{"id":3394,"date":"2016-01-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookmaven623.wordpress.com\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2016-01-11T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T13:00:00","slug":"review-mercer-street-by-john-a-heldt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackiepaxsonauthor.com\/index.php\/2016\/01\/11\/review-mercer-street-by-john-a-heldt\/","title":{"rendered":"Review:  Mercer Street by John A. Heldt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Monday!\u00a0 I&#8217;m bringing you another installment of John A. Heldt&#8217;s time traveling romance adventure series American Journey.\u00a0 This follows Elizabeth, Susan and Amanda to Princeton, New Jersey in 1938.\u00a0 This is masterfully written.\u00a0 Like all of the books in this series they have you wondering what you would do if given the opportunity to travel back in time.\u00a0 For my full review keep reading after the book blurb.\u00a0 Have a fantastic week ahead.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3406 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bookmaven623.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/01\/27258807.jpg\" alt=\"27258807\" width=\"314\" height=\"475\" \/>Blurb:<\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"freeText14303305923341382461\">Weeks after her husband dies in the midst of an affair in 2016, Chicago writer Susan Peterson, 48, seeks solace on a California vacation with her mother Elizabeth and daughter Amanda. The novelist, however, finds more than she bargained for when she meets a professor who possesses the secret of time travel. Within days, the women travel to 1938 and Princeton, New Jersey. Elizabeth begins a friendship with her refugee parents and infant self, while Susan and Amanda fall for a widowed admiral and a German researcher with troubling ties. Filled with poignancy, heartbreak, and intrigue, MERCER STREET gives new meaning to courage, sacrifice, and commitment as it follows three strong-willed souls on the adventure of a lifetime<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Review:<\/h2>\n<p>Only a few weeks after Susan&#8217;s husband dies she finds herself, her mother, Elizabeth, \u00a0and her daughter, Amanda, \u00a0propositioned into doing something that is seemingly unfathomable.\u00a0 But, when they decide to take the leap they find that time travel is possible and they find themselves in 1938.\u00a0 When they make their way to New Jersey immerse themselves completely.\u00a0 Elizabeth develops a relationship with her young parents and herself as a baby.\u00a0 Amanda finds love with a young German and Susan finds something she thought she&#8217;d never have again.\u00a0 When their time comes to an end will they be able to leave the past behind, will they stay or will they change the future.<br \/>\nThis was an incredibly enjoyable read.\u00a0 This story really draws you into the 1938 world and how life was at a time on the brink of war.\u00a0 It seemed that once they stepped into the past even the idea of love and what comes with it changes to the ideals of the time.\u00a0 Elizabeth, Susan and Amanda were relatable, fun and memorable.\u00a0 While they are learning about the world their adventures teach the reader to truly live in the moment.\u00a0 This is one of my favorite time travel novels I&#8217;ve read.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t wait until John A. 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