"Good SF Romance"

Twenty-five years have passed since the healer Eleri Trahaern vanished and all efforts to find her have failed. Now a dying Queen Catriona orders businessman Devlin Archer to find the missing healer so that at least the baby she carries will inherit the throne and the Dalwyn line will continue to rule.

The quest seems impossible to Devlin until the "Old One" explains that Eleri escaped into the past. Devlin and the "Old One" go back in time to learn that the healer is dead, but her child, now an adult, lives in Connecticut as an animal rescue worker. The two males from the future fail to persuade Talia that her mother's tales of yore were true stories of the future. As they struggle to convince a skeptical Talia, someone else has a different future in mind starting with the modern day death of Talia even with Devlin trying to keep his now beloved from harm.

Putting aside the paradoxes caused by time travel such as why not leap to a time before Eleri left the twenty- third century or even before she died, readers will enjoy this speculative fiction romance. The characters are warm and feel genuine and in turn make the mission of THE ROYAL HUNTER even more adventurous for the audience to follow. Throw in a strong romance on top of the main plot and a wonderful cast and fans of time travel and science fiction romance are left with a tremendous royal tale.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Courtesy PNR Reviews
Posted October 2, 2001

Summary

A captivating story that mixes present and the future worlds, THE ROYAL HUNTER is the tale of a sexy bounty hunter from he future, assigned to find the one woman who can save his queen from death. Little does he know, his quest will lead him to the door of a young woman in present-day Connecticut. FIlled with Kauffman's trademark adventure and passion, THE ROYAL HUNTER is a thrilling romance.