"Delightful time travel romance"

She suffers from battle fatigue syndrome though she is not a soldier and has not fought in any war. Instead social worker Sarah Jane Tremont is weary of all that goes wrong as she works cases on the Salt Flats area of Los Angeles. Her last assignment puts her over the edge so she quits. While walking on the beach seeking solace, a storm hits.

When the air clears, Sarah Jane is no longer in present day Southern California; instead somehow she finds herself in 1888 Wyoming Territory where she treks to the nearest farm. John Beckett accuses her of being the meanest witch on the planet and not welcome in his home though he takes her in. Bewildered, Sarah Jane learns that she looks just like John's sister-in-law, whose husband, his brother, is dead. As Sarah Jane proves that she is a nurturing good soul, she and John fall in love, but will he believe her transportation tale or assume she is still the queen of mean wearing a sheep's disguise?

Though directly out of the time traveler mold, fans of the sub-genre will enjoy STAY WITH ME due to the genial lead protagonists, whose relationship is so anathema at first that readers will wonder if a romance will occur. Sarah Jane is a caring person who believes she was sent back for the purpose of providing love to the lonely farmer. The metamorphosis of John is what makes the tale as she changes from detesting her to doubting her to loving her. Beverly Long provides a fine romance.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 30, 2004

Summary

Unforgettable passion from a talented new Sensation author.

When Sarah Jane Tremont gets swept off a beach in southern California and time travels back to 1888 Wyoming Territory, the good old days don't seem all that great. She lands on the doorstep of rancher John Beckett, who confuses her with his sister-in-law Sarah who left six months earlier—the family fortune in her satchel—after the death of his only brother.

He's got no time for forgiveness and she's in the wrong time for love. However, like a mountain stream that inevitably thaws in the spring, John can't keep his heart from warming up and his blood from flowing hot for Sarah.

Can he convince Sarah in time to plunge with him into the still-icy water and to give love a chance to warm his cold heart? Can Sarah find a way to enjoy the pleasure and passion of the past without turning her back on her responsibilities in the present?