Across the Ages by Gabrielle Meyer (Austenprose PR Book Tour)

 

Title: Across the Ages

Author:  Gabrielle Meyer

Narrated by:  Rachel Botchan

Publisher: Recorded Books

Length: Approximately 12 hours and 56 minutes

Source: Audiobook Purchased from Audible. Thank you @gabrielle_meyer @bethanyhousefiction @austenprosefor the review copy of the paperback version of Across the Ages by Gabrielle Meyer.

If you could pick, would you rather live as a pirate in the 1700s or as a young lady in Minnesota in the 1920s?  I think I would pick Minnesota in the 1920s if I lived somewhere with modern plumbing.

Caroline lives in both 1727 and 1927.  She will live a day in 1727 and fall asleep. When she wakes up again, she is in 1927.  She has lived two lives as she nears her twenty-first birthday.  In 1727, she runs away from a forced marriage on her grandfather’s plantation in South Carolina and joins a ship as a cabin boy to try to find her mother.  When her ship is captured by pirates, she finds herself now an unwilling pirate.  She starts to have feelings for the captain’s adopted son whom she serves. Will she find her mother?  Will she find love with a pirate?

In 1927, Caroline is the daughter of a prominent minister who is a leader in the prohibition movement.  She feels the weight of being the “perfect daughter” on her shoulders.  Her two brothers are living lives of sin involving adultery, prostitutes, and running illegal alcohol.  Caroline wants answers on why she travels through time, but looking for these answers with her childhood friend Lewis brings them into dangerous situations.  Will Caroline find the answers she seeks, and will she find love with Lewis?

My thoughts on this novel:

·       This is the fourth novel in the Timeless series.  I have read books 2, 3, and 4 now and I’ve really enjoyed them.  I still need to read the first book.  You can read this novel as a standalone, but it is fun when characters from the previous novels pop up in this story. 

·       It’s a fun love triangle to have the two different men in two different timelines and lives.

·       The two different time periods in this novel, the 1920s and the 1700s are equally intriguing to me. 

·       I liked how Caroline met famous people in the 1920s such as Charles Lindburgh and Ernest Hemingway.

·       I loved the descriptive detail of Caroline’s clothing in both timelines, but especially the 1920s.

·       The book had a great theme of redemption in both timelines.

·       This is a clean read.

·       The novel had a great historical note at the end that described the real history as well as sources to read more about it.  I had not idea that St. Paul was a “sanctuary city” for gangsters in the 1920s.

·       It was fun when Caroline in the 1920s visited real Minnesota landmarks that I have visited such as the Como Park in St. Paul.

·       There is a great sneak peak at the next novel in this series, Every Hour Until Then, which will be released in May 2025.

·       The audiobook was riveting and great listening experience.  The narrator had a wonderful voice brought the story to life.

Overall, Across the Ages by Gabrielle Meyer was a great historical time travel romance set in two fascinating time periods, the pirate age in 1727, and the roaring 20’s in 1927.  I greatly enjoyed it and the rest of this series, and I highly recommend it.

 BOOK DESCRIPTION

Caroline holds a deep secret. Living in 1727 and 1927 simultaneously, each night she goes to sleep in one life and wakes up in the other. In search of answers to her unique existence, Caroline stumbles upon a letter from her mother hinting at her own experiences as a time-crosser, sending Caroline on a daring quest to uncover the truth. In 1727, Caroline disguises herself as a cabin boy and joins a ship sailing for the Bahamas, her mother's last known location, where she crosses paths with a ruthless but handsome pirate and is caught in a web of secrets, deception, and unexpected alliances.

In 1927 St. Paul, Minnesota, Caroline grapples with her other life as the daughter of a renowned preacher. Her two older brothers have fallen prey to the corruption rampant during Prohibition, and Caroline struggles to keep their involvement hidden to save her father's career. As her search for answers about her time-crossing leads her to the dangerous yet exciting world of speakeasies, Caroline enlists the help of a childhood friend who is now a police officer. But with her family's future at risk and their loyalties tested, Caroline faces a life-altering decision that could reshape her destiny.

AUTHOR BIO

Gabrielle Meyer (GabrielleMeyer.com) is an ECPA bestselling author. She has worked for state and local historical societies and loves writing fiction inspired by real people, places, and events. She currently resides along the banks of the Mississippi River in central Minnesota with her husband and four children. By day, she's a busy homeschool mom, and by night she pens fiction and nonfiction filled with hope.