Duties and Dreams: A Second Chance Novel, the last installment in John A. Heldt’s Second Chance series, finds the extended family of the Carpenters and Lees with new additions, aspirations, and ambitions. Life is good for the blended Carpenter-Lee clan, living together in Hermosa Beach, Southern California, 1918. But the three time-traveling siblings, Bill, Annie, and Paul, know the storm clouds of World War I are far from lifting, and there is also the small matter of a Spanish Flu epidemic he...

I suspect I would've enjoyed this book a whole lot more if I'd read the first two in the series. There were so many references to past events that would have added depth to this story and made it more engaging. "Duties and Dreams: A Second Chance Novel" is a time travel novel, which is always a bit mind-bending to wrap your head around. Bill, Annie, and Paul are siblings who left 2022 and found themselves in the early 1900s. This installment picks up during World War I, with Paul and Annie's hus...

What if you had a second chance at living your life? John A. Heldt’s Duties and Dreams: A Second Chance Novel rounds out the Second Chance series as three siblings find their best selves and their best lives in the past.Once again, John A. Heldt makes time travel sound simply amazing without getting bogged down in the science, focusing instead on the romance and magic of taking a leap of faith. Balancing fact and fiction perfectly, he lets our imaginations run wild, making us feel as if we're ri...

In Brief Duties and Dreams: A Second Chance Novel brings the Second Chance trilogy to a close, delivering a heartwarming and perfectly fitting conclusion to the second lives of three siblings whose bond has remained strong and beautiful across time and space. The year is 1918, and while Bill and Annie have settled down with spouses and children, Paul remains a bachelor, delighting in spoiling his nieces and nephews. However, World War I looms, abruptly pulling Paul and his brother-in-law Andy in...

4.5 stars - *Duties and Dreams: A Second Chance Novel* is the third and final installment in John A. Heldt’s adult "Second Chance" time-travel trilogy focusing on the Carpenter siblings – Paul, Bill, and Annie. NOTE: Due to the nature of the storyline premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers. SOME BACKGROUND: The "Second Chance" series focuses on the search for the Fountain of Youth. In May of 2022, 81-year-old William Carpenter, a retired professor of folklore, learns that th...

In the concluding book of the Second Chance series, the Carpenter siblings—Bill, Paul, and Annie—are now living in Hermosa Beach, Southern California, in 1918. Thirteen years have passed since they literally took a leap of faith into a fountain in remote Mexico, which both restored their youth and health and transported them back in time. Ever since starting over, they've survived the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the loss of a loved one in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, wars, and much ...

Imagine having the power to live your life all over again. Would you take that chance, knowing you might end up in a time when the world was vastly different from our tech-obsessed present? The Carpenters did just that – they took a leap of faith, plunged through the fountain of youth, and landed in 1905 in The Fountain. Now, we rejoin the Carpenter siblings in Southern California near the end of World War I, specifically 1918. With two young men in the family, Paul and Andy, who are of draft ag...

I received an e-copy of *Duties and Dreams: A Second Chance Novel* from author John A. Heldt for review. If you're the kind of reader who wants short, down-and-dirty reviews, I offer you this: WOW! Read this book! There, you don't need to read any further. For those of you who want a bit more, please continue. As the final installment of the Second Chance series, *Duties and Dreams: A Second Chance Novel* concludes the story of the Carpenter clan. Once again, we see the growth of an author wh...

Hey Bookworms! I'm back with another page-turner! I'm thrilled to introduce you to the latest from John A. Heldt, truly one of the best in the genre! It's called 'Duties and Dreams: A Second Chance Novel,' and it's a captivating time travel story about a family of adventurers caught up in the outbreak of World War I. We all know WWI was a brutal period in European history, and when the United States joined, countless brave men volunteered or were drafted. The war resulted in over 20 million dea...

"Duties and Dreams: A Second Chance Novel" was a fantastic conclusion to a wonderful series! I think it might be my favorite book in the "Second Chance" series (although the first two books are still amazing). This book introduces fun new characters, a suspenseful storyline, and plenty of sweet moments. At this point, I'd follow the Carpenters and the Lees anywhere. I only wish there was more of their story to read! If you're looking for heartwarming book reviews, definitely check out this serie...