Mercer Street (American Journey #2) – John A. Heldt
Title: Mercer Street (American Journey #2)
Author: John A. Heldt
Release Date: October 21, 2015
Publisher: John A. Heldt
Format: eBook
Page Number: 431
Source: Author
Weeks after her husband dies in the midst of an affair in 2016, Chicago writer Susan Peterson, 48, seeks solace on a California vacation with her mother Elizabeth and daughter Amanda. The novelist, however, finds more than she bargained for when she meets a professor who possesses the secret of time travel. Within days, the women travel to 1938 and Princeton, New Jersey. Elizabeth begins a friendship with her refugee parents and infant self, while Susan and Amanda fall for a widowed admiral and a German researcher with troubling ties. Filled with poignancy, heartbreak, and intrigue, MERCER STREET gives new meaning to courage, sacrifice, and commitment as it follows three strong-willed souls on the adventure of a lifetime.
3 out of 5
Huge thank you to John A. Heldt for sending me this book to read and review! I’m sorry it’s taken so long to review it, but I’ve been in a crazy part of my life lately.
So, this is the second book in the American Journey series. They are time travel novels surrounding the same professor and his ability to travel back in time. This second installment to the series was just as good as the first. September Sky was the first book, and Mercer Street had a whole different cast of characters making it a fun read.
Elizabeth, Susan, and Amanda are the main characters of this book, and they meet the Time Traveling Professor whilst on vacation in California. They find out some information about him, and then decide to travel back in time to 1938, the year Elizabeth was born. The trio travel back using a limestone cave and some magical crystals, and decide to take a roadtrip across the United States.
This is a map that I created on Google about their road trip. As you can see, they do a lot of back and forth around the country. Most of the story takes place in Princeton, New Jersey, where Elizabeth was born. Amanda and Susan go willingly back to this time period and make friends. Specifically male friends. Whom they fall in love with…. Hmm. Professor Bell had only a few rules, and one of them was to not bring back a living souvenir to 2016. Will they be able to follow this rule? Hmmmmmmm.
This book contains romance, time travel, road tripping, supposed German spies, friendly neighbors, and a charming author. Please help to support John and his writing endeavors by purchasing his books from the Kindle store on your Amazon device! You guys. This book is only $4.99.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to pick up the rest of the series. Again, huge thanks to John for sending me a copy!
Series:
September Sky (American Journey #1)
Indiana Belle (American Journey #3)
Class of ’59 (American Journey #4)
Hannah’s Moon (American Journey #5)
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