Time Enough for Love

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Reissue originally published 1997 Maggie Winthrop honestly would’ve remembered if she’d met Chuck Della Croce before. He’s outrageously tall, dark, and handsome—and completely naked—as he pounds on her backdoor, calling for her to let him in. He know things about Maggie that he shouldn’t. And when he tells he’s a time-traveler, and that they’re close friends seven years in the future, she’s ready to call the police. But Maggie’s future is Chuck’s past, and he has the ability to foretell events—and he convinces her that he’s not completely crazy. In fact, he’s there to enlist her aid in talking himself—the seven years younger version of himself—out of developing his theories for time travel. A rogue agency has hijacked his time machine and are using it to overthrow the U.S. Government. Chuck had never intended for time travel to be used as a deadly weapon, but a team of killers is already hot on his heels, chasing him across time to make sure his mission fails. Chuck’s got one chance to set things right—but he didn’t count on getting a do-over to win Maggie’s heart. He’s willing to sacrifice everything for this woman that he’s quietly loved for years. And Maggie’s head spins as she realizes that she’s falling for two men: Charles Della Croce, who lives in her timeline, and his life-hardened counterpart—the man from the future who calls himself Chuck... Set in 1997, Time Enough for Love is a full length novel of 54K words or 212 pages, originally published in 1997, by Bantam Loveswept.

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Time Enough for Love by Suzanne Brockmann, originally published in 1997, is a captivating and fast-paced romantic fiction novella that blends science fiction concepts with high-stakes suspense. Clocking in at a brisk 193 pages, the story introduces readers to Maggie Winthrop, a woman whose ordinary life is upended in the most bizarre and unexpected way possible. The narrative kicks off with an unforgettable entrance when Chuck Della Croce—outrageously tall, dark, handsome, and completely naked—pounds frantically on Maggie's back door, begging her to let him in. Understandably startled and skeptical, Maggie is ready to call the police, especially when Chuck begins reciting intimate and accurate details about her life that a complete stranger simply should not know. However, the explanation Chuck provides is even more jarring than his lack of clothing: he claims to be a time traveler from seven years in the future, where he and Maggie are remarkably close friends. Naturally, Maggie demands proof, but Chuck possesses an uncanny ability to foretell immediate events, gradually convincing her that his wild claims might just be the truth. Beyond the shock of his temporal arrival, Chuck is on a desperate, high-stakes mission. He has traveled back to enlist Maggie's help in an unusual endeavor: he needs to convince his own younger self—who lives in this present timeline and is currently seven years junior to the visitor—to abandon the theoretical research that will eventually lead to the invention of time travel. The urgency of this intervention becomes starkly clear when Chuck reveals that a rogue agency has hijacked his sophisticated time machine. This dangerous faction intends to exploit the technology to manipulate the past and overthrow the United States government. As Maggie is swept into this sci-fi conspiracy, the boundaries between the present and the future begin to blur. Brockmann expertly weaves together elements of romance, danger, and temporal mechanics, forcing her characters to navigate a complex web of destiny, trust, and the profound implications of changing history. Through tight plotting and engaging character dynamics, the novella explores whether the future can truly be rewritten and how deep bonds can transcend the barriers of time itself, making for an entertaining and memorable reading experience.

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