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Revised Orders By: Irene Helenowski Genre: Sci-fi 264 pages Publisher: Lulu, May 2014 I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review. In this the second book after Order of the Dimensions Jane is married to Randy and just finished her doctoral dissertation. Like the first book I found the plot to be intriguing and the characters realistic and interesting. However, I found it hard to distinguish between dimensions and which characters were talking. But other than that I found it an entertaining read.  Book Links: Goodreads   Amazon     Lisa

The Mirror (Northwest Passage #5) By: John A. Heldt Genre: Adventure/History/Romance Publisher: John A. Heldt Publication Date: March 2014 384 pages Go on get it: Amazon Synopsis:   On September 11, 2020, Ginny and Katie Smith celebrate their nineteenth birthday at a country fair near Seattle. Ignoring the warnings of a fortune-teller, they enter a house of mirrors and exit in May 1964. Armed with the knowledge they need to return to their time, they try to make the most of what they believe will be a four-month vacation. But their sixties adventure becomes complicated when they meet a revered great-grandmother and fall in love with local boys. In THE MIRROR, the continuation of THE MINE and THE SHOW, the sisters find happiness and heartbreak as they confront unexpected challenges and gut-wrenching choices in the age of civil rights, the Beatles, and Vietnam. My Thoughts: * I received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. This ...

Formats: Paperback   Kindle   Nook   * I was given a complimentary copy from the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review. 509 pages Publisher: New Book Partners (December 2012) Synopsis: After her parents were killed, Katie left Boston to live with Grandma Cleaves in London. It still seems like a bad dream. But she's doing okay, even making new friends. A bit of a history buff, Katie likes living in a city where so much has happened, likes walking the same streets as the authors of Dracula and the Sherlock Holmes mysteries. This cool, bookish teen is working on her British accent and even learning some Cockney rhyming slang from handsome Toby. When a museum visit with friends turns funky, Katie finds herself in a long, uncomfortable dress, wearing a ridiculous hat. What happened to her jeans and high-top sneakers? Where's her iPhone? It's London, 1888. Smart, gutsy Katie realizes she's here to stop a serial killer. She ca...

  Format: Kindle 290 pages Publisher: John A.Heldt (February 2013)  * The author sent me a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.     Synopsis: Seattle, 1941. Grace Vandenberg, 21, is having a bad day. Minutes after Pearl Harbor is attacked, she learns that her boyfriend is a time traveler from 2000 who has abandoned her for a future he insists they cannot share. Determined to save their love, she follows him into the new century. But just when happiness is within her grasp, she accidentally enters a second time portal and exits in 1918. Distraught and heartbroken, Grace starts a new life in the age of Woodrow Wilson, silent movies, and the Spanish flu. She meets her parents as young, single adults and befriends a handsome, wounded Army captain just back from the war. In THE SHOW, the sequel to THE MINE, Grace finds love and friendship in the ashes of tragedy as she endures the trial of her life.   My Review: A ...

Kindle formats The Mine-285 pages Publisher: John A. Heldt (February 12, 2012) The Journey-242 pages Publisher: John A. Heldt (November 3, 2012) I received copies from the author in exchange for honest reviews Synopsis and Review of The Mine: In 2000, Joel Smith is a cocky, adventurous young man who sees the world as his playground. But when the college senior, days from graduation, enters an abandoned Montana mine, he discovers the price of reckless curiosity. He emerges in May 1941 with a cell phone he can't use, money he can't spend, and little but his wits to guide his way. Stuck in the age of Whirlaway, swing dancing, and a peacetime draft, Joel begins a new life as the nation drifts toward war. With the help of his 21-year-old trailblazing grandmother and her friends, he finds his place in a world he knew only from movies and books. But when an opportunity comes to return to the present, Joel must decide whether to leave his new love in the past o...