Proper Romance Time-Slip

Mariah thought Robin Hood was just a legend-until time pulled her into his world and the outlaw stole her heart. Nothing about Mariah Clinton's passion for archery or her work as a sous-chef in contemporary London prepares her for the moment she's pulled into another time-and another life. One minute, she's stepping into McQuivey's Costume Shop to rent a medieval gown. The next, she's standing in a castle kitchen in twelfth-century Nottingham-with no idea how she got there or how to return to modern time. Forced to pose as a kitchen servant, she must draw on ingenuity and courage to survive in a world in which she shouldn't exist. But when her skill with a bow draws the attention of outlaws in Sherwood Forest, she's swept into a conflict that is more dangerous-and more thrilling-than she could ever have imagined. Robin Hood has spent years outwitting the sheriff, protecting the innocent, and keeping his men one step ahead of Prince John's reach. But when he crosses paths with a mysterious archer who shoots like no woman he's ever met, he knows she's hiding something. Her words, her ways, even the fire in her eyes-none of it belongs in his time. Yet the more she stands at his side, the harder it becomes to imagine Sherwood Forest without her. Mariah is torn between a past she understands in modern-day London and an uncertain future with an outlaw who has stolen her heart. But as the sheriff's grip tightens and betrayal looms, one truth becomes clear-some choices are impossible to undo, and love, once found, is not so easily left behind.

A modern-day London actor is hurled back to 1803, where a love that defies the centuries awaits. For Kipling Summerfield, the glamour of Hollywood is becoming a distant memory. After losing the role of a lifetime, he's forced to take a lesser job as a historical reenactor on England's Guilford Island. But a sudden storm changes everything, casting him into the ocean-and into the care of a mysterious lighthouse keeper. Kip assumes the island's immersive historical setting is part of an elaborate performance, though the method actors are too convincing, the details too vivid-almost like they believe they are in 1803. But then he meets Miss Amelia Archibald, a determined and captivating woman whose quiet strength is more than just acting, and it makes him question everything he believes about Guilford. Amelia has spent her life as an unimportant poor relation and is now trapped by her late grandfather's will on an island she loathes because of her great fear of the sea, forced to restore the crumbling estate there to claim her inheritance or lose it all and her freedom to her uncle if she fails. When Kip stumbles into her world, his strange ideas and warm presence are both a disruption and an unexpected light. As Kip and Amelia work to save Guilford Island, an undeniable connection blooms between them. But when Kip uncovers the truth about where-or when-he is, he must make an impossible choice: rise to meet the expectations of Amelia's world and build a life worthy of her station or walk away from the love that has redefined his very existence.