Sharing a New Book: The Road to Alexander

17 Jan

Sharing a New Book: The Road to Alexander

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I Want to Be a Time Traveler!

Need to get away from your busy routine? In the mood for a change of scenery? Why not escape to Persia, 300 B.C? Why not fall in love with Alexander the Great?

I was delighted by this first book in a new series. I am happy to introduce it to you. Learn more about it and enjoy my review.

What do you do when the past becomes your future?

The year is 2089, and time-travelling journalist Ashley Riveraine gets a once in a lifetime opportunity to interview her childhood hero, Alexander the Great. She expects to come out with an award-winning article, but doesn’t count on Fate intervening.

Alexander mistakes Ashley for Persephone, goddess of the dead, and kidnaps her, stranding her in his own time. Being stuck 3000 years in the past with the man of her dreams wouldn’t be so bad if the scientists of the Time Institute hadn’t threatened to erase Ashley from existence if she changes history.

Ashley must now walk a tightrope, caught up in the cataclysmic events of the time, knowing what the future holds for the people she comes to love but powerless to do anything to influence it.

Join Ashley on her hilarious, bumpy journey into the past as she discovers where her place in history truly is…

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The Road to Alexander by Jennifer Macaire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Now here’s a new occupation that might intrigue you. How would you like to be a Time Journalist? Three hundred years from now, you could have this exciting occupation. You would have the opportunity to travel back in time and interview a real person from history. You will be well-prepared, with a detailed and accurate costume and appearance, and a chip will be installed in your brain so you can speak and understand the language of the time. The actual journey through time and back is a bit rough, but what an experience! Due to the scientific constraints, you can only spend 20 hours in the past with your interview subject.

And so this is how our heroine, Ashley, finds herself in 300 B. C. Persia searching for the historical figure that she has read about, studied and loved- Alexander the Great! She begins to walk in the hot air and soon comes to the enormous army encampment. She is able to locate Alexander and spend time with him.“I looked at the man I had read about three thousand years in the future, and he smiled at me.”

Ashley is immediately attracted to his amazing looks and his overwhelming presence and authority. Twenty hours won’t be enough time to be with him! Well, thanks to an unforeseen problem, Ashley doesn’t leave at the appointed time and she must spend the rest of her life stuck in the ancient time. She goes from big city life and all the amenities of the future, to life with a donkey, a tent, a large army and Alexander.

History geeks- this book will entrance you. The author blends the sights, and sounds of daily life with historical places and people. It’s fun to experience what we now know as ancient ruins, when they were first built. I was glad that the book didn’t get too caught up in the details of time travel, or the difficulties of life as a modern person in a vastly different time, but rather sought to explore the passion and feelings of Ancient Greece. Exciting moments mix with everyday life in this fluid and engaging story.

I will point out that the love between Alexander and Ashley is portrayed vividly and frequently. Also, the minutiae of daily life, while fascinating, does slow down the plot. Readers who enjoy history and strong characters will enjoy this story. This book is the first in what is now a six-part series.

“This was the secret behind his success. Alexander knew no limits and he made everyone around him believe in the impossible.”

Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources for a review copy.

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Author Bio – Jennifer Macaire is an American living in Paris. She likes to read, eat chocolate, and plays a mean game of golf. She grew up in upstate New York, Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. She graduated from St Peter and Paul High School in St Thomas and moved to NYC where she modelled for five years for Elite. She went to France and met her husband at the polo club. All that is true. But she mostly likes to make up stories