Im not sure Ive ever read a book where the main character irritated me in the first few pages

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This is one of my favourite at-the-cottage reads.

Our heroine finds herself back in time and on a Pirate ship. She's about to learn more than she expects about what finding her way home means.

A wonderful mysterious love affair! ( )

Transported back in time by a magical necklace, the heroine finds herself on board a pirate ship battling the manly crew. The hero is a the captain and has known about the woman prophesized return but wants absolutely nothing to do with it. When she escapes by jumping over the side of the boat, he swims after her because he knows she'll die without his help. When it's clear she needs his in order to return home, the two become a very reluctant pair. For the first half of the book the hero truly resents his burden as she's cost him his gold, his ship and his future plans. He must bring her back to the village he grew up in and it's a place full of remorse and dark memories. Along the way though, they become friends and quickly start to develop feelings for each other. The heroine truly is a wildcat, as the hero likes to call her. She's able and though she's terrified, she doesn't complain. It becomes apparent to the hero that though her return has cost him a lot, it's cost her more. She's in a strange time and without him to protect her, she wouldn't survive. By far my favorite scene is when the hero is shot by the enemy. He knows it's a fatal wound and in a bid to protect the heroine further, he pushes past the pain to kill the man who would have gone after her next. The heroine is summoned to the road leading to the castle to say goodbye. It's a heart retching scene as the heroine gives up her necklace and her only way home to save his life. I loved this story and the characters were extremely well suited. Chemistry off the charts. ( )