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We Have Hours Left ‘Til Morning

On sale

20th April 2027

Price: £22

Genre

Fantasy / Romance

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Selected: Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781399761567

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“So there’s no universe where we get it right?”

A devastatingly romantic speculative novel about two time travel agents who meet – and fall in love – out of order, racing toward an ending they already know can’t be changed.

Emilia is a loyal employee of the Directory, a shadow organization that governs time travel to ensure the integrity of the world’s timeline. When a fellow agent, code name Ariel, tries to kill Emilia for a crime she hasn’t yet committed, she gets pulled into a game of cat and mouse that spans centuries, where past and future blur. Everything they do has already happened, but their current selves are unaware of what’s to come. And if they step out of line, the timeline could collapse, and they themselves could wink out of existence.

Sent to a major timeline event when the President is assassinated, Emilia must ensure that the assassination occurs the way she remembers it. The assassination doesn’t go exactly according to plan, but with only slight aberrations, the timeline remains intact. Flustered after the partially successful mission, Emilia flees and runs into Ariel once again. This time she takes no chances and kills him…despite the fact he doesn’t fight back.

But death doesn’t mean much to time travelers, and Emilia runs into Ariel again and again. This Ariel doesn’t contain the anger he once did, and Emilia can’t help but fall for him, all the while knowing she is his murderer, and their time is running out. Only by working together – with a little help from their younger selves – could they potentially change the fate of humanity.

An action-packed, heart-wrenching speculative love story across time, We Have Hours Left ‘Til Morning is perfect for readers drawn to time-bending stories and who want their romance to hurt, with an ending that’ll leave you breathless, for fans of This is How You Lose the Time War, Ministry of Time and The Time Traveler’s Wife.

Reviews

Jules Arbeaux
Intricate, propulsive, and devastatingly romantic, Maren Chase's science fiction debut is at once a brutally beautiful out-of-order love story and a thoughtful rumination on grief, family and defiance in the face of inevitability. I dare you not to fall in love with these characters.
Laura R. Samotin
An aching, tender journey through a devastating romance which asks readers to contemplate the meaning of guilt and the weight of grief
Darianne Schramm
A beautiful new twist on time travel, We Have Hours Left 'til Morning is both a heart-breaking and life-affirming read. I had such a blast reading this book - I wish I was able to travel back in time to read it again for the first time. Tender, romantic and wildly interesting, We Have Hours Left 'til Morning is time travel at its best. Readers all over time and space are going to fall in love with Emilia and Ariel's love story