Below are the Reviews and Comments for "Doing Time" as well as links to the articles.
 

•  Mrs. Giggles
•  The Romance Studio (TRS)
•  Just Erotic Romance Reviews (JERR)
•  Reviews for first edition (November 2006)

Rating: 85 (out of 100)

by Raine McIntyre, paranormal (2008)
Liquid Silver Books, $5.95, ISBN 978-1-59578-436-0
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"I really like the fact that for a sassy first-person narrator of an urban fantasy style romance, Charity Donovan is 42. After a divorce and a phase of self-discovery, Charity is now ready to embrace life and live it to the fullest with the cute guy who looks as if he's not a day over 30. The thing is, Gavin Carpenter is actually immortal and has lived for... oh, eons. That's a really long time, people. He's a Time Dancer. Does this mean that they have all the time in the world for love or is time really running out and they need to do something to save the world ASAP?

I don't really know how to describe Doing Time accurately here but I do know that I love what I read here. This story is actually a very well done self-discovery journey of Charity and if this story is a straightforward chick-lit style story, it will work just as well. However, the paranormal elements are pretty decent too, although there are some cheesy aspects like the soulmate-is-necessary thing that make it hard for me to take the whole paranormal concept seriously. Gavin is a very nice hero, and even better, the author uses her paranormal premise to create some lovely whimsical scenes here that really appeal to me.

I know, this review is pretty abstract and I'm doing a pretty poor job describing the plot and all. But I feel that this is one of those stories that a reader should best read for herself. It's different, it's hard to pigeonhole into a category, and it is also very interesting and sometimes very beautiful to read, strengths and flaws and all. I really like this one."

Rating: 85


 

 

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    The Romance Studio (TRS), May 2008

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Explicit
Reviewer: Steph B.
May 6, 2008
 

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"...I loved most of the story line in Doing Time but there is a huge twist in the tale that takes the story where I wasn’t expecting it to go. I didn’t like the twist! The characters of Gavin and Charity are fun, independent, intelligent, strong willed, sarcastic, smart-mouthed, loyal, and determined; what is not to love. The story line is unique and creative. I really like the idea of the Time Dancers who can travel back in time and fix rips and tears in the time stream to prevent problems with time overlaps or ripples that might affect the world as we know it. Of course, there are also demons that want the time stream to tear because they thrive on chaos and this time Lucifer seems to be behind the massive rip that could destroy the world.

Even though I didn’t like the unexpected twist in the story, I gave it the full 5 hearts because it is still an excellent tale and a wonderful beginning for a new series. I always appreciate an author finding a new paranormal story idea and creating something very entertaining from that idea. I can’t wait for the next book to see what Ms. McIntyre comes up with next!"

 

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Reviewer: Karen Haas
Rating: 5
Heat Level: H
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"...I smiled throughout the story even during the parts where I cried. The plot held my interest such that I couldn’t stop reading. The whole storyline felt not only plausible but real too."

"...Best of all, Time Dancers is a series. There will be more stories as great as this one."
 

 

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