Time Travel Romance with P.L. Parker

 

I met P.L. Parker online years ago when we were both authors with Wild Rose Press. Her Time Travel  Aimee's Locket was the first time travel I'd read that pulled me into the story. It was fun to discover she lived not that far from me. I'm in Eastern Oregon and she's in southwestern Idaho. 

Paty: What is Time Travel Romance?

P.L. Stepping into the past or future and finding a love in that new time frame, whether it is a Highland warrior or an alien being. Doesn’t matter. Romance is the basic theme.

Paty: What drew you to writing this genre of romance?

P.L.: I’ve never been interested in contemporary romance novels. I prefer historical romances and the farther back, the better. Besides my time travel romances (Time Warrior Series, Aimee’s Locket, Fiona, Heart of the Sorcerer), I also write scifi romances (Star Brides Series and The Chimeras Series). I have also written a paranormal romance, Absolution, which involves a vampire born in the dark ages who doesn’t know she’s a vampire and ultimately finds herself awakening in modern times (somewhat a reverse time travel).

Paty: Something about finding a love in another time fascinates me. I would love to travel back, not necessarily for romance, but just to see what life would be like in the past.

P.L.: Fiona was my first time travel novel, followed by Aimee’s Locket and then Riley’s Journey. Each of these ladies found themselves in the past with Riley finding herself traveling the farthest back and arriving at the end of the last ice age. I had so many requests to continue Riley’s journey that I was compelled to write Into the Savage Dawn. Ultimately, I wrote Beyond Tomorrow and The Sanctuary. I’m still being asked to write a final story in the series where the time travelers finally make it to the Americas. In each of the Time Warriors books, the hero and heroine find love in the far past.

Paty: Which is more important to this type of book, the romance or the time travel element?

P.L.: I think both are important in time travel romances. There’s a definite balance between the two.

Paty: Your Time Warrior books tend to be set in primitive times. Why did you pick this time period

P.L.: As I indicated before, I love history and the farther back, the better. I often wonder if modern man could survive in the far past. Could we overcome the obstacles that primitive man faced on a daily basis? Even trained in advance, would we have the skills and survival instincts we need? The more I researched the last ice age, the more I knew I wanted to write a time travel romance about that time period.

Paty: How did the plot idea for this book come to you?

P.L.: I wanted to write a time travel novel outside the norm of time travel romance novels - falling through a portal and finding a Highland warrior, stepping into Victorian times, etc. I wanted something different. Something unique. As I’m fascinated by ancient tribes, I decided that my premise would be to venture into a time far into the past. A modern woman falling in love with a very primitive male didn’t fit what I’d envisioned so I sent the man through the portal first, he was alone, lonely, needing a companion. So, Riley was selected as a mate and sent back and the adventure began.

Paty: Do you have a favorite character that you’ve written?

P.L.: I have several favorites but I think my most favorite character is Chloe from my novel, Absolution. She’s a vampire that doesn’t know she’s a vampire and the struggles she overcomes to make a place for herself in this strange new world she finds herself in. I actually love all my heroines, though. As I write, they become almost real to me. I know their stories, their hopes and dreams.

Paty: Who are some of the authors you read who write this subgenre of romance?

Di P.L.: Diana Gabaldon of course, especially the first three novels of her Outlander Series. H.G. Wells’ Time Machine is a favorite. Rebecca Preston, Maeve Greyson, to name a few. I’m an avid reader so it’s hard for me to come up with specific authors.

Paty: Just for fun – Tell us what is your favorite thing to do besides writing and reading, because we know that’s a given. 😉

P.L.: I have a lot of things I like to do, but my favorite is having my cup of coffee in the morning while I watch a movie or parts of a series. That is my morning routine and everyone who knows me will attest to this. Afterwards, I get up and get moving. I also love to travel. I dream of seeing the aurora borealis and visiting Scotland. Sometime in the near future, I hope to do both.

THE SANCTUARY

The compound provided a much-needed sanctuary for the battle-weary tribe, but the allure of the Americas is just too great to resist. The tribe would be sailing soon and with them would go Bree’s last hope of freedom from her nemesis, Yejun. The departure is complicated by the continuous threat of attack from the brutal and predatory Cros, but no matter what, Bree is going with the tribe when they set sail, even if she has to swim behind and the warrior, Kitch, seems to be her best chance.

Buy Links:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sanctuary-Time-Warriors-Book-ebook/dp/B0BTMQ1G2J

BookBub:

https://www.bookbub.com/books/the-sanctuary-time-warriors-book-4-by-p-l-parker

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/95559078-the-sanctuary

P.L. Parker was born and raised in Idaho where she lives with her three sons, a daughter-in-law, two grandchildren and now a little great granddaughter. She is an amateur Squatcher and can be found at times in the wilds of Idaho with her oldest son looking for the elusive creature.

Ms. Parker writes stories with alpha males and strong, determined women. Science fiction and time travel are her genres of choice but she has tried her hands at paranormal. Besides her stand-alone novels, she has three series: The Chimeras and The Star Brides, science fiction romances, and Time Warriors, time travel romances.

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