Chelsea Brown is a scientist working for a Texas University. She is on vacation in Scotland for her best friend's wedding in the present time. In the same location in the year 1608, Griffin Campbell is trying to escape his own wedding by disappearing to a hidden cavern. He does not love the woman, and is being forced to marry her to establish himself as chieftan of his clan. But he doesn't care about being chieftan and would prefer his father, who was skipped in succession, to take the leadership role. Griffin discovers glowing green crystals in a well in the cavern and when he touches them, is transported to the future.
Chelsea finds him in a befuddled state and thinks him to be an actor in a nearby festival. When she helps him to the castle where the wedding is to take place, Chelsea discovers that her friends know the man, but cannot accept that he is from the distant past. She learns through a series of miscommunications that the bride and groom fell in love in 1608, traveling there via the same green crystal, which happens to be the stone set in the groom's ancestral sword. Griffin has an unusual quirk. Because of a nearly forgotten incident in his childhood, he vomits everytime he touches a woman. Naturally, Chelsea is somewhat less than impressed with the hero. Griffin discovers a photograph in a library book of his long-lost cousin, Duncan. The photo shows Duncan being hanged in late 1800's Texas. Griffin decides to go back to the cavern to try to save his cousin. Chelsea tries to stop him but follows him instead. They find Duncan, but wind up in jail beside him, awaiting the noose. Chelsea must go undercover as a dancer in a bordello to try to find a way to save both of the men and return to her own time. | ||
Plot & Themes Time/era of story Action/suspense subplot? Yes Action: Time Travel Yes Type of time travel - past to present Main Male Character Profession/status: Age/status: - 20's-30's Unusual characteristics? Main Female Character Age/status: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Effect of sexing Unusual characteristics: Setting United States Yes The US: - Texas Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death What % of story is romance related? - 80% How explicit is the sex? - vague references only Focus of story - equally on him and her How much dialog - significantly more descript than dialog How much sexing? - 1-2 sex acts |