Tuesdays at 2

by Sherry Rudd

Twice divorced and reliant on her weekly appointments with her therapist, Cristie is a complicated fifty year old who is in for the ride of her life. Making her own schedule as an independent courier, her latest client needs a car part picked up in Laughlin, giving her the opportunity to enjoy a little break from her routine single life in Tucson. While she more than over packs for her two day car trip, she definitely was not prepared for the fate that awaited her at the Gateway.
Fall back in time with Cristie to the year 1852 when the Gateway Casino and Laughlin, Nevada didn’t exist, but an entire melting pot of travelers from every corner of the globe came and went following the California Gold Rush years. Stranded with the man from her recent wild dreams, her world changes in the blink of an eye and she’s forced to adjust her habitual ways. In a time where the material items she can’t live without don’t exist yet, her stay at the Gateway isn’t the mini vacation she was hoping it might be. However, it just might end up being the only place where she not only relaxes, but truly fits in.

225 pages, Paperback

Published December 18, 2024

Reviews

[Βίκυ Χ. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Old West, New Beginnings.

Sherry Rudd’s Tuesdays at 2, the seventh standalone novel in The Leap Year Series, is a captivating blend of western adventure and time travel romance.

From the very beginning, I was hooked as I followed Cristie—a delightful hot mess of a dreamer and self-proclaimed hygiene nerd at fifty—on her journey through the untamed Old American West of 1852, long before Nevada even emerged. After that electrifying start, though Rudd’s talent continued to shine, the narrative pacing began to feel like a cardiogram—steady and rhythmic, yet gradually losing its grip on my attention. Fortunately, the story picked up in the second half, rewarding me for sticking with it.

Ultimately, even though the cast of characters (Cristie’s therapist quickly became my favorite) and the portrayal of an uncharted frontier may lean a bit toward the two-dimensional, they still managed to pull at my heartstrings. And, oh my God, that ending delivered all the chills!

While Tuesdays at 2 isn’t without its flaws, it’s an utterly delightful and unputdownable romance. I urge you to tune in with an open heart and mind, and let Cristie guide you on a heartwarming, unforgettable adventure.

[Rhonda Bobbitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sherry does an excellent job at telling time travel novels. Each one gets better and better. Tuesdays at 2 is my favorite one so far. Christi is having a hard time after her divorce, and when her dreams become a reality, she finds herself back in 1852. In world that she finally belongs.

[Steven Butler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it.

Two books in one. The first is a beautifully told story of a struggling woman. The second part shows us who she can be. It's a great shedding of reality, expectations, and the burdens of our past. Sets the character up for a beautiful present and future.

[Becky Van · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you suddenly vanished into another time, what modern conveniences would you miss the most? Cristie, the main character in Tuesdays at 2 finds out first hand what item she would miss the most. A simple tube of lip balm. I can certainly relate! Pick up a copy of Sherry Rudd's newest time travel adventure and join her brave new time traveler as she steps back to a time that is lacking modern conveniences. Jealousy, ingenuity, friendship, danger, and on-your-feet learning await you within these pages. Tuesdays at 2 is a quick, fun read. 

[Caitlin Gong · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a unique book in that it involved unusual time travel and took place in the Old West. I didn’t quite understand the time travel aspect as to how it occurred but seeing the budding relationship of Brandford and Cristie was very sweet. He protected her and she came to realize that maybe being in this less modern world was where she belonged. I liked the sweet romance aspect of this book and how Cristie came to terms with being somewhere unfamiliar and far from home.