Across Time

The Parallel Series, Book 3

By: Elle O'Roark, Elizabeth O'Roark

Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Shane East

In a dangerous time before her own...a dangerous attraction. Amelie Besson is on the cusp of attaining the life she’s dreamed of—until she finds herself stuck in pre-war France, fifty years before her time. The country is about to be under German rule, but her most immediate problem is Henri Durand, the arrogant and infuriatingly handsome vineyard owner upon whom her survival depends.

The fiercely protective Henri challenges everything Amelie holds true—particularly her hatred of the gift that brought her there in the first place. As the bond between them grows, Amelie will begin to wonder if the life she’s returning to is actually the one she wants, and if her connection to Henri might be strong enough to surmount any obstacle…even time itself.

©2019 Elizabeth O'Roark (P)2024 Elizabeth O'Roark

Destined to be together regardless of the time.

Audio Review:

Samantha Brentmoor and Shane East were phenomenal in audio book. It was beautiful, raw, filled with emotion and desire. Amelie and Henri are the perfect couple that is destined to be with one another without disregard of what the time traveling may do to the future and the past. They banter and try to resist one another, but what they want may be stronger than anyone can imagine. The writing was smooth and flawless and the narration was perfection. Absolutely amazing series.

Intriguing storyline

Narrated by Shane East and Samantha Brentmoor loved the accents, so good.

Time travel romance that gives Outlander vibes. It was an intriguing read I have never a story like this before the concept caught my attention. Watching it is one thing but listening without seeing the characters was different. Henri was not my fav in the beginning and his sister towards the end annoyed me which brings me to what happened leading to the cliffhanger

Intriguing time travel romance

What a fresh and completely mesmerizing story! I’ve not read a ton of travel travel romance, but I loved the first two books in this world and was so excited to dive right into more. Across Time is a unique and entrancing story, one that deftly blends angsty enemies to lovers romance, historical fiction, romantic suspense, and a bit of sci-fi/magic. It’s intriguing and original, intricately and complexly told and full of layered and endearing characters.

A time traveler on an unclear mission to save another, an enemies to lovers slow burning romance that starts 50 years in the past during a time and place where truly no one would want to find themselves, and of course the mystery of just what the mission actually is and the time hopping prophecy- I mean it’s all so juicy! This certainly isn’t an easy love story- Amelie/Sarah and Henri have a tumultuous start as she crashes into his world, but from the start the tension is brimming. The banter, the push-pull, the buried emotions and fears. All are so delicious.

The story does start a bit slowly as Elle sets the stage, and Henri certainly isn’t likable out of the gate, but the characters are fascinating and the mystery/suspense side keeps the pages turning into the romance that starts to really blossom. But of course, this is a duet so we end on a cliffhanger that has you gasping for more. The story has so much emotional complexity and layers and twists that I can only imagine what’s in store. Fans of a Discovery of Witches or Outlander type vibes (with the back in time romance element) will certainly gobble this up- I know I did.

The audio for this was so well performed. Shane East always brings the best bravado and charisma, which fit perfectly for Henri, our British leading man who is mercurial alpha energy with protective condescension - but the best in Shane’s performance are the emotive notes as Henri starts to fall. Bringing new notes to Henri’s hesitations and struggles. And Samantha Brentmoor is always a favorite. She brings so much vulnerability and heart to her vocal performances, and as Amelie she really helped elevate the dualities and tensions that really drive so much of Amelie/Sarah’s story. I loved how easily she can be fierce and sassy but then also convey the lost brokenness in Amelia too. And given the heavily meta prose and the great banter Elle writes, the audio format really suited the story so well. I think it really enhanced the experience and certainly drew me deeper into this story.

Really good

Such a unique book and series. I’m starting book 4 now. Great narration Samantha and Shane fantastic

Fantastic story with amazing narration!

Time travel, romance, a bit of mystery tropes make this book amazing! This is outside my normal read but I fell in love with these characters and this story. Amelie is brave, troubled and determined to find the truth. Henri is a cad…love him - he is fiercely protective and brave. The dialogue, banter and tension between these two is fantastic! Samantha Brentmoor are two of my Favorite narrators. They deliver a phenomenal performance. No love the voice they gave to each character filled with emotion and personality. Looking forward to the text book to see what happens with Amelie and Henri.