A Dream Across Time

Annie Rogers
Bivens and Jensen (2005)
ISBN 1930754434
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (1/06)

Mala and Roger Burt compose the writing team of Annie Rogers. In this first book of a trilogy, the authors take you back to the West Indies in the 1880’s. They introduce you to characters whose lives have influenced their descendants on the island of St. Lucia in more present times. Jamie Elliott, the main character arrives on the island with her abusive, alcoholic husband. As she distances herself from him, she develops relationships with some of the island people with whom she discovers deeper connections, some going back to shared ancestry in the 1880’s.

Jamie also becomes entranced by a connection that she feels with the parrots on the island and kindred spirits that she encounters. The relationships that she develops, including her romance, go so much deeper than the superficial. She finds a kindred spirit in a housekeeper and a soul mate in her lover. The authors are able to capture the sight, sounds and scents of the island, so the reader actually feels like she has been transported to St. Lucia.

The characters are also so well developed that the reader feels like these are her friends and family. The reader will eagerly await the story that continues in the remaining books yet to be released in the trilogy. This book is highly recommended to readers who enjoy romantic mysteries with a touch of the supernatural that comes from the island magic.

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