Chasing the Moon by Bryan Fagan is a Celebrate Mothers Bookish Event pick #timeslip #timetravel #mothersday #giveaway
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Title Chasing the Moon
Author Bryan Fagan
Genre Time Slip, Time Travel
Publisher Ukiyoto Publishing
Book Blurb
A 30-year-old slacker falls headfirst into a time vortex where he is forced to become a man.
30-year-old Sullivan Rohm has nothing better to do with his life than crash his ex-girlfriend’s wedding. But when the plan fails and Sully finds his all-time low at a late night diner, something happens that forever changes the course of his life. A lost little girl in the stormy cornfield beside the diner sends him running to her rescue, where he falls headfirst into a time vortex.
Sully wakes up in small-town Sedro-Woolley, Washington in the wartime year 1942. With a German name and no explanation of how he arrived, Sully must win over the hearts of the townspeople and find his place among them with the help of 6 year-old Ruthie, her widowed mother, and the little league baseball team Ruthie ropes him into coaching. Together, they set out to defeat the tyrannical coach of the opposing team and bring back hope to Sedro-Woolley.
76 years away from everything he’s ever known, Sully finds his purpose. But it comes at a price; the effects of the time vortex are slowly killing him. Sully must choose between staying and losing his life or leaving and losing his home.
Excerpt
He stood alone in his jail cell convinced this would be the last time. He noticed they had given the nearby wall a fresh coat of paint. He remembered the last go around the paint was peeling and a bit moldy.
Do you ever wish you could take a long walk and disappear? Maybe disappearing is the one thing I need right now. I’m wondering if I should have done that a long time ago.
He watched the little girl step away and turn her face to the field. She appeared to be listening or waiting for instructions. He pressed his ear to the window hoping to hear something, anything, but failed. She turned back to him, her smile replaced with disappointment and a wave goodbye.
He was in a small bed, a cot. The room appeared to be a study of sorts. There was a desk against the wall, a bookshelf, along with a typewriter, an ashtray and a coffee mug someone forgot to wash and put away. The sun was peeking through the curtains. Nightfall had long been forgotten. It was early morning, he guessed. But why is it morning? He felt for his phone, his wallet and his keys. Forgetting he had put his phone in his jacket and leaving it in the diner when he ran out.
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What makes your featured book a must-read?
Chasing the Moon fills you full of laughter and memories of people you once knew. It takes your mind away from the stress and places you in a world a little less complicated.
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Author Biography
I was born and raised in Burlington, Washington. A little farming town 70 miles north of Seattle. I bummed around with odd jobs after high-school until one day I spotted a small college in Ashland, Oregon. I later settled in Eugene, Oregon with my wife and two daughters. I began my writing career with the help of my daughters. When they were little they drew pictures and created stories. One day they asked me to join them. I remember the day my four year old asked if I would do something for her. She asked if I would write a novel. And that was the day I began to write.
Social Media Links
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Website: https://bryanfaganauthor.com/
