Love Once in Passing

by Jo Ann Simon

Book Overview

This is book one in Jo Ann Simon's acclaimed time travel romance first published in the early 1980s. Christopher Dunlap, a man of title and privilege in early nineteenth century England, and Jessica... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893896676
• ISBN13: 9781893896673
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Imajinn Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

beautiful love story

Christopher Dunlap, the ninth Earl of Westerham is a very wealthy and respected member of polite society in 1812 Regency, England. He has a town house in London but his love for the land allows him to spend much of his time seeing to his country estate. One night he is riding his horse from London to his country estate when he simply appears in a car in 1981 Eastport, Connecticut.Jessica Lund is shocked and very afraid when the handsome man in Regency clothes suddenly appears in her car. It takes her awhile to believe he is a Regency traveler who has journeyed through time. Once she comes to accept he's not crazy, she takes him into her house and eases him into the ways of the twentieth century. They fall in love and give into their passion but in the back of their minds they are always wondering if Christopher will be returned to his own time.This reviewer read LOVE ONCE IN PASSING when it first came out and thought it was a beautiful love story twenty-one years ago and after rereading Jo Ann Simon's time travel today the novel remains a fantastic reading experience. The characters are timeless and somehow believable and the reader hopes they get the happily ever after they so desperately want. To find out the answers to that question, the audience will want to read LOVE ONCE AGAIN coming next month.Harriet Klausner

Excellent, the best book I've ever read!

Like a lot of others I read this book a long time ago and lent my copy to a friend. My friend lost it so I never got it back. I have been searching for a copy of it since and have had no luck. It is my absolutely favorite book and would love to find a copy. I fell in love with the characters and I cried at the ending,.it was the most touching book I ever read

Best book I have ever read.

This was one of the best books I had ever read. I was so excited when I found out that there was a sequel. I lost both of my copies and have been searching for years for replacements. I would love to find them. If anyone out there has any idea where I can find these books please e-mail me.

Wonderful!

One of the first "time travel romances", before they became so popular...it got me hooked! Very well written...has believable characters, romance, and lots of humor. The sequel (Love Once Again) is good but this is her BEST. Loaned and Lost my copy Years Ago and have been searching for a replacement ever since! If you like this also read A Knight In Shining Armour by Jude Deveraux---also Wonderful!

The first and best time travel romance I've ever read.

I read this book years ago and have re- read it numerous times. It is still one of my favorites. I fell in love with the characters, and was thrilled to find out a sequel had been published later. (Love once again) It is about a modern woman, Jessica Lund, and a man from the past, Christopher Dunlap. Christopher is an English Earl who at first believes he has been kidnaped, when suddenly finds himself riding alongside Jessica in her car. Jessica of course at first thinks he is a madman and can't figure out how he just popped up in her car! This is a romance, so eventually they come to love each other. They struggle with the fact that Christopher could disappear just a suddenly as he appeared, and to establish and identity and life for him in the present. But my favorite theme in the book was Christopher's wonder with our modern world, and how he copes with all of the changes, from how to use a faucet to accepting that women are allowed to wear pants. If you get a chance to read this and you either like the time travel romances or historical romances, I really think you will love it. I even lent it to a friend who's mom donated it to a church, and spent years trying to find another copy. It is truly a gem.