Review of STAND AND DELIVER by PHILIP CAVENEY

 In a departure from what I normally blog about, this is a review of a novel for Young Adults, STAND AND DELIVER, written by PHILIP CAVENEY.

Phil is a friend of mine but he’s more than that. He was a mentor to me and helped me get started as a writer. I go into further detail about this on THE SIX GUN JUSTICE podcast where I’m interviewed by acclaimed author and podcaster PAUL BISHOP. Here’s a link to the podcast: https://sixgunjustice.buzzsprout.com/795466/10984559-six-gun-justice-podcast-episode-210-the-worldwide-west-tour-england-part-2?t=0

Here’s some of what I say on the podcast: ‘I have to credit a friend of mine called Phil Caveney… I went to a writing group he was running and he took me aside. He said ‘I think… you should become a writer. I think you’ve got talent’ … This was the first published author I’d ever met… he was successful. I gave him a lot of respect because he’d actually done it. He was a professional writer… what he was doing worked.’

Phil’s first novel, ‘THE SINS OF RACHEL ELLIS’ was published in 1977 and he produced a series of adult thrillers over the following decades. His first novel for younger readers, ‘SEBASTIAN DARKE: PRINCE OF FOOLS’ was released in 2007. Since then, he has concentrated on writing exclusively for younger readers. He also writes under the pseudonym DANNY WESTON. Danny's debut novel ‘THE PIPER’ won the Scottish Children's Book Award in 2016 and in 2018, ‘THE HAUNTING OF JESSOP RISE’ was shortlisted for the Scottish Teenage Book prize and nominated for a Carnegie Medal. 

STAND AND DELIVER is specifically pitched at Young Adult readers.

Here’s the blurb for STAND AND DELIVER:

‘THE ADVENTURES OF NED WATLING, AN ORPHAN AND HIGHWAYMAN’S ASSISTANT
Ned is like any other teenage boy: awkward, a little shy, and just trying to find his place in the world. The only difference? Ned also happens to be the assistant to the nation’s most feared highwayman, The Shadow . . .
Travel back to a time when highwaymen ruled the roads and follow Ned as he is reluctantly swept up into a whirlwind of adventure. Whilst escaping the grasps of the thief-takers, Ned soon finds himself stepping into his master’s shoes and an unwanted life of crime.
The pressure is building with new friends and enemies galore when Ned stumbles upon a long-infamous gem, The Bloodstone, which forces him to make an important choice. Can he ultimately escape this new threat and finally free himself from the grips of The Shadow?
A brand-new middle grade adventure from the author of Sebastian Darke, Philip Caveney.’

And here’s my four star review:

‘An exciting ride through the 18^th Century underworld.

Essex, England c. 1735. 15-year-old Ned Watling only wants to make an honest living as a carpenter. But fate intrudes and Ned ends up as the assistant to Tom Gregory, aka ‘The Shadow,’ a notorious highwayman from whom no traveller in Epping Forest is safe. Ned wants to escape his life of crime but events keep forcing him deeper into the murky 18^th Century underworld. He soon has a renowned ‘thief-taker’ and his wilful daughter on his trail. But when Ned inadvertently becomes the owner of ‘The Bloodstone,’ a fabulous jewel reputed to bring death and disaster to those who possess it, things take an even worse turn. Now he also has the sinister Lem Turner after him, a fearsome villain who will stoop to any means to recover this gem. An exciting, enjoyable romp with some nice touches of humour, counterbalanced by plenty of gritty action.’

I did some browsing on related matters, getting most of my information from Wikipedia.

The most famous historical highwayman was DICK TURPIN.

Briefly, Richard (Dick) Turpin was born at the Blue Bell Inn in Hempstead, Essex, in the east of England.  We don’t know his actual birthdate but he was baptised on 21 September 1705.

An artist’s depiction of the legendary Turpin (and the mythical Black Bess.)

Testimony from his trial in 1739 suggests that he had a rudimentary education and that in about 1725, he married ELIZABETH MILLINGTON. He worked as a butcher and innkeeper. Turpin may have started his life of crime in the early 1730s as a receiver of deer poached by a gang of thieves operating in the Royal Forest of Waltham.

By October 1734 this gang moved away from poaching, instead breaking into peoples’ houses in Essex and London. Turpin was now an actual participant in these raids. Some of them turned violent; in one a victim was cut around the face ‘in a barbarous manner’. A contemporary report said: ‘Five rogues entered the house of the Widow Shelley at Loughton in Essex, having pistols &c. and threatened to murder the old lady, if she would not tell them where her money lay… they threatened to lay her across the fire, if she did not instantly tell them.’ In another incident, the gang brutally beat a 70-year-old farmer and raped one of his maidservants.

In 1735 ‘The London Gazette’ described Turpin as a ‘fresh coloured man, very much marked with the small pox (in other words pock-marked,) about 26 years of age, about five feet nine inches high… wears a blue grey coat and a natural wig.’

This gang was eventually broken up by the authorities and Turpin turned to the crime he became most noted for – highway robbery. In 1735 and 1737 (he seems to have dropped out of sight in 1736) he robbed travellers and coaches in Essex (including in Epping Forest) and London. Mostly he worked with two other highwayman, including MATTHEW KING (then, and since, incorrectly identified as Tom King.) In April 1737 the authorities cornered this trio in Whitechapel, London. During the resulting mêlée, King was fatally wounded by gunfire; inconclusive reports suggest Turpin shot him by accident.

Epping Forest

After this, Turpin hid out in Epping Forest, where he was seen by THOMAS MORRIS, a servant of one of the Forest's Keepers. Turpin shot and killed Morris when, armed with pistols, Morris attempted to capture him. A reward of £200 (about £34,000 as of 2021) was offered for his capture and Turpin fled to Yorkshire, in the north of England. Calling himself John Palmer, he posed as a horse trader, and often hunted alongside local gentlemen.

Turpin stole several horses while operating under the pseudonym of Palmer. In September 1738 he was arrested for horse theft. By the wildest coincidence, a letter he wrote from his gaol in the city of York to his brother-in-law fell into the hands of an old school mate, who recognised the handwriting. This person travelled to York and identified Palmer as Turpin, receiving the £200 reward.  

On 7 April 1739, followed by his mourners, Turpin was taken through York by open cart to the gallows and hung. Reports say Turpin ‘behav'd himself with amazing assurance’, and ‘bow'd to the spectators as he passed.’

So why did this seemingly unsavoury character involved in the squalid underworld of the 18^th Century – who was only briefly involved in highway robbery – become a legend? The main impetus behind the legend seems to be the story of a fabled ride from London to York that author WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTH included in his 1834 novel ‘Rookwood.’

In the novel Turpin completes a 200 mile overnight ride from London to York on his mare Black Bess, at the end of which the noble steed expires. The only problem with this story is - it never happened! Ainsworth may have been inspired by an episode recorded by DANIEL DEFOE in 1727. Defoe reports how, after committing a robbery in south-east England in 1676, WILLIAM NEVISON rode to York to establish an alibi. However, nobody claimed Nevison rode about 200 miles in less than a day, which is impossible. Nevertheless, Ainsworth's legend of the epic ride was repeated in later works transforming Turpin into ‘a gentleman of the road [and] a protector of the weak’, (for which there is no evidence.)

I also think Turpin may have become a legend by dint of having such a memorable name!

Phil Caveney also tells me one of his characters was inspired by JACK SHEPPARD (1702 – 1724.)  No time to look at Sheppard in detail. Very briefly, he wasn’t a highwayman, but a thief and burglar operating in 1720s London. He became a notorious public figure, wildly popular with the poorer classes, after escaping no less than four times from prison. (His short stature and slight build helped him escape.) STAND AND DELIVER also features a daring attempt at an escape from custody.

JACK SHEPPARD sketched in 1723

Arrested a fifth time, Sheppard, like Turpin, ended his short life on the gallows.

Turpin (usually in romanticised form) has continued to be featured in novels, plays and film. Although there were silent films about him, I’m not aware of any Turpin biopic in the sound era, which is surprising; I would have thought Disney, who, in the 50s, were plundering British legend for biopics of Robin Hood and Rob Roy, would have found Turpin (the legendary figure not the real one) a good subject to tackle. (I’m not counting SID JAMES performance as Turpin in one of the ‘Carry On’ films!)

I vaguely remember a British TV series ‘Dick Turpin’ which ran from 1979 – 1982, with RICHARD O’SULLIVAN.

Jack Sheppard went on to inspire the character of MaCHEATH, in JOHN GAY’s ‘The Beggar’s Opera’ (1728.) FRANK and JESSE JAMES must have been admirers as they wrote letters to the Kansas City Star signed ‘Jack Sheppard.’

TOMMY STEELE played him in the 1969 film ‘Where’s Jack?’

BTW, there are recorded instances of 18^th Century highwaymen actually calling ‘Stand and Deliver’!

Find STAND AND DELIVER here: https://www.amazon.com/Stand-Deliver-Philip-Cavaney-ebook/dp/B0BJQ4DPZC/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?crid=34E8SP60W75K1&keywords=stand+and+deliver+philip+caveney&qid=1683688883&s=books&sprefix=stand+and+deliver+philip+caveney%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C221&sr=1-1-fkmr0

and here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stand-Deliver-Philip-Cavaney-ebook/dp/B0BJQ4DPZC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2CCGA80H2IWYE&keywords=stand+and+deliver+philip+caveney&qid=1683688789&s=books&sprefix=stad+and+deliver+philip+caveney%2Cstripbooks%2C139&sr=1-1

REVIEW of BY STRANGERS MOURNED by J.R. LINDERMUTH

 

I recently read BY STRANGERS MOURNED by JOHN LINDERMUTH (writing as J.R. LINDERMUTH.) I liked it very much and my four star review, on Amazon.co.uk and Goodreads, is below.

I’d forgotten how many other blogs I’ve done about John’s other fine novels. He has written across genres, from thrillers to period mysteries to westerns. So after my BY STRANGERS MOURNED review, I include links to those other blogs, and some reviews of the novels featured.

Here’s the blurb for BY STRANGERS MOURNED:

'Spring is usually heralded as a time of renewal, not murder.

Preparations are underway in the spring of 1899 for the wedding of Deputy Cyrus Gutshall. Sheriff Tilghman is hopeful this will put his sweetheart Lydia Longlow in the marital mood.

But then a woman is found drowned in a local creek.

Doc Mariner's autopsy reveals the woman is a victim of foul play. The sheriff’s investigation soon puts him on the trail of a mysterious man named Bauer and a gang preying on young immigrant women.

One of the women escapes her captors and comes to their small town in search of help. A coal miner she encounters, a fellow Pole, brings her to Tilghman and helps translate the story of her ordeal. The girl is befriended and sheltered by a coworker of Lydia's, an act of kindness that puts both young women in danger.

Sylvester Tilghman will need all his detecting skills and the help of his friends to unravel the many skeins of the case before he can dream again of marriage.'

Here’s some Pennsylvania policemen c. late 1890s:

And here’s my review:

‘Warm, engaging and convincing period crime novel.

I’ve read some of J. R. Lindermuth’s fine westerns but this is the first time I’ve read one of his police/crime novels, the third of a series featuring Syl (short for Sylvester) Tilghman. It’s 1899. Syl is sheriff in a Pennsylvania town. A woman is found drowned in a nearby creek, and foul play is suspected (even the possibility of witchcraft.) Syl’s investigations put him on the trail of a ruthless gang of human traffickers who are bringing in women from Eastern Europe and selling them into prostitution. This isn’t an action-centric novel; instead Lindermuth focuses on character and atmosphere, painting a believable picture of police work in that time and place, replete with red herrings and false trails etc. His writing is conversational and very readable. It’s a book full of gentle humanity, of people who aren’t overtly heroic but still strive quietly to do the right thing, told with warmth and humour (Syl is particularly irked by the new-fangled telephone.) To paraphrase one of the characters: ‘Sometimes a little compassion goes a long way.’ Highly recommended.’

A Pennsylvania police badge from 1900

OTHER J.R. LINDERMUTH NOVELS:

As mentioned, BY STRANGERS MOURNED is third in a series featuring Syl Tilghman, sheriff of a Pennsylvania town in the late 1890s.

First in the series was FALLEN FROM GRACE.

Here’s some reviews of it:

‘Intriguing.’

‘The novel achieves a texture and richness that sets it apart.… Lindermuth's writing style is practiced and assured and always a pleasure to read.’

‘I enjoyed this entertaining historical mystery.’

‘Truly a treasure!’

Find my blog about FALLEN FROM GRACE here: https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2018/10/author-favourites-fallen-from-grace-by.html 

Second in the series was SOONER THAN GOLD, of which reviewers said:

‘This is a sneaky, twisty, fun ride of a mystery.’

‘Characters are fun. The writing is superb with colorful descriptions and snappy dialogue.’

Find my blog about SOONER THAN GOLD here: https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2018/10/author-favourites-sooner-than-gold-by-j.html 

WATCH THE HOUR is a stand-alone novel set in Pennsylvania in the 1870s. 

Snippets of some reviews:

 ‘All the earmarks of the epic… Wonderfully tactile descriptions.’

 ‘With Lindermuth's usual depth of characters and story… an exciting, well-wrought read.’

‘An intriguing cast of characters and richly detailed settings bring this work of historical fiction to life.’

 

Here’s my blog about WATCH THE HOUR:  https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2018/08/author-favourites-watch-hour-by-jr.html

SHARES THE DARKNESS is part of the ‘STICKS’ HETRICK series, a thriller set in a small town in modern-day Pennsylvania.

 

From reviews of SHARES THE DARKNESS:

‘Colorful characters, some surprises and twists, nice touches of wry humor, all served up with crisp dialogue and the clear, straightforward narrative of a talented writer.’

‘J.R. Lindermuth uses great foreshadowing and strong dialogue to promote a strong story line.…’

‘The excitement of the hunt has a kind of hushed tension.’ 

Find my blog about SHARES THE DARKNESS here: https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2018/08/author-favourites-shares-darkness-by-j.html

And John has also written some excellent stand-alone westerns, such as BLAKE’S RULE, THE TITHING HERD and GERONIMO MUST DIE.

Here’s a bit of my review of BLAKE’S RULE: ‘One reason J. R. Lindermuth’s westerns are worth reading is that he always provides unusual twists to what is a very familiar form. … Out-of-the-blue twists – the intervention of a swarm of bees, a train wreck – keep things surprising in a brisk, entertaining novel.’

OTHER REVIEWERS of BLAKE’S RULE:

‘A good western, a romance, and a mystery.’

‘This latest work from John Lindermuth is a fine Western in the traditional mold, but with some intriguing twists and distinctions that make it a high cut above average… Lindermuth's effortlessly smooth prose moves along at a perfect pace, rich with historically accurate details yet never at the cost of interfering with a riveting tale.’

 Find my blog about BLAKE’S RULE here:  https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2020/04/review-blakes-rule-by-j-r-lindermuth.html

A snippet of my review of THE TITHING HERD: ‘Unusual, satisfying western… Lindermuth handles the action expertly, but he’s just as good at creating tension, mood and atmosphere. A satisfying, enjoyable read.’

And of GERONIMO MUST DIE: ‘Thoughtful, intelligent, a western that’s also a mystery and a mood piece. An enjoyable, intriguing ride.’

Find BY STRANGERS MOURNED here: https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-Mourned-Sheriff-Tilghman-Book-ebook/dp/B09Z7GCX49?ref_=ast_author_dp 

and here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strangers-Mourned-Sheriff-Tilghman-Book-ebook/dp/B09Z7GCX49/ref=cm_cr_srp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

ANDREW McBRIDE INTERVIEWED BY PAUL BISHOP ON THE SIX GUN JUSTICE PODCAST

 I was honoured to be the guest on the much-praised SIX GUN JUSTICE PODCAST.

 Two acclaimed western novelists, PAUL BISHOP and RICHARD PROSCH, have been running the SIX GUN JUSTICE podcast for a while, where the co-hosts look at most things western: western history and fiction, TV, film, radio and books (including interviews with authors, publishers etc.) So far they’ve freewheeled through a wide range of topics from how icons like Buffalo Bill and Custer have been depicted on screen and in books, to TV western shows well-known and obscure (‘Rawhide’ ‘Lancer’) western-themed comics and memorabilia, western songs (‘Ghost Riders in the Sky’) to ‘shooting the breeze’ with authors both new and established, from JAMES REASONER to WAYNE D. DUNDEE.  

Here’s the SIX GUN JUSTICE website: https://www.sixgunjustice.com/p/podcast.html 

Here you can find a list of episodes: https://sixgunjustice.buzzsprout.com/

I was interviewed for 25 minutes by PAUL BISHOP for the SIX GUN JUSTICE PODCAST episode 210, broadcast on November 14^th 2022, titled THE WORLDWIDE WEST TOUR: ENGLAND – PART 2

Paul was a police detective with the Los Angeles Police Department for 35 years and was twice selected as LAPD's Detective of the Year. This served him well in his police procedural and mystery novels, including his series about female detective Fey Croaker. He’s also written screenplays.

 I’ve done AUTHOR FAVOURITES BLOGS for two of Paul’s novels:

LIE CATCHERS:

 Some reviews of LIE CATCHERS:

‘"Lie Catchers" is something else. This is a book which goes way beyond the typical police story. … into psychological aspects rarely used in a "cop" book… Rarely will you find the kind of insight that Bishop demonstrates in this truly 5-star book.’

 ‘Wonderfully well-crafted police procedural with two main characters who leap off the page… unique, suspenseful, surprising, insightful, psychologically complex and wonderfully written.’

 Blog here: https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2018/09/author-favourites-lie-catchers-by-paul.html

and HOT PURSUIT

Reviews for HOT PURSUIT:

 ‘Could hardly be better.’

 ‘The most exciting caper you're likely to find in print this year.’

 ‘A masterpiece.’

 ‘A spellbinding story.’

Blog here: https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2018/09/author-favourites-hot-pursuit-by-paul.html 

I had great fun chatting with Paul. He was able to make me less nervous than I usually am doing these things. We talked about my critically-acclaimed new western novel CIMARRÓN,

THE HIGH CHAPARRAL,

The ground-breaking western novel BLOOD BROTHER by ELLIOTT ARNOLD

English western writer MATT CHISHOLM, (real name PETER WATTS) author of the highly successful McALLISTER series among others

Another best-selling western author born in England, J.T. EDSON,

LOUIS L’AMOUR,

my writing process,

whether gunfights ever happened as Hollywood depicts them

and British attempts to ‘do’ westerns on film and TV, including the episode ‘Living in Harmony’ of the cult British TV series ‘THE PRISONER.’ 

PATRICK McGOOHAN in ‘THE PRISONER’ episode ‘Living in Harmony’

 I also name-check two fine English authors, PHILIP CAVENEY (author of thrillers and children’s books) and western writer DEREK RUTHERFORD.

Why not LISTEN IN HERE? https://sixgunjustice.buzzsprout.com/795466/10984559-six-gun-justice-podcast-episode-210-the-worldwide-west-tour-england-part-2?t=0 

PETER BRANDVOLD, acclaimed, award-winning and best-selling western author on THE SIX GUN JUSTICE PODCAST:

‘…Simply the best western podcast going. Paul and Rich know their stuff, and the deep dives into the genre along with conversations with today’s top-of-the-line western professionals make the show a weekly must-listen.’

AUTHOR FAVOURITES: TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT by LORRIE FARRELLY

 Lorrie Farrelly is the award-winning author of not only westerns but romance, time travel, suspense and paranormal books. She tells me a favourite of her books is TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT.

Lorrie is a finalist for the Orange Rose Award in romantic fiction. Her novels have been awarded Readers' Favorite 5-Stars. TERMS OF SURRENDER is a MEDALIST in the 2014 READERS' FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS and a FIRST PLACE WINNER in the 2014 LARAMIE AWARDS for Western and Civil War fiction. TIMELAPSE is also a 2014 READERS' FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS honoree, as well as a GOLD MEDALIST in the 2014 AUTHOR'S CAVE BOOK AWARDS. It is the TIME-TRAVEL NOVEL WINNER in the 2014 CYGNUS AWARDS for Sci Fi and Speculative Fiction. Her short story THE LONGEST WAY HOME from A COWBOY CELEBRATION is a Western Fictioneers 2015 PEACEMAKER AWARD winner.

TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT is the second book in the ‘Terms’ trilogy. In book one, TERMS OF SURRENDER, we meet former Confederate Army officer MICHAEL CANTRELL. In an attempt to find himself after the Civil War Michael journeys to Wyoming Territory and marries ANNIE, becoming the stepfather to her son ROBERT.

We flash forward almost 20 years and ENGAGEMENT shows us Robert in 1885, now a doctor with a practice in Colorado, a widower with a small daughter. He stumbles across a damaged woman, TESS RUTLEDGE, and her small son. Taking them under his wing, he brings them back to the Cantrell family ranch. But Tess’s cruel and abusive husband pursues, and he’s hired a professional killer to ensure that, if he can’t have Tess, nobody can… Meanwhile Robert has an unlikely guardian angel: the ghost of Michael’s dead brother, killed in the Civil War.   

The most celebrated ‘doctor’ in the Old West was DOCTOR JOHN HOLLIDAY, (1851-1887) who, as ‘DOC’ HOLLIDAY, was the famous/ infamous associate of WYATT EARP. Holliday wasn’t even a doctor, of course, he was a dentist!

I was going to incorporate an overview of medical practitioners in the Old West into this blog but decided it’s such a big subject it requires a blog entirely of its own. In the meantime I would refer you to KEITH SOUTER, who is a part time doctor and medical writer and also novelist. He has written non-fiction (health and medical guides) thrillers and also westerns under the pen-name CLAY MORE. Keith regularly posts and blogs about the practice of medicine in the Old West on Internet Forums such as Western Fictioneers. Keith also writes as KEITH MORAY and you can find out about him, in his various writing incarnations, here: https://keithmorayauthor.com

REVIEWS:

Among many reviews acclaiming TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT:

‘A powerful story. It incorporates love, danger, and excitement, with a soupcon of the paranormal.’

‘A fast paced romantic thriller!’

‘A historical romance that provides plenty of suspense and drama, along with a twist of supernatural flair makes for a page-turning read. … there is a richness in detail. The author is a true wordsmith…it can easily be read as a stand-alone work.’

‘Lorrie Farrelly has created characters that are so real and a story that captured me from the very first page. TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT has so much - suspense, drama, historical romance.’

‘Wonderful romance with a paranormal element.’‘I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and in fact found myself shedding a few tears in a couple instances!’

‘This is a great book to sit in front of a fire with a cup of hot chocolate.’

‘It is a refreshing story of a couple of good people meeting in a bad situation and doing what they can to rise above it.’

‘A treasure of a read.’

‘A good historical romance that promotes the values of love, family and courage.’

‘Enchanting.’

‘Stimulating Reading.’

‘A beautiful story!’

 

OTHER LORRIE FARRELLY NOVELS:

Here’s an AUTHOR FAVOURITES BLOG I wrote about TERMS OF SURRENDER: https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-of-terms-of-surrender-by-lorrie.html 

From my review of TERMS OF SURRENDER:

‘Perhaps the best aspect of this excellent novel is how the trio of brother, sister and damaged stranger bond against their enemies, while Farrelly’s writing skills provide the necessary edge. Recommended.’

 

Other reviews of TERMS OF SURRENDER:

‘Descriptions are evocative and compelling... Readers can expect to find humor, violence, gritty action, and exquisitely-wrought tension throughout… (This) is for readers who seek more depth and layers in their stories.’

‘Another beautifully crafted tale by Lorrie Farrelly… a mixture of passion and nail-biting suspense.’

‘From the first chapter, I was captivated by Ms. Farrelly’s wordsmith skills, as well as the verisimilitude and historical accuracy she brought to the narratives and dialogue about the War, the soldiers and their language.’

‘I remained captivated by superb characterization and narrative.’

And here’s an AUTHOR FAVOURITES BLOG I wrote about TIMELAPSE: https://andrewmcbrideauthor.blogspot.com/2017/09/author-favourites-timelapse-by-lorrie.html

TIMELAPSE is an alternate-reality, time-travel romantic thriller about how an event in 1902 created a nightmarish future for the 21^st Century United States – which the main protagonists have to go back through to a time warp to correct.

Here’s part of my review:

‘Lorrie Farrelly creates vulnerable and damaged but still likable characters you can care about, and plunges them into one perilous adventure after another. An ingenious plot fuels a gripping, fast-paced tale, dystopian sci-fi that also manages to reflect our own troubled times.'

Other reviewers of TIMELAPSE: 

‘Lorrie Farrelly is an incredible writer. This is such a remarkable novel… This novel greatly moved me.’

‘Lorrie Farrelly… has done a marvellous job of describing a world gone crazy.’

"Engaging and engrossing... (TIMELAPSE is) a great read for those who love romance, science fiction, and time travel!"

Find TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT here: https://www.amazon.com/Terms-Engagement-Western-historical-romance-ebook/dp/B006NFFKWO/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

and here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Terms-Engagement-Western-historical-romance-ebook/dp/B006NFFKWO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1UPQ0GEJPUROL&keywords=terms+of+engagement+lorrie+farrelly&qid=1667825760&s=books&sprefix=terms+of+engagement+lorrie+farrelly%2Cstripbooks%2C152&sr=1-1