Hourglass: Making Hermione's Time-Turner Look Like a CrackerJack Toy

Hourglass by Myra McEntire.  ISBN: 97816841440.  Publisher:  EgmontUSA, 2011

Summary from Amazon.com

For seventeen-year-old Emerson Cole, life is about seeing what isn't there:  swooning Southern Belles; soldiers long forgotten; a haunting jazz trio that vanishes in an instant.  Plagued by phantoms since her parent's death, she just wants the apparitions to stop so she can be normal.  She's tried everything, but the visions keep coming back.  So when her well-meaning brother brings in a consultant from a secretive organization called the Hourglass, Emerson's willing to try one last cure.  But meeting Michael Weaver may not only change her future, it may change her past.  

Who is this dark, mysterious, sympathetic guy, barley older than Emerson herself who seems to believe every crazy word she says?  Why does an electric charge seem to run through the room whenever he's around?  And why is he so insistent that he needs her help to prevent a death that never should have happened?

What I Think...

Since this book is one of those that can easily be spoiled by sharing too many details, I will do my best to highlight the elements of Hourglass that stand out.  

At first I thought that the heroine, Emerson, was going to be all "I see dead people" like Haley Joel Osment.  Boy was I wrong.

I soon found out that Hourglass is a well-rounded paranormal romance jam-packed with mystery, suspense, action, and time-travel, yes time-travel!  I must also mention that the chemistry between Michael and Emerson is straight-up intoxicating, making this book a real page turner.  

Yes, this is considered a paranormal romance, but it is not your typical paranormal filled with vampires, werewolves, and faeries.  McEntire's ideas of time-travel set her book apart from other paranormal romances, filling the reader's mind with the possibility of changing one's destiny, the possibility of controlling those things that should never be controlled.  Overall, McEntire weaves a plot that is unique and fulfilling.  Hourglass will definitely satisfy your paranormal romance cravings.

Myra & Me at a book signing in Huntsville, AL.