It’s a story packed with moments both tender and electric-Cross’s zippy writing and fresh plot are an exhilarating combination. As Jackson explores his powers, he has no idea which side to trust or who is trying to kill him, and failure to make the right decisions threaten worldwide repercussions. Jackson discovers his father’s secret life with a shadowy government agency called Tempest, and father and son become tangled with violent rival time travelers determined to alter the course of history. The consequences of unprepared time travel and Jackson pretending to be his 17-year-old self are amusing, but as he explores his life and pursues Holly (now his girlfriend-to-be), the already gripping story escalates.

Panicked, Jackson jumps back two years and gets stuck there. It’s all harmless experimentation until his girlfriend, Holly, is shot when two gunmen attempt to kidnap him. Page Count 352 Genre Young Adult On Sale Book Details The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer can travel in time, but he’s no Doctor Who-he can only make short jumps backward, and he can’t change anything. A Novel The Tempest Trilogy (Volume 1) Author: Julie Cross Read Excerpt About This Book The story of a 19 year-old time traveler who must jump from time to time to save his girlfriends life.

Read an Excerpt CHAPTER ONE TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009, 12:15 P.M. Since then, she hasn't gone a day without writing. She never considered writing professionally until May of 2009. Debut author Cross launches a trilogy with an exciting and complex page-turner about difficult choices. Set in 2009, Tempest is told from the viewpoint of Jackson Meyer, a 19-year-old college student with an ability he has no explanation for: he can jump backward in time. JULIE CROSS lives in central Illinois with her husband and three children where she works as a YMCA Gymnastics Program Director.

Tempest by julie cross