Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
Publisher: Broadback (January 13, 2020) Category: Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Time Slip, Women’s Fiction Tour Dates March and April, 2020 ISBN: 978-1671646032 Available in Print and ebook, 258 pages
Description Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
A young woman is hurled back to 1954 to spend a week with Marilyn Monroe. Together, they embark on their own personal journeys — one a coming-of-age — the other, Marilyn’s journey, a struggle to reconcile with her past and perhaps change the future.
My Thoughts Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
In 1998 Darla’s mother died and a year later her father remarried and she does not get along with her step mother. Obviously, her father doesn’t either because they argue all the time. Today is Darla’s 16th birthday and her dad and step mother are arguing again. Darla has to get out of the house. She takes her camera and dog, Sonny and goes for a long walk. The sun starts to set when she realizes she should get home but the path turns strange and all of a sudden she ends up in 1954. It takes her a while to realize this but when she takes a miss step, still trying to get home, she stumbles and falls down a hill and onto the edge of a road. A car passing by screeches to a halt and the woman gets out to help. When Darla realizes it is Marilyn Monroe, she realizes that she is either dreaming or she somehow went back in time.
Marilyn takes her in and they become fast friends. Darla use to watch Monroe’s movies with her mother and is a huge fan. She also knows Monroe’s fate and starts to wonder if she can save her.
I loved the way the time travel itself is written. It is quite imaginative. Elyse Douglas always writes excellent time travel novels and ‘Time With Norma Jeane’ is no acceptation! They captured the time and place expertly. They really made Darla and Monroe come to life and catapulted me back to 1954 with them! There was a scene with a very young Johnny Cash that I adored!
This is a book that is impossible to put down. I cried when it ended because I didn’t want it to ever end. I would love a sequel. It probably wouldn’t make sense for a sequel with Marilyn Monroe but Darla could end up in another time with a different person. How about the man in black, himself? The possibilities are endless. I highly recommend ‘Time With Norma Jeane’ and give it 5 stars.
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About Elyse Douglas
Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the married writing team Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse grew up near the sea, roaming the beaches, reading and writing stories and poetry, receiving a master’s degree in English Literature. She has enjoyed careers as an English teacher, an actress and a speech-language pathologist.
Douglas has worked as a graphic designer, a corporate manager and an equities trader. He attended the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and played the piano professionally for many years.
Giveaway Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
This giveaway is for the winner’s choice of print or ebook however, print is open to Canada and the U.S. only and ebook is available worldwide. There will be 3 winners. This giveaway ends April 22, 2020,midnight pacific time.
Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
Publisher: Broadback (January 13, 2020) Category: Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Time Slip, Women’s Fiction Tour Dates March and April, 2020 ISBN: 978-1671646032 Available in Print and ebook, 258 pages
Description Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
A young woman is hurled back to 1954 to spend a week with Marilyn Monroe. Together, they embark on their own personal journeys — one a coming-of-age — the other, Marilyn’s journey, a struggle to reconcile with her past and perhaps change the future.
Praise Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
“A delightful and enthralling read! Elyse Douglas captured magic and put it on the page.”—Ambling Bookworm Reviews
“This is just an astonishing read that will have you hooked on page one and won’t let go till the last. I read it all in one sitting and could not put it down.”—Donadee’s Corner Reviews
Praise Lost Mata Hari Ring: A Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
“I am amazed by the research done into her characters, especially since with this book it is a known woman from the past – Mata Hari. From the moment Trace falls back in time, the descriptions of people and towns created a vision in my mind and I could imagine myself there observing the situations. This book captivated me to the end! If you like books that delve into past lives along with time travel, this is a book you should pick up and read!”-Storeybook Reviews
“I must say that the authors did a fantastic job in writing this book. I do not believe that time travel is possible nor do I believe in reincarnation. But while I was reading this book, I believed it was all possible. Part of me envied Trace Rutland for what she experienced, for the things she got to see. What an exciting thing! Well, except for the being thrown in prison part. Once I was about halfway through the book, putting it down for any length of time proved to be impossible.”- Lisa’s Writopia
“This book has it all mystery, romance , history. I really enjoyed it as I didn’t really know that much about Mata Hari. I like historical fiction and this book was filled with history. I am not a believer in past lives but I found myself being drawn into the story and holding my breath to see what would happen next. A very well done story. I would recommend it if you like historical fiction.”-Mindy, A Room Without Books Is Empty
Excerpt Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
I tumbled. At the base of the hill, I crashed to a stop, blunted and dizzy. As I was catching my breath, the sharp, piercing glow of car headlights stabbed my eyes, coming straight for me. I gasped, glancing about, seeking escape. I was lying on the narrow shoulder of a two-lane road. Where did that come from? The glaring headlights grew large, approaching fast.
Straining, I struggled to my feet, but a knifing pain seized my left ankle and dropped me hard to the ground. I grabbed at it, pain grinding into me. The headlights were close. Frantic, I raised my arm, hand waving madly, hoping the driver would see me. With my other hand, I clawed and dug at the ground, trying to get away.
The car closed in. I shaded my eyes from the blinding headlights as it whizzed by, missing me by two or three feet. I heard the brakes squealing, the tires skidding, seeking traction on the snow-covered surface, the car finally coming to rest at an angle in the middle of the road. If another car had been behind it, they would have collided. If a car raced by now, it would broadside the angled car.
I sat panting, cold and in pain, waiting. Sonny was nowhere around, and I’d lost my camera when I’d fallen down the hill.
A car door opened. Snow was boiling around me, little flakes flitting across the headlights, looking like insects.
Someone approached, footsteps crunching the snow. I looked up into a young woman’s concerned face. She wore a royal blue jacket with a fuzzy collar, and a red cap with ear flaps; one turned up and one down. It was a pretty face, with big, startled eyes, glowing skin and a soft mouth, with no lipstick.
“Are you all right, honey?” she asked, in a concerned voice.
I blinked up at the woman, focusing. A few wisps of blonde hair were visible under the turned-up ear flap.
I stared in dazed wonder at the woman, feeling a swelling knot of unease as I examined her face. She was beautiful and entrancing; her voice familiar. Even in my battered, confused state, I knew who this woman was. I’d seen her countless times in photographs and movies.
For a few startled and impossible seconds, I thought I’d been knocked silly. Surely, I was hallucinating or dreaming; some mad dream that comes with a fever. I recalled Eddie and what he’d said about the date and year—that it was December 1954—but I refused to take it in. I was too spacy and lost, and my ankle throbbed. That was real if nothing else was. Pain is real.
The woman stooped toward me. “Honey, what are you doing out here on a night like this? Can I help you?”
“I’m so cold,” I said. “I hurt my foot… my ankle.”
She reached for my hand. “Take my hand. I’ll help you up.”
I took her gloved hand, and with the help of her firm grasp, I managed to stand, favoring my left foot.
The woman glanced around. “Are you alone?”
I nodded, again searching the woman’s face, confirming again her unmistakable identity. My grip on reality seemed to have slipped away. And then I remembered Sonny, and I turned, searching the night.
“My dog ran away. I have to find him.”
“Honey, we have to get you inside. You’re freezing, and you’ve probably sprained your ankle.”
“But I can’t leave Sonny out here. He’ll freeze to death.”
“I’ll take you to the house and you can call your family from there. Someone will search for him and then come by and pick you up.”
She supported me as we started for the car. That’s when I caught a glimpse of the rear license plate. It was illuminated by the taillights: bold black letters on a silver background. A8081N. Beneath that was a red square, 54, and CONN.
I was teetering on the edge of reality. What reality, I wasn’t sure. My world, my Earth, had suddenly gone spinning off its axis, and I was hanging on for dear life.
It was a sleek, black sports car, with two seats and a red and cream interior. She helped me ease down into the passenger seat, closing the door gently. Feeling the warm breath of heat, I leaned back and shut my eyes, exhausted.
I heard the woman slide in behind the wheel, close her door and drop the car into gear. The car lurched ahead and gathered speed—a lot of speed. Why was she driving so fast on this snowy road?
I had to have confirmation. I had to know, once and for all, where I was. I had to know who this woman was. I had to know if Eddie was right. Was it 1954? Had I flipped out? Had I slipped back in time?
I opened my eyes and summoned courage. Calmly, I said, “You’re Marilyn Monroe, aren’t you?”
She threw her head back and laughed. It was a girlish laugh, just like I’d heard in the movie Some Like It Hot, one of my favorite Marilyn movies.
“Oh, honey, not tonight I’m not. I won’t be Marilyn Monroe again until after the New Year. For now, just call me Norma Jeane.”
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About Elyse Douglas
Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the married writing team Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse grew up near the sea, roaming the beaches, reading and writing stories and poetry, receiving a master’s degree in English Literature. She has enjoyed careers as an English teacher, an actress and a speech-language pathologist.
Douglas has worked as a graphic designer, a corporate manager and an equities trader. He attended the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and played the piano professionally for many years.
Giveaway Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
This giveaway is for the winner’s choice of print or ebook however, print is open to Canada and the U.S. only and ebook is available worldwide. There will be 3 winners. This giveaway ends April 22, 2020,midnight pacific time.
Christmas Eve Secret: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
Publisher: Broadback (September 16, 2019) Category: Time Travel, Historical Fiction, Romance, Christmas Tour Dates: October-November, 2019 ISBN: TBD Available in Print and ebook, 440 pages
Description Christmas Eve Secret: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
A mysterious man from the past steals the time travel lantern.
When Eve and Patrick find it, they destroy it.
Eve’s life is shattered.
She must return to the past, where secrets await.
In the third novel of THE CHRISTMAS EVE series, Eve and Patrick Gantly are living a normal life in 2019 New York, preparing to celebrate the Christmas season. Patrick is taking courses in forensic psychology and Eve continues to work as a nurse practitioner. To their delight, she is three months pregnant.
Despite their happiness, Eve is having premonitions that something dreadful is about to occur. Concerned about the future and the safety of their child, she insists that they destroy the time travel lantern. Patrick is more cautious.
One afternoon when Patrick is out, a sinister man breaks into the apartment and forces Eve to give him the lantern. In many ways, Eve is relieved the lantern is gone. She hopes they can now live a more normal life.
A day later, Patrick shadows a woman who has been staking out the Gantly’s brownstone apartment, and he confronts her. To his and Eve’s utter shock, they learn that Lucy Rose is from 1924 and that she time-traveled with the man who took the lantern. He returned to 1924, but she chose to stay behind. She offers to sell the lantern back to Eve and Patrick, and they reluctantly agree, hoping to keep it out of unscrupulous hands.
Convinced that the lantern is a threat to their future happiness, Eve and Patrick decide to destroy it.
But the lantern has more power than they could have ever imagined. Once the lantern is destroyed, Eve’s life is completely changed. She must set off on an adventure, in a struggle that will return her to the past, where she will learn the secret of the lantern’s origin and delve into the farthest reaches of her heart.
My Thoughts Christmas Eve Secret: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
‘The Christmas Eve Secret’ is the third book in The Christmas Eve, Time Travel series. I have read the first two but each book can be read independent of each other. However, it is best to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series.
It is now 2019 and Eve and Patrick are overjoyed! Eve is pregnant. They are finally starting to feel settled and safe. Eve tells Patrick that she thinks they should destroy the lantern that has allowed them to time travel. She has a feeling that it is going to bring bad luck. One day when Patrick is away, Eve answers the door thinking it is a deliver but a man from the past pushes the door open and forces Eve to retrieve the lantern from the safe and he runs off with it. When Patrick returns home they go looking for and find the lantern and throw it in the ocean to prevent further incident.
Eve wakes the next morning to find that her entire life has turned upside down. She is forced to find the lantern again and time travel back to 19th century New York.
I love this series! Just when you think it can’t get any better, it does! In this edition, we meet Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison. I especially loved that Tesla is there! This time Eve’s best friend, Joni accompanies Eve to the 19th century. She is a very quirky character and I especially loved her antics in the 19th century where women are supposed to know their place!
After reading books one and two, I thought they would make the perfect gift to readers of time travel or historical fiction but now with the third, I plan to buy the set of three for my sister in-law for Christmas. Shh, don’t tell her. LOL! I hope that Elyse Douglas continues the series with book 4 and beyond! Their writing brings their characters and 19th century New York to life! I think the series would also make a great television series! I give book 3 and the entire series 5 stars! Bravo!
About Elyse Douglas
Elyse Douglas is the pen name for the married writing team Elyse Parmentier and Douglas Pennington. Elyse grew up near the sea, roaming the beaches, reading and writing stories and poetry, receiving a master’s degree in English Literature. She has enjoyed careers as an English teacher, an actress and a speech-language pathologist.
Douglas has worked as a graphic designer, a corporate manager and an equities trader. He attended the Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music and played the piano professionally for many years.
Giveaway Christmas Eve Secret: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
This giveaway is for the winner’s choice of one print or ebook copy of the book. Print is open to the U.S. only and ebook is available worldwide. There will be 3 winners. This giveaway ends November 29, 2019, midnight pacific time.
Time With Norma Jeane: Time Travel Novel by Elyse Douglas
