Growing up we all pretend to be something perhaps magical or mystical. Fairy tales are full of larger than life fairies after all. Well it seems that in Ireland the Druids have magical powers or at least they were thought to have them way back in the 1500's. So if you believe that there used to be people with special talents it stands to reason that if one of them travels into the future their powers or talents come along for the ride. If you believe in time travelers then you will have no issue believing this magically entertaining and quite humorous story by Anderson.
Most times time travelers wind up in an unplanned country or maybe planet and then have to figure why they were there. Not so for Ceara. She came from the 1500's on a mission to save lives and remove a generations old curse. The Harrigan family had a history of tragic deaths but until Ceara drops into Quincy Harrigan's stable no one has ever paid attention to this phenomenon. If you fail to see the larger picture then you can overlook something that could be dismissed as coincidence or bad luck but shouldn't.
Why have the Harrigan's first wives met untimely young deaths and always conditional on some sort of blood related malady.
Frank the patriarch of the Harrigan family is usually a straight shooter and certainly nobody's fool, and yet he is unequivocally buying into everything Ceara is saying about her reason for coming to their ranch. According to Ceara her family's chrystal ball showed that another Harrigan's wife was at deaths door from an incurable blood disease. Knowing full well that if she went to the future to stop this curse she would never be able to return home again. It's always a one way ticket and yet Ceara knew she had to stop this curse.
When Quincy finds this red headed petite woman dressed in other worldly garb in his stable he is sure this is a charlatan looking to do harm to his horses or his family. But eventually he too realizes that this young woman has a good soul and more importantly claims to have the answer to his family's prayer. By marrying Quincy, the last remaining single Harrigan brother, Ceara will have effectively lifted the curse and stop the imminent death of Lori. Lori is quickly losing ground and yet feels hopeful when meeting Ceara. You see Lori has second sight and has actually seen Ceara before.
Quincy absolutely adores his sister-in-law Lori and albeit with a bit of reluctance agrees to the marriage which he thinks will be merely ceremonial. No harm no foul. But ah ha this marriage has to meet some rigid standards. So a quickie divorce is just not in the cards.
Life with Ceara was beginning to have a rather unplanned effect on Quincy's resolve to remain at arm's length from his new bride. Her innate love and curiosity has endeared her to not only Quincy but everyone she meets. She is a ray of sunshine that he didn't know he missed. And suddenly his life starts to revolve around this woman who delights in learning all the things that were essentially foreign to her life back in the 1500's.
And if he were completely honest Quincy would have to acknowledge his love and respect for this young woman who left everyone and everything she knew to travel to a strange place in time to save lives.
Any fan of Catherine Anderson is going to be delighted to follow her journey into a time travel fantasy. Sure you may have to suspend disbelief but that is the nature of fantasy. After a very short time you will be totally vested in this love story between two people from very different times. Anderson loves to make odd matches between her characters. Often her characters have disabilities or problems to overcome to meet that special someone. So in Perfect Timing we are asked to believe it took a giant leap of faith into the future for these two people to find each other. Totally believable -- but then again I'm a romantic and big fan of this author.
In Catherine Anderson's newest installment in the Harrigan family series, an unlikely couple is brought together under circumstances that defy all reason.... Tragedy has struck the Harrigans—Quincy's beloved sister-in-law Loni is gravely ill and nearing death. Quincy, like his brothers, feels helpless to save her, and the clock is ticking. Then, with perfect timing, a winsome red-haired woman named Ceara O'Ceallaigh mysteriously appears on Quincy's property and insists that Loni can be cured. Only Quincy, she says, as the sole remaining Harrigan bachelor, can make it happen—by marrying Ceara. To Quincy, Ceara is a charming and quite likely deranged spinner of dreams who can't prove she's telling the truth. But how can he pass up any attempt to restore Loni to health? Against all better judgment, he decides to marry Ceara. Maybe he's making the worst mistake of his life. Or maybe he's opening himself up to possibilities that defy explanation...and will send him on a miraculous journey toward enough love to last forever.In Catherine Anderson's newest installment in the Harrigan family series, an unlikely couple is brought together under circumstances that defy all reason.... Tragedy has struck the Harrigans—Quincy's beloved sister-in-law Loni is gravely ill and nearing death. Quincy, like his brothers, feels helpless to save her, and the clock is ticking. Then, with perfect timing, a winsome red-haired woman named Ceara O'Ceallaigh mysteriously appears on Quincy's property and insists that Loni can be cured. Only Quincy, she says, as the sole remaining Harrigan bachelor, can make it happen—by marrying Ceara. To Quincy, Ceara is a charming and quite likely deranged spinner of dreams who can't prove she's telling the truth. But how can he pass up any attempt to restore Loni to health? Against all better judgment, he decides to marry Ceara. Maybe he's making the worst mistake of his life. Or maybe he's opening himself up to possibilities that defy explanation...and will send him on a miraculous journey toward enough love to last forever.
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