassidy, literally, stumbles upon a sleeping Drustan MacKeltar, she has a hard time convincing him that five hundred years have past since he last closed his eyes. The last thing he remembers is being informed of his brother's death. With Gwen's help, he is certain he can return in time to prevent this event from occurring. Being a Druid, it is within his power to pass through the stones, however it is forbidden to do so for personal gain and to defy the edict is done at a great cost.

Ms Moning does a great job of pulling you into the story from page one. Gwen Cassidy makes no bones about her reason for being in Scotland and when she and Drustan meet, not only do you know what will happen between them, you can't wait to get there.

The plot is simple and straight forward, which adds to the pace of the story. Ms Moning does a wonderful job of letting the story unfold with enough surprises and twists that you are never bored with a predictable story line.

One thing that I loved were the secondary characters. They were vibrant and interesting. When Drustan threatens to fire Nell, I laughed out loud at her response. Nell and Silvan were strong enough to be endearing but never annoying.

The only eye rolling moment for me was when it seemed that all the MacKeltar births were twins. If this was explained, I missed it.

To be honest, I put off reading this book for quite a while. The reason being, I read the third book concerning the MacKeltar family first and didn't see how all the pieces fit. From what I have recently learned, Ms Moning has several books in the Highlander Series and they are capable of standing alone. Since (to my knowledge) all but three deal with unrelated characters, this shouldn't be a problem. But, with the three books that deal with the MacKeltar family, I would have enjoyed them more if read in order.

Overall, I really enjoyed Kiss of the Highlander (and reread and enjoyed Spell of the Highlander.) Ms Moning is an author that goes on my buy list.

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I've read the four books of the highlander's series and this one (book 4) is by far my favorite. Even though the plot seemed too close to "A Knight in Shining Armor" by Jude Deveraux (the hero was an English Lord who gets transported into the future rather than a Scottish Laird sleeping for 500 years), Ms Moning's ending beat that of Mrs Deveraux's by far and seemed more logical (if you accept the possibility of time travel). I loved the story very much, it had humor, spunk and sex appeal. I was somewhat disappointed that the author did not provide more details about Drustan's reaction to 21st centurie's every day things such as indoor plumbing, fridge, chocolate, lights, etc. Jude Deveraux covered that part beautifully in her book to include a trip to the dentist and had her hero go nuts over modern electricity. Moning's hero barely reacted to the 20th century food he ate or anything else he saw. I enjoyed his time in the 16th century a lot more. I also would think that a smart man like him would be curious to learn something about Scotland's future for example, but nothing, not a single question. Nevertheless, while Jude Deveraux's ending was rushed, Ms Moning gave it a lot of thought and did an excellent job with it. I think that my biggest complaint would be that Moning's heroine, a scientist nonetheless, would refer to potential lovers as "cherry pickers" (Yeeech!). That was truly gross and she kept using that term over and over. Overall, I truly loved this book and I enjoyed listening to it on audio. The narrator does an amazing job playing McKeltar (very sexy voice indeed). I can't wait to read Deagus's story now. I already bought as soon as I was finished with Durstan's. If you like this book, make sure you read Deveraux's "A Knight in Shining Armor" as well. I highly recommend it.

This is the first Karen Moning book that features the MacKeltar twins. All I can say is...READ THIS BOOK! It is a great mixture of time travel, highlands, passion & humor. The characters are well developed and get you itching to read the rest of the MacKeltar books (#2 "Dark Highlander" (drustans twin), #3 "Immortal Highlander" (Adam Black - side character interacting w/ MacKeltars), #4 "Spell of the Highlander" (part of MacKeltar clan), #5 "Highlander's Touch" (seperate story linked w/ Adam Black), #6 "Into the Dreaming" - a novella that features the fairy queen mentioned in the other books. NOTE: This is my suggestion for the order to read them in. There is not real official order in which to read them. All I know is once you finish "Kiss of the Highlander", you will be itching to read the rest. ENJOY!!!

I purchased this audio book for a cross-country flight. It's my first audio book. I picked Kiss, it's my favourite romance novel.

Like some of the oher reviews I've read, I found it a little difficult to get into at first. Phil Gigante has different tones of voice for each of the characters, you just have to get used to them. About 4 chapters in, I was able to get into it.

Pros: It's nice to be read to. I put it on for the flight, while I was cooking, when I was trying to fall asleep. Phil has a pretty solid grip on the accent, but it slips into the narrative at times (not a bad thing).

Cons: I didn't like his voice for Gwen, she sounds kind of childish/meak and sulky. The sexy parts of the story just didn't seem as sexy with him reading them.

Overall, it was pretty good. I'm really not sure if I'd buy another one or not. Maybe if I was going cross country again.

Absolutely beautiful, breathtaking romance from Lynn Kurland. I've read all of the Highland historicals from Kurland, and always thought Richard and Jessica's story (The More I See You) was my favorite.
"With Every Breath" now steals the top spot for me. The plot and characters have already been written about in other reviews. I'll only add that I read this in one day, couldn't put it down, and was not disappointed at all. Beautiful, heart-squeezing romance at its finest. One line in particular had me teary-eyed and smiling. I won't give it away, but when Cameron explains why Sunny's doorway makes him ill, I just melted. I hope Ms. Kurland keeps the Highlanders coming. I'm officially an addict.

What a let down after waiting for this new book to come out. I love most of her stories, but this one needs a big improvement.

Why did they have to be separated for so long? One or two years would of been enough.

Too much weeping and the female character is very weak. She's ready to run away and not try to win the man she loves who also loved her before he lost his memory. He seems to be a dud too for a highlander.

I hope the next one (possibly about Zack) will be written better.

I have to admit that my taste in reading material varies and when I want something on the softer side I turn to Lynn Kurland who always delivers!

Others here have already stated more eloquently that I can details about the plot, characters, etc. If you have read anything by LK, you are already familiar with her writing style.

The only criticism I will note is that there did seem to be an unusual amount of "weeping" going on. I could have done without about 50% of it. Still, I highly recommend this as a must read!

I can't wait for her next installment in this series or The Nine Kingdom series (Jan09)!

Sunshine Phillips loved everything about Scotland, even the rain. She had come to be with her sister Madelyn, seeing her through her wedding to Patrick MacLeod (A GARDEN IN THE RAIN) and the birth of their first child. She had even been left a little cottage from the old MacLeod witch and had had the role bestowed upon her by Patrick's brother Jamie (A DANCE THROUGH TIME). She has hopes to be able to stay long enough to realize her dream, a highlander of her own to love.

Strange things have been known to happen on MacLeod land, and considering her new in-laws Sunny should not have been surprised to find a Cameron at her door insisting on her aid, a medieval one at that. Be careful what you wish for.

Robert Francis Cameron mac Cameron had seen one young brother fall at the hands of the conniving Fergusson clan, another lay critically injured. His only hope was the MacLeod witch. He'd ridden two hours to fetch the old crone, the last thing he'd expect to find was a feisty young beauty who seemed more likely to do a body harm than mend one. She had only acquiesced after he had revealed the year of his birth, though somewhat fatalistically. She lived on MacLeod land. She knew what this meant.

Breac could not be saved. Cam's duty now lay in marrying his brother's shrewish wife, and to raise their children as his own. But his heart lies with the beauty from another time, a woman who had the courage to stand up to him and love him as if he were not Laird...the woman of his dreams. She isn't safe here, he isn't safe here. His cousin Giric has turned his clan against him. He no longer has brothers to guard his back. Could he and Sunshine be happy together in another time, another place...her place and time? She had tried to return home alone and had failed. Could they make it there together?

Ah those tricky MacLeod time gates, so mercurial, working only when you least expect it. Unfortunately when you step through one you never know where it will take you...or when. This particular one isn't going to make their lives easy as Ms. Kurland as usual has a few grand surprises up her sleeve.

They say that those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Welcome to Cam's new life. But never fear, the old MacLeod witch, Moraig, knew what she was doing when she offered Sunny her home; and her devious, matchmaking family aren't above keeping a few secrets themselves until the time is just right. But not to worry, even though the suspense will drive you crazy, Sunny and Cam are destined to live happily every after.

Some might ask, why Cam didn't confide more in Sunny; try to work out their problems together? Let's not lose site of the fact that, in spite of his new situation, Cam was born a Medieval Scottish Laird. He is an alpha male through and through, used to fighting his own battles, protecting those who are weaker and those he loves. You may as well ask why Cam didn't file assault charges after Sunny's brother-in-law Patrick MacLeod beat the tar out of him for hurting her. Come on, this is an altogether different breed of men. They don't live that way.

Lynn Kurland is the reigning queen of time travel romance. I love the way she has stayed true to her voice after all these years. In a genre where the current buzz phrase is "sex sells," she continues to write sweet, truly romantic tales that speak to the heart. WITH EVERY BREATH is certainly no exception. Those who yearn for the days of chivalry, honor, and courtly love will find a kindred spirit in Sunshine Phillips.

Alas and alack, poor Zachary Smith has been opening doors for a dozen years now, and still no lover on the other side for him. Surely he isn't still drinking milk out of the bottle? Thanks to Cam, the seasoned modern day time traveler is on his way to Artane as the head architect for his joint restoration project with Gideon de Piaget. We all know what that could mean! I took a peak at the MacLeod genealogy chart and it now says his story is (to come). Praise be, my years of begging may finally bear fruit! An understatement to say, I can't wait! ~Reviewed for PNR Reviews

I won't rehash the story plot here but it was an enjoyable read as I raced to finish it in only one sitting. Though a couple of places where the pace was excruciating slow could have used a tighter edit. However, there were enough twists and turns in the plot to make it an enjoyable read and not too much the typical "Kurland" time travel formula. I especially liked the fact that Sunny's reactions were realistic and wasn't an example of an overbearing strong heroine that seems to be the trend today. If these "strong" heroines are so strong what do they need a man for, they could just use a baster and be done with it. Sunny was a delight because she was vulnerable as was Cameron, wow that steps away from the "romance idea of a typical Highlander. The fealty scene was especially poignant, and though some might say this too has been done before, so what, it still worked here and had this reader chocking up.

Kurland may have taken her numerous families as far as she dare and keep the ideas fresh but she at least provides the readers with a story that has lots of sexual tension but doesn't sell out to the lowest common denominator- sex for sex sake. As for the "Scottishness" thank God we didn't get some silly "canna/dinna" story set in the Highlands where they historically spoke Gaelic not Scots. That alone made this a great read.

A good read well worth the time and money the reader will spend.