~ Ralph E. Horner ~

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Paranormal Romance

HOME PAGE:              www.ralphehorner.weebly.com.

EMAIL ADDRESS:     Horn149@comcast.net.

Ralph has had various short stories published since 2002. In August 2007 his short story, Pandora Spoxx was featured by Wild Cat Books in their monthly Startling Stories Anthology. In June 2008 his short story, Atalanta Alters The Tide Of Alida was published in the Heroes of Ancient Greece anthology by Night to Dawn Books.

Ralph is an active member of the South Side Scribes Writers Group in Orland Park, IL.

Ralph is also a professional entertainer, doing balloon art and magic since 1991. He can be contacted at Horn149@comcast.net.

REVIEWS/QUOTES:

In his time travel novel, Tandem Tryst, Ralph Horner takes the reader back to the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 and brings that world to life. He describes in detail the Japanese Garden of which some remnants remain today. But the only building left standing from that time is The Palace of Fine Arts today known as The Museum of Science and Industry.

With the aid of a magic ring, Jeff Voss travels back to 1893 to encounter the love of his life. Can such a relationship persist through time? And who is trying to steal Jeff’s ring?

The ending begs for a sequel. I’ll be watching for it. -- Helen Macie Osterman, Author of the Emma Winberry Mystery series.

TANDEM TRYST wasn’t what I expected, but then I’m not quite sure what I did expect
from my first time traveling romance. Let’s be clear, this is a SWEET romance, almost as straight laced as the Victorians portrayed. Jeff travels back in time 100 years to meet his deceased wife’s Marcy ancestor Melody, Marcy’s reincarnation or was Marcy Melody’s reincarnation? Confusing isn’t it. Whichever, Melody looks, speaks, and acts like Marcy, but as Jeff learns, is her own person molded by the world she lives in.

...This is a mellow, slow paced book, well written, full of vivid details. The highlight is the fair and its multitude of attractions. For the people of that time, it was an experience of a lifetime, a marvel, from the world’s largest Ferris wheel, a ice roller coaster, a moving walkway over the lake, dancers, musicians, and entertainers from around the world, exotic cuisines, and some not so exotic appeared for the first time, such as the hamburger. Art and electric lights. This is a book for those who like history, especially those who like their history with a touch of romance. And the use of the time traveler as a protagonist allows the author to compare the two worlds. I suspect that is why time travel stories have always been popular and continue to do so with writers and
audiences. -- Reviewed by Linda Suzane May 13, 2009 www.midnightblood.com