Wandering Thoughts of a Writer: #timetravel

Showing posts with label #timetravel. Show all posts

UNDER A BRASS MOON

A Steampunk and Science Fiction Anthology

This anthology includes twenty-seven short stories intended to enchant. Enjoy the works of Jordan Elizabeth, G. Miki Hayden, Benjamin Sperduto, D. J. Butler, Christine Baker, Lorna MacDonald Czarnota, Jessica Gunn, Lorna Marie Larson, Quinn Southwick, James Wymore, Terri Karsten, W. K. Pomeroy, Ashley Pasco, Jeremy Mortis, Grant Eagar, Amberle Husbands, Nick Lofthouse, Perry McDaid, and S.A. Larsen.

Here are just a few of the amazing stories you'll find in UNDER A BRASS MOON:

Maiden in the Clock Tower by Jordan Elizabeth: A young woman is trapped in a clock tower to be used as a pawn in an evil merchant's scheme. Can she escape to her true love?

The Queen of Cobwebs by Jeremy Mortis: Something is hunting people in the foggy streets, and the professor and his assistant are about to meet it.

Vacant by Nick Lofthouse: Where does a dreamer fit into a world where ideas are a finite resource from any one person? Could free thought be our savior, or just a sweet distraction from the inevitable?

Hour of Darkness by Ashley Pasco: Carissa Upton is just your average Victorian street urchin - little does she know that her life is about to change forever. Not only is her entire life a lie, but her future is uncertain.

A Connecticut Yankee in Queen Victoria’s Court by G. Miki Hayden: Engineering professor Dr. Alice Alante doesn't believe in time travel. But when she's sent to Queen Victoria's Windsor castle in a strange machine, her only choice may be to help build a dirigible to defend the crown.

Lucky Escape for Goldilocks Girl by Perry McDaid: On a new world structured to reprise all the patriarchal and elitist notions of the Elizabethan era, a young girl promised to an old but influential suitor chooses to rebel by masquerading as a Knight of the Road … or Highwayman.

Calliope by Terri Karsten: Roscoe Gordon dreams of bringing back his dad’s Steam Calliope, but he’s hindered by a pair of prank-loving ghosts. With their help, will he lead the parade or blow the whole thing up?

The Balloon Thief by Jessica Gunn: Adeline has made a name for herself as Beltham’s Balloon Thief for stealing high-priced jewelry items and leaving only a balloon in their place, setting sail for finer lands on her steam-powered hot air balloon. Adeline has been told the stolen rings and gems open a door on the mysterious Leikei, the temple in the air where she thinks her friend Colin is stranded. On her last robbery attempt, she’s arrested and forced to place her trust in the museum owner’s daughter who has her own reasons for wanting to get to Leikei. If she can trust her, Adeline just might be able to rescue Colin. If not, it might be the end for them all.

Ethereal Coil by S.A. Larsen: A new sin eater's refusal to do her job of keeping balance between good and evil awakens Wrath, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, endangering those closest to her.

Fritz Finkel and the Marvelous Mechanical Thing by Lorna MacDonald Czarnota: Every era has to begin sometime, and every inventor starts someplace. For Fritz, it is the opportunity to impress the "apple of his eye," the lovely, unobtainable Greta Spielmacher--the toymaker's daughter. Fritz wants to be a toy designer, but he's the janitor. Will his special toy be the key to winning his lady love?

Henry the Tailor by Grant Eagar: Henry is a tailor and inventor of flying machines. Sophie is an agent for the English secret service. Henry and Sophie live in the alternate, steam powered world of Victorian England. The country is at war with Count Von-Friedrich and his horde of mercenaries. The spies of the count are killing and kidnapping the English scientists and inventors. Sophie’s job is to root out the spies and she uses Henry’s inventions as an enticement.

Talking Metal by W. K. Pomeroy: Five years after piloting a zeppelin to the other side of the world to find the spark, Saskia is on the verge of inventing greatness, but her old professor appears to have beaten her to the patent office, or has he?

The Women of Lastonia by Lorna Marie Larson: Earth's best team must learn why a distant planet won't join the Interstellar Alliance. Diplomacy is key, but the closed steampunk society has some primeval ideas on how to treat the fairer sex.

#
UNDER A BRASS MOON is available now from Curiosity Quills Press. Grab your copy from Amazon and make sure to check out reviews on GoodReads.

Help us celebrate the release with the chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card.

All winners will be notified after verification of entry at the end of this promotion. Prizes have been supplied by and the responsibility of delivery are solely that of the author and/or their representatives. Blogs are not liable for non-delivery on the part of the author. No purchase necessary.
a Rafflecopter giveaway

#giveaway, #steampunk, #suspense, #timetravel, 0 Comments

Blurb:

In the year 2192, the technology exists to send digital recorders back in time to witness history. The results are preserved via holographic images for the world to see.

Managing teams to record history can be stressful enough, but when the government tries to take possession of the proprietary technology from the privately held Historical Preservation Agency, dedicated historian, Caleb Hunter, must rely upon a well-connected, and sexy, developer at a government agency for help.

Can the two of them keep time travel in the hands of historians?

This is a short story. It is a prequel to the novel, "Time Historian."

Get Just in Time here-à Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Just-Time-Regina-Morris-ebook/dp/B01ECU3EGA?ie=UTF8&keywords=regina%20morris&qid=1463281656&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4

Author Bio:

Regina Morris is an award winning author who writes the sensual paranormal romances that make up the COLONY series.

She also writes some contemporary sweet romances and fantasy/time travel stories. The romance in these are light/sweet.

Her COLONY novels are suspenseful romances about Vampires that are light-hearted in nature - not dark, horrific or gory. These romances are hot and not intended for younger readers.

She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and two children. She is active in critique meet-ups and local writing groups.

She has lived in many different parts of the world. She graduated from high school in Germany and received her degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She loved the town, married her college sweetheart, and stayed in Austin to have a career and family. After years of working in the software industry she discovered that writing was in her blood and had to take pen to paper!

Please connect with her through various social medias. She enjoys talking with fans on Facebook, Goodreads and Twitter. Her website www.reginamorris.com

#history, #suspense, #technology, #timetravel, 0 Comments

Do you like time traveling stories?

Time’s Edge is the second book in Rysa Walker’s Chronos Files series. I read book one (Timebound), when it was first published and called Time’s Twisted Arrow, and fell in love with Rysa’s brilliant imagination on the whole time traveling concept, so when this one came out, I was anxious to read it.

Time’s Edge did not disappoint. It’s a great follow-up to the first book. I love history, and Rysa did her homework, but then again, she taught history before she became a full-time writer.

You didn’t know that, did you?

Anyway, Rysa took her knowledge, her wits, imagination, and creativity and invented an interesting story about time traveling historians working for CHRONOS (Chrono-Historical Research Organization and Natural Observation Society). Long story short, the main character Kate, who is a teenager, has to jump back through history and find a way to get the Chronos keys—a round medallion that people who have inherited the designer DNA from the time traveling historians, can operate and blink to different time periods—away from the historians who have it. If she fails, her grandfather Saul, who is a few M&Ms short of a full bag, will rule the world. He had created a bogus religion called Cyrist, which he leads and fashions himself as a Messiah. The Chronos Key gives him a huge advantage in performing false miracles and predictions.

In Time’s Edge, not only does Kate have a huge responsibility on her hands, but she’s trying to balance a normal life in between everything. Her boyfriend Trey knows her secret, and he’s a sweet, wholesome apple pie type of guy. Then there’s Kiernan, who lives in a different timeline. He's Kate's ally and in love with her. He’s hot, btw, and has a sexy British or Irish accent. I thought it was British, but then it was mentioned in this second book, that he had a slight Irish accent. I don’t know, but either one is sexy.

The only thing in this story that was kind of confusing was the “other” Kate. Kiernan had a love affair with the “other” Kate, but then she disappeared. She’s supposed to be the main character in another timeline. So when this present Kate works with Kiernan on her missions through time, it becomes awkward because this Kate is in love with Trey, not Kiernan. However, she does have feelings for him that she’s not willing to admit.

So my only hang up with the story is . . .

Where's the “other” Kate?

If Kiernan is so in love with her, why won’t he search for her?

Why is there another Kate?

I have to tell you, though, Time's Edge gets really good in the middle, and the ending is frickin’ awesome. I think it’s one of the best endings I’ve ever read. It’s like OMG, Rysa-totally-rocks good.

I’m looking forward to the next installment, and I highly recommend this series to anyone who loves time traveling books and history.

If you want to read my review of Rysa’s first book in this series, you can check it out here: https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8121777278506489563#editor/target=post;postID=609574018300170779;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=264;src=link