Genre: Science Fiction Romance
My Rating: 5.0 of 5.0
Product Description
Colonel Carey (from The Key and Girl Gone Nova) takes a test "flight"
through the Garradian time-space portal, but an unexpected impact lands
him somewhere and some when. As he attempts to get to Area 51, he
crosses paths with Miss Olivia Carstairs, who could be Mary Poppins'
twin sister. Or maybe her cousin. Olivia's got a transmogrification
machine powered by steam and a mouth he'd like to kiss like it was his
job. Can he convince her to join forces before she shoots him with her
derringer?
Review:
This is a quick, fun novella in the Project Enterprise series.
Colonel Carey is a sharp soldier who appeared in the first two books as an officer on The Doolittle, the Earth ship hovering off the planet Kikk. During a test "flight" through the time-space portal at the outpost he has a rough ride ending up someplace other than where he is supposed to be. As he checks out the area he spots a strange submarine shaped space ship. Outside the ship he spots a Mary Poppins' twin with an umbrella ... and a derringer aimed at him.
Olivia is a prim and proper young lady who chose to be a scientist's assistant rather than marry a boringly proper beau. Which is a bit unconventional for a woman from 1894. Olivia has arrived in the wrong place, and time, in a steam powered transmogrification machine. Now they have to figure a way to get back to where they came from. Things get sticky when an army patrol picks them up and then Dr. Tobias Smith steps in trying to convince Olivia to go with him.
This story moves quickly with warm characters, sweet interaction and quirky dialogue between a1894 bluestocking girl and a 2010 soldier guy. There is a bit of suspense and mystery that kept me wondering. Again, this story could be read alone but has more meaning and connection with the past characters and situations when read in order in the series. I was sorry this one was so short and looked forward to the next book!
Some humorous quotes:
Carey thinking about Olivia:
Seriously, he could kiss this girl like it was his job. P36.Olivia thinking about Carey:
If a woman of science could not figure how to get a man to kiss her, she did not deserve the label. P.67.Olivia's response to crashing in a chopper:
“I rode in a flying machine and crashed. Everything is better than all right. It is bodacious.” P68.
Thank you to the author for another wonderful book to enjoy and review.
