The End

Part Three starts out with twentieth century Anne waking up back in her century. She is very confused and has a hard time grasping when and where she is. As it turns out, her ill spell that sent her back in time was actually a ruptured brain aneurism. I would never have expected this turn in the story, but it makes sense that the whole time she was "gone," was all in her head.

After she has surgery and is recuperating, she has a visitor. Her friend Kate comes to see her and take her home.  Apparently, Kate knows all about Anne's relationship with Daniel and inquires about it. Anne dodges answering any of her questions elaborately and just gives short, simple answers. Once she gets home and Kate leaves, Daniel comes over. I have a hard time believing that this current Anne, who is a dreamer and seems to allow others, particularly Daniel, to walk all over her and drag her along on the side, managed to so confidently walk in the shoes of Anne Boleyn.

Anne stays home for some time, just to get well, and when he can, Daniel comes to visit her. He surprises her on her birthday with a picnic, which she chooses to have at the Ankerwycke Yew. During an overload of emotion, she tells Daniel about her time travel. He accepts it and does not treat her like she is crazy. She manages to get Daniel to agree to take her back to Hever. It is easy to tell she hopes to be transported back in time, but it doesn't happen. She tours the castle at her own leisure, and still has time to go to the St. Peter's Church nearby to see the grave of Anne Boleyn's father, before Daniel comes to pick her up.

Over a year has gone by when she sees an ad for an event at the British library that will be celebrating 500 years since the reign of King Henry.  Since Daniel is out of town, and she doesn't have to work, she makes plans to visit the library.While on her commute there, she smells the familiar scent of rose water, just like she did on the day she became ill and was transported back in time. She ignores this, and continues on her way. Just before she goes in the library she get a text from Daniel stating that he and his wife had had an argument, and he doesn't feel he can take it any more. She responds by asking what happened. He doesn't respond back immediately, so she goes ahead into the library. She is viewing some artifacts when she smells the roses again, and also Daniel responds back by saying he has left his wife just as she is transporting back in time for a second time. That is the end of book 1. CLIFF HANGER!!!!!