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Just in Time
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Expected 8 Dec 26Time travel weaves the past and present of two strangers together in this whimsical romance from beloved authors Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka.
For Gwen Bailey, taking a yellow taxicab in NYC is a magical experience. Literally. When Gwen hails any taxi and mutters a date in her past, she is transported to that time. As a perfectionist, it’s allowed her to achieve the perfect GPA, perfect performance reviews, perfect everything. And if she makes a mistake, well, Gwen can just hop in a cab and correct it. She’s never met anyone else with this ability…until Ian.
For Ian Knox, time travel is for helping the people he loves. He has infinite chances to look out for his family, to hang out with the brother who needs him more than his sibling lets on—even to prevent life-changing tragedy. So what if he overextends himself or feels himself losing touch with the present? There will be time for that too, right? But everything changes when he meets Gwen.
As Gwen and Ian run into each other across New York City an irresistible attraction forms, and the complications of time travel begin to spiderweb across their timelines. They’ll have to decide between an imperfect future together or a past free of heartache.
For Gwen Bailey, taking a yellow taxicab in NYC is a magical experience. Literally. When Gwen hails any taxi and mutters a date in her past, she is transported to that time. As a perfectionist, it’s allowed her to achieve the perfect GPA, perfect performance reviews, perfect everything. And if she makes a mistake, well, Gwen can just hop in a cab and correct it. She’s never met anyone else with this ability…until Ian.
For Ian Knox, time travel is for helping the people he loves. He has infinite chances to look out for his family, to hang out with the brother who needs him more than his sibling lets on—even to prevent life-changing tragedy. So what if he overextends himself or feels himself losing touch with the present? There will be time for that too, right? But everything changes when he meets Gwen.
As Gwen and Ian run into each other across New York City an irresistible attraction forms, and the complications of time travel begin to spiderweb across their timelines. They’ll have to decide between an imperfect future together or a past free of heartache.
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Expected publication December 8, 2026
About the author
Emily Wibberley
25 books2,313 followersEmily Wibberley attended Princeton University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Austin Siegemund-Broka, with whom she writes books for for adults and teens.
Visit her and Austin's website at www.emilyandaustinwrite.com.
Visit her and Austin's website at www.emilyandaustinwrite.com.
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remind-me-once-out
March 27, 2026The cover on ig got me here, and I am not ashamed to admit it
Want to Read
June 29, 2026need this on my desk stat
July 26, 2026
I wanted to love this book. Time traveling-sign me up!! Unfortunately this story was just okay for me. I was even set to give it 3.5 stars until the 89% mark. The dreaded third act breakup. It was just silly and didn’t need to happen.
What I did enjoy was the deeper effects that time traveling would have on an individual if they were granted this special ability. Ian was so caught up in making sure his family was always taken care of and safe, while Gwen was obsessed with perfectionism. At times it was a bit much and I found myself wanting to scream at them, “You need therapy to work through your issues!”
I wish the time travel had been explained. It just simply existed and there was no rhyme or reason for it. While I normally enjoy dual POV stories, I often found myself confused as to whose chapter it was in the middle of a chapter. Their voices sounded so similar at times.
Overall the romance for me was lacking. This felt more like two individuals working through their issues and the journeys of their time travel while making a friend along the way. I just never really felt the chemistry and growth of their romantic relationship. This surprised with a book written by a married couple.
I still enjoyed the premise and setting of this story, but overall I found myself wanting more. It would make for a good cozy Fall or Winter read.
Star rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Rating: R (language)
🔥Spice rating: 🌶️ (mild open door-1 scene)
🤬Language: over 40 f bombs which seemed excessive and unnecessary
Thank you to the publisher for an advanced digital copy. All opinions are my own.
What I did enjoy was the deeper effects that time traveling would have on an individual if they were granted this special ability. Ian was so caught up in making sure his family was always taken care of and safe, while Gwen was obsessed with perfectionism. At times it was a bit much and I found myself wanting to scream at them, “You need therapy to work through your issues!”
I wish the time travel had been explained. It just simply existed and there was no rhyme or reason for it. While I normally enjoy dual POV stories, I often found myself confused as to whose chapter it was in the middle of a chapter. Their voices sounded so similar at times.
Overall the romance for me was lacking. This felt more like two individuals working through their issues and the journeys of their time travel while making a friend along the way. I just never really felt the chemistry and growth of their romantic relationship. This surprised with a book written by a married couple.
I still enjoyed the premise and setting of this story, but overall I found myself wanting more. It would make for a good cozy Fall or Winter read.
Star rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️
Content Rating: R (language)
🔥Spice rating: 🌶️ (mild open door-1 scene)
🤬Language: over 40 f bombs which seemed excessive and unnecessary
Thank you to the publisher for an advanced digital copy. All opinions are my own.
Want to Read
March 15, 2026Magical cab rides with romance and time travel
July 28, 2026
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this novel. All my thoughts and opinions are my own.
I love the time-travel trope, especially in romance. It’s so under-explored for a premise so intriguing and powerful.
Everybody wishes for a do-over at least once.
Ian and Gwen get infinite opportunities to do so. (Only in New York City yellow cabs, of course). Ian uses his powers to make the lives of those he’s closest to better. Gwen uses hers to fix the slip-ups and pitfalls in her own life.
These two time travelers, by pure happenstance or by fate, have their lives converge.
I enjoyed getting to know these two individuals as they walked through life—past, present, and future. My only real gripe is the unfortunate use of what authors believe is “miscommunication”, which it is not.
It is /lack/ of communication; it is using assumptions and self-deprecating thoughts to fill in the gaps of conversations that should’ve happened. I don’t enjoy that. I will never enjoy that. It is a lazy tool that is used to prolong a story, prolong reaching the destination of a happily ever after because, for some reason, authors believe readers don’t need to see anything else after that.
Well, I do.
I would love to, for once, read characters living in the happily ever after they fought to achieve for longer than just an epilogue. I want to read it for many chapters. And then, as a treat, I would like to drop in on them during a pocket of time in the future.
I suppose, in this book, it’s fitting in a way. The lesson is to learn to live in the present. So as the readers, we are left only with the here and now.
I love the time-travel trope, especially in romance. It’s so under-explored for a premise so intriguing and powerful.
Everybody wishes for a do-over at least once.
Ian and Gwen get infinite opportunities to do so. (Only in New York City yellow cabs, of course). Ian uses his powers to make the lives of those he’s closest to better. Gwen uses hers to fix the slip-ups and pitfalls in her own life.
These two time travelers, by pure happenstance or by fate, have their lives converge.
I enjoyed getting to know these two individuals as they walked through life—past, present, and future. My only real gripe is the unfortunate use of what authors believe is “miscommunication”, which it is not.
It is /lack/ of communication; it is using assumptions and self-deprecating thoughts to fill in the gaps of conversations that should’ve happened. I don’t enjoy that. I will never enjoy that. It is a lazy tool that is used to prolong a story, prolong reaching the destination of a happily ever after because, for some reason, authors believe readers don’t need to see anything else after that.
Well, I do.
I would love to, for once, read characters living in the happily ever after they fought to achieve for longer than just an epilogue. I want to read it for many chapters. And then, as a treat, I would like to drop in on them during a pocket of time in the future.
I suppose, in this book, it’s fitting in a way. The lesson is to learn to live in the present. So as the readers, we are left only with the here and now.
July 10, 2026
yay time travel!! rtc
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
📖 ARC REVIEW 📖
Thank you @berkleypub and @berkleyromance for an early copy of Just In Time by Emily Wibberley; Austin Siegemund-Broka. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. 🤍
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5
Release date: December 8th, 2026
🛑Read on with caution; review may contain spoilers🛑
Just in Time had a really intriguing premise. The idea of finding love through time travel immediately hooked me, but unfortunately, I don't think the execution lived up to the concept.
My biggest issue was with the time travel itself. It simply... existed. Gwen and Ian find themselves in deeply emotional moments, hop into a random NYC cab, and suddenly they're traveling back in time. That's pretty much all the explanation we get. I kept waiting for some kind of logic behind how it worked, why they were able to do it, and especially why the rules seemed to change once they met each other. Instead, the story asks you to accept it at face value, which made it difficult for me to fully immerse myself.
The dual POV also didn't work as well as I hoped. Gwen and Ian had such similar narrative voices that I often had to stop and remind myself whose chapter I was reading. Ian was probably the more compelling character for me. He's incredibly selfless, using his ability to revisit the past to help other people, even at the expense of his own present. He's so focused on fixing yesterday that he forgets to live today. Gwen, on the other hand, is fiercely ambitious and obsessed with perfection, to the point where I honestly found her stressful to read at times. She's constantly chasing an ideal version of her life, yet never seems happy with what she has.
While I found their romantic chemistry a little underwhelming, I did enjoy how they influenced each other's growth. Through meeting one another, and through all their attempts to rewrite the past, they slowly realized that happiness doesn't come from fixing every mistake. Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is let the past stay in the past and allow life to unfold as it's meant to.
Overall, I appreciated the message the story was trying to convey, but I wish the world-building had been stronger and the romance had packed a bit more emotional punch. It was an enjoyable read with a unique premise, but one that ultimately left me wanting more.
Thank you @berkleypub and @berkleyromance for an early copy of Just In Time by Emily Wibberley; Austin Siegemund-Broka. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. 🤍
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐/5
Release date: December 8th, 2026
🛑Read on with caution; review may contain spoilers🛑
Just in Time had a really intriguing premise. The idea of finding love through time travel immediately hooked me, but unfortunately, I don't think the execution lived up to the concept.
My biggest issue was with the time travel itself. It simply... existed. Gwen and Ian find themselves in deeply emotional moments, hop into a random NYC cab, and suddenly they're traveling back in time. That's pretty much all the explanation we get. I kept waiting for some kind of logic behind how it worked, why they were able to do it, and especially why the rules seemed to change once they met each other. Instead, the story asks you to accept it at face value, which made it difficult for me to fully immerse myself.
The dual POV also didn't work as well as I hoped. Gwen and Ian had such similar narrative voices that I often had to stop and remind myself whose chapter I was reading. Ian was probably the more compelling character for me. He's incredibly selfless, using his ability to revisit the past to help other people, even at the expense of his own present. He's so focused on fixing yesterday that he forgets to live today. Gwen, on the other hand, is fiercely ambitious and obsessed with perfection, to the point where I honestly found her stressful to read at times. She's constantly chasing an ideal version of her life, yet never seems happy with what she has.
While I found their romantic chemistry a little underwhelming, I did enjoy how they influenced each other's growth. Through meeting one another, and through all their attempts to rewrite the past, they slowly realized that happiness doesn't come from fixing every mistake. Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is let the past stay in the past and allow life to unfold as it's meant to.
Overall, I appreciated the message the story was trying to convey, but I wish the world-building had been stronger and the romance had packed a bit more emotional punch. It was an enjoyable read with a unique premise, but one that ultimately left me wanting more.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
I requested this book because I loved Seeing Other People by these authors—it was an instant hit for me. Unfortunately, this one just didn’t work nearly as well.
I found the story overly long and tedious, and the plot never felt strong enough to sustain the length. The time-travel element was fun, but I wish it had been explored or explained more, it was just there!
Ian was a great male main character, but I struggled to connect with Gwen. I also found the third-act breakup unnecessary and frustrating.
Im general, the romance just didn’t really work for me. Instead of feeling like a developing love story, it mostly came across as two people separately dealing with their own issues and the time-travel situation, slowly building a connection that felt more like friendship than anything romantic.
Because of that, I never really felt strong chemistry between them, and I didn’t see enough growth in their relationship to get emotionally invested in them as a couple...
I requested this book because I loved Seeing Other People by these authors—it was an instant hit for me. Unfortunately, this one just didn’t work nearly as well.
I found the story overly long and tedious, and the plot never felt strong enough to sustain the length. The time-travel element was fun, but I wish it had been explored or explained more, it was just there!
Ian was a great male main character, but I struggled to connect with Gwen. I also found the third-act breakup unnecessary and frustrating.
Im general, the romance just didn’t really work for me. Instead of feeling like a developing love story, it mostly came across as two people separately dealing with their own issues and the time-travel situation, slowly building a connection that felt more like friendship than anything romantic.
Because of that, I never really felt strong chemistry between them, and I didn’t see enough growth in their relationship to get emotionally invested in them as a couple...
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Gwen and Ian were fab! This felt like a real character driven romance from the two authors- there was slightly less romance/ lust than their other books, but I think that worked really well because it gave them more growing room and personal development. There was a lovely balance of deep, reflective moments with silly, lighthearted ones. The authors always write such seamless stories that make reading effortless.
I don't normally love time travel romances because I think the pacing is often confusing, but this was really well done - having both characters moving through time really made it easier to see. I liked the contrast between Gwen's relentless perfectionism and Ian's selflessness - unlike other reviewers I didn't find their voices too similar. This was lighthearted and fun with some emotional twists I really enjoyed.
I don't normally love time travel romances because I think the pacing is often confusing, but this was really well done - having both characters moving through time really made it easier to see. I liked the contrast between Gwen's relentless perfectionism and Ian's selflessness - unlike other reviewers I didn't find their voices too similar. This was lighthearted and fun with some emotional twists I really enjoyed.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
I've loved every book I've read by this duo, and this one was no exception. This was such a cute, heartwarming story, and it even had me tearing up by the end. I think the time-travel aspect made things slightly confusing at times, but given the nature of the story, it was written clearly enough that I was able to follow along without much trouble. Overall, it was another enjoyable read from these authors, and I'm already looking forward to whatever they write next.
4 stars!
Thank you to Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka, Berkley Publishing Group | Berkley, and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book.
#JustinTime #NetGalley
4 stars!
Thank you to Emily Wibberley, Austin Siegemund-Broka, Berkley Publishing Group | Berkley, and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this book.
#JustinTime #NetGalley
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
I thought the premise of this one sounded so good. A romance with time travel?! Sign me up. This was a fun, light-hearted read. Was it perfect? No. But it was a nice escape. I wanted to know more about WHY they were able to time travel though. Overall, it wasn't a favorite for me, but I still enjoyed most of it and I'm happy I gave it a shot.
Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the gifted copy. All opinions are my own.
Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the gifted copy. All opinions are my own.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
4.5 stars
it is with no shortage of sadness that i will be avoiding any sort of "just in time" pun in this intro due to the sheer amount of pain to the reader.
...no promises for the actual review though
sorry in advance
rtc
it is with no shortage of sadness that i will be avoiding any sort of "just in time" pun in this intro due to the sheer amount of pain to the reader.
...no promises for the actual review though
sorry in advance
rtc
July 6, 2026
While reading Just in Time I couldn’t tell that it was written by two authors. Well done! I loved this book! I love the time travel using taxis cabs in New York. It was highly original. This book shows you what you could do if you we’re given more time or be able to redo an event and if you would give it all up if it meant that you could be with the one you love in an imperfect world. What would you choose?
Review of advance copy received from Edelweiss+
4.5. Magical realism is hit or miss for me and this was a HIT.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
I adored this🥹🥹
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
I am a suckered for a time travel trope and this was a great one. Light on the physics and heavy on the self discovery, it was a pleasure to watch Gwen come into her own.
August 2, 2026
it’s like if Abby Jimenez and Ashley Poston had a baby and i’m OBSESSED. beautiful entertaining and wonderfully written love story 🧚✨
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