Kindle Edition Amazon Tricia McGill Australian Romance Author Tricia McGill Category:  Romance Publisher: Books We Love Ltd. ISBN-10:  B014CGP84K Type: Fiction Pages: 184 Copyright: Aug 23, 2015 ISBN-13: 9781771454889 Price: $0.99 (eBook) Madeline (Maddie to her friends)travels to York, England, to visit her friend Amber who is working there with a team of archaeologists unearthing Viking relics. They share a passion for the Viking Age, and both studied the Old Norse language. Madeline (Maddie to her friends), an Australian history teacher, travels to York, England, to visit her friend Amber who is working there with a team of archaeologists unearthing Viking relics. They share a passion for the Viking Age, and both studied the Old Norse language.             About to take part in a re-enactment at the Viking village and wearing typical clothes worn by a Viking woman, they are swept back in time to the town of Jorvik, a thriving trading town, as York was in the year 879 AD. Maddie meets Norse trader Erik and is stunned by his uncanny resemblance to the Viking she has been dreaming of.             When Amber is kidnapped, Maddie persuades Erik to help her find her friend. Their journey takes them across to France and to Rouen, then further inland. They encounter misadventures on their perilous journey. Erik risks everything to aid Madeline in her quest. And the fear is always there; will she stay in the past to share her hero’s life, or be snatched back to her own time? Excerpt By the sounds coming from the other room, the man was removing the bar on the door. After a few words of greeting and a response, the bar was replaced. Great, his visitor was male—they had little hope of overpowering two men. “Bugger, we’ll have no chance now,” Maddie whispered forlornly. The jeweller was followed across the workroom by someone who was taller, and broader, than him. Maddie and Amber scuttled backwards to make room for the men. Both had to duck their heads to enter the small living room. The visitor appeared to be a giant. As they entered, filling the small space with their size, Maddie felt her world spinning again. With a hand to her throat she let out a small shriek. The visitor was the man she’d never expected to see anywhere but in her dreams. Her Viking stood still as the curtain dropped behind him, a look of puzzlement on his face. Maddie clutched at Amber’s arm, and her friend’s bewildered frown was the last thing she saw before everything went black and she felt herself falling. Chapter Three “Wake up, Maddie.” Amber’s worried plea came to Maddie through a haze. Somewhere at the back of her consciousness she felt sure she’d heard that plea before. Ah yes, she was dreaming again. For some reason this thought brought comfort. Maddie blinked, and as she opened her eyes all comforting feelings fled. She wasn’t in Amber’s tiny flat. Wasn’t even in the twenty first century. Groaning, she sat up, her fingers sliding along the dirt floor. That was enough to remind her of their situation. The two Norsemen were staring at her as if she’d grown two heads. “Did I faint?” she mumbled, and Amber nodded. She looked stunned and blatantly terrified. “Oh God, Amber, you know why, don’t you?” “I have a pretty fair idea.” Amber’s voice quivered. “He looks like your dream hunk, doesn’t he?” Maddie put a hand to her head and rose onto her knees. Amber helped her onto the bench. “I can’t take this in. What’s going on?” Maddie knew a touch of hysteria flavoured her question. “Be blowed if I know.” Amber clutched at her elbows as she folded her arms across her chest. Their jeweller friend offered Maddie a goblet, saying, “Drink this. And please speak in our tongue.” It was an order, for all he’d delivered it in a kindly tone. “I suppose all this has been overwhelming for you.” That was an understatement if ever there was one.

Robyn –Once Upon A Romance
“I was totally caught up in this story. Time travel is such an unbelievable concept and I often have trouble following it in a story. I thought Tricia McGill wove a colorful tapestry of time travel. One that makes the reader believe it is possible. The characters are so realistic and have such depth to their character. I was drawn to them and wanted to find out if Maddie could ever find Amber and what she would choose to do about Erik.
The romance that blooms between Erik and Maddie is pure and sweet. When they finally made love, I wept with joy. I wasn’t sure if Maddie would stay with Erik or return home with Amber if they found her. The waiting almost did me in. I can’t tell you what happens, but I laughed and cried to the final page.
A masterfully woven tale that transcends the boundaries of time.


Matilda Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
“Madeline, a widow from Australia, has come to England to see her friend who is like a sister. They both share an interest in the Viking period; Madeline even has dreams of a handsome Viking man. Only when they touch matching necklaces, something strange happens to them that they never imagined could be.
Erik is a Norse trader in the year 879AD. When he finds Madeline and Amber at a friend’s house, he is very wary of the newcomers. Amber is kidnapped, and Eric begins to change his mind only when Madeline begs him to help find Amber.
Not being able refuse her, they set on a journey to find Amber. Yet, instead of finding the woman, they find misfortune and moments of joy in their perilous journey. The question that looms in the back of Madeline’s mind is, how long will she have with her Viking love before she needs to go back to her own time?
I thought this was a good book to read. I enjoyed the characters and the picture they paint of times past.”