Amazon Mimi Barbour Wild Rose Press Category:  Romance Publisher: Wild Rose Press ISBN-10:  1601549016 Pages: 268 Copyright: 2010 ISBN-13: 9781601549013 Traveling forward in time, Dani Howard’s spirit becomes magically united with that of reporter Troy Brennan. He’s everything a girl could want in a man, and she falls deeply in love. Though she must return to her own pregnant body and her own time, she gains his promise to come to her birthday party in seven days so they can meet as separate entities. Only too late does she realize she should have told him about the number of years those days will equal in her life. Together Again--4th in the Vicarage Bench Series -- To be released spring of 2011 from The Wild Rose Press Traveling forward in time, Dani Howard's spirit becomes magically united with reporter, Troy Brennan. He's everything a girl could want in a man, and during their time together, she falls deeply in love. Though she must return to her own body, she gains his promise to come to her birthday party in seven days time where they will meet in person and continue their romance. Troy can't believe he's fallen for a sixteen-year-old spirit invader. He's so infatuated that when renowned author, beautiful Ellie Ward, comes on to him, as attractive as he finds her, he's honor bound to stay true to his young love—or is he?   Excerpt “Troy, I have a huge request. If you refuse, it’ll destroy me. So please say you will.” “What is it, sweetheart?” “Promise me you will, and then I’ll tell you.” “Excuse me? You want me to promise something when I have no idea what I’m—” “Please?” “What the hel—heck! Okay, I promise.” “My birthday is next Saturday. There will be a party at my Uncle Robert’s house. He holds one for me every year. Will you come?” He hesitated. “I know you still have to get Ellie Ward’s story, which will keep you occupied. The next few days will fly by, and then we’ll be together again. I’ll need this next week to—to organize. Make some special arrangements for the future.” Her voice wobbled and ended up full of tears. He could no more refuse her request than he could have stopped blinking. “Dani, you know I’ll be there. And I’ll give you your week to organize—but more importantly, you need to take a spell to see how you really feel when we aren’t together. You’re young, and it’s all right if you change your mind.” He was the adult, and he needed to give her some space. And the understanding that if she found at the end of the week that things were different, then it would be okay. “I’ll never change, Troy. You can feel my love; you know how strong it is. I’ll be waiting on Saturday, believe me—believe in me.” “Staying away from you this week will be the hardest thing I’ve ever taken on. But when I do come calling, it’ll be to collect my heart, because you’ll be holding it.”

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Sunday, June 12, 2011Review - Together Again by Mimi Barbour

Title: Together Again

Author: Mimi Barbour

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Buy Together Again here

Rating: You Gotta Read

Reviewer: Val


Blurb:
Traveling forward in time, Dani Howard's spirit becomes magically united with reporter, Troy Brennan. He's everything a girl could want in a man, and during their time together, she falls deeply in love. Though she must return to her own body, she gains his promise to come to her birthday party in seven days time where they will meet in person and continue their romance.

Troy can't believe he's fallen for a sixteen-year-old spirit invader. He's so infatuated that when renowned author, beautiful Ellie Ward, comes on to him, as attractive as he finds her, he's honor bound to stay true to his young love—or is he?

Review:
I don't think I've ever read a spirit traveling book until now and I must say I think this is a fascinating subject. What was most intriguing was how the author accounted for every question I could possibly have pertaining to this particular time travel. As much as I loved the plot line in the book, what I will forever remember about this book is it made me laugh. Not just a little bit, but with Mrs. Dorn's shenanigans I laughed out loud constantly.

Dani's character, although only 16 "going on 17" , is far too grown up for her own good. She is witty, intelligent and speaks from her heart. Having to put up with a mother that is hard to please and controlling, Dani finds refuge with her uncle. The one man in her life that brings sunshine to her rainy days. Troy is a handsome investigative reporter who has honed his ability to retrieve the information he needs from those who may be less than willing. He's charming, dedicated to his job and is a softy on the inside no matter what he might portray on the outside.

There is no doubt as to the chemistry between Dani and Troy. However, the one thing that impressed me the most was these two were able to nurture a spiritual bond (since Troy was not able to physically see Dani) rather than the physical "love at first sight" element that is often found in romance books. As their affection for one another increased, so did the humor of their situation. Dani was that voice inside Troy's head that just would not shut up. I often wondered if he slipped from time to time and argued with Dani out loud while there were people around. It was often that Troy was left at a loss for words because Dani was not like any other woman he had ever had the pleasure of keeping company with.

So much happens throughout the story that I just can't touch on for the simple fact that it would spoil it for you. Humor, heartbreak, silliness and sensual tension made this a book that will most certainly be staying on my "to be read again" shelf. Together Again is part of a series but having not read any of the previous books, this book can certainly stand on it's own. Ms. Barbour gives just a hint of the books before (and a possible book in the future) which was enough to tantalize me into reading the entire series. I am a series kind of girl, so this book is just the beginning for me. I would like to take this moment to congratulate Ms. Barbour on a job well done. I look forward to reading the other books in the series. This is definitely a book that I highly recommend.

She's Me Book 1
He's Her Book 2
We're One Book 3
Together again Book 4
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