Thorne Manor has always been haunted...and it has always haunted Bronwyn Dale. As a young girl, Bronwyn could pass through a time slip in her great-aunt’s house, where she visited William Thorne, a boy her own age, born two centuries earlier. After a family tragedy, the house was shuttered and Bronwyn was convinced that William existed only in her imagination.
Now, twenty years later Bronwyn inherits Thorne Manor. And when she returns, William is waiting.
William Thorne is no longer the boy she remembers. He’s a difficult and tempestuous man, his own life marred by tragedy and a scandal that had him retreating to self-imposed exile in his beloved moors. He’s also none too pleased with Bronwyn for abandoning him all those years ago.
As their friendship rekindles and sparks into something more, Bronwyn must also deal with ghosts in the present version of the house. Soon she realizes they are linked to William and the secret scandal that drove him back to Thorne Manor. To build a future, Bronwyn must confront the past.
Are you a fan of Outlander or the movie The Lake House? Then this is the book for you!
A Stitch in Time was a mix between paranormal, time travel, historical fiction, mystery and romance all wrapped up in one. You've got your ghosts, a brooding 18th century male character, a murder mystery, and some lovely romance all within one book, which is probably why I thoroughly enjoyed it! Kelley Armstrong is one of my favorite authors, but I have only read her young adult books up until now. This adult romance was refreshing and enjoyable.
Bronwyn was the main female character, and she starts out questioning her sanity when it comes to seeing the ghosts in her house (with good reason). She used to spend her childhood Summers in this house and one fateful night sent her to the asylum. Years later, she inherits this house and decides to forfeit the notion of ghosts and time traveling. But, Bronwyn's past has a tendency of catching up to her and she's back in the arms of a certain gentleman with an equally dark past. Are the ghosts real? Is the time travel real? And, if so, can she overcome the obstacles from her past and solve the mysteries of this home?
Overall, I would give this book four iced coffees. It was an excellent read, and I am excited to read the sequel soon!
Kelley Armstrong believes experience is the best teacher, though she’s been told this shouldn’t apply to writing her murder scenes. To craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery and fencing. She sucks at all of them. She has also crawled through very shallow cave systems and climbed half a mountain before chickening out. She is however an expert coffee drinker and a true connoisseur of chocolate-chip cookies.
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