Crossing In Time
(Between Two Evils #1)

The past isn't over, it's an opening. The future isn't hidden, it's a trap. If she ever wants to see him again, she'll have to take the risk."Engaging, Funny, Romantic & Harrowing" ~Publishers Weekly ⭐️ Starred ReviewAfter reconnecting with the one-that-got-away—and then losing him in a pandemic—middle-aged Iz struggles to survive alone in a remote mountain cabin. As despair sets in, she finds hope in caring for abandoned pets—until a man appears and offers her a one-way trip to the past.With humanity teetering on the edge, she gives up everything in an attempt to alter the dystopian present—and see her missing lover one last time.As the clock runs out, she's whisked into a coffin-like capsule. (A neural net insists she's humankind's best hope. No one knows why.) Unknown to her, the time machine has been activated once before—with deadly results.She awakens on a pristine beach, suffering radiation-like side-effects but 20 years younger! With only hours to live, she must persuade our young hero to modify their future relationship and thereby set off a chain of events that will prevent the pandemic.He falls hard for her (what guy could resist a smart, middle-aged woman in a newly acquired vixen's body?) until she blurts out that she's from the future and there to "fix" him.Turns out, it's not him that needs fixing; it's her—and it's far too late for that.Content Warning: This book contains material that may be disturbing to some and, in movie form, would be rated NC-17 for strong language, nudity, sexual situations, and violence. It includes profanity, attempted sexual assault, abduction, intense physical danger, miscarriage, confinement, a pandemic, religious fanaticism (Christian), government incompetence bordering on malice, mistreated animals, gun violence, near drowning, and (human) death.