My Thoughts on Stay With Me by Jody Hedlund

 

About:

Sacrificing and dying to oneself is costly.

But doing so brings new purpose and joy.

As a private investigator, Sybil Huxham has seen her fair share of strange occurrences. But nothing in her career has been more perplexing than the miracles she’s witnessed as a result of people drinking ancient holy water. When she discovers more of the rare holy water, she experiences strange overlaps with a nobleman in the Middle Ages who is languishing in a dungeon, accused of treason and condemned to die. To save his life, she finally crosses to the past completely.

Nicholas Worth has never met a woman quite like Sybil, and as the two run for their lives into the Weald, they find refuge among a community of outlaws. With both their reputations on the line, they have little choice but to marry. As they get to know each other, an undeniable attraction develops. But danger and disease chase after them, drawing ever closer. Will they be able to escape the threats? And will Sybil choose to stay with Nicholas in the past, or will she be ripped apart from him forever?

My Thoughts:

Sybil and Nicholas's story was another wonderful adventurous and romantic time travel from the pen of author Hedlund. Both Sybil and Nicholas were side characters from the last Water of Time story, and I was very happy to read about their adventure and romance.

Sybil is very curious about the holy water that Harrison and Ellen used to not only heal themselves, but it also sent them back into time. Now Sybil tries it, and she ends up in a dungeon with Nicholas a man who had helped Ellen and her father in the last story. Nicholas is there as a prisoner to his older brother who is trying to trap him as a French spy. However, Nicholas knows how his brother really is and will try to last as long as he can, and it helps when a beautiful woman keeps appearing in his cell.

Sybil really wants to help Nicholas, and after the disappearance of her mother and her brother wanting her out of his life, Sybil decides to do all she can do for this man in the past. What transpires is a prison break, that leads to a hasty marriage, to both of their lives being in very real danger. Both Sybil and Nicholas want to do all the good they can for one another, and both are willing to sacrifice. Just not each other. Bonus, this had a Robin Hood vibe to it.

So, if you are looking for an escape in reading, I recommend this whole series. It will do the trick.

I purchased a copy of this novel for my own reading enjoyment.