Time Trap
By Danele J.
Rotharmel
Time Travel/Romance
$3.99 eBook/$16.99
print
ISBN: 978-1-943104-56-7
When problems arise
during a field exam, Director Peter Matthews and Dr. Laura Nelson are sent
through a time portal to investigate. While they search for their missing
cadets, they encounter an enemy who is calculating and brutal—a mysterious
nemesis who is holding a grudge against the TEMCO program. As Peter and Laura
race to unravel clues directing them to their kidnapped cadets, their own
survival comes into question. A deadly trap has been set, and they are forced
to pit their wits against a serial killer who is intent on playing a deadly
chess game through time itself.
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LISA: Danielle, I love your series premise, though I wondered about how some
of the travels worked. Can you share with us some of your conundrums?
DANELE: Conundrums
were definitely on my mind when I wrote Time
Trap. You see, at the time, I was very ill—so ill that I was quarantined in
my home. I literally talked to people through the window glass. Quarantine
wasn’t fun, and it lasted a long time--seven years.
Now,
what does quarantine have to do with the conundrums in Time Trap? Everything! My whole life while I was writing Time Trap was a conundrum. That’s why I
included so many in my story. You see, before I became ill, I served God
faithfully. I expected Him to keep me from harm. Instead, I became so sick that
I almost died. I had to quit my job and stop driving my car. I couldn’t go to
church, to stores, to restaurants, or out with my friends. I was shut up inside
my house like some sort of weird zoo exhibit. I felt so much despair that I
turned my back on God, but eventually, I reconciled my faith and my
circumstances.
When
I wrote Time Trap, I explored some of
my questions about God. And as the years of isolation slowly passed, I learned
several truths. I learned that God is faithful. I learned that He will stand by
us even when we temporarily lose faith in Him. I learned that this life is truly
a momentary vapor. Pain comes, and pain goes—but God remains the same. And most
of all, I learned that when we are in the middle of a trial, we can’t always
see the great things that are just up ahead.
I
thought God was being mean when He allowed me to become ill, but what I’ve
learned is that God allowed me to walk that painful path because He knew it was
going to lead to something beautiful. During quarantine, I had time to draw
closer to God. I studied the Bible and memorized vast quantities of Scripture. What
I went through was painful, but it was beneficial. Besides my spiritual
transformation, Quarantine also gave me the time I needed to write my books. During
those long, painful years, I wrote the first six books in The Time Counselor Chronicles (Time
Trap is book two). If I hadn’t been ill, my books probably wouldn’t have
been written. Quarantine also opened up a path of ministry. Because of the
publication of my books, I started a blog, and on https://dragonflydanele.wordpress.com/, I discuss the
lessons I learned during my illness. My blog is being read around the world. If
my life hadn’t unfolded in the way that it did, I never would have had the
opportunity to touch so many people for the Lord.
Life
isn’t fair. Life hurts. If we only look at the pain, we can become bitter
toward God. But if we quiet ourselves and trust that everything will be okay,
we learn that Romans 8:28 isn’t just a nice verse—it’s a powerful reality. God
will turn every hurtful, confusing thing in our lives into something beautiful
if we let Him. Our responsibility is to hold on and trust that God is real, God
is good, God is concerned about everything that happens to us, and God is
trustworthy. When we hold onto these truths, we can face the conundrums in life
with peace—and even with joy. That’s what I have learned, and that’s what I
tried to express in Time Trap.
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My review:
Another romance amidst the astounding horror of a TEMCO project
gone horribly awry. When a time counselor works to save a vulnerable teen in
the near past, they unwittingly unleash a murderer who will stop at nothing to
exact revenge on all those blamed for removing the object of desire.
Book Two in the
Time Counselor series takes a dramatic and gruesome turn even while loose ends
are woven throughout and the future personas of those involved not only reach
back to help at the exact right moments, but look fondly upon unfolding events.
This begs the question, which is addressed in the story, of whether and
especially why not prevent catastrophe when able to do so. Shouldn't suffering
be avoided when possible? The answer is one for the ages and the subject of
good discussion.
Told in multiple
viewpoints in voices from the past and future, readers of the series, and new
readers will welcome old friends and nemeses, find new villains to keep you
awake at night, and a fluid, highly intertwined and entertaining visit to the
future, the past, and a dramatic present as the founder of TEMCO is both
available and unavailable to help his staff during their most dire project so
far. Be warned: This ride is not for the faint of heart, despite the occasional
lighter moments during the pursuit of true soulmates and the search for
everlasting love. I especially enjoyed the creative clues used to track the
murderer. Recommended for those who love a good conundrum with a truly warped
antagonist and uber determined victors.
