In
Time for You
by
Chris Karlsen
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GENRE:
Historical Romance
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BLURB:
While
horseback riding in the English countryside, sisters, Electra and
Emily Crippen find themselves trapped in a tear in time. Thrown back
to 1357 England and caught by a local noble, they are in a place that
is home but as frightening and unfamiliar as an alien world would be.
With no idea how the tear in time came about, the one thing they do
know is: they must stay together and stay near to where the event
took place in hopes of discovering the way back to their modern life.
That certain need to stay together is the first certainty taken from
them when one sister is forced to remain in England and one is sent
miles away to Wales by royal order.
There
is one other hope for help the sisters don’t know exists. It’s
Electra’s lover, Roger Marchand. A time traveler himself, he never
told her of his past. When he realizes what has happened to the
sisters, he enlists the help of a scientist friend to help him open
the suspected passageway through time. Any effort to save Electra and
Emily will likely cost him his life. This was the time Roger came
from, a time when his country, France, was at war with England. If he
is discovered on English soil while searching for the sisters, he
will either be killed or taken prisoner of war. Any risk is worth
saving the life of the woman he loves.
Excerpt
They
walked at a fast pace for fifteen minutes. They came to where a
service road built during World War II intersected with the Old Roman
Road. Instead mature oaks and alder dotted what should've been the
single-lane service road. Gone too was the old sign indicating the
direction of the wartime airfield abandoned in 1946.
"I'm
afraid, El. Nothing is what or where it should be. Things are the
same but different."
"I'm
afraid too. I don't understand any of this. Like you said, it's all
the same in the main, but the details are all wrong. It's as though
we're part of an artist's rendition of this place, but he erased
Roger and the horses, and the picnic part. Instead he drew in foliage
and kept us."
Emily
tried her cell phone again with no luck. "Maybe we should wait
here. I'm certain Roger will come for us. He's probably already
headed this way. Don't you think?"
Electra
didn't want to tell her what she feared. She had no idea what was
happening to them or what they needed to do, but in her heart, she
feared if he was coming, he'd be there by now.
"No,
I don't think he's on the way," Electra said, truthfully. Emily
would figure it out soon enough. "I don't see how staying in one
place is better than keeping on toward the house."
"And
if your imaginary artist erased the house?"
"Then
we'll work out our next move."
They
continued on to where Esme and Stephen's house stood or should've
stood. Their cottage dated back to Tudor times as did the stable and
other outbuildings. They'd survived hellacious storms, German bombs,
and natural decay for 500 years.
The
sisters froze at the sight. None of the buildings were there, only
short stone fences sectioning off various sheep pastures that
occupied the land.
AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
I was
born and raised in Chicago. My father was a history professor and my
mother was, and is, a voracious reader. I grew up with a love of
history and books.
My
parents also love traveling, a passion they passed onto me. I wanted
to see the places I read about, see the land and monuments from the
time periods that fascinated me. I’ve had the good fortune to
travel extensively throughout Europe, the Near East, and North
Africa.
I am a
retired police detective. I spent twenty-five years in law
enforcement with two different agencies. My desire to write came in
my early teens. After I retired, I decided to pursue that dream. I
write three different series. My paranormal romance series is called,
Knights in Time. My romantic thriller series is Dangerous Waters. The
newest is The Bloodstone Series. Each series has a different setting
and some cross time periods, which I find fun to write.
I
currently live in the Pacific Northwest with my husband and five wild
and crazy rescue dogs.
Links:
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