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The Thornless Rose

Elizabethan Time Travel Series, Book 1

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The Thornless Rose

By: Morgan O'Neill
Narrated by: Elizabeth Brook
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What happened to Dr. Jonathan Brandon, a dashing RAF flight surgeon, who disappeared from London in 1945? Kidnapping? Murder? Or did Brandon merely vanish of his own free will, seeking another life?

American teacher Anne Howard is stunned by a different explanation - that her British grandmother's long-lost fiance was unwillingly wrenched back through time to Elizabethan England. Anne knows time travel is nonsense - until she is handed a fresh-cut thornless rose, a bloom extinct for over 400 years! And then, when the impossible happens, and Anne journeys back to 1560 London, she must somehow survive encounters with royal enemies, accusations of witchcraft, and the possibility of never returning home.

In the midst of the chaos, she meets Brandon. Drawn into the perilous web of Elizabethan court life, they must confront their growing feelings for each other, complicated by poignant familial ties, while struggling with the shared danger of knowing what the future holds.

©2017 Morgan O'Neill (P)2018 Tantor
Fantasy Fiction Historical Mystery Romance Science Fiction Time Travel England Exciting
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Captivating Time Travel • Historical Authenticity • Excellent Narration • Intriguing Plot Twists • Romantic Chemistry
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The story was interesting, but not quite gripping. My mind would tend to wonder so I'd have to roll it back and listen again. Maybe I just wasn't in the right frame of mind, but the narration would be worth a listen because she was great! The author did her historical research, which was impressive if you'd like to come away with some knowledge about the 16th century England.

Narration was amazing!

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I very much enjoyed the premise of this story, as well as most of the characters. Tutor England is the historical time period of which i have the most knowledge, which makes the experience so much more engaging. I enjoyed the description

However Anne is a very difficult character. She feels cobbled together, one moment she is bold and brazen the next shes as meek as a mouse. My least favorite part about her is this sense of superiority she takes on in part three and four. She goes around thinking about how much better she and Jonathan are compared to people who have 400 years less knowledge and are doing their best with what they know. Instead of being understanding and kind and trying to enlighten others she jumps into saying things like "You can't be serious!" They don't know better so they are entirely serious.

My second problem with this story is the Antagonist, they have literally no redeeming qualities. They seem to be on a sociopathic level of maliciousness, which might not bother others, but to me it makes them so one dimensional. If they were a fanatic or someone who seemed like a sociopath from the outside but when you got to their pov, had some sort of justification for their behavior other than self interest and sadism then they would have more depth and be less nauseating to listen to. I found myself wanting to fast forward through any mention of them because their behaviour was so despicable and I had no way of understanding what would cause someone to exhibit such behavior.

Flawed Heroine and Actively Evil Antagonist

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exciting love story mixed with time travel. I can't wait for book two of the series.

loved the time travel concept

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loved it and the story reading was excellent and Love the history of it too

great read

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I enjoyed this book very much! Held my interest from the first page. I wanted to continue!

Wonderful

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I enjoy time travel stories and this did not disappoint. I try to guess how the plots will play out and this author did well to stay ahead of my imaginations. So much so that I had difficulty falling asleep one night attempting to figure out how the characters might be delivered from a hopeless situation. I also like to create lists in my head of modern day items I might want to take back in time. I find myself considering personal modern day items wondering what previous century individuals might make of them.

Great Time Travel Story

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I love history, especially History from this time period. I also love stories about love, time travel! This book had me hooked. It is a wonderfully written and historically accurate even though fictional. The narrator was wonderful! She did amazing with the voices, accents, and she really helped visualize this amazing story. I wish they would make this into a mini series! On to book two!!

Could not put it down!

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A wonderful captivating story with the perfect mixture of love and suspense! The reader is excellent.

excellent reading

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Well researched and thought out story! So much adventure and the love story is perfect! I can't wait for the next one!

Amazing!

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I found the story to have an interesting take on time travel romance. I listened to it in 1 day. Book 2 the next day. I’m glad I gave it a try.

Loved it ❤️

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