Abandoned in Time

Doorways to the Past #1

by Maggie West

A mysterious note on the library floor says to meet at the abandoned tire factory.

Who is it meant for? Certainly not Ali, but she shows up anyway.

Entering the factory sends Ali into another world, another time: World War II.

In this tale of lost love and sacrifices made in a time of war, can Ali set right events in the past that, if left unchecked, will alter her family’s future, including her own?

The three books in the Doorways to the Past Time Travel series are clean reads. These short stories are suitable for most ages so come along on the adventure!

Abandoned in Time is Book 1 in the new time travel series, Doorways to the Past. This short story is a clean read suitable for all ages.

Genres: Time Travel

49 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 4, 2015

About the author

Maggie West is the author of the Antique Pickers in Paradise cozy mystery series and the Lily Thistle cozy mystery series, the Doorways to the Past time travel series, and several romance books. When she's not reading or writing, she loves to craft and sew, keep her kitten out of trouble (oh boy, good luck with that!), and take walks where she dreams up new stories.

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Reviews

[sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

What!!!

I want more. It really got my interest. Very intriguing. Not into time travel but this story....well I want to know more about Darrell.

[Lashonda Beauregard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good short time travel story. Interesting story line, bit of mystery at the beginning of the book. The story sort of ended suddenly, but I'm interested in reading the next book in the series.

[Kim O'Hara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short story was a fun read that left lots of questions to be answered (I assume) in the next book in the series. The main character has a sense of purpose: If she has traveled from her time to the past, there must be a reason. She set herself to discover the reason and fix what was wrong. Because it was a short story, there was no time for unsuccessful attempts, which would have heightened the suspense, but there were still twists (more for the main character than for the reader) that kept my interest and made me care.

The writing was clean (no errors that threw me from the story) and clean (G-rated), and the style of writing immersed me in the story so that I was in the scene and pretty much oblivious to the words that built it. From a time-travel perspective, I did flinch a little at how quickly the main character decided what to do. In real life, such decisions often lead to a completely different outcomes from what we expect. In a novel, this would cause me to give 4 stars. But it IS a short story, and the author included all the essential plot elements. I'll give it 4.5 stars.

[Sarah Briel · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story gave a nice break to my day, but I really can't say it was fabulous. It was very short, very simple, and a little sweet. The writing style wasn't my favorite, it really jilted me when I first started it, and the way things were described didn't always seem to fit in with the other descriptions.
Ali was an interesting character, she had a way of jumping headfirst into things that I think in a full length novel would probably make her end up with quite a few problems, but in this short-story didn't really result in anything.
It left quite a few questions to be explained, and I really would have liked something at the end which showed how things turned out. I'm interested in finding out if the other stories in this series answer any of the many questions.

Overall, I give it 2 and a half stars. :)

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

28 year old Ali follows up on a note she found st the library asking her to meet in an old tire factory. When she sees a man enter the abandoned factory she follows him inside only to find that inside, it is no longer 2014 but 1944. She meets a young man who she knows 2014 as a good friend of her elderly grandfather. Only in 1944 he is engaged to her future grandmother. It was a nice twist and I won't tell more and spoil anything. After all it is a short read. The good 5hing is that there is a couple of follow up books in the series.

[Danelle Cale · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've read short stories that have good writing and the story leaves me satisfied at the end. Even though it's short. This one was NOT satisfying in the least. The writing was't done well, the plot was decent, but the way the book ended didn't make a whole lot of sense. It's like you're told just because that's how it is.

[Diamond]

I really liked the parts about WW II and how the women were 'manning' the tire factory. The author managed to squeeze the rationing of items into the story, as well. Excellent for the younger readers as some will wonder which items were rationed during the War.

Most highly recommended and will check on the availability of Part 2.

[Juliann Whicker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This charming story about a girl who follows her instincts and ends up in the past is a light read. I enjoyed reading about Ali and her jaunt to the 40's tire factory. It would be nice to know more about the purpose to her journey, but overall a fun read.

[K.P. Stafford · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my usual genre, but a very cute little read. Clean, heart warming and fun.

[Erin J. M. Boyington · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute quick read

Not an in depth story, but charming in its own way. I am curious to see what the author does with the rest of the series.

[alansplace · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really entertaining series

[MaryD · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story.