West

History Interrupted #1

by Lizzy Ford

For fans of “Doctor Who” and “Outlander”

If you could change history, would you?

College graduate Josephine “Josie” Jackson answers ‘yes’ to the question on a survey while visiting the Old West tourist town of Tombstone. The next morning, she wakes up in Indian Territory in the 1840s, where she’s given a mission to complete before she can return to her time: to reset history, and prevent the deaths of hundreds of thousands over the next century, by convincing the man responsible for kindling the war between settlers and natives to stay home on the day he’s supposed to start the war.

But someone is hunting down time travelers and killing them. Three other women have been sent back to the same time period with Josie’s mission. When she stumbles upon what happened to them, she realizes the chances of her getting out of the past alive are not good.

To survive, she’ll have to trust the person who’s there to stop her from changing history, someone who has every reason to distrust her and only one reason to help her – to save her from the mysterious man who sent her back in time to start with.

Genres: Time Travel, Romance, Historical Fiction, Historical, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Audiobook

284 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 26, 2014

About the author

I breathe stories. I dream them. If it were possible, I'd eat them, too. (I'm pretty sure they'd taste like cotton candy.) I can't escape them - they're everywhere! Which is why I write! I was born to bring the crazy worlds and people in my mind to life, and I love sharing them with as many people as I can.

I'm also the bestselling, award winning, internationally acclaimed author of over sixty titles and counting. I write speculative fiction in multiple subgenres of romance and fantasy, contemporary fiction, books for both teens and adults, and just about anything else I feel like writing. If I can imagine it, I can write it!

I live in the desert of southern Arizona with a pack of spoiled dogs and Tubbs, the Godfather cat who rules them all.


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Lizzy’s books include:

Lost Vegas – young adult post-apocalyptic
Aveline
Tiana
Arthur
Black Wolf

Spell Realm Series (coming summer 2017) – young adult fantasy
Water Spell (2017)
Dragon Spell (2018)
Moon Spell (2018)
Sword Spell (2019)

History Interrupted – time travel romance
West
East
North (2017)
South (2018)

Omega Beginnings Series
Alessandra
Mismatch
Phoibe
Lantos
Theodocia
Niko
Cleon
Herakles

Omega Series
Omega
Theta
Alpha (2017)

Theta Beginnings Miniseries (novelettes)
Silent Queen
Mercenary
Shadow Titan
People’s Champion

Non-Series – 2014 - 2017
Black Moon Draw (about a reader sucked into her book)
White Tree Sound (2017)
Highlander Enchanted
The Door
The Fall of Esme (2017)
Sons of War – contemporary military romance
Semper Mine
Soldier Mine
SEAL Mine (2017)

Super Villainess
It’s Not Easy Being Evil
It’s Not Easy Being Good

Starwalkers Serials (with Julia Crane) – new adult science fiction serial
Severed
Trapped
Exiled
Revealed
Escaped
Ascended
Starwalkers – complete (#1-6)

Heart of Fire – sexy dragon shifter
Charred Heart
Charred Tears
Charred Hope

Incubatti – Buffy meets 50 Shades
Zoey Rogue
Zoey Avenger

Rhyn Trilogy – new adult paranormal with demons
Katie’s Hellion
Katie’s Hope
Rhyn’s Redemption

Rhyn Eternal – Death finds love
Gabriel’s Hope
Deidre’s Death
Darkyn’s Mate
The Underworld
Twisted Fate
Twisted Karma (2017)

War of Gods – paranormal with gods, guardians and exceptional humans
Damian’s Oracle
Damian’s Assassin
Damian’s Immortal
The Grey God

Damian Eternal
Xander’s Chance
The Black God

Hidden Evil – paranormal with angels and four horsemen
Hear No
See No (TBD)
Speak No (TBD)

Unnamed Series
Unnatural (TBD)
Unmade (TBD)

Omega
Omega
Theta
Alpha (2017)

Anshan Saga – new adult science fiction romance
Kiera’s Moon
Kiera’s Sun

Santa’s Ninja Elves (short stories)
Natasha & Hunter

Non-series titles – 2011 - 2013
Star Kissed
A Demon’s Desire
The Warlord’s Secret
Maddy’s Oasis
Rebel Heart

Witchlings – young adult paranormal
Dark Summer
Autumn Storm
Winter Fire
Spring Rain

Broken Beauty Novellas – new adult dramatic fiction
Broken Beauty
Broken World

Voodoo Nights - young adult paranormal
Cursed

As SE Reign, erotica writer
101 Nights Box Set (Serials 1-7)

Reviews

[Laur · Rating 3 out of 5]

College student, Josephine (Josie), fills out a 3 question survey while on vacation. The man giving the surveys is identified by a nametag, ”Carter, History Interrupted, Inc.” After a night of heavy drinking at a bar, listening to his ideals (and he asks her - ”Are you weirded out”? ... She says ”No”, the drinking continues. Eventually, Josie ends up in his lab, and she feels like she’s in a dream. She keeps feeling Deja Vu, that she knows Carter from somewhere, that they’ve met before, a familiarity about him, but he denies it.

It seems the questions she has answered on an iPad type device, has somehow made her a subject to ”volunteer” for time travel - she must go back to 1842, Tombstone. Carter tells her he has a time machine, and will place a special micro-chip in her brain to aid with her memory and language of the time period. She also has a special phone device that can only text him with. This mission should take about 2 weeks, but Carter is the only contact from the future she’ll have.

If she successfully completes this mission, she will change history and save a million lives. But then, she isn’t the only one who has been sent back to try - she discovers 3 other women sent before her failed, and are at the bottom of a well. Yes, these other ”Josie’s” attempts have failed, not having ended well for them. She learns there is someone who will try to stop her, because they don't want history changed. Who? Why? And the final question, will history be changed, or will her time be up too?

Interesting, complex, varied, and some really twisted characters.

3.5 Stars. - Disclosure of story content - my rating can be affected by:
F-bomb, expletives, detailed sex.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm sorry guys, but I'm gonna review it later... After I'm over with all of the feels this book gave me :(
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Read a more in-depth review on Dat Little Blog

One word: AMAZHANG

This book was a healthy dose of romance, mystery and time-travel, and it was absolutely amazing!

I loved Josie! She was courageous and determined, and a wonderful main character and narrator!

The book was really well-written and this book was a real page-turner. Looking forward to read the next book.

p.s: I hate you Carter

[Alyssa (The Shady Glade)]

Well, it certainly kept me going. This one kept me reading until 2:00am, something I have not done in several years. But I'm not sure how to rate this one because although I really enjoyed the ride, I was NOT happy how things ended regarding Taylor.

I'm going to have to process this one a bit before I decide how to call it.

Contact warning for those interested (because I wish I'd known going in):
1 F-bomb
1 several page descriptive sex scene
Multiple minor expletives

[Kasia Burlakoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very well written, with a fantastic plot full of twists and turns. Every piece of a puzzle is disclosed slowly, and a reader discovers along with Josie that there is more behind her situation that she had previously believed. The characters are complex and interesting, but some of them are not what they seem. The author is very good at writing disturbed personalities, there is a mentally ill serial killer, a sadist, a ruthless hitman and a few more twisted characters.

I enjoyed a mix of paranormal and science fiction elements, with time travel, whispers of dead people and empathic abilities. The gripping and suspenseful atmosphere kept me on the edge of my seat, and I really felt Josie's turmoil and fears. I was hoping for a HEA for her, but it was not meant to happen. The book finished with a cliffhanger.

The narrator was excellent, she gave a powerful voice to all the characters, portraying their personalities and the atmosphere of the book very well. I would gladly listen to other of the narrations.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

[Emilija · Rating 1 out of 5]

2025 52 Book Challenge - 34) Direction In The Title

Josie is possibly one of the most stupid main characters I've read in a while. I listened to the audiobook, but I wish it had been the physical book so I could have thrown it at the wall.

[Tanja Glavnik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three words:

What. The. BLEEP?

Let's back up.

I'm not a Doctor Who fan. I've never seen an episode of DW in my entire life. But, I read Ford's '0mega' a while back and did a little snooping, discovering she wrote MORE books. And this one, because I'm a history nut, appealed to me, so I picked it up.

I mean, the Old West? Intrigue? Potential murder mystery? Probably some handsome men added into the mix? What's NOT to like?

And, really, I liked it.

I'm still reeling about it, but I did like it.

Josie, completing a survey, gets her brain operated on, is tossed back in time to 1842, and is supposed to save the Native Americans from getting slaughtered. Only, things aren't that simple - and obviously, in the process, no one tells the entire truth until VERY late in the book. She does remarkably well for a modern-day woman in the era though, aside from the rather annoying fact that, emphatic chip aside, she seems to blabber the FIRST THING TO HIT HER MIND to EVERYONE SHE MEETS, regardless of the consequences.

I mean, she almost makes blondes look bad.

Obviously, she can't help but KNOW this stuff, because of the chip. She can sense it. But why would you not use the brain (as little as there is) God gave a brick to shut up after the first time it doesn't end well?

Ahem.

Aside from that little nugget, though, I found myself liking her, and being angry at Carter. He was likeable at first, but the more the story unfolded, the more we were told about him ... No. Just no.

And Taylor. I'm sorry. I'll maybe write more on the topic of Taylor Hansen when my feels decide I can actually think coherently enough. THAT's the point where my dislike of Carter turned into actual snarls.

The one silver lining in this is that it's time to visit the Mongols now!

But still ... TAYLOR.

“Josie, I want you to know I care about you, and I’m sorry if I caused any of this; just know you gave me – and Fighting Badger – the peace we otherwise never would’ve known. You made a difference.”

[Lindsay · Rating 1 out of 5]

Da fuq

Why do people make MAIN characters ignorant as hell? From the beginning Josie was shown red flag after red flag and ignored ALL of them. Let's recap:

-weird dude already seems to know her name; she thinks it's strange, but cute.
-proceeds to get drunk with weird dude and then follows him back to his lab.
-she blacks out upon entering and 'ol dude does BRAIN SURGERY on her and tosses her back in time without preparing her and she STILL thinks she can TrUsT HiM.
-has the ability to read people (alive and dead), locations, and object and straight up avoids getting the answers she needs to find out who the killer is.
- the sheriff offers to help her and she is suspicious of him...which seems wise, but what's that saying about the enemy of my enemy is my friend?
-she finds out Carter andJohn aren't who she thinks they are and is like, "I always want to see the good in people, but everyone keeps proving me wrong." Which leads me to my last point, which might not actually be my last since I am 90% through with the book, but I couldn't fucking wait another minute to rant about this fuckery.
that fucking nanny has been suspect from the get go and she continues to ignore what is right in front of her face. She was JUST proved wrong about John and when someone tries to warn her about Nell, she straight up refuses to believe it and leaves the safety of her room with a KILLER on the loose during a STORM.


I just..... I can't understand why some authors don't do their characters intelligence justice AND insult the readers' on top of that... This entire book is a lie and not even a good one. But, hey, at least there's time travel.

Also, it bugs the fuck out of me that she went back in time to do good and hasn't done ANYTHING to help the people around her. And has the audacity to complain that she's only changed the lives of a few people and not the millions that she was promised. Honestly, that's the one good point about this book, b/c I really didn't want to read about another white savior. This book could have been good, but lost the plot.

[Darrah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh man. The concept of this story sounded so good. When I got to reading the book, I found some parts super exciting and others boring. At times, I felt like I didn't really care about how some events were going to effect the story. It was very back and forth for me. Sometimes the story really worked and sometimes it didn't. The characters were great. I thought there was a very nice range of characters with different motivations and backgrounds. Also a few twists at the end that I wasn't expecting.

[Nica Libres at Dusk ☁ · Rating 4 out of 5]

★★★★ 4 stars

I literally just read this because I thought the cover was cute. Yep, that's me, I like beautiful covers and I can't lie. I went in with zero expectations and came out with a broken heart.



I read the blurb. This is not my typical read — touch of sci-fi to which includes time-travel, time-paradox, brain chips and some other tech stuff that wasn't elaborated much. Time-travel, changing the past and a little mystery sounds good to me.

Few paragraphs in, Josie has shown herself to be a total dummy. Chatting with handsome stranger, drinking with the same stranger, going to the laboratory of the said stranger, has had her brain operated by that stranger who then tosses her to 1840 without so much as a preamble armed with a microchip in her newly cracked-open-and-put-back-together skull and a couple of super immunity shots. But I stuck on, I was curious.



As fate would have it, her getting sent through time was one bad decision after another in which she still decided to trust Carter's every word despite uncovering his lies and not knowing his motivations. While it is true that she only has him to get her back through her own time, she could have left him to dry and stayed in 1840s with her inherited properties and a husband who adored her. What I'm saying is, she wasn't as much 'stuck' as she is a willing participant to all this.

I realized she wasn't that dumb at all moreover she had different motivations for doing the things she did. She went out with Carter because she found him attractive. She followed her instincts and curiosity wherever it led her because she just had to know. She had grown rather attached to the Jacksons because she had none of that affection growing up.

I like the folklore injected in this book, the practices of the native American tribes among other things. I specially like the detail of how a person appears in the past, surprisingly, it's through a lighting storm and people would fall from the sky like meteors falling into the Earth creating craters. I think that was clever.

I ache for the Sherriff-Josie romance here. I sensed that there was something between them but it came too late to the story. I know she didn't exactly go back in time to be chumming with a hunky hot sheriff. But still, Josie and Sheriff Taylor? I'll pay good money to see that romance blossom.

That ending was a blur. It was unexpected and heartbreaking. This damn book didn't even give Josie a break. She was heartbroken thrice over and all she has is herself.



what worked for me —
1. steady pacing, never a dull moment;
2. unexpected twists and turns;
3. whodunnit feels and doom-and-gloom atmosphere;
4. dynamic secondary characters;

what didn't work for me —
1. lot of stuff didn't make sense to Josie also didn't make sense to me — language chip? emphatic memory chip? history chip? a cellphone that works, has a signal, doesn't need charging? I need those explained in depth;
2. some matters we're not framed in a convincing manner;
3. kinda reads like a fan-fic sometimes;
4. a romance too late and too short.

This gives me a weird young adult vibes but the sex scene would be graphic for the bracket so I guess more on new-adult. the story was good but the making is still a little green. I liked it though. It kept me entertained.

🎧: Lilian Yves

[Desert Rose Reviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Be sure to check out my review of this book on my blog, Here!



4.5 Roses

PG-17

The wild west, mixed with a dangerous romance. What's not to love?

Josie is a fairly typical modern college student, finding her way through a world a bit too big for her. When she fills out a random survey at a theme shop in a tourist town - more interested in the gift card prize than the actual survey - she never suspects it will change not only her life, but quite possibly, history itself. At least, the person hosting the "giveaway" survey hopes she will, and in an almost cruel way, zaps her back to a time where women barely have a voice, and tensions are high between people of social standing, and skin color.

She's surrounded by people she doesn't know if she can trust, in a time she isn't sure how to navigate, aside from what she learned in history classes when she was young. It's a culture shock like none other, and against all odds, she survives things several women before her didn't. She's special, and she's going to change history all right - just not in the way anyone expected.

I loved the overall story, characters, and plot. I've always been a sucker for time travel stories, and grew up on a healthy diet of old paperback westerns, and any western movie ever made. This story felt hand-written for me, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Josie was fantastic, and her struggle to fit into the 1840s seemed realistic and relatable. The companions and enemies she finds in the few short days she has to stop a war, make her head spin, and cause her to question everything she thought she knew.

The narration was done well, and the inflections in the multitude of different characters was done very well. I wasn't a huge fan of it in the first few chapters, but before long, was drawn in easily. The narrator seems like a good fit for the story, and her pace flowed well for the setting.

My only complaint with this audiobook, and the reason for a half rose taken away, is fairly minor. In several places during the story, the author repeats herself a bit too much. For example, when a character is trying to figure something out, or the author is basically explaining why a character decided to do something, the explanations overlap and go around in circles a few too many times. Unlike with a book, I wasn't able to skip a few paragraphs to get past it, unsure of where the story would pick back up. It wasn't a major complaint though, and not worth a whole rose being removed. The story overall seemed well done, and put together without holes and gaps left unanswered. I would definitely be interested in reading/listening to any more books she ends up adding to the series, and am thankful to have had the opportunity to enjoy this one.

I would definitely recommend this book, either in it's written form, or the audiobook version.

*I was given a complimentary audiobook copy of this book, from the author via Audiobookworm Promotions, to listen to in exchange for an honest review.

[Lauren - SERIESous Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was drawn to West for a number of reasons but the main two were (1) time travel and (2) new adult genre! While I mostly read New Adult Contemporary Romances, I'm always looking out for other non-contemporary NA reads. And time travel?! One of my favourites to explore because I love the delicious tension that it brings.

And this book definitely delivered on the tension!

There are a lot of things at play in this story and I love how everything weaves together. I loved trying to decipher what was happening and why. And not knowing which characters I could trust and not trust adds this layer of suspense that had me wanting to delve deeper into the story.

I liked that Josie was an older heroine because she has that touch of maturity YA heroines often lack. She's experienced a little more in her life isn't super naive when all is said and done. That was a refreshing change.

The romance did take on a greater focus than I anticipated but I did enjoy it. Sometimes I found that it took away from the other plot-lines but it does work well with all that is happening.

**I received a review copy of this book in exchange for an honest, voluntary review. All opinions are my own and not influenced by my source.**

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Actual Rating: 3.5/5

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly fun, but -1 for not great and unnecessary sex scene.

[Katherine Paschal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Josie is on holiday with her aunt and uncle when a stranger approaches her and asks her to complete a survey about history and the possibility of time travel. She feels a connection to the stranger so she agrees to his questions in the name of science and ends up having a few drinks with him before the night is over. When Carter tells her she has the chance to save history and she theoretically agrees, she has no idea that she would wake up 200 years in the past with no idea what is going on. Can Josie survive the old west and change history?

I have read and enjoyed a TON of Lizzy Ford books but never came across this one before. When I was presented with the opportunity to listen to West, which is the first in a time travel series, I was super excited. The story was equal parts science fiction (with lots of Doctor Who references), murder mystery and real life living in the old west (which I know I could not survive- I do so very much enjoy my modern conveniences). I liked how the plot was twisty keeping me guessing right up to the last chapter. Disclaimer- this story does not have a happily ever after, but instead it ends on a cliff-hanger that will make you desperate to pick up the next book in the series. Lizzy’s books are usually categorized as romance, but there was only one sexual scene that took place and it was not graphic nor the focus of the story. I would not call this a romance, more a sci-fi mystery that had a potential romance in it. There was some cool tech like empathic brain chips (minus the side effects) and the whole time keepers organization was awesome and made me think something like that may be possible.

The book is told from Josie’s point of view so you learn what is going on right along with her, experiencing her confusion and apprehension. I was not a super huge fan of Josie at the beginning of the story because she seemed so naïve! She trusted a complete stranger to get totally smashed with him, and then he sends her into another time and yet she still trusts him. The faith she puts in Carter was mind boggling, even after he lies and misleads her time after time- I learned that Carter is not trust worthy but apparently Josie did not (yet Taylor she kept doubting when she had no reason to!). She grew a lot as a character and overcame some terrifying obstacles and made tough choices. I rooted for her by the book’s end, and wanted to console her for the things that she had to do. Taylor was my favorite character, I just wanted to hug him for his bashfulness yet he was always the voice of reason and strength. Another character that was really cool was Fighting Badger, who was basically a serial killer who killed people to have friends since he could commune with spirits. I know I should have been appalled, but he was engaging and unique, creepy yet protective of “Talks with Spirits”- I never would have guessed that I would root for a murderer.

I was not in love with how the story was narrated. The narrator would take pauses in odd places, such as the middle of a sentence for no apparent reason and it made the flow of the story really choppy. Also, dialogue was confusing because I did not know who was speaking; the voices were very similar for the different characters so I could not 100% identify what was going on. The overall sound quality was good and the enunciation was great though.

I really enjoyed the idea and the execution of the book and I can’t wait to jump into the next world Josie discovers. The story had so many loose ends and surprises that were not fully resolved (and may I mention so freaking shocking!) that I need East (book 2) now. I am not sure I would listen to the audio book of East but there is no doubt that I will read it (hopefully soon!). Great world building and an excellent start to a crazy time travel adventure.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Lizzy Ford. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it. Visit https://smadasbooksmack.blogspot.com/ to take part in the book's tour

[Elena Alvarez Dosil · Rating 4 out of 5]

During a visit to an Old West tourist attraction, Josie is requested by a man named Carter to fill in a survey in exchange for some money to help her pay her studies. Later on both go out for a drink and Carter tells her about the need to change the past in order to prevent a great massacre. Half drunk, Josie accepts, just to suddenly find herself appear in the 1940s. Why does everybody seem to know her? Will she have what it takes to change the course of history?

Despite the fact that this book is categorized as Romance, it is not, or it is not its main genre. This is about time travel, not very sci-fy but more in a fantastic way, like Doctor Who, show that is mentioned several times throughout the book, as one of Josie's favorites. What I mean about more fantastic is that there is not even a mere attempt to explain anything of what happens in a scientific way, and I almost laughed at the fact that Josie was going to get a vaccine that would cover any past, present, and future disease known to man. It is kind of ludicrous, but this is one of the concessions we usually give to the Time Travel genre, especially when it is inspired by Doctor Who.

Josie's real mission is unknown to her and us, and Lizzy Ford built up the intrigue in a very smart way, giving us pieces here and there, while also tricking us to think what she wanted. This has worked very well, and this was a book I couldn't put down, since I needed to know why some things were like they were presented and how we could be deceived.

Even though I think Josie was a bit too naive at the beginning, I was able to connect to her later on. The story is written in first person from her point of view, and as she is the only character, apart from Carter, from our time, it was easy to follow her train of thought and understand her motivations. Apart from her, the rest of characters were not very developed, but this did not stop some of them from being very interesting. I especially liked the two Indian twins.

I said that this was not a Romance book, but there is romance in it. I am not sure about the need of it, and for me it felt a bit forced, but I guess the romance and sex scenes will be appreciated by those who expect some romance in this book. Somehow I wanted to know Taylor better, and I think the ending would have felt a bit stronger for me if he would have been a bit more developed.

What did not work very well for me was Lillian Yves narration. Yves gave a clear and emotive narration, but I found some little issues that were distracting when put together. First, Yves tended to introduce pauses in the middle of sentences, like reading in slow bursts, and then the pauses between sentences felt like artificially shortened (probably during the editing part). This caused that some pauses between sentences were even shorter than the pauses within sentences, which gave the narration a robotic feel. If it was not for the expressive narration by Yves, it would have sounded exactly like Text-To-Speech. I find it weird that nobody has mentioned this on any review, since this bothered me from beginning to end. Another minor issue was that all voices sounded similar to the ear, and this coupled with the previous issue, made following dialogs difficult, since the shortened pauses between sentences and paragraphs did not make it clear when a character stopped talking and another one started.

All in all, it was a wonderful audiobook, and the tension and the intrigue were so well built that I couldn't stop listening. I am looking forward to the next in the series.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Lizzy Ford. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

[Auj · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMFG...that was one of the best books I ever read. My heart is still racing even though it is finished. I guess we won't be seeing more of Taylor...still crossing my fingers he will magically reappear. It's a shame. Instead of a romance, this was more a one night stand because they had sex once before Taylor was erased.

The suspense was incredible, and the story was never boring even though the time period kinda was and I've read things like that before. I was scared to read the next page at times for of fear what I would learn. The plot was very unpredictable, which is a hard thing to accomplish.
also, Taylor was definitely a Mars in Taurus ;)

I can't wait to read part 2!

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing book if you are a fan of Doctor Who you will love this book. Lizzy does an amazing job telling this story! We follow Josie who is from the 21st century travel back in time to the west and has no idea what is going on at first. Seeing the journey she goes on and solving the mysteries as she goes is amazing. We slowly start to figure out who Carter is and what he is about but are still left with questions about him. This book was beautifully written and had an amazing story line, I cannot wait for the next book to come out!!!

[Gina Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly good

I usually don't read time travel books, but it was free so I gave it a try and I liked it. Some parts were a little weird but it kept in time with the storyline. I almost cried at the end, and ended up buying books two & three, can't wait to see what happens now!

[Mari · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's been years since I read and enjoyed the story. I got this audio for free and to that. I enjoyed the story just as much as I did originally. I thought the narrator, Lillian Yves, was very good and made the perfect Josie.

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really loved the characters, plot, and climax. Can't wait for book 2! Totally left me wanting more. Author is a superb writer. Loved the time travel genre!

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[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed several things about this book. First, Josie is a geologist, newly graduated from college. However, she doesn’t get the chance to use her smarts too much in this book. She gets caught up in talking time travel with a handsome young man, Carter, and then alcohol is introduced, and Boom! She wakes up with some brain chips and is catapulted back into the 1840s. Yet she does have a modern-day cell phone that can be used to communicate with her time-travel handler Carter. So there’s a mix of science fiction and historical fiction going on in this book. It held potential but as the story develops, both genres get little more than a nod as this tale becomes mostly about the romance.

I liked that Josie was her own woman, in her 20s, and had some life goals already in mind. Then some handsome and well-meaning (I hope he’s well-meaning!) Carter steps in and takes advantage of her while she’s totally drunk, performing brain surgery on her and sending her back in time to fulfill some quest that’s a bit murky for the entire book.

Carter says he wants to change history, saving 1 million people (most of which are Native Americans) but he never comes clean with the specifics of his plan. He talks high and mighty about preventing this tragedy, but I feel most folks know that by the 1840s the mass murder and subjugation of Native American peoples had been going on for centuries… so was this too little too late? That part never became clear and I wanted a bit more to get behind the concept in general.

OK, so Josie is stuck in the 1840s and is immediately taken in by this family. Elderly and sickly John lost his daughter, also named Josie, a year ago when she disappeared. He takes our Josie to be his Josie, and they do look quite a bit like each other. However, the plot gets weird when nearly everyone else accepts her as the 1840s Josie newly returned. I found that to be a hard sell. On the other hand, it set us up for a bit of a murder mystery as Josie discovers that she’s not the first Josie sent back by Carter. Obviously, those previous Josies couldn’t get the job done. I liked this murder mystery even though I was pretty sure who the culprit was from the beginning.

Toss in some empathic abilities and ghost whispering, and we get another genre (paranormal fantasy) tossed into the mix. In Josie’s case, it can be chocked up to the brain implants. However, there is another character that has these same abilities and we never learn why. This is one more thing I would like some explanation for.

There’s a few Native American characters. I kept getting Fighting Bear and Fighting Badger mixed up. Then there’s the self-proclaimed half-breed, Sheriff Taylor Hansen. He quickly becomes the main love interest. However, Josie doesn’t have too many other viable choices. There’s her despicable cousin Phillip, who’s angling for John’s inheritance. Then there’s one of the Fighting brothers who is also a murderer. I really liked Taylor’s character. He was a mix of mystery and law enforcement, romantic interest and protector, competition and perhaps savior from a messed up situation. Despite the romance being so obviously engineered, I found him to be my favorite character.

The story does end on a very abrupt cliff hanger. There’s plenty of questions left unanswered and more than one character left in peril. While the sequel is out, it’s not in audio yet (as of this posting – Oct 29, 2017). The series holds promise and I’m tempted to pick up the next book just to see how things turn out for Taylor. All told, 3.5/5 stars.

As a side note, I don’t get this cover art. It’s lovely but it doesn’t make me think of time-travel paranormal fantasy SF romance.

The Narration: Lillian Yves did a pretty good job. I really liked her for Josie’s voice. Her male voices were pretty good and most of the time she kept all character voices distinct. There were a few mouth noises here and there and at least 1 repeated sentence. With a little polishing, I think Yves could become a great narrator. She brought her enthusiasm to this performance, never sounding board. 4/5 stars for this narration.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Lizzy Ford. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

[Lilly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well, well, well! What do we have here? A different kind of story. If the other day I was mentioning in my other reviews that history has a way of repeating itself, now we have a different approach. Our main character is trying to change it. Funny thing is she has no idea how she ended up in all this.

Even since the beginning, I found myself having the same reaction as Josie. I mean, are you kidding me? Really ? Did that apparently (not) drunk guy sent me back in time ?! Now what? Now we have a great story, a true adventure and a novel that will keep you reading (listening, in my case) till late in night!

I loved the story, I loved how the author has built the action. It has a sort of equilibrium. Like everything happens exactly at the right point, so it does not become boring at all. And it has a little bit of mystery, a little bit of intrigue, love and just the perfect combination of everything else that make it a successful book.

Josie is one amazing heroine. She is definitely not a superhero. Her wits and strong character are her best attributes and she uses them so good. She is mature, no childlike behavior, no spoiled princess. She finds herself in a more than unusual situation and acts quickly. She has my appreciation of how she acted in some scenes. Yes, she has been the center of attention in my case as I put myself in her shoes. If I were to be alone in a strange place…. Uf!

The narration was fantastic as well. It went well in line with the characters and I think Lillian Yves has the perfect voice for a character such as Josie. She does a good job in voice acting for the male characters and for me it was easy to decipher who was who.

All in all, 5 stars and my thanks to Audibookworm and the author and narrator for yet another great book! Lovely, and I do wish you give it a try. It’s fascinating!

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Lizzy Ford. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

[Nia Ireland · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think that this is the first time travel novel I've ever heard/read ) and it's broadened my horizons considerably! My concern was that I'd find the time travel aspect a little bit too silly and it would spoil the story for me - not the case. It's consistent and not too technical, what the main character does after time traveling is what counts, not how she got there.

This is the first book in the History Interrupted series, if the rest is anything like this one then I'll definitely be finishing the entire series! That said, I think I'm going to wait until they're all available in audiobook format to enjoy them. Lillian Yves is the perfect voice for the character of Josie Jackson and brought so much to this story, she actually had me crying at one scene which isn't something I've ever done before where audiobooks are concerned.

Josie Jackson gets sent back in time in a suitably sci-fi manner and has to do her best to fit in to her new surroundings and solve a mystery. She's a very sweet character, incredibly empathetic and kind to a fault - She may be very much in touch with her emotions but she knows how to get things done and singlemindedly gets what she wants - watching her approach the studmuffin of this novel was beautiful.

The setting of this book is glorious, I really feel that Ford understands the lines between describing a setting and letting the reader's imagination do the rest of the work - I think we're all familiar enough with the Old West setting to conjure up some brilliant images. Ford really takes advantage of that and uses it to build a really original and suspenseful mystery, then abuse your emotions like some kind of evil overlord.

This is a book I'd recommend to fans of urban fantasy, Doctor Who, anything with a strong female lead or basically.... a fan of books with murders and smooching.

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow…what a surprise. If you like time-travel stories this one is definitely worth your time and credit. It deserves more than 5 stars.

Bottom line it's a fantastic book and a great start to a series. It's a creative and complex, yet simple and unique time-travel scenario/world the author has created. It's well written, flows smoothly and pulls you in from the start and just keeps getting better as it goes on. It is the first in a four part series so be warned it does end in a bit of a cliffhanger. Hopefully the rest of the series will be available on audible soon.

This book has it all mystery, intrigue, suspense, time-travel and a little steamy romance with a great cast of characters all combined into a very entertaining and enjoyable story.

There are many questions still to be answered. Just a few are - What exactly is the agency? Who is Carter really? What is his ultimate goal? Is this the last we will see of Taylor? Can you really change history permanently? What are the ripple effects in Josie's own timeline? Maybe I missed it but why doesn't her phone battery ever die?

I was not happy with a certain part of the ending. Since she has gone back further in time there better be someway that a certain character will now be alive/born again at some point in time.

Lillian Yves did a great job with the narration. She is the perfect narrator for this book. This is the first time I have listened to a book she has narrated. She has a voice that was made for narrating books. Her narration pulled you into the story and brought it and the characters to life. Clearly spoken with a nice even pace. Great character voices. Both male and female. Hopefully she will be narrating the rest of the series. Very enjoyable.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily provided this review.

[Lauralee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Josie is a college graduate that loves Doctor Who. One day, she is approached by a stranger named Carter that’s claims he has a time machine. He persuades Josie to travel through time to save a million lives. Josie agrees and finds herself in the Old West. She is to find two people - the sheriff and an Indian named Running Bear. As she locates these two men, she impersonates the lost daughter of a wealthy man. As she continues to fulfill her mission, she learns that Carter is hiding something from her and that she is in grave danger. Can Josie ever trust Carter and save herself?

I really loved Josie. Josie is a strong and smart protagonist. She is very identifiable to the reader. She is a big Doctor Who fan. She is a college graduate with student loans. She likes to have fun and would love to change history if given the chance. What I really love about Josie is that when questions arise, she never stops looking for answers. Also, Josie is not a damsel in distress and can take care of herself. Thus, Josie was a very fun and plucky heroine, and I could not wait to find out what happens to her.

Overall, this book is full of romance, mystery, and action. While Josie was developed, the other characters were still one-dimensional. The writing could be a bit repetitive at times. However, I loved the setting, and it’s clear the author did her research. While the mystery was predictable, West was still a very suspenseful novel, and it kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what happens. I can’t wait to read the sequel so I can find out will happen to Josie and what Carter’s endgame is! I recommend this novel for fans of The Keys of the Watchmen, Into the Dim, and A Murder in Time.
(Note: I was given a audiobook version of this book as part of a blog tour in exchange for an honest review.)

[Kaitlin Troy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok I love this series! When josie does a bit to much drinking at an old west reenactment town with a strange yet some how familiar man named Carter she agrees to go back in time to right a wrong that could potentially save millions of natives. In her enibrated state she thinks this is all just a odd but entertaining conversation with an man who is equally so. Josie soon discovers this is all to real.

She finds herself in the real old west the daughter of a wealthy sick man who believes she is the daughter that went missing over a year ago. She is surrounded by secrets and characters whose intentions are far from clear. She is warned by her time traveling benefactor that there are also people who will try to stop her from the mission shes on at all cost and the handsome sheriff's role in this could be that of those who are out stop shifts in the timeline... The More she learns the more she realizes this won't be any easy task, infact just making it to the time deadline alive will be a miracle in it self.


This book and series is a hidden gem! I'm so glad that I stumbled on to it! I could see this becoming a huge hit and movies being made of these books. I have read all three amazing books in the series so far and am anxiously waiting for the final installment. Absolutely a must read and definitely my favorite series in many years!

[Candace · Rating 1 out of 5]

Why is this listed as romance in any kind of way? Unless you're Nicholas Sparks I don't understand why people write "romance" that doesn't have a HEA - even then no HEA still sucks. Very few authors can actually pull off a romance without a HEA. I don't think the romance should have even been peppered in the way it was in this story. Author needs to make up her mind what kind of story she wants to write. Frustrated that this is listed as romance with no fair warning there is no HEA. What a dick move. Book started slow..was actually quite boring until about halfway. Even if you take out the romance issue which made me mad, the story is still choppy. And please tell me how this is a stand alone? if u want to know what happens to Josie you have to read the next book in the series...HOW IS THAT A STAND ALONE!? Author is misleading. Just no...only book this year I have felt was a complete waste of my time. Wish I could get that time back. Can Carter send me back in time so I could never read this book?

[R.J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book from AudioBookWorm for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are entirely my own.

Riveting and exciting, West is a fast paced novel that wastes no time pulling the reader in and whisking them away from reality and into the wild west with some twists. For fans of Dr. Who, this one is for you!

First, the way this is written is absolutely perfect! There is not a wasted word in any sentence and the story progresses at a good fast speed, so there weren’t any lagging spots. I loved the character development and the parts each of them had to play, it was just a very well plotted novel.

I do have to mention that there is some crude language, including the use of the f-word, as well as many sexual comments/thoughts, and even a fairly long sex scene. Which is unfortunate because aside from this, I fell in love with the story.

So, I am only going to be able to give West 3.5 stars out of 5 (3 stars on sites that don’t offer halves).

This review was originally published on Literature Approved (http://literatureapproved.com).

[Erin Halbmaier · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

I was excited to listen to this book, but my enthusiasm soon waned once I received it. It took a long time for the story to get moving. The author repeated things ("I was here to save a million lives") numerous times and seemed to only remember certain plot points when convenient, which was annoying. Once it got moving, it wasn't bad...except for the 10-minute sex scene. It takes a pretty good story for me to forgive smut, but even an excellent story isn't going to overcome having to skip that much to avoid the literary pornography.

The narration was flat; it was hard to distinguish between voices and there was little modulation in the narrator's tone.

For those readers/listeners who are into graphic romances, this might be a more enjoyable book. For me...definitely not. I wish I had given it a pass!

[Dee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Within the first paragraph the main character shows herself to be an idiot. She declares she is flat broke which is why she decides to do the survey to get $50, and in the same paragraph tells us she has a bag full of overpriced water bottles she bought because she felt sorry for the beverage sellers.

I did decide to give it a couple of chapters, given I’d paid for the book: it was page two where things really fell apart.

‘I looked over, not expecting the stranger to be as stunning as he was’

*eyeroll*

The next few paragraphs are about how perfect looking they both are.

Then: the microchip for your brain that will instantly translate English into any language on the planet, and another one that is ‘like an internet. In your brain’ with all history on it.

The last straw was the immunity to everything from the Black Death to diseases that don’t exist yet and I was done (first page of chapter two).