Chasing the Moon by Bryan Fagan is a Summertime Books Event pick #timeslip #timetravel #summerreads #giveaway
- N. N. Light
- Jun 24
- 4 min read
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
Sully Rohm f*cked up.
The worst part of it all was that he knew he would f*ck up again. But this particular go around was different. This f*ck up involved a girl and for the first time in his life he was pretty sure he was in love.
She was different from any girl he had ever met. She didn’t need his constant approval like all the others. She was independent and driven to make something of herself. She was happy to be alone on a Friday night instead of clubs and tequila. She was the kind of girl he missed before their night was over but most of all she was the kind who could have changed his life if he just gave her a chance.
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.
“Peeling and moldy,” he whispered. Sort of like the life he was living.
Tonight she was getting married, but that’s okay, he had a plan and because of this brilliant plan he knew he had a chance. But this brilliant plan didn’t shake the fact that he f*cked up. Another night of too many drinks, too many words and somebody calling the cops - Why the f*ck do they always call the cops? Let the boys fight.
“Rohm! You made bail!”
He smiled politely at the guard and slowly walked down the hall of shame. This wasn’t the first time but it had to be the last. He knew he had a problem. A big f*cking problem but he had to figure it out and he had to do it now. Aunt Leslie was the only family he had and if she dumped him he’d rot in this shit hole. But that’s never going to happen, is it Sully old boy.
He couldn’t shake this girl. She was the only one who had dumped him and the first one to see past his bullshit. Deep down he respected the hell out of that. But that’s deep down and who the hell wants to go there?
It all came down to finding out she was special a little too late. Story of his life. But like all stories this one could use a serious rewrite. Her wedding was tonight and all he needed was five minutes to change her mind. Ten tops.
He could see it now. Both of them in his piece of shit Honda, speeding away. Under the stars, chasing the moon.
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What makes your featured book a must-read?
“A feel-good time-slip story about Sully Rohm, a 30-year-old who has screwed up everything in his life when he stumbles on a vortex that transports him back to 1942. There, he meets Nora, the widowed mayor of a small town, her 6-year-old daughter, Ruthie, and Nora’s scientist father who vows to help Sully get back to his own time. Trouble is, he’s enjoying the new family he’s found and life as the coach of Ruthie's baseball team. But when a rival coach, and Sully’s own health, threaten his stay, he might not have a choice about living in the past or returning to the future.” ~ Goodreads reviewer
“Recommended for readers who like character-heavy stories, a unique author voice, and a touch of whimsy.” – Amazon reviewer
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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.
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