"When the Day Comes," by Gabrielle Meyer

"When the Day Comes," by Gabrielle Meyer

How will she choose, knowing all she must sacrifice?

Libby has been given a powerful gift: to live one life in 1774 Colonial Williamsburg and the other in 1914 Gilded Age New York City. When she falls asleep in one life, she wakes up in the other. While she's the same person at her core in both times, she's leading two vastly different lives.

In Colonial Williamsburg, Libby is a public printer for the House of Burgesses and the Royal Governor, trying to provide for her family and support the Patriot cause. The man she loves, Henry Montgomery, has his own secrets. As the revolution draws near, both their lives--and any hope of love--are put in jeopardy.

Libby's life in 1914 New York is filled with wealth, drawing room conversations, and bachelors. But the only work she cares about--women's suffrage--is discouraged, and her mother is intent on marrying her off to an English marquess. The growing talk of war in Europe only complicates matters.

But Libby knows she's not destined to live two lives forever. On her twenty-first birthday, she must choose one path and forfeit the other--but how can she choose when she has so much to lose in each life?

This was such an unique book/story.  I have never read anything like it before.  Generally I am not a fan of skipping from one time period to another, but the way this book was written I just had to keep reading to see what happened next.  Each time period was as interesting as the other.  Each story unique and you were drawn into Libby's life from the beginning.

If you ask me what genre to place this book into I wouldn't really know how to answer that as first and foremost in my mind it is historical fiction.  Though with Libby spanning two lives and time frames, it adds another dimension to the book.

I will say I never guessed the final outcome/ending of this book.  The author wrote it in a way that you think you know what's going to happen, but she twists it up a bit.

Stars out of 5 : 5 I would thoroughly recommend anyone reading this book, it was such a good book.  I have sent an email to the author as this is the first book in the "Timeless" series, but I couldn't find any other information about any of the other books.  I have never read anything by this author before, but will be looking up more of her books.  Super book.

***Update: The author got back to me and here is what she said;  

"Book two will release in May 2023 and will be Maggie’s story. She will have three paths. 1861, 1941, and 2001 in Washington, DC." ***

"Book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc. 

Available at your favourite bookseller from Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group".