Monday, April 25, 2016

Beneath The Lake

Beneath The Lake 
Casi McLean
August 2015

Reeling from her boyfriend’s indiscretions at a party, Lacey Montgomery escapes into the throes of a torrential storm. Her car spins out of control and hurtles into the depths of an icy, black lake. She awakens in the arms of a handsome stranger, in a place she’s never heard of—thirty-four years before she was born. 

Bobby Reynolds is smitten the moment the storm-ravaged woman opens her eyes. Learning the truth about her origin does nothing to stop the passion taking root in his heart and leaves him torn between finding a way to return Lacey to her time and convincing her stay with him. 

Will the couple be able to discover the key to a mysterious portal before time rips them apart? Or will their spirits wander forever through a ghost town buried beneath the lake? 

Between The Pages 
An engaging romantic historical story with a time travel theme. At 398 pages, this is a long story, so don’t expect to read it in one sitting. However, you won’t want to put this book down. The opening captures the attention immediately. The story then switches from past to present, but the author does a great job of maintaining a seamless flow throughout. The characters are very interesting and well-developed, as well as many of the secondary cast of characters, especially Bobby’s sister, Sandy. The emotion of family and community are compelling. Fascinating unexpected twist and turns. I can’t wait to see what the author comes up with next in the Beneath The Lake Series. This is my first five star read for 2016. I highly recommend this book as a must read!

Rating 
5 Stars

4 comments:

MWBradish87 said...

The only problem with this book is that every time you need to put it down and are waiting for a stopping point you turn the page and have to start looking for another stopping point because it just took off again.

Sandra Dailey said...

What I loved most about this book was how authentic her characters in the past were: their clothes, manor of speech, even their attitudes. This author did her homework. It's fabulous.

Allison Morse said...

This book sounds terrific! Thank you for the review!

Casi McLean said...

Thanks so much! What a great comment for an author to receive!