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Liberty "Libby" Stone, an anthropologist in the 1980s, finds her life turned upside down when she meets Caleb Hornblower—a man from the year 2222 who has crashed into her era. Captured by Cal’s striking appearance and his earnest longing, Libby is drawn into a romance that defies time itself. As Cal grapples with the impossibility of following her back to the future, they must confront the emotional and temporal stakes of their connection.
In this contemporary romance, the story explores themes of love across eras, the clash of past and future, and the human desire to bridge worlds.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Romance/Paranormal Romance
Authors: Nora Roberts
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