title: A Once and Future Love (Time Passages, No 18)
author:  Anne Kelleher 
description: Richard Lambert went to England to fulfill his dead wife's wish, never knowing that he would be reunited with her, albeit 700 years in the past. Meanwhile, in 1214, Lord Richard de Lambert creates terror throughout the land with his ruthlessness. Even his wife Eleanor holds no affection for him. Wounded in battle, Lord Richard's body is sent to Eleanor. At first thought to be dead, Richard eventually begins to heal. Yet the Richard who opens his eyes is completely different. This Richard, the one from the future, took the place of his namesake. Now, he must win the love of his wife while surviving in a land fraught with turmoil. With warring factions closing in around him, modern-day Richard must come up with some innovative techniques that will disguise his true identity - while trying to breathe some life into his marriage. What a fascinating book! Ms. Kelleher has taken time travel to a new level. Packed with energy and intrigue, this is one not to miss! The time period is cleverly brought to life, and the author does a credible job of handling various historical elements. Amy Wilson  -- <i>Copyright  1999 Literary Times, Inc.  All rights reserved</i> -- <i>From <a href="/exec/obidos/subst/partners/marketing/literary-times.html/${0}">Literary Times</a></i>
zlib_text: _**A lord...a widow...a chance worth taking!**_
  
  Lord Frant is haunted by his experiences in India, which left him scarred and
  with an enemy at his back! Love is the last thing on his mind. Until, that is,
  he meets his ward’s beautiful new chaperon, Lady Jane March.
  
  After the death of her husband, Jane resolved not to marry again. But when
  Paul’s dangerous life catches up with him, she throws caution to the wind.
  Together, they must chase away the past and find a new future!
  
   _ **“Sweet Jane,” he said and gazed into her eyes for a moment before moving
  his hand to her cheek and caressing it lightly with the tips of his
  fingers.**_
  
  Her breath caught and she almost swayed toward him as the need to feel his arm
  about her swept over her, but in an instant she had conquered the foolish
  desire. She did not know this man well enough to care for him—surely she could
  not be so inconstant. Only a few weeks ago she’d believed that she would never
  feel love or desire again. And now? Now she was 