A review by renpuspita
Loving on Borrowed Time by Olivia Cunning

5.0

Lara Kensington is a museum's curator. One day she meet a treasure hunter, Reece Jericho. He tell her, he come from the future to save his fiancee that had killed. Reece's fiance, for her surprised, is Lara herself. Lara think he's nut, even he's hot. But, when Reece make her traveled through time to avoid Reece's friend that want his magical amulet, want it or not, she must believe him. They traveled back to Viking time, and 3 days later to English medieval era. When they leap through the time, Reece want to make Lara love him again, and help people that become their vessel to find their happiness when they are leaping.

Olivia Cunning did it again!

Usually I never give a novella 5 stars (just once, and that for Heaven Can't Wait by Pamela Clare, another my favorite author)), but this one is not!

Holy moley naked Batman! I never know Olivia Cunning can write a story like this!! Sooo.. different from her Sinners on Tours series that full of sex scenes, and dirty act *groan*. You will surprised this novella more clean than Sinners series, just at steamy level, not too erotic. But I can discover her writing style at here. Still sexy, humorous, with a strong heroine and too-die-for, drop-dead-gorgeous, I-want-to-lick-him-from-head-to-toe hero.

Reece Jericho, *sigh!!* Olivia once tell at her blog, Reece like Brian Sinclair + Trey Mills but minus music (from her Sinners series) and I'm absolutely agreed!!. He make me gooey and hope to have a lover like him. Alpha, yet humorous and so loving. What with this Reece name? Guy with name "Reece" seems perfect, my kind of hero!

Lara herself is strong and determined. Even she doesn't believe Reece at the first time when he said she is his fiancee, later her feeling to him is growing. The historical setting at this novella are well written. We know about Viking history, about their habit to pillage and raping. And then at English medieval era,with their nobility and culture. My favorite is when they leap to English medieval. Think "A Knight's Tale" movie here ;-).

This novella have a cliffhanger, with Lara and Reece leap to Turkey harem, and I can't wait to know what happen next to them and what they do to the couple that become their vessel to find their own happiness!

My favorite part (contain a little bit spoiler here) :

“I wonder how sunburned my ass will be after I make love to you right here in the sand for hours and hours,” Reece murmured.
“I’m not sure that’s possible, sweetheart,” she murmured, snuggling against his shoulder.
“Why not? I thought you said you loved me.”
“I do, Reece. That’s not the problem.”
“Then what? This guy is totally head over heels in love with this chick. Holding her is so thrilling to him, I think he’s about to faint. He and I are both ready for some hot monkey sex in the sand.”
“Are you sure?” She looked up at him, trying hard to stifle a laugh. “Seems an unlikely activity for a eunuch.”