Cassidy Cayman

Outrageously unbelievable, yet the author makes it very believable, pulling me right down the rabbit hole with Fay and Sophie! My opinion? This one is a winner with a dynamic, unique plot.

Cayman is a master at world-building, keeping me flipping those pages, demanding answers! Twists, turns, back steps, oh my. Your head will be spinning. Read the series! You’ll be stoked! My following remarks will sound a bit convoluted but will make perfect sense once you get into the series.

This author show more knows how to push all my buttons. Chapters end on cliffhanger while the next scene takes me to another point of view with a scene leading up to the one which leaves me gasping! Oh, how fun! Cayman has me so tightly coiled, putting down the book was nay impossible! The story is full of twists and turns, not only the fear of time running out. Would they all die? And what kept me reading most avidly was who is manipulating the curse and how are these girls going to get out of this terribly frightening situation? And always the ever-present curse which seems to not follow its own rules. Fay had a year before the curse had reset the whole scenario. The next time she thought she knew what would happen, but found life didn’t quite happen the same way, again. The resetting of time just about made Fay (heroine in book 1) give up, but she wanted to break the curse. If she could, she possibly could go back home. But then she wasn’t sure she wanted to because Tristan had become her true love.

Fay had put on the wedding dress found in a Grancourt castle’s ruins and is propelled back 600 years. She didn’t succeed in breaking the curse, but almost succeeded in being killed. Luckily, the curse had reset time. (part of book one) Where those who had died, were once more alive, where those she had known before, replay scenes, but with variations. Sophie from the future (book 2), also puts on the wedding dress becoming Fay’s new sisters. Everyone recognizes her as Lady Sophie.

Both girls are now trying to break the curse. They are still in 1398. In the process, they become very attached to each other as does this reader. The elder daughter Anne is the true daughter of Grancourt Castle, sickly, dying in book one, one of the pieces of this story which breaks Fay’s heart. Can she prevent it the second time when the curse resets?

Sir Leo Zane is a new character in the resetting of the curse. Will he be affected? Sophie is definitely attracted to this older man, an injured warrior, but he feels he’s not good enough or young enough for Sophie. To Sophie, can he be her true love, the one the curse says will break it? I’m ready to wring Sir Leo’s neck! He’s so unsure of himself, yet time after time he steps up to the plate and gets the job done.

One thought comes to mind, perhaps everyone is misinterpreting the words of the curse? I've got to find out!

True to Cayman’s style, she leaves me on another cliffhanger of sorts at the end of the book but gives us a peek into how the story evolves. Dear author, leave me not in too much suspense. Write that third book! Reader, while you’re waiting for the third of the series, the complete series is a must. You won’t appreciate book two as much if you don’t read book one. show less

Holy cliffhanger Batman

Wow! I was addicted with book 1 "Endearing (Knight Everlasting) ".....that final sentence when Fay went back to her room after being abducted and thrown in the dungeon only to discover a mystery woman wearing a neon headband in her room. The neon being of great import as she herself had somehow been thrust back in time to 1398 due to a curse. Forced to relive a certain few months of time as part of a wealthy family.... Until or if she manages to break said curse, Fay show more is forced to to see events play out repeatedly. Book 2 literally picks up immediately after Fay discovers this mystery woman who is very obviously from her own time. After all she had done to ensure that no new innocents would be harmed by this dratted curse, and this little twit went and did EXACTLY what she warned not to do?!?!? Enter Sophie McCurdy who thanks to said curse, instantly becomes the third sister of the household. Yet only Fay even recalls that as up until moments before there had never even been a third sister. Oh the joy of this blasted curse and how it twists and turns everything at it's own whim. Sophie and Fay get off to a contentious beginning as Fay is frustrated to say the least that Sophie chose NOT to heed to her warning. Soon Sophie realizes just what she'd done was extremely foolish... After all she's now dead in her time thanks to this curse. Together the women band together to try against all hope to figure who is out to get them. Who is behind this infernal curse, and who in the castle is helping it? Will everything play out as they have repeatedly before... Or can they change things? Will Sophie find true love and a hope of breaking this cruel cycle? Warning: you WILL get lost along the way unless you read book 1. However it is well worth the ride!! Cheer as both Sophie and Fay let down their guard and come to care for the friends and family within the castle. Do they heed the note and harden their hearts as the curse will undoubtedly repeat over and over.... Or do they embrace the love of these amazing people? Dive in and see the many trials and tribulations these two fierce and independent women go through... Experience their pain and joy along the way. I was fully expecting a whopper of an ending based on how book 1 ended... Once more the author did NOT disappoint …only downside is now I wish book 3 were already available. I for one will be first in line for that release. Here's hoping that Sophie, Fay and their co-conspirators find a way to find happiness and break this infernal curse. show less

Format: Kindle Edition

If you love witches, romance, time travel, good vs evil, zombies, romance, unrequited love, childhood friends or any of the above....then you are in for a ride my friends. This book takes a chapter or two before it hooks it's teeth into you, but it's well worth it. Tilly is helping her cousin Dex while he's working at this Belmary House. Suddenly she bumps into a Mr Darcy wannabe while she's roaming the house alone. Not long after he picks her up and suddenly she's in a show more different time period all together. YIKES! She's slightly attracted to this mysterious man who she quickly deducted is the supposed infamous "ghost" of Belmary House. Except for the slight problem he isn't a ghost. What on earth was going on, and how the heck did she end up to her mind in Jane Austen times? Turns out there are mystical portals in the house set on alternating schedules. Said portals take one to different timelines. This Earl has helped displaced people before. Sadly he thought he was helping again with Tilly..It was a case of mistaken identity. The person he THOUGHT Tilly was is back in Belmary House with Tillys cousin Dex. dex has had a crush on Emma since she arrived just over a year ago. He has no clue she's actually from the future and desperate to get home. We get to follow what happens in both timelines....plus there's an evil foil named.Wodge who is out to kill the Earl and any "witch" he encounters. In his mind that's anyone who comes through the portals in the house by accident or not. Suffice to say he's NOT a nice person. We meet a great cast of characters along the way, and end up caring about people in different timelines. The race is on....how to get Tilly back to her time, can the Earl find his missing twin sister that everyone including her husband Kostya believes to be dead. Tilly befriends Kostya and the Earls childhood friend Serena. Romance abounds, threats return, and adventures occur. I LOVE that Tilly is a strong, independent woman even when thrust in the past. She might appear delicate, but she is mighty. I highly recommend this book. I did get an ARC for my honest review. I own all said authors previous works and this is just as good as any of them. I truly can't wait for the next book!

Come on...take a ride through time to Belmary House. You won't be sorry you did. MAybe you'll make some new friends along the way show less

Addicting new take on time travel tales..

Wow... Not your usual time travel book. Helping her uncle out at a fashion show to help his passion of resurrecting a crumbling manor keep... Fay is meant to wear one of the designs.... Upon going to the room to change, she finds a chest with a period style dress. She blacks out and comes too with her head on a desk and a scroll saying "if you're reading this then you're DEAD". Holy moly!!! The letter tells her she must find true love or give up show more forever. Apparently others before have tried and failed. Be warned though... This book does end on a cliffhanger, but it's oh so worth it. In her original time line she was orphaned and raised a single child by her beloved uncle and aunt. In this new timeline she gains a sister and a whole cast of characters. Who is with her, who is against her? Where the heck did this curse originate from? Get ready to take this brilliant ride.... show less