No Way Home: A Time Travel Novel of Adventure and Survival (A Christine Stewart Time Travel Adventure Book 1), my first read from author Christy Cooper-Burnett. How long is your TBR list? I received a free Kindle copy of this book back on July 27, 2020, added it to my TBR list back on December 5, 2021. I added Finding Home: A Time Travel Historical Adventure (A Christine Stewart Time Travel Adventure Book 2) on December 5, 2021 and promptly lost track of both. On September 6th of this year I became aware of Escaping Home: A Time Travel Historical Adventure (A Christine Stewart Time Travel Adventure Book 3), added it to my TBR list & rediscovered the first 2 books. My mistake! An enjoyable 247 page time travel thriller. “I'm voluntarily leaving a review of it." The gifting of this book did not affect my opinion of it. I look forward to reading more from this author on to book 2. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018). ( )

Great idea. Started strong but finished weak. I still enjoyed the story and don't regret the purchase, but I am a sucker for time travel stories. ( )

Great, fast, interesting read. Problem - author states they were gone months and then weeks - I found that confusing.

Christine Stewart is a regular woman just doing her job when she gets stranded in history. When she gets up for the day, her plan is simple: go to work, travel back in time to the year 1867 in Oklahoma to deport a cyber-criminal, then head back to her time in 2070 Los Angeles and get ready to go on vacation with her son, Michael.

Then the system goes down and she-and dozens of other transporters around the world-are stranded in the past with minimal training and no supplies.

Just when she thinks things can't get any more dangerous, she is cast further back in time and thousands of miles away.

As her goals shift from simply getting home to something much more dire to all of humanity, Christine must step outside of herself, work as part of a team, and ultimately make the choice between what it easy and what is right. Even if it costs her everything-including her one chance of ever getting home. ( )

This book started off a bit slow for me, and I struggled to get into it for about fifteen percent of the book. Once the story got going, however, it was actually really enjoyable. The concept was unique and wonderfully executed. It took an unexpected turn that I really appreciated.

I do think it could have been beneficial to give a little more background as to how the system was put into place, there wasn't much confusion when it came to the actual time travel aspect. The only thing that confused me was the perspective switches in chapters. I would get caught up in Christine's point of view, and when the next chapter would switch to Michael's perspective, I'd be a bit lost for a bit; I had to reread parts of a couple chapters because I was reading it as Christine. There were setting descriptions at the beginning, but I kept glossing over them; I believe this is why it was a bit confusing.

I really loved that the story didn't revolve around the romance, and the little romance there was didn't happen immediately. It did happen quickly, but not nearly as quick as it has in some other books. Even with the romantic aspect, the focus was still on the conflict and main storyline.

I actually loved almost every single character in this book, which is a bit rare for me. I was extremely sympathetic towards Christine - and all of the transporters, really. The dedication of those trying to rescue the transporters was admirable. I didn't like Thomas nor Aidan, but that definitely made the story more interesting.

I loved that Christine met her best friend during one of the most difficult times of her life, and even though they were transported back to present day, they remained friends. Though I'm not sure this was the intended message, I found it really sweet.

Overall, even with it taking a bit to get into, I found this book to be very enjoyable. The characters weren't obnoxious, and the relationships were fairly reasonable. I loved that the main focus wasn't on the romance. If you like time travel books, I highly suggest you look into this one!

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book via the author and am voluntarily leaving a review. ( )

By 2050 prison overcrowding was a real issue. One solution was to send cyber criminals back to a time where no cyber technology exists. For the last ten years forty year old Christine Stewart has worked for the Cyber Criminal Enforcement Agency as a prisoner transporter. Each transport is a two day job. Her latest assignment is to transport Marcus Simpson to Piedmont Oklahoma in 1867. Everything goes according to plan until she tries to return to her base in 2070 Los Angeles, California. Her transponder malfunctions and she has no way to get back home. This fast paced novel takes the reader from Los Angeles in 2070 to Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 (Have you ever wondered how the Salem witch trials began?), to Piedmont, Oklahoma in 1867 to Cotswold, England in 1335. During this journey through time you will meet many interesting characters – some you will love, some you will hate - as you discover why someone sabotaged Christine’s transponder and left her with no way home. I received this book as an ARC and read it during the pandemic of 2020 (You will discover why this was ironic.) ( )