Although there are just three books out, so far, it is my goal to have about 10 - 15, total, to tell all the stories I have planned for the characters. It is my hope to have at least one new book out every year or two, possibly more frequently if time permits.Over the course of each story, the characters will age, mature, and change; there will be no running in place for this series! There will be many storylines and threads that connect each story to the previous, and the next. The entire series basically tells one long story.
It is also my goal to be as historically accurate as possible with these books; however, there are times when I may take certain liberties in order to tell the story in a clearer way.
Partners in Time #4: Family Matters is now out and available for purchase!! I began PIT5 in July 2008, and expect to have the first draft done by next summer with an eventual Summer 2010 release!
Partners in Time #1: No Time Like the Present by Kristen Sheley. Published Oct 2002.
Sam Foster is a fairly typical modern American teenager who just invented a time machine. Sam didn't mean to bring back anything from his first trip to the past, but he returned home to 2005 with more than he bargained for, in the form of Meg Clayton, a spirited pioneer girl from Oregon.
Sam would be only too happy to obey Meg's demand that she be taken home at once, but he encounters technical difficulties -- and a stranger who may threaten more than just Meg's life.
This book can be ordered from your neighborhood bookstore, as well as the websites of Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, BooksAMillion.com, WalMart.com, Borders.com, Buy.com, and iUniverse, to name a few. One can also get it from Portland, Oregon's Powell's Books, either online or in store.
Partners in Time #2: Going Medieval by Kristen Sheley. Published October 2004.
He wanted a time machine. She wanted an adventure.
Be careful what you wish for....
Who knew that the Middle Ages could be so dangerous?A month after their first adventure together, Sam Foster and Meg Clayton travel back in time to medieval England in hopes of solving an historic mystery. From the start, however, things go wrong. They aren't dressed correctly. The locals use strange words and have thick accents. And they arrive almost thirty miles away from their intended destination!
When the steward of the village, Geoffrey, arrives in the nick of time to save them from some unfriendly locals, the worst of their troubles seemed to be over.
Unfortunately, they had just begun....
This book can be ordered from the publisher's website in both regular and e-book formats. It's also available through Barnes&Noble.com, Amazon.com, BooksAMillion.com, Powell's Books, and Borders.com, to name a few. It can also be ordered from your neighborhood bookstore.
Partners in Time #3: Future Shock by Kristen Sheley. Published September 2006.
The future looks bright for Sam Foster--but it may not last for long.A homework assignment to write an essay about what his life might be like a few decades into his future should be an easy task for Sam Foster. After all, Sam is the inventor of a time machine. With his friend from the past, Meg Clayton, Sam journeys to the year 2040 to investigate his fate firsthand.
It doesn't take long for Sam to find information about his future self. Not only does he become a wealthy businessman, he makes a name for himself in the world of computer technology. It appears Sam is destined for fame and fortune. But the pair also discovers something about "Older Sam" that stuns them: Sam's future self died just five years earlier, at the age of 45.
Will Sam and Meg be able to stop this "future shock" from happening? Or is Sam's destiny sealed for all time?
This book can be ordered from the publisher's website in both regular and e-book formats. It is also at Amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com, BooksAMillion.com, Powell's Books, Buy.com, and Borders.com. You can also order it via your local bookstore.
Partners in Time #4: Family Matters by Kristen Sheley. Published July 2008.
Just because you have the power to change something...doesn't mean you should.When fifteen-year-old Sam Foster finds out that his mother is going to get remarried, his first reaction is shock. His next reaction is thinking that with the help of his time machine, he might be able to go back and prevent his parents from getting divorced in the first place.
When Sam recruits Meg Clayton, his friend from 1850, he finds her missing her extended family and friends in Boston. Meg is quick to agree to Sam's request for help, not telling him how much she wishes she could fix something in her own life...and that she has her own plans for change.
In this fourth book in the Partners in Time series, Sam and Meg attempt to manipulate his family history...but it soon becomes apparent that repairing a fractured relationship is extremely complicated. Each time they make a change, it results in a present world that is nothing like Sam ever dreamed -- or desired.
Will they ever be successful in fixing the past and mending the present? Or will Sam never be able to return home again?
This book can be ordered from the publisher's website in both regular and e-book formats. It is also at Amazon.com, and Barnes&Noble.com. You can also order it via your local bookstore. Check back for updates soon on where else you can find it!
