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A Ripple in Time: A paranormal time travel romance (Celtic Cousins' Adventures Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Julia Hughes (Author), Mervyn Walker (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

4.0 105 ratings

Book 2 of 3: Celtic Cousins' Adventures

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Britain still has an empire; World War One continues to rage, and these days, the military are in charge.

Welcome to the twenty-first century.

A ripple in time has surged into a tsunami and dramatically altered the outcome of World War 1. Wren believed he was prepared to sacrifice everything to restore our world's timeline. But then he made the biggest mistake of his life. He fell in love.
Now he's forced to chose between saving his soul mate; or the lives of unborn children.

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"This is truly a fascinating read! I loved the whole concept of the altered reality.The pace and action kept me rooted to the pages. Love, danger, humor and fantasy. Enjoy!" Kate Farrell, The Kindle Book Review

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A Ripple in Time was first published in 2011,when Indie Publishing was in its infancy. Since then, we've grown older and a little wiser, and the story's undergone a professional polish.
New worlds, alternative worlds, what might be and what could be are a reoccurring favourite daydream for me, and most of my stories reflect this. No apologies here, if you're going to dream, dream big - but keep it real. Head in the clouds, feet on the ground- except of course when a random griffin swoops into your world. If you think that I've lost the plot, you might be right - or you might just want to come along for the ride and check out my other titles. I hope you do. Just be ready to expect the unexpected.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B005CF7PJW
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Talon; 2nd edition (July 12, 2011)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 12, 2011
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2481 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,992,117 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #4,537 in Time Travel Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #7,310 in Time Travel Fiction
- #52,323 in Paranormal Romance (Kindle Store)

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Julia Hughes is the London born author of The Celtic Cousins' Adventures: "A Raucous Time", "A Ripple in Time" and "An Explosive Time".

Her two Griffin Riders' Chronicles are "The Griffin Cryer" and "The Griffin's Boy".

Detective Inspector Crombie who first appeared in the Celtic Cousin's Adventures, now has his own series, titles so far: "Everybody Lies" and "The Ink Man Lies" shortly to be joined by "My Sister Lies".

"The Bridle Path" is a stand alone romantic adventure, set in Cornwall.

Julia hopes to make enough money as an author to keep her small dog, Tinker, supplied in hazelnuts for evermore. Until then, she'll continue to mine said hazelnuts from chocolate bars, nobly sacrificing her diet for Tinker's benefit.

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Entertaining fantasy listening 🎶🔰

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2022

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Another will written fantasy world 🌎 romantic time travel paranormal adventure thriller novel by Julia Hughes book two in the Celtic Cousins Adventurers Series. Time is wrong! The Titanic did not sink. WWI is still going on with America never joining. W W II never happen. Our adventurers are on a mission to correct the time table. All ends in order with our adventurers with a happy ending. I would recommend this series to readers of fantasy time travel paranormal novels 👍🔰. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa as I do because of eye damage and health issues from shingles. Stay safe. 2022 👒😤🏰👑

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S. Merriman

Creative story, Read the Prequel First!

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2012

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I'd like to start off by saying that if you're not yet familiar with Ryllann and Wren, then you should read A Raucous Time by Julia Hughes, and then continue on to A Ripple in Time - Angel of the Titanic. Now, on to the topic at hand...

A Ripple in Time starts almost 5 years after A Raucous Time. By a strange sequence of events, Wren dreams of the Titanic. 100 years in the past, a young lady named Carina (a passenger on the Titanic) connects with his dream and foresees the tragic end to her voyage. She manages to warn the crew and the course of history is altered. "HMS Titanic steamed safely into New York Harbour." The world that was is no more.

In the new altered reality, life is different. World War I never ended, because the United States did not enter the conflict. The Great War as it is known rages on, with neither side ever having enough of an advantage to end it. Life is different, centered around conflict. Technology is not as advanced, and Europe has little connection with the rest of the world.

Wren finds himself in the new reality, with full knowledge of his life before. He instinctively knows what happened. Wren is a very intelligent young man, and he often seems to knows things he shouldn't. No real explanation is ever given for this tendency, leaving the reader to assume Wren can read minds or has some other psychic ability. Wren must convince his cousin Rhyllann 1st) who he is - since Wren died years ago in this alternate reality and 2nd) that Ryllann must help him restore a world that Rhyllann doesn't know. Wren also seeks help from Carrie, who happens to be the great-great-granddaughter of Carina.

A Ripple in Time blends history with myth and imagination. Wren, Rhyllann and Carrie face the moral dilemma of knowing their goal to 'right' the world means many people will die. The journey they take is full of both adventure and romance. I enjoyed the creativity of the story, and would like to know what Julia Hughes has planned next.

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When I first came upon this book, I did not realize there was one before it. Nothing in the summary indicated this, and one review even identified A Ripple in Time as the author's debut novel. The book makes frequent references to characters, events and even conversations that took place in A Raucous Time.

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When alternative future is not what you would want to live

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2015

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World War I. is known only as World War and it lasts for more than a hundred years. All this because of a strange connection of two people living in different time has.

Wren - living in present time - and Carina - who was on her way to America on Titanic - connects and actions Wren does 1912 prevent the famous ship to sink, but that also completely change the the future.
Welcome to the 21st century of an alternative future...

So what would you do if you find yourself in a future that is so wrong and you know you have to make sure that a world well known disaster,must happen, yet you know that if you do it, you indanger the love of your life?

That's the question Wren faces in the alternative future and only if he succeded to make all wrong right again, he might save the world and the love of his life.

But will he do it?

I loved the book. It is a great sequal to a A Raucous Time in The Celtic Cousins' Adventures Series... And you defenitely won't regret if you read it.

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Carol

More of a 3.5 I think.

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2012

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This took me a while to get through. A lot happened. If I had to sum this up I would say Dr. Who, if the Dr. wasn't quite so interesting as a time lord. Obviously from the name, this is a time travel story. The story itself was interesting and complex enough to keep me reading all the way through.

The descriptions of the Titanic were enjoyable and I had a clear image of it in my head as I read, maybe because I am fairly familiar with the ship and history,and recently visited Titanic Belfast. However, at times I felt a little like I was being served up a history text. A little too much information threw me off. Again, possibly just me because I already knew it.

There was a certain character, a young employee of Harland of Wollf, who showed up a few times. His name confused me. If it was an actual person onboard, I couldn't find him on any list(I did look because it threw me from the story a number of times). If he was a character, it was an unfortunate choice of name, too close to a famous name linked to the ship. Every time I read it I thought it was a typo, even though I believe it wasn't.

Again, this is just me, others probably wouldn't notice, so don't let that put you off trying out this book. The early part of the story takes place in an alternate universe, which is very well imagined and sometimes scary. I did notice some errors in the writing but it wasn't enough to put me off reading all the way through.

All in all, a good book, worth a read.

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Costa

Confusing and disappointing

Reviewed in Germany on April 2, 2019

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I bought this book after reading "A Raucous Time", the first book of the Celtic Cousins' Adventures, a book I really liked a lot. In this second book, you never know exactly where you are, what's going on, somehow everything is kind of confusing and incoherent. For me the story seemed very made up. - I might have missed the point, but even after reading the book to the end, I feel like I just wasted my time.

Tessa

Good time travel story!

Reviewed in Australia on January 25, 2017

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Great story, lots of action, what more could you ask for? Wren finds himself disembodied in a present day in which he doesn't exist. In this time WWl is still waging. There is a Russian Tsar hoping to win back his seat. Wren needs help to change history back to the way it should be when he realises that, in this time, the Titanic didn't sink. He enlists the help of Carrie, an orphaned girl, and his cousin Rhyllanne to recover the sword Caliburn and go back in time with him to ensure that the Titanic does sink.
Emotions are tangled over the morality of letting the ship sink and condemning so many people to death but, it's that or allow even more to die in this continuing war.
But this is not even a factor until they work out HOW to travel back in time.

Catherine

A really enjoyable read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, 2015

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The first Celtic Cousins novel, A Raucous Time, introduces the two cousins of the series title, Rhyllann and Wren, who adventure through a sequence of escapades and an on/off relationship with the taciturn but kindly Detective Inspector Crombie. I liked these three main characters and wanted to read more about them.
It's true to say that A Ripple in Time wasn't quite what I was expecting. D.I. Crombie doesn't really feature at all other than through a couple of tangential references and the paranormal aspects of this novel are developed much more than in the first volume. However, I enjoyed reading the book and still found the characters of Rhyllann and Wren engaging and interesting. Author Julia Hughes has introduced a new main character, a young woman named Carrie, who is central to the storyline and proves to be the catalyst for much of the drama in the plot. There are some great supporting characters especially the dictatorial Gabriel and Carrie's eccentric Grandmother.
There are some good passages of descriptive writing which give the novel its sense of time and place and this is really important because the structure of the novel is extraordinary. With its interesting characterisation and complex plot A Ripple in Time is a thoroughly enjoyable and unusual book.

Jac

Great read

Reviewed in Australia on March 15, 2017

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Hard going through the first half then couldn't put it down. A fascinating and imaginative examination of time travel which needs a reread to nut out.

Nikki Bywater

A Ripple in Time - Angel of the Titanic by Julia Hughes

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2011

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Wren needs to convince his cousin Rhyllann to bring the sword Caliburn (Excalibur) to him at Stonehenge. The only problem is that Wren has been dead for the last five years and if he steps out of the stones protective circle he will cease to exist. Wren needs to turn back time to make sure that one of the biggest events in history takes place, the sinking of the Titanic. Wren is in an alternative reality were the Titanic captain was forewarned about the ship hitting the iceberg so he changed course and the Titanic never hit the iceberg, so it never sunk. Due to the Titanic not sinking this caused an even bigger disaster, World War I did not end in 1918, and many more lives were lost as a result of this.

Wren must make sure that the Titanic fulfils her true destiny and sinks. The only person that can see Wren is an old lady. She gives Wren the name Angel of the Titanic, and her Granddaughter agrees to help Wren on his quest.

Can they change the timeline back to its normal course?

This is a great idea for a storyline, very original and makes you think what if the Titanic had not sunk. The story mixes fact and fiction and uses some well known legends and they do gel nice together turning the story into a good adventure. The story is written in a fast pace that goes straight into the heart of the story. The book has a great cast of characters. If you like mystical adventure stories with a touch of romance then this is the book for you.

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