Thursday's Fifth Scene from Past Betrayals, Past Loves #MFRWAuthor #BWLAuthor #Paranormal #Reincarnation #Romance

Mermeshu wished the evening meal would end. Dish after dish was offered. Where was Seshat? Would she be at the pool or had she changed her mind? Surely, he hadn't misunderstood her response to his touch. Just thinking about her made his groin tighten and his erection pulse.

Sehetep leaned back in his chair. Tonight, Mermeshu sat in the seat usually taken by the first wife. The nomarch clapped his hands. "Nefru, since Seshat is ailing, play the harp while I discuss what I will give these men and what I expect from them."

The rippling notes formed a background for the discussion. Mermeshu focused his attention on the older man's offer. Though a marriage wasn't mentioned, was this the string attached to such generosity?

When the older man rose, Nefru suggested a garden walk. Mermeshu shook his head. "I have much to consider. I'll see you tomorrow."

She rose. Light from the torches shone through the sheer linen of her dress. Mermeshu tensed. Was Nefru the bait Sehetep dangled? She was too willing to be seduced. As she glided away, her rounded buttocks moved in a sensual dance. He groaned. Slim women were to his taste. He also preferred women who enjoyed being chased and captured not those who pursued.

Intef followed him to the doorway. "Soon she will be yours. Why not sample her bounty?"

"Since you're so entranced with her charms, make her yours. Keep her amused tonight. Take her to your room."

"She will only toy with me for she wants the Commander of the Army. She wishes to become a pharaoh's wife. Take care. The spite of a rejected woman can be as poisonous as the bite of an asp."

Though Intef was right, Mermeshu only wanted Seshat. Nefru repelled him. He wiped his hands on his kilt. Tonight, he would bind Seshat with cords of love. Once she was enmeshed in the web, if he had to do what he had no taste for, she would willingly enter his woman's court.

He glanced into the garden and saw the moon had risen. "Go to Nefru. We'll talk in the morning." He strode to his sleeping room and removed his kilt and pectoral. After sponging his body, he strode to the garden.

As he neared the pool, alert for alien noises, he listened to the sounds of the night. He saw Seshat. His erection pulsed against his loin cloth. He wanted to seize and toss her to the ground, then thrust into her woman's passage. He gulped deep breaths. This was not the time for haste. By her presence, he knew she was his.

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Sunday's Book Past Betrayals, Past Loves #MFRWAuthor #BWLAuthor #Paranormal @Egypt #China #Britain

A curse sends Astrid on a journey to ancient lands. She meets deceit and betrayal searching for true love and to break the curse. The search begins in Egypt. When she touches an ancient Egyptian necklace she is hurtled through time into the turbulent life of another woman. She discovers the words spoken in anger holding her spirit captive. Seven more times she finds a piece of jewelry and returns to a distant past. In each of these lives she encounters and falls in love with a man who seems to be someone recently met in her present as do the enemy man and woman. The heat between Astrid and Duncan is instant and becomes incandescent. Her dislike of two characters grows. Eight realms await her. Eight chances break the curse holding her spellbound and to end the cycle of past betrayals and find love. Eight chances to foil the evil man and woman who follow her and Duncan from era to era.

Thuesday's Fourth Scene from Past Betrayals, Past Loves #MFRWAuthor #BWLPublishing #Paranormal #Time travel

When her father led Mermeshu into the room where she kept the tallies, Seshat's breath caught. His fingers brushed her hand and her breasts felt heavy. His eyes caressed her body. Her heart fluttered like the wings of a bird in flight. Heat pooled in her belly.
     "Show Mermeshu the tallies for the fields, flocks and herds," Sehetep said. "Intef and I will examine the warriors of the nome."
     Once her father left, she wanted to run after him and she wanted to feel Mermeshu's arms around her. Today he wore no tunic. She stared at his tanned muscular chest and wondered if his body was as hard as it appeared. She inhaled his scent, a musky odor that tantalized. She handed him several scrolls. "These are the latest accounts."
     He ran a finger over the back of her hand. She sucked in a breath. How could such a light touch make so many exciting changes in her body? He began to read. She walked toward the door.
     "Don't go. I may have some questions."
     Seshat went to the chest where the papyrus was stored. She studied his broad shoulders and the way his muscles moved as he read.
     He finished the last of the tallies and stood. A wave of disappointment swept over her. "Have you no questions?"
     He stepped behind her and caressed her shoulders. "I have two." He slid his hands across her shoulders and cupped her breasts. She moaned. "Do you feel what pulses between us?"
     "Yes."
     "Will you come to the garden after moonrise to meet me?" He moved a hand to stroke her abdomen.
     The sensations storming her body stole her breath. She sighed and leaned against him.
     "Seshat, be my star tonight."
     "I will come."
     He pressed her against his groin. She felt his body change. "Oh."
     "'Tis my desire you feel. Tonight you will know the power of my love." He brushed his lips over her shoulders. "Tonight."
     Seshat sank on her stool. She felt fevered. She hovered at the edge of a discovery that excited and scared her. She gulped water and gathered her wandering wits. As she stored the scrolls, she rubbed the ones he'd touched over her lips. The scent of him lingered and filled her with longing.
     Thanks be to Hathor. He wants me. He holds my heart in his warrior hands. She prayed he wouldn't crush it. May he spend the day with thoughts of me. Tonight, she thought and returned to her work.
     When she reached her sleeping room, she found Tiy pacing. "What's wrong, little sister?"
     "That Nefru."
     "What has she done?"
     "Banished me from taking the evening meal in the large hall. Just because Intef smiled and remarked on my skill with a bow. Since I don't behave like a lady, I must eat in the small hall. Then, when she heard Father had left Mermeshu with you, she spat like an angry cat."
     Seshat shook her head. "I fear Nefru desires a life of unhappiness."
     Tiy sat on Seshat's sleeping couch. "What did Mermeshu do? What did he say?"
     "He examined the harvest tallies." She would keep his words and caresses secret.
     "That's all? I saw the hungry look in his eyes last night. He left the garden soon after you. I hid in the bushes and watched Nefru and Intef. She rubbed his body and kissed his man thing. Put it in her mouth. He made funny noises. Then he acted like a babe and suckled her breasts. He pulled her robe up and did things to her private parts. She moaned and cried for Mermeshu."
     Seshat grasped Tiy's arms. "You shouldn't spy." She walked to the door. Tiy followed her to the bathing room. "I'll eat the evening meal with you."
     "And miss being with the guests?" Tiy asked.
     To spend the lengthy meal time in Mermeshu's presence might make her
betray herself. "They have come to see Father. After we eat, I'll help you with the harp."
     "Good." Nefru rose from the couch where her maid had oiled her body. "An important decision should be reached this evening." Her sly cat's smile didn't hide the hatred in her eyes. "When Father dies, Seshat, beware your fate. You have no kin to protect you. Tiy will be my handmaiden. You will be my slave." She caressed her breasts. "Mermeshu will be mine. Intef said the Commander of the Army finds me most pleasing."
     Seshat turned away. Nefru was clever at finding ways to gain her desires. Would she steal Mermeshu's love?

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A curse sends Astrid on a journey to ancient lands. She meets deceit and betrayal searching for true love and to break the curse. The search begins in Egypt. When she touches an ancient Egyptian necklace she is hurtled through time into the turbulent life of another woman. She discovers the words spoken in anger holding her spirit captive. Seven more times she finds a piece of jewelry and returns to a distant past. In each of these lives she encounters and falls in love with a man who seems to be someone recently met in her present as do the enemy man and woman. The heat between Astrid and Duncan is instant and becomes incandescent. Her dislike of two characters grows. Eight realms await her. Eight chances break the curse holding her spellbound and to end the cycle of past betrayals and find love. Eight chances to foil the evil man and woman who follow her and Duncan from era to era

By Crystal Adkins on October 12, 2008

Format: Paperback

Astrid Logan has just found out her father has had a stroke while she's been away. Every summer she joins her father at his shop called Antiquities, but this year it is going to be quite different. Clive, her father's assistant seems more shady than usual, but there are even more stranger things going on that can not be explained. Touching the Egyptian necklace will transport Astrid to ancient Egypt where she will face jealousy, love, and betrayal by her own sister.

That is not the end of Astrid's journey, she is about to visit Babylon, China, Pompeii, Britain, Switzerland, Japan and Peru as well. Although, each place she visits, the couples are cursed in love and are usually pregnant when fated to death. Each piece of jewelry that she touches holds a story, and hopefully those stories will help her figure out what her father has been saying as well as the mysteries to her new beau's past.

Duncan shows up with Lorna on his arm and right away is attracted to Astrid, while Lorna is whining around about the Egyptian pieces. Duncan and Astrid may be fated for the curse of the past, or maybe they will be the ones to break the unlucky chain of events... but what happens when Astrid falls in love, but Duncan is not sure he can quite admit it just yet even though he is infatuated with lust for her.

Two lovers meet again in another place and time, but there are also two saboteurs out there that are in it for the wealth. There are a lot of secrets and feelings that must be sorted out before time runs out.

All Our Yesterdays couldn't be a more perfect title for this book, Janet Lane Walters has a way of riveting the reader with her words from the very start. The ending was something I saw coming, and couldn't have been more ecstatic by the way it turned out. There was a little blip in the details at one point, but it was very minor and it was just my picky eye that caught it, but it in no way deterred me from reading on. Erotic, sensual and enthralling, Walters pens a very good read. 4 Hearts

All Our Yesterdays, July 14, 2008

By 

M. Nix

This review is from: All Our Yesterdays (Paperback)

Astrid Logan travels from her home to her father's after he has a stroke. Her father owns a gallery called Antiquities. After she checks on her father she goes to his shop where his employee, Clive, shows her an Egyptian necklace. When she picks it up she's transported back in time to Ancient Egypt.

In this time period Seshat is the second daughter of the second wife of Nomarch Sehetep. She is sweet and loving and cares for her father. His first daughter of his first wife, Nefru, is conniving and deceitful. When the family receives visitors from Thebes on political business Nefru sets her sights on Mermeshu, the more powerful of the two. When he rejects her for Seshat, Nefru takes the second one, Intef, to her bed. She becomes pregnant with his child and convinces her father that Mermeshu is the father. Her father forces the two to marry. In the meantime Seshat discovers that she is pregnant with Mermeshu's baby. He offeres for her to become his second wife after her sister and delines cursing him until he learns what to value.

When Astrid comes back to the present time two customers come into the shop. Lorna Stinit and Duncan Garrett. There is an instant attraction between Astrid and Duncan. She turns him down when he makes advances, and even after Astrid's refusal Duncan breaks his weekend date with Lorna.

The premise of All Our Yesterdays by Janet Lane Walters is the original curse in Egypt. Each time Astrid picks up a piece of jewelry she is transported into the lives of two lovers. She visits ancient times in Egypt, Babylon, China, Pompeii, Britain, Switzerland, Japan and Peru. And in each place she visits the couple is cursed. It is up to Astrid and Duncan to break the curse.

All Our Yesterdays has a very interesting premise and I enjoyed reading it. But there were so many visits to different times that I felt a bit overwhelmed at times. Still I enjoyed the read and think lovers of time travel and stories of reincarnation will do the same.

Amelia
reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

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BLURB:
A curse sends Astrid on a journey to ancient lands. She meets deceit and betrayal searching for true love and to break the curse. The search begins in Egypt. When she touches an ancient Egyptian necklace she is hurtled through time into the turbulent life of another woman. She discovers the words spoken in anger holding her spirit captive. Seven more times she finds a piece of jewelry and returns to a distant past. In each of these lives she encounters and falls in love with a man who seems to be someone recently met in her present as do the enemy man and woman.

The heat between Astrid and Duncan is instant and becomes incandescent. Her dislike of two characters grows. Eight realms await her. Eight chances break the curse holding her spellbound and to end the cycle of past betrayals and find love. Eight chances to foil the evil man and woman who follow her and Duncan from era to era.

EXCERPT:

"I stopped at the hospital." A sigh escaped. "I can't believe he had a stroke. He's always been so healthy."

Clive clasped her hands. "He's tough. Before long, he'll be back cluttering the place."

"Hope not. You've achieved wonders here." She tried to free her hands. He tugged her closer. "The apartment looks like a magpie's nest."

"Good description." He brushed her lips with his.

Astrid shook her head. She wanted to wipe her mouth. Would he start another pursuit this summer? "Let's stick to business. I like the arrangement of the stock."

"A suggestion from a new customer. Rich playboy type, but he has good taste. Garrett and your dad connected. Act like they've known each other for ages."

She crossed her arms on her chest. "Why were you and Dad arguing?"

He groaned. "Guess you talked to nosy Sarah. Was more like a heated discussion about displaying two new pieces he recently found. Bought this sealed box at a sale. Odd assortment."

"How odd?"

He laughed. "Nothing bad. Mostly a collection of Victorian jewelry and these two pieces. He wanted to research them before they were offered for sale. I wanted to price them immediately. You know how hard it is to date the things we acquire."

She nodded. "So where are they?"

"Most of the jewelry is in the vault and I can't get to them."

"I--" She cut off her response. She knew the code for the vault and would see what he meant in the morning.

He took her arm. "I'll show you the two pieces I kept out and introduce you to Paula Winters. She's photographing a number of our best pieces for a catalogue we're launching."

"Another suggestion from Dad's new friend?"

"In a way." He entered the Egyptian area. "Astrid, Paula Winters. Astrid is Lloyd's daughter. She's here for the summer, then it's back upstate."

Astrid didn't contradict him. Her plans weren't his business.

The woman turned. "Teacher?" She gazed at Clive.

"School nurse." Astrid read admiration in Paula's eyes. Did Clive return the interest? He usually went for petite and curvy. Paula was slim, almost boyish. The blunt cut of her shoulder-length auburn hair reminded Astrid of styles she'd seen on ancient Egyptian women.

Paula's crooked grin warmed Astrid. "Glad to finally meet you. Your dad talks a lot about you."

"Don't believe everything he's said. What are you photographing today?" Astrid asked.

"Starting with the Egyptian collection. The new pieces are stunning. Clive thinks it's a good idea to have a visual record of the things in the shop."

Astrid turned to Clive. "Then there is a problem."

"I told you several pieces were missing."

"Thieves?"

"I hope not, but this has been going on since right after Easter."

Astrid frowned. Why hadn't Dad mentioned the problem? She edged toward the stand where a necklace and crown were displayed on a black velvet cloth. Where had she seen these pieces before? The necklace resembled a wide collar. Semi-circles of a pale gold metal were inlaid with lapis. From the last row, carnelians dangled. The headband of the same metal had flowers of inlaid lapis with carnelian centers.

"Are these the items you and Dad argued about?"

Clive nodded. "He wanted to put them in the vault."

"Why have you displayed them?"

"One, I can't open the vault and two, they're too attractive to hide."

Astrid brushed a finger over one of the dangles. Sadness washed over her. As though under a spell, she lifted the necklace. Waves of dizziness rocked her.

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Seshat stood at the entrance to her workroom built against the wall of the villa. She stared into the garden. Though chaos ruled the Two Lands, in this house at a distance from Thebes, only echoes of the troubles were heard. How fortunate that her father, Nomarch Sehetep, had distanced himself from the politics of both halves of the divided land.

She heard her younger sister giggle and watched her run toward the workroom. "What have you done now?"

"Spied on Father," Tiy said.

Seshat shook her head. Tiy hovered between childhood and womanhood. She delighted in mischief. Seshat left the doorway and reached for the tallies of the recent harvest.

"Don't you want to know what I heard and what I saw?" Tiy's warm brown eyes sparkled with mischief.

"Tell me."

"We have guests. From Thebes. Oh, Seshat, they are the most handsome men I have ever seen. They seek father's support. One of them wants the Double Crown. Maybe he will choose you as his wife and ignore Nefru."

Seshat sighed. If she were chosen, Nefru, daughter of their father's dead first wife, would be furious. Though Seshat's mother had been a princess of a past dynasty, Nefru denied the claim. Seshat sighed. Anyone seeking Sehetep's support would choose the oldest daughter. Since no sons had been born to the house, Nefru's spouse would claim the nome when Sehetep left this world.

"We're to eat the evening meal with them," Tiy said. "Nefru stamped her foot when she heard. When these men see you, they won't look at her."

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