Lost Mata Hari Ring: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
Publisher: Broadback (May 1, 2018)
Category: Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Romance
Tour dates: May-July, 2018
ISBN: 978-1513634326
Available in Print and ebook, 370 pages
Up-and-coming actress, Trace Rutland, has had nightmares about a tragic past ever since she was a little girl. She struggles with her everyday life, finally seeking help from a hypnotherapist.
While under hypnosis, she inadvertently experiences a past life in Paris, in 1916, during the First World War.
Later, while visiting a wealthy man’s private Mata Hari collection, Trace is drawn to a glittering ring, once worn by the convicted spy.
Trace is enthralled. When she’s alone, she slips the ring on and is swiftly hurled into the past. There, she must face herself as she was in the past, while struggling to change the course of her destiny.
When she meets the handsome Edward Kenyon Bishop, a World War I British flying ace, she falls in love. She is soon swept away into a journey of suspicion and treachery, and must fight for her life.
Can she survive the past? Can she return to the present? Can true love endure for all time?
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My Thoughts Lost Mata Hari Ring: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
Since she was little, actress, Trace Rutland has had nightmares about a disturbing past event in history. She has seen many psychologists but the nightmare still comes back night after night. She has tried hypnotherapy but has never been able to be hypnotized. That is until she tried one more psychotherapist.
What she discovers is shocking to both herself and the therapist. In fact, he doesn’t feel comfortable seeing her again. He doesn’t believe in past lives but yet, that is what was reveled in the session.
After this therapy session, Trace visits and man with a private Mata Hari collection. She is drawn to the ring right away. She tried the ring on and it ends up being a portal to time travel to the time of Mata Hari. She ends up in a house where Mata Hari is staying and meet a handsome British flying ace from world war one, Edward Kenyon Bishop. Thus starts her dangerous adventure and romance.
I read ‘Mata Hari’s Last Dance’ by Michelle Moran. I really enjoyed it but enjoyed ‘The Lost Mata Hari Ring’ even more. The two books give a unique perspective on Mata Hari and what it was like in WWI Europe. I do recommend both. However, if you want a fun time travel version, read ‘The Lost Mata Hari Ring’. It is much shorter and has less detailed history but still well researched.
I loved the character development and especially liked the relationship between Nonnie, Mata Hari’s daughter and Trace. Though it was short, Trace was able to have a relationship with Nonnie that Mata Hari was unable to have. The book grabbed me during Traces hypnosis and didn’t let go until the end. The scenes during WWI were heart pounding and mesmerizing. I felt like I was there, as Trace, myself. I also like the follow up when Trace returns to present day U.S.A.
I think ‘The Lost Mata Hari Ring’ would make an excellent movie and hope some producer out there buys the rights and follows through! I adored this book and know it will stick with me.
5/5
I received the ebook version for my honest review.
About Elyse Douglas
Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the husband and wife writing team of Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse began writing poems and short stories at an early age and graduated with a degree in English Literature. Douglas began writing novels in college, while studying music at the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music. He traveled the world as a professional pianist for many years. He has also worked as a copywriter and corporate manager.
Some of Elyse Douglas’ novels include: The Christmas Eve Letter (A Time Travel Novel), Christmas for Juliet, The Summer Letters, The Christmas Diary, and The Summer Diary. They live in New York City.
Website: www.elysedouglas.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/douglaselyse
Facebook: www.facebook.com/elyse.authorsdouglas
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