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Here are a couple of reviews for Timeless Embrace.  Other people like the book -- I'll bet you'll like it too. 
Here's a great one! 5 flames.  I couldn't stop grinning after I read this, I was so jazzed. 
Review: Trilogy 110: Timeless Embrace
Trilogy 110: Timeless Embrace
By Sylvia Shults

Romance is timeless, love is eternal. Come experience love through the eyes of three ancient cultures in this trilogy of novellas from the imagination of Sylvia Shults.

Let yourself be lost in a Timeless Embrace.

What You Wish For: Egyptian prince Ankh-Kheperu had been dead for centuries, until museum curator Emily Chase coaxes him back to life with the help of text from Ancient Egypt’s The Book of The Dead. What kind of girl could say no to being seduced by a dark, handsome, exotic Egyptian prince?

Love 101: Someone is stealing ancient Greek artifacts. When sexy detective Tony Saals signs up for Professer Becca Hellenga’s art history class, he thinks that he’ll learn something that will help him catch his man. But Becca is about to catch a man of her own!

Through a Glass Brightly: When American Angela Woods move to Europe to pursue a job as a English teacher, she never expected to find herself caught in a ménage a trois with two attentive Italians, both dedicated to pleasuring her to utter writhing fulfillment. The problem? One of them is a ghost!

This anthology was a pleasure to read with various levels of enjoyment.

The first one, What You Wish For is a delightful twist on an Egyptian god come to life scenario. Sylvia Shults had me chuckling with memories of my own foray into archeology when I was a kid. Right there, she had me hooked. The lead character is plain ol' Emily who works diligently as head curator at a museum. Next,the story serves up a side dish of her rather flamboyant older sister, Brenda who plays a significant role in twisting this story on its ear. Then there is Norman, her nerdy assistant, which at one point she referred to as, a "dork". Norman is also a fun sidekick to have hanging around. I really liked Norman.

What You Wish For is exactly that. You know the old saying, "Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it"? Sylvia took that saying and ran with it. During this story I laughed, I was shocked, got surprised and melted like honey when Emilie and the her perfect man finally got together. And still I laughed. The final chapter where Sylvia ties up all the loose ends continued to cause eruptions of mirth but I heaved sighs of satisfaciton for a wonderful happily ever after. How can the author top this story?

Love 101 had great sensual tension. Becca is the professor, Tony is the student and never the twain shall meet. Again, Sylvia plays with the idea that things are never what they appear to be and until the end, I really had no clue how it was going to work out between Becca and Tony. Oh, I got the feeling that they would ... no wait, Sylvia played with my mind on that one too ... that was a clever twist she slipped in there. Let's just say I liked the investigative element in this story, it provided meat to the plot and I enjoy books where the HEA corresponds with the solving of a mystery. Love 101 easily gets a passing grade from me.

Through A Glass Brightly was the most emotional story of the three. I was hot and bothered during the scene with both the ghost and Gabriel. And I was deeply surprised and shocked at the turns this story took and who Angela ended up with. It was a bittersweet HEA - still happy and believable but totally unexpected. The author managed to get me invested in all the characters so I ended up being on a roller coaster of emotions. You couldn't ask for a better story to be written.

Timeless Embrace encompasses all the great human reactions and emotions; laughter, amazement, lust, tears, joy, surprise and the best, love. None of which could have been possible if I hadn't connected with the characters. And I did. Every last one.

Thank you, Sylvia, for a wonderful read.

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Reviewed by Xeranth

 
This one's from Just Erotic Romance Reviews.
Title: Trilogy No. 110: Timeless Embrace
Author: Sylvia Shults
Publisher: Linden Bay Romance
Publisher URL: www.lindenbayromance.com
Reviewer: Suni Farrar

Title: What You Wish For
Rating: 4 Stars
Heat level: S

Emily knew every fact about mummies and ancient Egypt that ever graced a textbook.  She never once considered that she would awaken Prince Ankh-Kheperu from a very long rest.  Now, that he was living, she did not know what she was going to do with him.

Packed full with surprise plot twist, What You Wish For quickly gained my complete attention.  The characters were interesting enough to make me care about their well-being.  Norm’s personality bordered on the quiet side, but I did not doubt his capacity to surprise the reader and Emily.  Emily’s voice brought Ankh-Kheperu back to life and she definitely breathed life into the novella.  Drama followed her sister Brenda wherever she went.  Her impulsiveness acted as a catalyst for the plot and whenever she appeared, the story went on a very different path.  I really like most of these characters, despite not having full access to their bedroom.  Admittedly, the sexual activities progressively increased as the novella moved along, but I never felt the urge to play with my toys.  It did however wet my appetite for the following story. 

Title: Love 101
Rating: 3/4 Stars
Heat level: S

Tony Saals needed information about a string of robberies that occurred at a famous art museum.  He enrolled in Professor Becca Hellenga’s art history class in order to locate potential suspects.  What he found was a teacher that he thought of as intelligent and seriously attractive.  The semester held great possibilities.

Not too long after I began reading Love 101, I came to the realization that love was not another word for sex.  If you are looking for a story that would steam up the car windows, search harder.  On the positive side, everything else about the story was good.  The characters resembled average/ordinary people moving throughout life.  Nothing too exciting ever happened, but it was not boring enough that I wanted to quit reading.  This story did make me to wonder what Ms. Shults had planned for the final story. 

Title: Through A Glass Brightly
Rating: 3/4 Stars
Heat level: H

Angela was going abroad to practice her Italian and teach English.  Along the way, she met what could easily be the love of her life.  Gabriel was close to perfect and all she needed in a man, except Angela enjoyed the relationship she shared with the local friendly ghost-Valerius.  Oh god forbid, choices.

O.K., I began rubbing my hands together after the first couple of pages of Through A Glass Brightly.  Even the tone of the novella seemed different than the previous stories in the anthology.  It was immediate lust on my part when Gabriel first appeared.  He had the air of bad boy all over him.  It was exciting.  I could not wait to see how he would behave sexually and I was far from disappointed.  He was vocal and manly in his advances.  It did not hurt that a surprise guest decided he wanted to join in on the fun.  Valerius had age on his side when it came to sex.  He added extra spice to Angela’s life, which was much appreciated.  Although, I enjoyed the increased sexual habits of the characters, it was harder for me to believe in their actual relationship.  Everything happened so fast, but I thought the characters were heading right when they made an abrupt turn, which I could not follow.  It only served to irritate me.  However, I cannot say that I did not enjoy the story up until that moment.  Overall, I found my experience with Ms. Shults gratifying.  I would like to see some of her longer length work.

Suni Farrar
Just Erotic Romance Reviews
And this one is from Coffee Time Romance. 
 
 
 
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