A Secret Twice Hiddenby Shanna Lauffey
Description:
Believing herself free of the torments of the past, Kallie seeks renewed tranquility in the past and present, but the events of the recent few years won't go away that easily. Someone from her past comes back into her life reviving an old friendship that unwittingly makes Kallie a target of a crazed gunman.
Meanwhile, distracted by studying the effects of a magnetic field to fold dimensions, Harlan Edmondson receives a surprise visitor. Mason is a man with a reputation for cold-blooded murder and he, too, wants answers to questions of time travel.
Behind the seemingly innocuous façade of a doctor and fellow scientist, Mason approaches Edmundson to seek explanations for the events that occurred over fifty years earlier that resulted in the birth of his son. Edmondson becomes an unwilling time travel guide when the secrets of the past meet with his future to reveal a convoluted temporal loop.
My Review:
This is the eighth episode in the Chronicles of the Harekaiian, the ongoing story of Kallie, a woman whose people have the innate ability to travel in space or time within the span of their lifetime.
As with previous installments, I enjoyed the nostalgia associated with Kallie’s travels, as well as the pictures sprinkled throughout the story in support of it. The photos really help fix you in the place and time, which I find helpful in a book where the main character has a range of decades in which to travel.
I also liked that Harlan gets more attention in this episode, and not just as a scientist and scholar. As for Kallie, her latest challenges come across a bit familiar, although her story is branching in a new direction. Her own thoughts on the matter point out the similarities. I’m interested in seeing where this ends up.
Overall, I enjoyed this installment. Recommended for folks who enjoy time travel, science fiction, and historical fiction.
One final note, these episodes are not meant to stand alone so the author doesn’t waste too much real estate in setting the backstory. New readers should start these from the beginning.
I received the review copy of this book from the author.
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About the Author:
Her first novel, She-Wȕlf, was released 1st January 2012. A Science Fiction series involving time travel is in progress.
Follow Shanna on Amazon, Goodreads, and Twitter @ShannaLauffey.
Books by this Author:
Chronicles of the Harekaiian Volume 1 (Books 1-5)
Chronicles of the Harekaiian
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