From USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Hefner One woman bred to save the world… post-apocalyptic future her grandfather created and travel back in time to prevent his calamitous actions.
When handsome military captain Hunter Rhodes appears at Lainey’s remote scientific hub, he offers her protection. But there are strings attached to the mysterious soldier’s proffer, and Lainey finds herself wary of the man who stokes unwelcome longing and desire in her unemotional heart. For Lainey is a scientist, obdurate and dispassionate toward the notion of romantic love.
As Lainey’s band of ragtag scientists and loyal soldiers endeavor to escape the dystopian future, the evil New Establishment threatens to destroy them all. In their unpredictable timeline, the nefarious regime has become all-powerful and will stop at nothing to ensure complete world domination…
This novel is brought to you by a self-proclaimed science dork and lover of romance, fantasy and sci-fi. The reader can expect time travel shenanigans, smokin’ hot chemistry between main characters in their late 30s and 40s and twists along the way. Enjoy the journey!
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I thought this was an interesting story. This is book one in a trilogy. A young girl, Lainey, grows up after the destruction of most of the world by nuclear bombs. She is the daughter of two scientists. She is the granddaughter of the president that started the destruction of the world. The main character devotes her life to creating a time machine to go back and stop her grandfather. There is a lot of science naturally since it is science fiction. There is also a good amount of romance. This is an adult book with adult language and situations. The story ends but there is a lot of potential for more story. The title fits very well since paradoxes are a key part to the story. Time travel is tricky. If you go back on a mission and fail but warn yourself in the future to change things then history is changed. Do the people in the past remember what happened? This story had a lot of interesting ideas and if you want mindless action this book is not for you. There will be thinking involved.
First, let me say that I am a huge fan of Rebecca Hefner’s writing and this is my FAVORITE book to date. Huge hearts to all the sci-fi goodness and delicious plot of Laney, whose destiny has been spelled out before she was born: her grandfather was responsible for destroying the planet in a nuclear war. Her parents engineered her to be the one to save it—to build the time machine that would go back and prevent the cataclysmic event from ever occurring. Things get further interesting when Hunter, a soldier, shows up with an army intent on protecting her and the scientists she leads. (Hunter also has an interesting twist for wanting Laney’s time machine to work that I’ll let you discover for yourself—I love all the neat twists in this book!!)
There are only a few labs in the world like Laney’s and competing world leader are trying to capture their secrets. Of course, sparks fly. I loved all the characters and hope to see some of the side characters in future books! As with any good sci-fi, there’s lots of science going on, and lots of failed science (don’t worry, lots of romance as well!), and just as things start going the way our heroes want, of course disaster strikes. Of course! And oh!!! I did not see some of these time travel twists coming! Rebecca Hefner, you are too clever!!! I was cackling in delight. If you are a fan of paradoxes, of movies like TERMINATOR and PAYCHECK, then you absolutely have to read this book!