cover image Wrapped in Wishes

Wrapped in Wishes

Olga Bicos, Olga Biocs. Zebra, $5.5 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-8217-5370-5

Wonderful characters, a riveting plot and unique concepts make this romantic adventure (Sweeter Than Dreams) a humdinger of a book. Chloe Plum, a New Orleans law professor has suffered from insomnia ever since she miscarried and found out her then-husband was having an affair. Seeking a cure, she undergoes hypnosis and is transported to Victorian England, where she meets Harrison Connors, a handsome 19th-century ghostbuster whose 20th-century counterpart, a syndicated cartoonist, Chloe meets back in her own time. She later recognize him as her soul mate; but before she can accept his love, she has to discover how his cartoons can foretell her time-traveling experiences even before she has them. Each session with her therapist deepens Chloe's involvement with characters who want to rule the world by traveling through time. Speculative theories on ghosts and time travel are convincingly employed. In a stunning conclusion, past and present meet and Chloe's life is in the balance. (Aug.)