The Watchmaker: A Novelette
About this ebook
Marae O’Conaire has much bigger problems than the fact her watch stopped at 3:57 p.m. When she brings her watch to a kindly repairman, she learns she has won a peculiar prize, a chance to re-live a single hour of her life. But Fate has strict rules about how one can go poking in the past, including the warning that she can’t do anything that would create a time-paradox. Can Marae make peace with the mistake she regrets most in this world?
This poignant tale about racism, regret and second chances is set in the historic mill city of Lowell, Massachusetts.
"A poignant short read around a theme from Norse mythology. Time is a gift, and sometimes, a last chance…" —Dale Amidei, author
"A very moving and dramatic story… if we had a chance to change our past, would we?" —Reader review
"Getting a do-over on your deepest regret is a one in a million opportunity!" —Reader review
What if you could do it over again?
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Keywords: psychological fiction, women's fiction, time travel, Norns, Norn, Nornir, Fate, fates, the three fates, Norse mythology, disir, Moirai, Jotuns, time travel, time-travel romance, time travel watch, time travel watches, magical watches, nature of time, malleable time, travel back in time, turn back time, interracial relationships, mixed race relationships, what to read after The Time Traveler's Wife, discrimination, Hispanic relationships, hispanic, hispanic culture, latino, latino culture, prejudice, racism, second chance, second chances, second chance romance, military romance, outlander, what to read after Outlander, grief, grieving, soldier romance, new adult, new adult romance, college student romance, what to read after Somewhere in Time, Afghanistan war, college age romance, Urðr, Verðandi, Skuld, Lowell Massachusetts, set in Lowell Massachusetts, Lowell High School, U-Mass Lowell, Acre section of Lowell
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About the author
Anna Erishkigal is an attorney who writes fantasy fiction under a pen-name so her colleagues don't question whether her legal pleadings are fantasy fiction as well. Much of law, it turns out, -is- fantasy fiction. Lawyers just prefer to call it 'zealously representing your client.'
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Seeing the dark underbelly of life makes for some interesting fictional characters. The kind you either want to incarcerate, or run home and write about. In fiction, you can fudge facts without worrying too much about the truth. In legal pleadings, if your client lies to you, you look stupid in front of the judge.
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At least in fiction, if a character becomes troublesome, you can always kill them off.
Anna has the following books available on GooglePlay:
Sword of the Gods Saga:
--The Chosen One
--Prince of Tyre
--Agents of Ki
--The Dark Lord's Vessel (coming spring 2015)
Children of the Fallen
--Angel of Death: A Love Story
--A Gothic Christmas Angel
The Auction
The Watchmaker
