Adeline cares for her aunt with cancer during the Great Depression. Her aunt tells her that she resembles her great-aunt from the 1880s who mysteriously disappeared one day in town. Around the same time, Adeline father was murdered, supposedly by the ranch foreman Ben, who also disappeared. One day while in town Adeline sees an old man with bright green eyes who stares at her. Adeline's aunt tells her this is Ben. Adelines' aunt dies a few days after Adeline sees Ben and Adeline is then transported back into the 1880s. Everyone believes that she is her great-aunt Adeline. Throughout the book, Adeline realizes how cruel and spoiled her great-aunt was. Ranch foreman Ben who was the original Adeline's adversary begins to like the new Adeline. Eventually, they both realize how much they like and care for each other.
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story Hidden Identity/Secret Motive Yes Is really... - a criminal (possibly) If one lover chases another... - he chases after her Time Travel Yes Type of time travel - reincarnation Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Sex makes him Main Female Character Age/status: - 20's-30's Effect of sexing Setting Farm/Ranch? Yes Farm/Ranch: - ranch Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths What % of story is romance related? - 80% How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - Boob talk - Vagia talk Focus of story - Her How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts |