Return to Tomorrow

The Time Bubble #11

by Jason Ayres

If you knew the future, would you change it?

Thomas Scott has lived his life twice before. At night he dreams about his wife-to-be and resolves to preserve the timeline so they can meet in the right place at the right time.

Ben Lewis was a middle-aged failure in 2020 before he was cast back into his eighteen-year-old body. Given a second chance, he intends to exploit it for his own selfish ends.

When the two meet in Oxford in 1988, they soon clash. The more Thomas tries to prevent Ben from disrupting the timeline, the more he delights in doing the opposite.

A decade later, the scene is set for a final confrontation in the blazing heat of Ibiza at the height of the clubbing scene.
This story is the eleventh part of an epic series exploring the time travel genre in original and innovative ways. The novels follow the main characters from youth to middle age as they jump forwards, backwards, and sideways into alternate worlds.

Genres: Time Travel

306 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2021

About the author

Jason Ayres fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a full-time author when he left the corporate world behind and published his first novel in 2014. Since then, he has written twenty more books, delighting readers with his signature mix of humour, engaging characters, and imaginative storytelling.

His character-driven tales focus on ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations—whether travelling to an uncertain future, revisiting their past, or exploring alternate timelines. Blending elements of sci-fi, romance, and everyday life, his stories offer something for everyone, with relatable characters at their heart.

Jason’s latest series, set in the 1980s, follows present-day protagonists who, down on their luck, get a chance to relive a pivotal year from their past. 1980, 1981, and 1982 are available now, with more to come.

Want to know more about Jason? - You can find him at:

https://www.jasonayres.co.uk

https://www.facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/

https://twitter.com/TheTimeBubble/

Reviews

[Daniel Lewis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the best book so far in the Time Bubble series, it was so good that I immediately bought the next book and started reading it right away. We first saw Thomas Scott in an earlier book, then he got his own book where he was living his life backwards one day at a time. Now we get to see him going forward in normal time living his life again, but with some serious complications. Can he save his future? You will have to read to find out.

#timetravel
#timebubbleseries

[Mr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice to see some ends tied up

This was more of an explanatory book filling in some gaps and padding out the earlier books. It was good to see a conclusion and nice ending. My only kind of complaint was including the nod to coronavirus as this (obviously as written without the knowledge ) didn’t feature in any other books that covered 2020/21 and probably wasn’t necessary.
That said I have thoroughly enjoyed the whole series and will be missing the adventures

[C I KESZEI · Rating 5 out of 5]

The series just gets better and better

Each of the last four instalments has told a story of one of the supporting characters from an earlier book. This one delivers everything you want with the long awaited time travelling baddie.
As tempting as it would be to summarise the plot, it would contain a spoiler. So you will be well rewarded by reading it instead.
The only downside is I've read the whole series this month and now need to find something else to read while I'm waiting for the next book.

[Steve W · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read all the others in the series although it's quite a while since the previous ones. It's amazing how the author keeps wringing out more stories and characters from a simple idea, without repeating himself or seeming contrived. Occasionally the humour is a bit 'laddish' but generally very funny. Some completely unexpected twists along the way. It seemed to end a bit suddenly but it was one of those books I couldn't put down. Recommended, fine to read in isolation although I did read the series in order.

[PIETER · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a return to characters we've met in earlier books in the series, Thomas and Sarah. There is also mention of their daughter, Stacey. This pre-story has some very different elements however, especially the corrupt and manipulating villain, Ben Lewis. This novel packs more action than any preceding book in the series, which, in this case, is a good thing. Ayres cleverly changes narrators in different chapters, giving opposing points of view of the story. A gripping final few chapters.

[Tyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

"My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday" was a beautiful book that I didn't think needed a sequel, but this turned out to be very welcome. I haven't read any other books in the series, but since this pretty much stands outside of the series as a direct sequel I think it deserves praise. Well constructed and written, emotional as the first.

[Miss M Stanbrook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

I've read all the time bubble stories. This is definitely the best so far and I can't wait for the next installment. It is always enjoyable to read Jason's books. I recommend them highly

[matt whitnall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great stand alone story

If you like simple time travel stories this book ( and the series ) are an easy read , not too many twists and turns , strong characters and a good plot , nice easy read

[andy foxon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Return to tomorrow

I'm not great with word's but I'll just say I loved reading this as much as the other time bubble book's. Couldn't put it down. If you liked the others I'm sure you'll like this

[ukkindlecustomer · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's My Life and I'll Do What I Want

Darker instalment of the time travelling series who's main characters to date have exerted a benign influence. What effects would a person without discernible morals have on the timeline?

[Kelli Schamber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read. Jason makes you feel like you are in the time and place with the characters. It just gets better each book. Can't wait for book 12 to come out in the Time Bubble series.

[Graham Bowden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great installment in the fantastic time travel series. Think this could have been the best of the lot!

[David Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this series

I have read all the time bubble books and look forward to the next one coming. Definitely recommended to all

[Leigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another great book in this series. Took me a couple of chapters to remember the previous story. But once I did, it felt good to be back in the time bubble series.

[David Maris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read all 11 books

Enjoyed the whole series of books and found it very clever how all the stories were interwoven. Strongly recommend if you enjoy sci-fi

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read em all

Great fun. Great series idea. Imagined issues I've never thought of to overcome, or even run into. Hoping for more.

[Michelle Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

such creative time travel

I really liked this book and all of his books honestly. He’s very creative in writing the characters you love or hate.

[Melissainau]

This is so bad. I kind of despise myself for finishing this series. Ugh. Don't start.

[Clive Harding BSc Honours · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this instead of book 6 in the series, opps but hey I loved it

[Josh C · Rating 5 out of 5]

awesome

This whole series is great. I love time travel genre and this series doesn’t disappoint. There are a lot of different points of view to explore and think about. Plus it is cool to read something that takes place in UK. Being an American, I had to use some context clues or look up some slang words but to me it just made these stories that much better.