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The Christmas Eve Letter: A Time Travel Romance (Book 1) (The Christmas Eve Series) Kindle Edition

by Elyse Douglas (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 2,207
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Thirty-year-old Eve Sharland is browsing a Pennsylvania antique store when she discovers an old brass lantern tucked away on a shelf. She picks it up and sees something behind one of the sooty glass panes. To her surprise, she finds an unopened letter stuck inside.

The letter is postmarked December 24, 1885, and it is addressed to Evelyn Sharland in New York City. Eve gasps and drops the letter. That’s her name! The letter is addressed to someone with her name in 1885: Evelyn Sharland.

Eve purchases the lantern and the letter, and returns to her New York City apartment. Later that evening, she opens the letter and reads it, astounded by its contents. She stares at the lantern in wonder and alarm, deeply moved by the story of a tragic romance.

A few days later, following a request in the letter, Eve cautiously lights the lantern. To her utter shock, she finds herself in the past—in 1885 New York City. Eve is thrown into a life far beyond what she could have ever imagined, as she gets involved with one of the richest families in New York City, and meets the handsome Patrick Gantly. She must struggle to survive and return to her own time, even as her destiny is changed forever.
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Time travel novel
time travel romance, time travel novel, time travel fiction
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What a great book to start the Christmas season! The Christmas Eve Letter had a good plot and dialogue; the characters were very likable and I could have been friends with Eve, my favorite character. If you love a good Christmas Romance, this book is for you. 5 Stars--Books, Dreams, Life

A great plot and a very fast-paced and well-told story. The women characters were strongly portrayed. I got taken on the ride of my life, traveling between different eras with Eve and waiting with bated breath to see how the story would turn out.
--Corinne Rodrigues
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The Christmas Eve Letter is descriptive and beautifully written. The character development is great, the plot stunning and captivating. It's a book that many romance fiction lovers will love--but if you also love time-travel--this is right up your alley. 5 Stars!
--The Book Adventures of Emily

If you are a fan of authors such as Nicholas Sparks and Marybeth Whalen, or H.G. Wells or Jack Finney, you need to add this book to your shelves. This is a romantic suspense novel with many dangerous and tense moments. As always, when one travels in time, the concern of consequences and potential changes to history and the future weighs heavily on both the traveler's and readers' minds. Those worries added to the atmosphere but were also handled skillfully. I smiled at a certain twist of color. This is also a wonderful novel to share with high school age readers and bring up the concepts of life before technology and the changing roles of women in society, among other ideas. It is a perfect bookclub read. Before we get too deep in the book we have the idea of an unacceptable love match that gets thwarted by circumstances. Is that the reason Eve gets swirled away in time? You will have to read until the end and draw your own conclusions.
--Laura's Interests

This is a wonderful story that is very well written, and with a great pace. The love story is romantic and sweet, and the characters are charming and lovable. It will grab your attention from the beginning and hold it through to the end, and leave you begging for more. I have no hesitation in recommending it highly.
--Libri Amori Miei

The Christmas Eve Letter is a beautiful, poignant story. It is well written and will have you turning the pages eagerly. All of the characters are well thought out and believably written, together with the well-constructed scenery, that has you feeling as if you yourself, have just stepped into the past. The story is unique and moving. It will hold you long after you turn the last page. A perfect Christmas tale of love and hope.
--Whispering Stories

The Christmas Eve Letter isn't just a feel-good holiday read, it's a great time travel romance as well. Elyse Douglas has done a great job of melding the two. In my mind, the ending was perfect. >
--Texas Book Nook

The Christmas Eve Letter is a wonderful time travel book and one of my favorite books of the year
--The Book Return Blog

From the Author

THE CHRISTMAS EVE DAUGHTER, the second book in the Christmas Eve series, is available now!
THE CHRISTMAS EVE SECRET, the third book in the series, is available now!
THE CHRISTMAS EVE PROMISE, the fourth book in the series, is available now!
THE CHRISTMAS EVE JOURNEY, the fifth book in the series, is available now!

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01KJF0CWG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Broadback (September 12, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 12, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3635 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 372 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 2,207

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Elyse Douglas

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Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the husband and wife writing team of Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington.

Some of Elyse Douglas' novels include: "The Other Side of Summer," "Time Stranger," "The Christmas Eve Series," "The Christmas Diary Book One and Two " and "The Summer Diary." They live in New York City.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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IlahS
5.0 out of 5 stars A five star read absolutely amazing!
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2024
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I couldn't put this book down. It was such a compelling and enthralling story. You can't help falling in love with the main characters and hating the villain and his cohorts. Elyse Douglas has an incredible imagination and writing ability that creates the best time travel romance books!
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Jennifer Buckman
5.0 out of 5 stars delightful story.
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024
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Was a wonderful heartwarming story. Enjoyed it very much. The author’s writing made you feel so intertwined with the characters.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Almost reaches high standard set by TimeVisit
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2023
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This is the 5th time travel book by Else Douglas I have read in the past few weeks. For the past 25 years or so have read Western or action novels, no WiFi or especially time travel. By chance I ran across
Time Visit (Vister?) and now look forward to reading many more by Else Douglas. I rate all I have read as excellent or outstanding. If you like SiFi you will enjoy the different and intriguing tale each book offers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Muss This Series!
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2024
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I just finished the final book and will be sorry to bid these wonderful characters goodbye! I enjoyed every single word if every single book, and wish there were more.
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Lyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it.
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
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I loved this story, eager to keep reading / listening till the conclusion.
Eve Sharland finds a lantern in a little out of the way antique store.
Inside the lantern is a letter to an Evelyn Sharland in the 1800’s
She purchases the lantern and letter and life for her is never the same.
In trying to find out more about her long ago relation she ends up lighting the lantern and is transported back to 1885.
An amazing story of trials and tribulations, navigating living so far back in time when Eve comes from the year 2016.
Unable to tell anyone her story she tries to search for Evelyn and the man that wrote the love letter while being aided by a very handsome detective.
Love blossoms, lives are altered, threats and danger occur in the race against time to return home.
A great story which I enjoyed immensely.
Looking forward to the next story in this series.
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Piaras
5.0 out of 5 stars A Unique and Moving Story
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2016
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This is my first time reading these authors and I must say I was very impressed. The Christmas Eve Letter is a well crafted romance novel. And I would imagine that fans of this genre will love having a nibble on this one! The authors weave an intriguing time travel holiday romance story that follows Eve Sharland's personal journey between the present and the past.

This romantic tale is full of anticipation with several perilous and on the edge moments. The consequences of probable alterations to history and the future reflect deeply on the readers mind. However, those uncertainties only added to the ambiance and were skillfully and competently handled.

The story had every element a good story should have. An exciting plot, attention to detail, but best of all fleshed out, well-written and well-rounded character development. There’s an abundance of well illustrated scenes that really make you feel like you are right there in the story, and that's something I really look for in a good book.

It’s one of those stories that come along once in awhile that makes you want to read it non-stop until you get to the end. I don’t do spoilers so I’m giving nothing further away here. And this, I hope, will only add to the mystery and enjoyment for the reader!

This would be a highly recommended read from me to all fans of the Romance genre. I’d even go so far as to say that even sci-fi fans would enjoy the time travelling elements of this wonderfully written story! Without a doubt, I’ll be looking forward to reading more from Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington (Aka Elyse Douglas) in the future. Five stars from me.
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Victoria Khaze
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book to relax with, quality control issues
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2016
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With the holidays approaching I am glad I got to read this book. It's like a time travel soap opera, with less seasons. mysterious antiques, romantic letters, dashing english-men, mistresses, and of course time travel.
Quick recap you can find by reading the summary: Eve the main character in modern day goes antique-ing while on her vacation. She finds a lantern, a necklace and a letter but uh oh the letter is addressed to her by name! Turns out its to her ancestor from her one true love but it never got to her, sad. All that is cool until she tries to light the lantern! woops, time travel!
The book and story isn’t award winning but it really lifted my spirits for the holiday and gave me a fun little reprieve from all the thanksgiving planning. A cute romantic tale with great settings! I love travel so using iconic locations in the story made it really easy to envision the story. Speaking of envision the story the writer did a really good job in the setting and character descriptions. It was enough information, presented very well. I mention this because other books I’ve read will either tell too little and I can’t keep the characters apart or will drag on forever.
It’s getting 4 stars frankly because I wasn’t expecting a lot from the cover and because I hadn’t heard of the author. So I was pleasantly surprised. I’m torn between giving a 4 or 3 because the pdf file you get for the reader has a bit of the bottom right corner of a LOT of the pages slightly cut off and it drove me crazy! I know that formatting is a bitch but still, product quality control needed here.
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Penny L
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic book
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2019
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I’ll be honest and say I was skeptical about reading this book, but I am so, so happy I did read it. This book is absolutely fantastic. We have some romance, but mainly it’s suspense that will keep you flipping the pages as fast as you can. Eve goes to The Time Past Antique Shop and purchases a lantern, which includes an unopened letter to Evelyn Sharland, and a pendant watch. Evelyn is a distant relative of Eve’s. When she finally reads the letter, she finds herself back in 1885. She is in for an adventure and we get to experience it with her. Elyse Douglas describes everything so that we feel like we’re right there with Eve. When Eve feels as if she’s being followed, she finally walks up to the man and confronts him. Enter Patrick Gantly. They are both attracted to each other, but he doesn’t like that Eve doesn’t tell him the truth about everything. When Albert Harringshaw takes an interest in Eve, this poses more problems for Eve. I won’t leave any spoilers, but I can’t recommend this book enough. Grab your copy and see if Eve makes it back to present day.
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a heart warming time travel novel!
Reviewed in Canada on February 14, 2021
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The cover and the premise of this book intrigued me even though I'm not a huge fan of time travel romances. The story started out slowly but gathered a wonderful momentum and I fell headlong into Eve's world and her adventures. The time travel aspect and all the issues associated with it were realistically portrayed. I found myself reading ever faster as it came to the end of the book to find out how it all turned out. A very satisfying ending. I would highly recommend this book.
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Pat wakeman
5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting look into the past
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2022
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This book was fantastic, I couldn’t put it down. I loved the characters although some of them I could have strung up. It was interesting stepping back in time and seeing how they lived over a hundred years ago and how women were almost second class citizens but Eve did stand up for herself. I found the ending very moving. Would highly recommend this book and can’t wait to read the next books in the series.
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Kindle Customer JW
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it from start to finish.
Reviewed in Australia on October 3, 2018
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This book captured me from the start and held me in time. It was an easy read and I felt that I was part of the story. The epilogue rounded out the whole story, so I wasn't left wondering what happened to the characters or left with unanswered questions . I am very keen to read the sequel.
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Charlie
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
Reviewed in Canada on October 9, 2021
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I have to admit I absolutely love reading time travel stories. This one was a beautiful story. I enjoyed it a lot. Now on to Book 2
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colin humphreys
4.0 out of 5 stars Romantic time travel fantasy
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2021
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Charming book about an independent women living in 2016 New York who gets unexpectedly transported back to 1885 , Eve wakes up confused, in central park 130 years ago. she learns how to adapt and make the best of it whilst trying to find her way back to her time. Most of the book is a period drama with likeable characters but not everyone is who they seem , It's a nice easy read enjoyable for anyone who likes historical romance and non scientific time travel . I found it a pleasant distraction I will probably read the next book
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