Portrait of a Man
Tracy Fobes
Love Spell, April 2006, $6.99
ISBN: 050552578X

Even as a child Alexis Conner found the paranormal fascinating, and as a scientist authenticates or debunks the mystical. However, even she is a bit taken aback in Philadelphia when a hunk seemingly steps through a portrait of Lincoln and begins kissing her. Later at her apartment Alexis meets Rourke of Calandor, who insists he is from a different world, Blackfell.

He further explains that a portrait of her on his side and that of Lincoln on hers contain a portal between time and space. Furthermore his need for her is so deep that it enabled him to use the portal to be with her. He and his people need Alexis to come to his realm, as she is considered the lone hope to stop a plague destroying his race.

PORTRAIT OF A MAN is an intriguing time travel science fiction romance that paints an interesting future of a world in which the scarcity of females has led the gender to become a valuable commodity. The lead pair is delightful, as Alexis used to anything under the sun has problems adapting to a distant future that makes the Dark Ages look enlightened. Though well written, this reviewer recommends first reading the previous thriller (see PORTRAIT OF A BRIDE), as explanations of why are more apt to be found in that tale than in this exciting storyline. Still Tracy Fobes provides a wonderful "devastated" realm tale.