Beneath the Lake

De: Casi McLean

Narrado por: Aundrea Mitchell

Reeling from her boyfriend's indiscretions at a party, Lacey Montgomery escapes into the throes of a torrential storm. Her car spins out of control and hurtles into the depths of an icy, black lake. She awakens in the arms of a handsome stranger, in a place she's never heard of - 34 years before she was born.

Bobby Reynolds is smitten the moment the storm-ravaged woman opens her eyes. Learning the truth about her origin does nothing to stop the passion taking root in his heart and leaves him torn between finding a way to return Lacey to her time and convincing her stay with him.

Will the couple be able to discover the key to a mysterious portal before time rips them apart? Or will their spirits wander forever through a ghost town buried beneath the lake?

©2015 Casi McLean (P)2017 Casi McLean

The Best Time Travel Romance!

I'm so glad I decided to give this book a try. The beginning is hard to keep up. Specially in audiobook form, I had to re listen to the first few chapters over for it to make any sense, but stick with it! The author is new to me but she has woven a great time travel romance with suspense, intrigue, and love.

The narration was well done and brought the story to life. This was definitely a story that required my full attention! I attempted to listen to it while doing other tasks and it did not work. I kept having to rewind because so much goes on in the beginning that if you don't play close attention you will be lost.

The story starts alternating between 2012 and 1949 with Lake Lanier as an important focus. The author did an amazing job describing everything and she draws you in and keeps you enthralled. The story is suspenseful and expertly woven by the author to keep you engaged the whole time. I think the author did an amazing job with this book. It sounded so believable the way the characters behaved. If time travel was possible, it could definitely happen like this!

This is truly an imaginative story with great well developed characters. Lacey is a great main character! Bobby is so nice and understanding! They go through a lot! This is by far the best time travel story I have read! This is one story I would not mind re listening to it again.

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

A fantastic love story with a time travel twist

Beneath the Lake is a very well written story that incorporated romance, mystery and time travel. As the story began to unfold, I thought I could see right where things were going, but then just enough of a twist would happen to keep me guessing. Well done!

I thought the narrator's performance was also well done. I found this book very easy to listen to.

I was provided this review copy audiobook by the narrator, author, or publisher and have voluntarily left this review.

time travel romance book

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

This was very reminiscent of The Time Traveler's Wife. The narration was well done and the writing was pretty good, though at times it took me a few minutes to identify what time the story was in. All in all, a solid, if heavy on the romantic angst book.

A captivating story

“Beneath the Lake” was a wonderful read, a story that captivated me from the beginning. The time travel element was well presented and the action did not seem dull to me at all.

Our main character, Lacey Montgomery runs out of a party after seeing her boyfriend with another woman. She accidently falls into Lake Lanier and passes through a time gate of sorts and wakes up in 1949. She will now try to understand if her trip back in time has a purpose, in the same time try to make sense of her feelings for her host, Bobby Reynolds.

What I mostly liked about the story was how well the author has incorporated the time travel aspect with the romance. I think this is my second read with this theme, but Lacey is constantly trying to find a way back and knows her time is this period is limited. However, she takes advantage of every minute. As well, the jump between past and present is well weaved into the story. And to be honest, this is what mostly kept me till the end. Who is Rob? Why does he want revenge? These are just some of the questions you will find out by the end of the story.

The characters are like normal people, nothing abnormal, no heroes or anything like that. They make do with what they have. And this is exceptional J Their actions are not forced or anything. The simple way of their connection is well in line with the customs of the 1940s.

All in all, I liked the book quite well and I have no complains in regards to the story, The narration was ok, although Bobby’s voice was more like whispered. A total of 4 stars and my thanks to Jess and the author and narrator for this great story!

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Aundrea Mitchell and Casi McLean. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

I SWEAR, IT KEPT ME WONDERING...

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This one blew my expectations. The time bounced back and forth between the 34 years, Each chapter began with the date and month. The entire story happens within a few months of the present timeline. Although right away I did figure out the major player in the time connection, I couldn't for the life of me see how it was to play out. The book held tight in it's consistently, considering the different time periods had different characters and emerging sub-plots.

This is one of Andrea Mitchell's best narrations. Minimal instances of the annoying "...(pause) He said."

Two Thumbs Up!