A Chance In Time (Native American Romance Series)

Debby Piene Raven said: I've read Ruth Ann Nordin's mail order bride series type books and they wer A Chance In Time (Native American Romance, #) .
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The Sioux had a tendency to be violent while the Mandans sought peace whenever possible and only resorted to fighting when they were attacked. This was based on my research. So I opted to make everyone think he was dead. My original plan was for Woape to return to the tribe, marry Citlali, and learn to love him. But since Gary threw a wrench in those plans, I had to go with the alternate route the characters took me on. That book turned out to be a lot longer than I expected since Ernest took a prominent role.

With my writing, the characters take over. But it turned out Julia wanted to marry Chogan right away, and Ernest was upset and wanted his revenge. So I let them lead the course through the book, which was actually better than I hoped since Citlali got some time in that book that helped me figure out who he was.

I never got a good handle on Citlali until I wrote Brave Beginnings. The main theme was the historical reality that the Mandan tribe suffered greatly from the Smallpox epidemic, and they struggled to replenish their numbers by encouraging the men to have more than one wife so one man would marry the oldest female and her younger sisters.

This was the norm at that time. The same was true for Woape. She was around sixteen to seventeen. This was a matter of historical accuracy since they did allow a couple women to wait until they were sixteen. On the same side of the coin, Gary and Citlali had to be younger than my average hero so there was no huge gap in ages. My average hero is and my average heroine is There were two chiefs in a Mandan tribe, and though Citlali was young, his dedication to the tribe and his cool head enabled him to be the second chief by the time Brave Beginnings was written.

But since he was not the first chief, he had to take his orders from the first chief, and this provided the conflict necessary for the book. The final theme was tying up the happy endings for all the couples who were a part of the series. Penelope and Cole were briefly addressed in Restoring Hope , and I wanted to answer the question about the background of the Mandan children they adopted in Bound by Honor Bound by Love.

The series does end on a bittersweet note. Citlali and Onawa get their happy ending. Since the last full-blooded Mandan died in the s, there was no way I could end the series on a completely joyful note, but what I tried to do was provide a resolution that was realistic and respectful of the Mandan legacy. Now I can complete the set. Native American Romance 0. Cole Hunter , Penelope Jordan. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about A Chance In Time , please sign up.

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Lists with This Book. May 18, Debby "Piene Raven" rated it liked it Shelves: I've read Ruth Ann Nordin's mail order bride series type books and they were very nice reads. I thought it was a native american story. However, the native in this romance was time travel. I then glanced at the reviews and saw that they were not great but however, I noted that this is a novella, it would be short and bring out what needs to be done with the plot in the book.

I thought the story was a pleasant novella read. I foun I've read Ruth Ann Nordin's mail order bride series type books and they were very nice reads. I found Cole and Penelope delightful and the chemistry and attraction between them. I like the unknowing of the HEA.

Although it was not what I was expecting for my RAA challenge, I completed the novel and enjoyed it contrary to the reviews. It's the start of a series I believe and I may check out the next story. Aug 08, Dawn rated it really liked it Shelves: I really liked the sweetness of Cole and Penelope's story, but I wish we got to see more of thier interaction with Etu and Yepa the two Mandan Indian children they end up adopting.

Since I read books first, I know that in book 3, there is some focus on the children and their love for Penelope and Cole, but we never get the full picture of what happened to their Indian parents, how they were killed and who found them and took care of them in between. I was hoping to get that here, but it was never covered. I read "Meant To Be" first as advised by another reviewer and I would agree that it may be best since their love story begins in that book, but I don't think it's terribly necessary since the author did well to cover the basics of what happened in this novella.

Not too much more to say except it was good but I wanted more and wish it was a full length novel. Hero-Divorced - ex wife cheated on him and was a golddigger. Has no feeelings for her Heroine-Widowed. She loved her first husband but loves hero too. Her first husband's dying request was that she remarry. She never thought she would until she met Cole and fell in love again. Sep 09, Haley Whitehall rated it did not like it.

I'm glad this was a free ebook because it was only the shell of a story. I wouldn't even classify it as a novella. I wanted more backstory and character development. Without any build up in their relationship Penelope falls madly in love with Cole. The main characters, Penelope and Cole, have more than being born in two different centuries standing in their way. They have an unknown past! We do I'm glad this was a free ebook because it was only the shell of a story. We don't really know much about Cole and his life before he ended up in the middle of the prairie, where Penelope found and rescued him.

One thing that really bothered me is that modern language throughout the book. It is inappropriate for the time period in which the story is set.

For example, Penelope asks Cole what he wants for "lunch" and the noon-day meal was referred to as dinner in the 19th century. The author really should have spent a little time researching the 19th century. I think this is an example of a book that was rushed to publication before it was ready. Jul 20, Sue rated it it was ok Shelves: There was a lot of potential in this short novel, which, alas, was not realised.

It features a young widowed 'mail-order' bride in the USA, at the end of the 19th century. She comes across a seriously dehydrated stranger and nurses him back to health. There's a bizarre twist in that he is a time-traveller Unfortunately, it seemed almost irrelevant. That theme was really not explored at all. Moreover, although it started well, the novel needed There was a lot of potential in this short novel, which, alas, was not realised. Moreover, although it started well, the novel needed a lot of editing.

Viewpoints switched constantly, sometimes confusingly, and none of the characters were very well developed despite a great deal of reflection and self-talk. The end of the book featured a strangely explicit love scene which was was totally out of keeping with the rest of the book. It was - for some strange reason - categorised as Christian fiction, possibly because a church is mentioned a couple of times.

I downloaded this book free for my Kindle, so perhaps two and a half stars would be fairer; I would have been very disappointed if I had paid for it. May 15, Kathie katmom rated it did not like it. I wanted to like this. It was free at amazon and I thought I'd give it a try. That's pretty harsh from me, as I LOVE this type of book, but this one wasn't well written or researched at all.

It's like this author had a che Oh dear It's like this author had a checklist: But this mishmash just didn't. The cover was lovely, but no clue what it had to do with the story. View all 5 comments. Jul 11, Ms Kathleen rated it did not like it. I read this yesterday at the lake. While reading I kept expecting the characters, plot Then I was so bummed when it just abruptly and rather rudely just ended. I had it on Kindle. Do horses really eat straw? Does a woman really simply accept that her new husband came from the future? Why did he come back?

Does it really just end with them adopting two Native kids from the orphan train? Wow, all the gaps. No research went into this poorly writte I read this yesterday at the lake. No research went into this poorly written story. If I had had the book in my hand instead of my Kindle it would have been in the garbage. So happy it was a free Kindle book. Sorry I wasted my time. Jun 04, SheLove2Read rated it really liked it Recommends it for: If you've read Nordin's book Meant To Be , this short story wraps up the character of Cole, the one who accidentally took 3 people back in time to the Old West.

I liked this one much better, even thought is mainly an afterthought, meant to let you know what happened to Cole. You really have to read the first book as this is NOT a standalone. I thought the writing in this one was more polished and had a better flow to the dialog.

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May 15, Laura rated it did not like it Shelves: Free kindle book that was not worth my time. I had high hopes with the description of the book, but the characters were never developed, the storyline was lacking in so many ways, and then she wrote in a completely unnecessary love scene at the very end of the book that I had to skip MANY pages to get through. Another free kindle flop. May 16, Nell rated it it was ok. This was jumpy and the pace was rushed. No real details of the time were given and the random sex scene at the end was unnecessary and didn't fit the rest of the book.

There was no real romance in the tale. May 26, Emma rated it did not like it Shelves: I'm really glad this was a free book,I just felt like yawning all the way through the story,it just felt like it went round and round in circles with time travel and romance. I didn't enjoy the time travellers wife when I read it,and I've enjoyed this even less. May 16, Judy Bullard rated it did not like it. I believe the author could have put more into the description and story line. Like what happened when he went back to the present time.

Why was Blake after him? But then she added more than I thought was appropriate in some areas. I do not recommend this book. May 16, Patti Barber rated it did not like it Shelves: Confused This story did not develop the characters to make the reader invested in the story.

Also, adding time travel to the story really detracted from the book and it seemed far fetched. Lastly, the author forgot about the Native American genre. I will not continue the series. May 09, Joy rated it it was ok. A barely solvent scientist who stole a time machine from his employer to go back in time, grab some gold from the gold ru From riches to rags.

A barely solvent scientist who stole a time machine from his employer to go back in time, grab some gold from the gold rush days then head back to the future, rich beyond his wildest dreams. A month later and barely knowing much more about each other than they did at the beginning and still ignorant of his past, Penelope falls in love and Cole is forced to leave, to take care of business. I read this because its quoted as a Native American Romance, yet aside from the brief appearance of Woape near the end and the mixed blood Indian orphans at the end I couldn't see how the novella could be so labelled except perhaps to give a brief well documented glimpse into Native American history.

And it was brief. I found it strange that Penelope made no comment or perhaps I missed it on what surely must have been an obvious displacement of a person from another time. Mannerisms, speech, attitude can usually be found in abundance in a time travel novella. Imagine going back to and taking modern day attitudes along for the ride.

Feb 23, Judy rated it it was amazing. In the first book Cole Hunter steals a time machine gadget he helped create, his life was going down the tubes and he wanted to go back in time, get some gold and be back to replace the gadget by Monday. Only his co-worker found out and four people end up in Fargo, ND This book begins where Penelope, a widow living alone in the middle of nowhere, finds Cole almost dead.

He had been running from Blake and had swam some ways in the water. Between swallowing the water and sunburn, he is burning with fever. Not wanting to lose another man, as she did a year ago when her husband Randy died, she is determined to save Cole.

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He recovers and helps her around the homestead but he must get to Fargo to find the missing chip and go back to the future. Penelope assumes he must have a wife somewhere. She knows Cole cares for her but he was determined to leave. Meanwhile, she ends up taking a young Indian woman home with her. She helps Martha learn some English and delivers her baby. This connects to the Native American Series in some way. This book was short and just tying the ends together for Penelope and Cole story.

This one kept losing stars as I read on. First it was the descriptions that felt slightly off. At any point I didn't completely buy Nordin's version of year Not even when there was time travel involved. Then there were the characters. Penelope was off to a good start as a widow who had survived on her own for a year on the prairie, but when Cole enters she's a tad too happy to slip back into the obedient wife mode and succumb to his male leadership without a fight.

The fixing of the barn r This one kept losing stars as I read on.