Jean Nash Reviews

Added July 11, 2003

A Love Through All Time

Author: Jean Nash
Publisher: ImaJinn Books
Available At: www.imajinnbooks.com
Publishing Date: Available Now
Genre: Romance: Paranormal/Reincarnation
Format: Trade Paperback
Price: $9.95
ISBN: 1-893896-03-X
Reviewer: Sharyn McGinty

Her entire life, Andrea Morrow dreamed of the day she would live in Manhattan and be an actress. From the moment she arrived, Andrea had visions of late Victorian New York. While she could not explain them, the visions themselves didn't bother her that much. The fact that she felt the earlier era was the correct one did.

Winning roles wasn't easy and if it weren't for her friend Emilie LeBeu, Andrea would have given up on her acting dreams and moved back home. Emilie tells her of a new miniseries and persuades Andrea to audition for the lead. After learning more about the project, Andrea auditions, throwing her heart and soul into the role. Unexpectedly, she is given the part.

As production begins her visions become more frequent and disturbing. At Emilie's request, she visits a psychic and learns she is experiencing past-life flashbacks. In her flashbacks, she's involved in a love triangle. As time passes, Andrea's present merges with her former life and she finds herself in a real-life triangle with the major details the exactly the same. As her flashbacks continue on a deadly course, so does her present life. Will she be able to change, not only her future, but that of her friends as well? Or will her present life end in death like her former life?

Wow. I closed A Love Through All Time and sat back, still lost in the book. This wasn't one love story; it was two. The past and the present. They were both separate and intertwined. Ms. Nash beautifully wove the pieces together to create an unforgettable story.

As a longtime fan of paranormal romance, I eagerly devour any and everything falling under that genre. My one complaint has always been how reincarnation romances are written. A Love Through All Time was different. Andrea didn't want to believe she was experiencing flashbacks; she didn't want to fall in love with someone merely because he was her reincarnated love. Only when things began to take a deadly turn did she start to believe and try to convince the others what was happening. This fact, more than anything else, makes A Love Through All Time a "don't miss read".

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Added May 1, 2003

The Sea Star

Author: Jean Nash
Publisher: ImaJinn Books
Available At: www.imajinnbooks.com
Publishing Date: Available Now
Genre: Romance: Historical
Format: Trade Paperback
Price: $13.00
ISBN: 1-893896-63-3
Reviewer: Sharyn McGinty

Susanna Sterling was devoted to the family hotel, the Sea Star. Her grandfather built it and she reveled in her birthright. When her brother Dallas lost his half to the big hotel magnate Jay Grainger, she was determined to buy it back. She wasn't going to allow anyone, especially a corporate raider, to destroy her life or world.

Since the night lives had been lost when one of his hotels burned, Jay Grainger had dedicated to making hotels safer. He had offered to buy the Sea Star from Susanna's father, only to be turned down flat. A beautiful hotel it was nonetheless in need of repairs to make it much safer. Winning half of the Sea Star proved to be just what Jay needed to fulfill his dream.

Susanna was prepared to do anything to protect her home. She didn't expect to fall in love and be loved in return by the very man threatening her world. Will their fairytale romance last? Can it weather the threat of an unseen and unknown enemy determined to destroy everything they've worked so hard to create?

The Sea Star expertly captures an often-overlooked time period, bringing to life Atlantic City in the final years of the nineteenth century. Victorian principles, hotels, gambling, danger, and love abound, mingling with remarkable characters. I fell in love with the heroine Susanna; she was determined to succeed in a male-dominated world, but still utterly devoted to her family. Jay was equally likable.

At times, Susanna's inability to see her brother as anything but a wastrel even when he constantly demanded money was irritating; as was Jay's refusal to trust Susanna even though he demanded it of her. These minor annoyances didn't lessen my enjoyment of the story; they were crucial elements to Susanna and Jay's characters. I look forward to reading more of Ms. Nash's work. She has shown me the beauty to be found in Victorian romances.

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