A review by jessreadsfiction
Stay with Me by Jody Hedlund

5.0

✅ Time Travel
✅ Christian Historical Fiction
✅ Swoon-worthy romance!
✅ Suspenseful and action-packed.

This book is the third in Jody Hedlund’s Waters of Time series and is ABSOLUTELY my favorite of the whole series! There is a lot of love in this one but I feel that is exactly why this book stands out. I adore the marriage of convenience and strangers to lovers theme! This is a time-travel novel so we switch between modern times and medieval times. Nicholas Worth is ever the gentleman and you find yourself rallying behind him in his cries for justice - not only for himself but all of those he loves and takes care of. The evil is real and you find yourself on the edge of your seat, praying the good guys win and that justice prevails!

Our main heroine, Sybil Huxham, was very relatable. Between work relationship issues, personal relationship issues, and family relationship issues, you get the feeling that she has had enough and is willing to do anything to direct her life down a different path. Her “others first” mentality puts her in an interesting position when traces of the holy water cause her to overlap with a nobleman in need. Knowing how serious time travel can be and how tricky it is to navigate, she decides to plunge head-first into the unknown and do her best to save this man. Her self-sacrificing nature is completely endearing, even with her slightly gruff exterior. I didn’t expect to love her as much as I do but Jody Hedlund does an excellent job at character development!

Pick this book up and read it! Pick this entire series up and read it. You will not regret it! I do recommend reading them in order just so the backstory makes sense. :)