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The More I See You
First published 1999 · 400 pages
A sweeping time-travel romance where modern stubbornness meets medieval armor, resulting in a tender and irresistible emotional surrender.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a sweeping, atmospheric romance where the clash of eras fuels undeniable emotional tension. The narrative moves at a steady pace, anchoring the reader in a rugged castle by the sea while focusing deeply on the push-and-pull between a stubborn, modern sensibility and a guarded, fearsome protector. It is a story of thawing a hardened heart, trading initial wariness for a tender, irresistible vulnerability. The prose leans into the earnest, romantic atmosphere of a wish fulfilled in the most unexpected way. It will delight readers who crave fish-out-of-water time-travel fantasies where clashing wills inevitably give way to deep, protective affection and emotional surrender.
- Mood
- sweeping
- romantic
- atmospheric
- Tone
- earnest
- romantic
- tender
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- thawing a guarded heart · fish-out-of-water · clashing wills · unexpected love
- The writing
- Earnest and emotionally focused, highlighting the romantic tension between contrasting personalities.
- The arc
- Moves from wary, stubborn clashes to a tender, irresistible vulnerability.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love sweeping time-travel romances where a stubborn modern woman melts the heart of a brooding, protective historical hero.
About the book
A wish upon a star transports the luckless-in-love Jessica Blakely back in time to the thirteenth century. But her desire for a fair and gallant knight yields the fearsome Richard De Galtres. Though wary of Jessica's mysterious ways, Richard protectively harbors her in his castle by the sea. Though her stubborn will nearly drives him mad, the very sight of her puts a smile on a face that has known too few. And when Jessica's tender desire pierces the armor around his heart, Richard fears he may never be able to recover - or resist...
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