Nancy Scanlon | Five Reasons We Love Time Travel #GIVEAWAY
Time-travel romances can take you anywhere, any time, and in any direction. But
what makes them eternal? Iβve come up with a list of five reasons why we love
time-travel romances.
The experience
So many people long for experiences, but the reality is, we canβt possibly
experience everything in this life. Thatβs where books come in - and thatβs
especially where time travel shines! Of course we know that times were rough in
earlier periods, but as time-travel romance readers, we get to experience the
best of what the era had to offer, while looking at it all through the rosy
glasses of hindsight. We can take the best of a culture, spin the most heroic
qualities of the time into a hero (or heroine!), and make an ideal out of it. We
can take a piece of ourselves - the piece that we relate to in one of the
characters - and get that happily-ever-after, in the most perfect setting, in a
time where the good always outweighs the bad.
Love is transcendent
Itβs one thing to know that your beloved would give up his phone for you, but
itβs a whole new experience when heβd be willing to give up everything heβs ever
known! A once-in-a-lifetime love is spectacular, but a forever love is eternal.
The chord struck in our hearts when two souls meld together for eternity is a
sweet one, and stays with us long after The End.
Suspension of belief
Life is hard, and itβs not always a bed of roses. So when the chance comes to
escape to a time completely different than our own, it can be easy to suspend
belief for the pleasure of the story. Going along with a character as he or she
tackles problems so far outside our own gives a sense of victory that we all
need once in awhile. Cheering for a modern-day heroine whoβs stuck in a time
when sheβs regarded as little more than sheep, then watching her conquer the
heroβs heart with her wit and brains and sense of self, is a phenomenal way to
recapture the feeling of accomplishment - and perhaps inspire ourselves to go
out and conquer our own troubles.
The potential in us all
In time-travel romances, when an everyday woman (or man!) is thrust into such an
unexpected and unfamiliar situation, the reaction to her new surroundings
doesnβt necessarily define her for the rest of the story. How she reacts to
subsequent challenges, such as convincing a medieval hero that she can do more
than sew in a tower, or challenging the norm of the ton that marriage
is the only option for women, taps into a collective curiosity. Whatβs the
potential of this heroine? How clever can she be? How far can she be pushed
before she pushes back? As the story progresses, the question of how the two
characters manage to grow together, when their minds and cultures are so far
apart on every level, is eventually resolved after many hurdles. As a reader, I
can connect to these characters. I cheer along with the good choices and cringe
alongside the bad. And they all lead towards one thing - fulfilling the
potential of the character.
True love conquers all
When two souls are meant to be together, in a romance novel, there is nothing
the Universe can throw at them that prevents them from bring together. Distance,
financial status, disapproving parents, societal standardsβ¦all these challenges
are surmountable if both parties are willing to give up something in their
lives. But different eras? How does one decide that love is greater than indoor
plumbing, glass windows, even medicine? Most romances are loved for the simple
reason that readers are usually guaranteed a happily ever after - and
time-travels are no exception. After twisting through trials and times not their
own, both main characters must adapt their ways of thinking and behaving for
true love to work. Seeing the characters change into a better version of
themselves is emotionally satisfying - and itβs fun to see how traditions and
history is blended (or, in some cases, bent) to the story. In a time-travel
romance, The End is just the beginning, because when youβre willing to
trade everything you have for the chance to be with the other half of your soul,
then you know that true love has conquered all - including time itself.
If you have any to add to the list, let me know at nancy@nancyscanlonbooks.com, or on
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Giveaway
Tell us here why you love to read time travel novels because we're giving away a
copy of AN ENCHANTED
SPRING!!!
Nancy Scanlon continues the timebending saga she began with The Winter
Laird, pulling heroes and villains alike through the portals of time to help
save their futures and find their truest loves.
A time travel
accident has left Aidan MacWilliam, younger brother of a medieval Irish laird,
trapped in the future. Though heβs become a successful entrepreneur in the
twenty-first century, Aidan still canβt banish thoughts of the world he left
behind. In search of distraction, he heads to New York to scout a PR person for
his cousinβs matchmaking firm, Celtic Connections.
Emmaline Perkins
might be the perfect candidate. A PR expert and closet medievalist, Emma has
always put work before her social life. When a breathtakingly handsome man who
looks like he stepped straight out of the Middle Ages proposes business, she
struggles to keep her professional and personal lives separate.
Born and raised near Boston, MA, Nancy wrote her first romance novel at age
16, when she realized that fictional boyfriends were much easier to figure out
than real ones. In the time since, she managed to earn her B.A. in English from
the University of Massachusetts Amherst, obtain a graduate certificate in
creative writing from the University of Cambridge, and marry the man of her
dreams (but she still holds tight to her fictional boyfriends).
Nancy
adores all things misty, caffeinated, chocolate and grammatically correct.
Currently, she resides in Puerto Rico with her husband, two small children, and
two not-so-small dogs.
When not writing, Nancy spends her time reading
romance and watching too much HGTV.
I love to rad time travel books because they give me a glimpse of what the past was like. (Bonnie Capuano 8:07am May 28, 2016)
I like to read time travel books because in the hands of a good writer, you can experience the changes that have, or possibly will, occur/ed. (Carol Gowett 3:54pm May 28, 2016)
Who hasn't wanted to go back in time to perhaps right a wrong or to do or say something different... I know I certainly have. (Nancy Ludvik 12:38pm May 29, 2016)
I enjoy time travel romances for the clash of cultures and fish-out-of-water experience of the person that did the time traveling. (Janie McGaugh 6:45pm May 29, 2016)
I love to read time travel books because they give you a feel for how you might feel if you went to another time. (Carol Woodruff 7:17pm May 29, 2016)
I love to read about time travel because I want it to be true! LOL! (Connie Williamson 8:48pm May 29, 2016)
I love all the time travel books ,they take me to other places to see what it was like back then . I have read some books that took me ahead in time and they are scary. If I had a choice to go ahead or back I would most certainly go back in time somewhere in the 1800's . (Joan Thrasher 10:11am May 30, 2016)
The cousin was pulled through time too? (Krypton I 10:47am May 30, 2016)
Time travel romances provide me with a new escape and an experience that is memorable. (Sharon Berger 3:08pm May 30, 2016)
Time travel allows us to peek into the locational, cultural, philosophical and/or societal changes that our characters adapt and deal with, creating more drama! With love's mesmerizing strength and beauty, a perfect storm or rainbow can ensue! Great combination for plots! (Betsy Pauzauskie 6:52pm May 30, 2016)
Time travel allows you to veiw the past though the eyes of someone from our time. You can feel and see the differents of that time. It gives you a break from the day. (Cynthia Cook 7:56pm May 30, 2016)
I love to read history and time travel always has history, usually with some problem the time traveler has to solve or not disturb. (Sharon Extine 4:41pm May 31, 2016)
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