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THIS TIME AROUND
by
Kimberly Packard
Time Travel Romance / Contemporary Women’s Fiction / Romantic Comedy
Publisher: Abalos Publishing
Date of Publication: June 11, 2024
Number of Pages: 286 pages
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SYNOPSIS
Most of us would jump at a chance for a do-over of our teenage years...but what if our worst mistakes lead to our happily-ever-after?
Josie Gardner’s life revolves around her amazing children and her career. But, when her husband threatens to take her kids in their divorce, and the business she’s put most of her passion, time and money into building is at risk of failing, a panic attack shatters her grip on reality… and the present.
Josie wakes up in her teenage bedroom, thirty years in the past. She’s forced to relive her emotionally devastating senior year of high school — the year she cut her father out of her life, caused one of her best friends to sever ties, and turned away the boy she loved.
Determined to get back to her children in her own time, Josie tries to fix the mistakes she made, in the hope that righting wrongs will send her back to the present. But when tempted by her high school crush Josie faces the real possibility of losing her future for good.
Would you take a second chance for love…even if it meant losing everything?
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kimberly Packard is an award-winning author of women’s fiction.
When she isn’t writing, she can be found planning her next trip, asking her dog what’s in his mouth or curled up with a book. She resides in Texas with her husband Colby, a clever cat named Oliver and a precocious black lab named Tully.
Her debut novel, Phoenix, was awarded as Best General Fiction of 2013 by the Texas Association of Authors. She is also the author of a Christmas novella, The Crazy Yates, and the sequels to Phoenix, Pardon Falls and Prospera Pass, and her stand-alone titles Vortex, Dire’s Club and This Time Around. She was honored as one of the Top 10 Haute Young Authors by Southern Methodist University in 2019. Vortex was the 2019 winner of the Pencraft award in Women’s Fiction, and Dire’s Club, was awarded the 2021 General Fiction of the Year by the North Texas Book Festival.
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REVIEW
This Time Around puts a twist on the idea of getting a do-over with time travel. I've read a few books where protagonists get the chance to redo moments in their life, creating a new ripple effect that changes their life's trajectory. However, I've never read one that has the kinds of high stakes that this one has. This puts a shift to contemporary romance, resulting in bittersweet developments that kept me intrigued all through the story.
Typically when I read do-over stories, they involve teenagers and are YA reads. This is the first one I've read where an adult is making the changes. I've seen films that show returns to youth, such as 17 Again or do-over days like Groundhog Day, but nothing I've experienced has been quite like This Time Around. The story challenges a woman to decide what she wants in her life and what she's willing to give up for love.
Most romances involve challenges with family, career, and lifestyle. This book challenges the protagonist by posing if she could have the one who got away over life as a mother in the midst of a potential divorce. I love that Josie is an older heroine who gets the chance to relive her choices. I also love the helpful cast she befriends in her revisit to teenhood. There are such charming characters, but big decisions since her love-challenged future involves her children.
I love the pace, I love the premise, and I love the stakes. I was gripped from the start by the concept, and I really enjoyed seeing Josie battle with the choices she made before versus the ones she has the potential to make. If you want to see a woman challenged by the choice of what fulfillment she can find when life is throwing hard times at her, This Time Around is a perfect read. I give it a Lone Star rating of ✯✯✯✯.
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