The First Time: A Time Travel Romance (The Sunflower Series)

The First Time: A Time Travel Romance (The Sunflower Series)

Should she jump? When a new scanner at the Pig Palace Food Emporium erupts into a swirling portal, revealing a stunned British soldier, grocery checker Ivy O'Neal is sure she's the victim of an elaborate hoax--until she sees her own face in the artwork of a long-gone Edwardian painter. Haunted by the woman who appeared to him in the midst of battle on the barren South African veldt, Harrison Darby, Lord of Wyndham, fears he's gone mad. Recovering from injuries, and awaiting court-martial proceedings for an order he did not give, he can't stop painting the woman in ivy nor the ridiculous caricature of a pig. Odd items begin to drop to the floor of his room from the recurrent swirling lights, and then the woman herself drops to his feet, confirming his insanity, and stealing his heart. Publishers Weekly called Pajer's A SPARK OF DEATH “deft and highly entertaining,” and the New York Journal of Books said it was “a breathless journey from beginning to end.” With THE FIRST TIME, award-winning author Bernadette Pajer detours from historical mysteries to take readers on a romantic adventure to rescue a troubled soldier and discover a love that is timeless. Bernadette Pajer writes in several genres: romance, mystery, and suspense. She's the author of the Professor Bradshaw Mysteries, fast-paced whodunits in the Golden-Age tradition, which have earned the Seal of Approval for Science from the Washington Academy of Sciences. Publishers Weekly called Pajer's A SPARK OF DEATH "deft and highly entertaining." A graduate of the University of Washington, she's also a proud member of the Seattle7Writers.org. Research is Pajer's favorite activity, and she happily delves into worlds old and new as she plots tales of mystery, romance, and adventure. Pajer lives in the Seattle area with her husband and son.