Bridge of Gold (Doors To The Past Series)

San Francisco is a city full of history, and Bridge of Gold takes readers into the history behind one of San Francisco's most famous landmarks: Building the Golden Gate Bridge. \\n\\nBridge of Gold hit all the right notes for me. First, it's got a real-life engineering triumph-building the Golden Gate Bridge. I've been there, but I didn't know how hard it was to build. \\n\\nSecond, the main characters-Luke, Steven, and Kayla-are all experts in their field. I enjoy reading books about people who are good at things, especially interesting things like diving and archaeology. Intelligent, hard-working, competent people also make good romance characters, because it's easy to understand what the other character sees in them. \\n\\nThird, the plot was excellent, with just the right blend of romance and suspense in each timeline. Finally, the writing was excellent, delivering a novel that was hard to step away from. \\n\\nRecommended for fans of dual timeline novels or historical fiction with a unique perspective. \\nThanks to Barbour Books and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.

Have you ever had books that you were super excited to read when you first heard about them, but then when it got around to reading them you weren't that interested anymore? Well, that is what happened to me with this book. I thought it sounded really interesting when I first heard of the book, but as it got closer to the release date (the deadline I gave myself to read and review the book) the less I wanted to read it. So eventually I started reading the book and I was hooked, right from the start. \\n\\nThe idea of underwater archaeology is not something I had ever heard of before. It was extremely interesting to learn about this different element of historical discovery. I also enjoyed the timeslip element of the story. Having the six different perspectives (three from each time period) gave a lot more insight to the book and really rounded out the story. \\n\\nI also discovered that this book is part of a multi-author series, Doors to the Past, which also includes Hope Between the Pages by Pepper Basham, which I reviewed a couple months ago and The Lady in Residence by Allison Pittman which I will now have to check out. I had never read any of Kimberley Woodhouse's books before, but since I have enjoyed this one, I will have to check out more.