Arrow of the Heart

Can a mysterious young woman survive a mystical ARROW OF THE HEART?

In 1884, Cassandra “Cassidy” Howard reluctantly agrees to deliver Jake Stinson’s gold payment to Mexico although it involves a dangerous trek through Apache territory. Sure enough, she is attacked by a band of Apache along the journey. As she races desperately for shelter, she is dropped by an arrow and awakens to a whole new world. Cassidy has somehow been transported to the 21^st century and finds herself in the custody of Apache sheriff Jesse White Feather. As Jesse attempts to learn more about the background of the mysterious Cassidy, a dangerous threat looms to her safety. As Jesse and Cassidy grow closer, will they be able to solve the quandary of her past and preserve a future that will satisfy them both?

Ms. Quinn has written a wonderful time travel that held this reviewer riveted from beginning to end. Her masterful prose and wonderfully descriptive characterizations were absolutely enthralling! The touches of levity here and there, especially from Stan Talltrees, Jesse’s enigmatic grandfather, added realism to the tale and allowed this reader to believe that the magic just might be true. Cassidy’s story is so poignant it tugs at the reader’s heartstrings, and Ms. Quinn does an excellent job of exploiting this emotional attachment. Stories like these can make the reader see their world through new eyes and what more could any reader ask from a tale. Cassidy and Jesse are sweetly romantic and Jesse would inspire fantasies from any red-blooded female! Although the identity of the enemy is obvious from the first, Ms. Quinn still manages to keep an element of suspense by including plot twists that have the reader eagerly anticipating what might happen next. This reviewer highly recommends this story to any reader of time travel and/or western romance.

October 2006