Everything for Love, Time Rogues Series #1, by Marilyn Vix - Romance, Sci Fi & Fantasy

Deidre Thompson is a Timeanaut on a mission to record artists from history. She time jumps to research various Artists to learn more about the techniques they used . In the future little things like that was lost due to the updates when information was transferred to digital. In order to time travel the Time energy bracelet must have a full charge. In order to get the charge the wearer must engage in sex three times.

Deidre's last time jump to Paris 1899, she loses her partner James and is now time-traveling alone. At first it seems like something that would happen in a normal setting in 1899 on the highway robbed by highway robbers. Intriguing part is that James's death is not just coincidence. The Time Counsel is behind it. But why? In order be able to time jump again Deidre's time bracelet must be charged. When she is able to jump to London 1914, fifteen years later, she sees encounters Max, someone she saw watching her in 1899 Paris Max is a timeanaut too and her new partner. But why would the Time Counsel send her a new partner and send other timeanauts to kill her? I was hooked and couldn't put the book down. Entertained and guessing till the end. There is Romance, Action, an excellent blend of believable and Sci Fi and historical atmosphere for me that I loved the whole package.

I received a free copy of the book from Shadowcat Publishing via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Everything for Love is romantic science fiction novel by Marilyn Vix. It is the first novel in the Time Rogues series. This novel focuses on a woman named Deidre Thompson who is a timeanaut, or a person who time travels. She time travels to study famous art. In order to be able to go back into time, she must have sex to make her time machine work. During one of her adventures into the past, she meets Max, a man who looks like one of her past/deceased lovers. She discovers that just like her, Max is sent into the past on mission but his mission is a request from his boss. They decide to work together and continually go into the past together in order to discover just how time travel really works. Together, they discover excitement, lust, love and due to their constant time-traveling, make enemies along the way. They quickly figure out that they must fix the errors they have created during their time in the past and ultimately must save themselves.

Everything for Love is a fast-paced and exciting novel that will make you want to learn more about different time periods. I thought the way time travel was used in this novel was interesting and different. Deidre, the main character has a strong voice. I did not like the fact that every man pined for her but I did end up enjoying her character. Mike is a good character as well; his feelings for Deidre are palpable and I was glad to see his feelings explored throughout the narrative.

However, I do believe that there are noticeable problems in this book. The fact that Deidre has to have sex in order to power the time machine felt unrealistic and unneeded to me. I understand that this is a romance and it serves as a “romantic” element but at times I thought it to be too much. I also thought the narrative was just plain hard to follow. This story is all over the place and most of the time it is hard to know where you are within the story, which just made me feel confused.

Marilyn Vix is a solid writer and displays some great ideas throughout the novel. I loved learning about the other time periods and especially enjoyed the scenes with the famous artists. Her descriptions are wonderful and the imagery is what makes this book come alive. Overall though, I feel like there are too many unneeded details and scenes that do not add anything to the story. The book is readable as I did make it to the end. But I also believe if this story were more fleshed out then it could potentially turn into something great. I suggest this book to any person who is interested in time travel and is looking for an intense romance with a shocking ending. This book teaches you that sometimes it is okay to trust your true heart’s desires.

I really wanted to enjoy this more...but there were some big gaps in the research both in terms of art and period that i could not get over.