Second Anniversary Celebration-Julie Cross Prize Package
Today’s second SECOND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION prize package giveaway is generously donated by the amazing Julie Cross. Julie is offering paper copies of the first three books in her Tempest series (Tempest, Vortex, Timestorm) and a copy of Letters to Nowhere (Letters to Nowhere #1).
There will be one (1) winner.
Description: The battle between the Tempest division and Eyewall comes to a shocking conclusion in this final installment of the Tempest trilogy, where the need for survival stretches the boundaries of history, both past and future, and the world Jackson once knew is a place forever marked by the detrimental effects of time travel.
As Jackson recovers from his brush with death, he’s surrounded not only by the people he loves most—his dad, Courtney, and Holly—he’s also amongst a few of the original time travelers. As he learns more about their life and how this world began, it becomes apparent that they need to put a stop to Thomas and Doctor Ludwig’s experimenting at Eyewall Headquarters. What starts out as an escape plan becomes a war between time and humanity, between freewill and peace. It’s the battle Jackson was born to fight and he’s not about to back down. Not for anything. Not for anyone.
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Timestorm by Julie Cross is the 3rd and final book in her Tempest series. Timestorm is an exciting and mind boggling climatic finish to this time-travel series. Jackson wakes up as he is recovering from his brush with death and finds himself surrounded by many people who we have met throughout this series. They are all trapped in the future within an area run by the enemy, Eyewall, where there is no escape. Many of our main characters besides Jackson, play important parts in this finale, such as, Holly, Emily, Courtney, Jackson’s Dad, Jenni, Mason, Marshall, Thomas, Adam and Blake.
In first half of the book, Blake was an important character, as we learn a lot about the original time travelers, and how both Tempest and Eyewall were created, as well as how dangerous Eyewall truly is. This is a difficult review to do, as you need to understand about the time travel history in this world building that Julie has created, to totally understand this book. It is an amazing and different storyline, and as I said earlier, mind-boggling. All the pieces do fall into place, with all the characters at one point or another, having had contact with Jackson during the time jumps. Timestorm is an elaborate story, with the needed history to help tie the pieces, and if you read too fast or skip anything, you will lose so much.
I came away from this series in awe of what a fantastic job Julie Cross did to write this complicated theme, and at the same time create a nice romance. You can tell how much research Julie had to have done, and the planning in creating this for the story to flow so well. Even for those who have read the entire series, it can be confusing at times. But it is a well thought, brilliant, and different time travel story, which was an amazing feat for Julie Cross.
Reviewed by Barb
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This is a fabulous giveaway. Terrific review, Barb. I want to read Timestorm. Please enter me to this giveaway.
Sounds like a good read but one you would need to read the first one. Juli giving all three is really a great giveaway please enter me.
Sorry I meant Julie.
I love the review. I have been meaning to read this series for ages! Please enter me!! Woot!!
Great review Barb. Sounds like a wonderful series…….
Congratulations and great review! Thanks for the giveaway! I love Julie’s stuff! bhwrn1 (at) gmail (dot) com. I like you on Facebook, as well!
What a great giveaway! Please enter me! Thanks so much!
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I am registered and have liked you on FB. Please enter me in the give-away.
Please enter me in the giveaway; looks like a book my teen would love! I also follow you on FB.
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Loved the Tempest! Thanks for the giveaway!
What a great giveaway!
Congratulations on your second anniversary!
~Vicki
fantastic giveaway congrats on your second anniversary. I liked you on Facebook, and please enter me in the contest
Great review and awesome giveaway!
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Sounds like a good tri ology.
Awesome giveaway! Thank you! Please enter me tamip@2zooms.com
I like your fb page as well 🙂
WOW! How do you keep hosting these amazing giveaways! I’d love to Binge Read this series! SO, please,enter me in this giveaway.
Keep on reading! 😉
another great giveaway. Thank you
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I would love to try this series! I like on Facebook.
I can’t say I’ve read many time travel novels so I’d love to get a taste of it. Please enter me in this wonderful giveaway. Thanks!
I already like you on Facebook! Thanks so much for the chance to win! Please enter me into this giveaway. shandra.torbett(@)comcast.net
Thanks for the giveaway! Please enter me in the contest.
I’m a fan on FB too
The review sounds interesting enter me in the giveaway bibbiesparks@yahooo.com
This looks to be amazing. Congrats on all the wonderful comments.
Great review Barb . Sounds like a great read. Love a little time travel.
New author to me, sounds like a wonderful series.
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You are new to me. Congratulations on a new release. Please include me in!
These sound excellent–I’ve not read you before, but would love to. Please enter me in the giveaway. Liked on Facebook.
This series is awesome. Please enter me in the giveaway. Thanks Julie.
Sounds like a great series. Please enter me in the giveaway. I also follow on Facebook.
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Sounds great! 🙂 Please enter me in the giveaway (I also liked you on Facebook!)
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This is a new to me author. Seems like her stories are interesting, I do read time travel books. Some of them are my fav genres. Enter me in the contest
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Great prize package-please enter me into the giveaway-Thank you
This is a fabulous giveaway. Terrific review, Please enter me to this giveaway.
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Liked on Facebook and please enter me in the giveaway!
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I liked on Facebook and would love to win this book set! Thanks for the giveaway. Glade I found you on twitter!
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Great review, Barb. Would love to win this giveaway.
Please add me to this super giveaway. I read the first book, having discovered the author here. Somehow I didn’t know about the added books or just forgot. I
After reading your review, Barb, I need to go back and finish. Hope I win.
Great prize package-please enter me into the giveaway!!
Great review Barb! I love books that make you pay attention and think…this sounds really unique!
What a great giveaway, count me in.
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Congratulations on two years <3 Sounds like an awesome read Thank you for the great giveaway.
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What cool looking and sounding books!
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Thank you for the giveaway.
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THIS SOUNDS AMAZING!!! I’ve actually been interested in reading the Tenpest series ever since it first came out. I would most definitely love to be entered in the contest, please. And thank you so much for providing this opportunity. My email is pinto.lover.2@hotmail.com
Thank you again!
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Wow and I forgot to mention that I like you on Facebook. So sorry for the excess comments!!
Awesome! Thanks for the opportunity! Please enter me in the giveaway. I like on fb (with notifications) and follow on twitter as well.
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Time travel is my absolute FAVORITE subject in fiction stories!!! Please, enter me into this contest. I have also liked you on facebook under the same email as is registered on this site. 🙂
These sound interesting, Just might have to look into these books some more 😉
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What an awesome giveaway!!! Please enter me in the contest.
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Looks like a great read! Please enter me – I am a Facebook fan and twitter follower too..
Happy Anniversary!
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Congrats on 2 years!
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