Interview and Review: Irene Helenowski.

Order of Dimensions by Irene Helenowski.

Synopsis: 

When Jane Kremowski first began her graduate studies in physics at Madison State University in Wisconsin, little did she know where her work would take her. Now, she is embroiled in a multitude of dimensions all leading to different outcomes. She and her colleagues therefore must act wisely in order to take and keep away the Order of Dimension from falling into the wrong hands for the sake of her loved ones.

My Thoughts:

First of all, I want to thank the author for giving me this book in exchange for an honest review.

 3.5 stars!

I have to say that I was thrilled when I read the blurb. Because I love time travelling stories but this one has an extra, it's not time travel but inter-dimension travel.

The idea is amazing, there is a lot of potential in this book. It's easy to notice Irene's imagination! In loved how many many worlds collided!

At first, I was a little lost, like: wait! where am I? Why are they there? lol but I caught up pretty fast with the plot and found it very entertaining. You just have to go through the first 25% and then everything flows better. 

I'm not a huge fan of the development of the dialogues though. I loved the way the author built the different worlds but the characters where hard to relate to.

We have our protagonist, Jane. She is a scientist and a very clever one, that happens to create a device to travel from one dimension to another, and  as every good story, things can't be so easy, and we have a creepy villain: Dr. Anton Zelov, or as the author often refers to: Dr Z.

I must admit that at times he appeared to me a little like Dr. Evil from Austin Powers' movies. Sorry! but that image kept popping into my mind, for the way he talks and acts. But definitely he is my favorite character :)

He is not only evil but also he is obsessed with Jane and he creates an alternative dimension where she is his wife and in ever dimension he torments her.

Jane is smart (obviously, otherwise she wouldn't have created the Multiverser!) but couldn't get to know her very much.

Randy is her boyfriend and someone Dr Z. doesn't like whatsoever! So he keeps sending him to other dimensions. Amy is a nice character, want to know more about her.

How the story unfolds and how the different dimensions come together, make this a very nice read.

Now..., do you want to know how this mess untangles? READ THE BOOK! lol.

Interview:

1. - Describe your book in 5 words or less.

Adventures in inter-dimensional travel :)

2. - Where did you get the inspiration for your book?

I became fascinated with the multiverse theory after watching several science specials on it and started thinking about a story where different characters could lead completely different lives in different dimensions.

3. - Can we find a little bit of Irene in these characters?

Yes, I can definitely see myself in each character, especially in their flaws and insecurities.

4. - Who is your favorite character and why?

           

            I liked writing Jane's daughter, Amy; she's really a sweet and charming little girl in             each dimension.

5. - If you could invite any person for dinner, who would it be and why?

            I would love to have dinner with a real theoretical physicist, as Michio Kaku, Brian       Greene or Lisa Randall and talk to them about the real implications of multiple         dimensions.  If they would chat with me about my book, that would be an added         bonus :)

6. - Which is your favorite book?

           

            Too many to list :)

7. - Tell us about your writing process.

     

            If I get an idea, I'll start typing on my laptop at home or during my lunch hour at             work, I also like listening to music as I write.

8. - Any projects for the future?  

I’m working on a sequel and thought that I would be done within a year, but I keep changing and adding storylines, so I don't have a definite timeline of when I'll be done at the moment.

book Spotlight: Capital Bride.

Introducing Cynthia Woolf's 

CAPITAL BRIDE

Unexpectedly homeless, un-wed mother Sarah Johnson has few options.  They could go live with her cousin William, but Sara believes there’s something untoward about his offer and it leaves her feeling uncomfortable.  She's qualified to be a governess, but no one will have her because she wasn't married when she had her precious MaryAnn.  Matchmaker & Co could be her salvation as mail-order-bride to Mr. John Atwood.

Single father, John Atwood, is raising his daughter the best he can in the wilds of the Colorado Territory but knows he needs help.  No woman he knows wants to take on the raising of his daughter who hasn't spoken since she saw her mother brutally murdered during a bank robbery.  Can Sarah, John and their two daughters overcome their pasts and find happiness together?

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An Excerpt from Capital Bride

New York City    April 10, 1867

On the other side of the door was her last resort.  Either this or prostitution and prostitution was not a choice.  She couldn’t raise MaryAnn in that environment, nor if truth be told, could she lower herself to live like that.  At least this way there would be some stability in her little girl’s life.
    Sarah took a deep breath, turned the knob, and walked through the door to a better future for her daughter and, if she were lucky, for herself.
    The office was small and precisely kept.  A single desk with a straight, high backed wooden chair, one in front and one behind, sat in the middle of the room.   She’d noticed the flowered curtains were open on the way in, curtains tied to the side.  The small area was flooded with dazzling afternoon light.  The walls were whitewashed and the desk well organized.  There were several tables with neat piles of files along one wall.  The other wall held several rows of pictures of women and men.  None smiling, as that was the way pictures were taken, but all appeared to be wedding pictures.  Below each picture was a small brass place with the names of the bride and groom and the date of the wedding.
     A small, woman in her late thirties with fiery red hair, sat behind the desk.  When Sarah got closer she saw gorgeous dark blue eyes behind the wire rimmed glasses perched on the end of her nose.  Her eyes were so dark a blue they could almost be called violet.  They were striking and clear, honesty shone from them along with a “no nonsense” attitude.
    “May I help you?” the woman asked.
    “Um.  Yes.  My name is Sarah Johnson.  I saw your advertisement for mail order brides.”
    The woman looked Sarah over, taking in her clothes, her hands clasped in front of her and ending at her face.
“First, let me introduce myself.  I’m Margaret Selby and I own Matchmaker & Company.  Please, sit down.  You’re older than the women we usually have.  You’re also better dressed and don’t appear to be hungry.  What would bring someone like you to my door?”
    “I’ve been living with my great aunt.  She passed away suddenly two weeks ago and the lawyer says I need to find other lodgings.  My cousin, William, has inherited everything except a small stipend she left for me.  William is selling everything.  MaryAnn and I have nowhere else to go.”
    “MaryAnn?”
    “My daughter.”
    “So, you are a widow?”
    Now was not the time to be less than truthful, if she wanted this woman’s help.  “No.”
    “I see.  How old are you, Miss Johnson?”
    “I’m twenty-eight.”
    “And your daughter?”
    “MaryAnn is five.”
    “Tell me, Miss Johnson, how did you come to find yourself with child at age twenty-two without being married?  Surely you knew how those things happened by that age.”

Meet the Author

Cynthia Woolf was born in Denver, Colorado and raised in the mountains west of Golden.  She spent her early years running wild around the mountain side with her friends.​ She worked her way through college and went to work full time straight after graduation and there was little time to write.  Then in 1990 she and two friends started a round robin writing a story about pirates.  She found that she missed the writing and kept on with other stories.  In 1992 she joined Colorado Romance Writers and Romance Writers of America.

In 2001, she saw an ad in the paper for a writers conference being put on by CRW and decided she'd attend.  One of her favorite authors, Catherine Coulter, was the keynote speaker.  Cynthia was lucky enough to have a seat at Ms. Coulter's table at the luncheon and after talking with her, decided she needed to get back to her writing.  She rejoined both CRW and RWA that day and hasn't looked back.

Learn more about the author at:  ​www.cynthiawoolf.com​

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