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Time Equation
Time Equation
Series · 4 books · 2016-2020
By
E.S. Martell
Books in series
#1
Heart of Fire Time of Ice
2016
CAN A MODERN WOMAN LEARN TO SURVIVE IN THE ICE-AGE? Physics doctoral student Kathleen Whitby is a pathetic figure around campus. Completely focused on her research, she fears and actively avoids all social contact. Her difficult past has led to an extreme distrust of other people and the ingrained fear that her physical scarring would make it impossible to develop a relationship. Kathleen's quantum physics research guides her development of mathematical formulas and leads to the conclusion that time-travel is possible. Her discovery inexorably sets off a horrifying series of events that results in her temporal displacement into the Pleistocene. She translates into the time of the Younger Dryas - a period where the global temperature abruptly cools an average of ten degrees and causes the advance of glacial ice sheets. She must now learn to survive in a hostile and cold wilderness. The ice-age environment forces her to confront her worst fear as she finds that trust in a handsome, primitive hunter becomes paramount in order to survive. Can she overcome her fear? Will the harsh climate and fierce beasts of the Younger Dryas force her to ignite a carefully suppressed, internal fire, or will she be able to return to the safety of the present?
#2
Paradox
2016
Alternate cover edition of ASIN B01IDRYB9W SOMETIMES A PARADOX IN TIME CAN BE A GOOD THING Logan Walker must graduate from college in four years to fulfill the terms of the trust that controls his inheritance. It's almost too late when he realizes he shouldn't have spent so much time on RPGs. His last-minute attempt to earn the required credit hours takes an unexpected wrong turn, resulting in a discovery that may cause him to be expelled from school. His life becomes even more complicated when he is accidentally displaced in time. The abundance of fierce animals makes him conclude he's in the Ice Age. He finds he must adapt to a cruel world where losing is permanent and there are no replays. His survival hinges on the goodwill of a mysterious girl who is running from her own problems. Together the two encounter enemy tribesmen and fierce animals. Logan's understanding of life quickly changes as he faces one challenge after another. The girl comes and goes in his life, even though he'd much rather keep her near. He finds the intermittent presence of a fox that seems to be trailing him poor consolation for her absence. His desire to be with her leads him into a series of battles and increasingly desperate acts. Will his new attitude allow him to face all of his adversaries? Will he defeat his most powerful enemy: Time itself?
#3
All the Moments in Forever
2017
WITH ALL THE TIME IN FOREVER, WILL SHE HAVE ENOUGH? Kathleen's quantum physics research allowed her to develop a mathematical formula that gave her control of time-travel. At least one shadowy group besides her own government wants the formula. After having escaped a deadly attack by inadvertently jumping into the Pleistocene, Kathleen found a way to break her self-imposed barriers and not only survive, but thrive with the aid of a handsome Clovis culture hunter. Now the two have been driven out of their refuge in the inter-glacial Sangamon period by hostile pre-humans. Forced to return to modern times for medical assistance, they find that the same antagonistic forces are still at work. The government wants time-travel for unspecified strategic reasons and has developed its own method based on another time-traveler's experiences. Unfortunately, this method has proven to be unreliable, stranding the initial traveler in the distant past. They now want Kathleen's information even more than before and will stop at nothing to get it. Cadeyrin is captured and held hostage until she surrenders her formula. Will he be set free if she cooperates? And what about the hidden group that wants the secret? Once again Kathleen Whitby meets a seemingly insurmountable set of challenges. Will her intelligence and natural creativity allow her to overcome the complex mixture of enemies and problems she now faces?
#4
Time Enough to Live
2020
NO ONE WANTS TO DIE WITH ALL OF TIME AT THEIR CALL Kathleen's quantum physics research allowed her to develop a mathematical formula that gave her control of time-travel. Her Paleolithic hunter husband was given a primitive herbal formula by an old Sasquatch. After eating some of the red paste, he discovers a sudden feeling of wellbeing, more energy, and his numerous scars have been replaced with new, smooth skin. Kathleen's friends realize that the paste contains the secret of a greatly extended healthy lifespan, if not actual immortality. She takes Professor James Wolf back to the future for a physical and finds that the 90-year-old man now has the physique of a 50-year-old. That information quickly leaks out setting up one of Kathleen's greatest challenges to date as a shadowy group along with elements of her own government do everything they can to possess the secret of long life. They will stop at nothing in their quest, but Kathleen and Cadeyrin are creative in countering most of the threats. The question is, will they be able to withstand the full might of the forces trying to steal their secret. Only time will tell.
Author
E.S. Martell
Author · 4 books