John. A. Heldt, Author of the 'Northwest Passage Series' and 'American Journey Series,' brings us a unique Sci-Fi Romance novel in 'The Mine.' Set in Montana USA, and later Seattle USA, Joel is your average twenty-two-year-old college student, about to graduate with high prospects. Whilst exploring an abandoned mine on a hiking trip with buddy Adam, Joel finds himself transported back in time, to the 1940s. At first, he is anxious to return home, but when he meets twenty-one-year-old Grace, a st...

In the beginning are two teenage boys out for a good time. I enjoyed the interaction and enjoyed where the story was going. The main character goes back in time, and that's when the book lost me.I've been "taught" that good historical fiction - the definition of a book being historical fiction - is that the storyline wouldn't make sense if it was dumped into any other time or place. I don't believe this book fits the bill (not that the book is labeled as historical fiction, because it's not; but...

3.25 StarsI enjoyed this time travel romance. I have a high expectation for time travel books as so often they can so often be done poorly. This one was delightful. Joel is on a road trip with a friend in the year 2000 when he stumbles across an abandoned mine. It just so happens that some strange celestial event is occurring at the same time and once he enters the mine he is thrust back in time to 1941. With money he can't use because it hasn't been printed yet, and no identification, he has to...

Joel Smith, in weeks leading up to his college graduation, takes off on a road trip with his friend Adam. When in Minnesota, they stumble upon an abandoned gold mine, which Joel, a cocky geologist that he is, decides to enter. He sees a snake, a glowing chamber … things get murky … he passes out … he wakes up and leaves the mine to discover … it is a memorial day of 1941.He finds his way back to his hometown Seattle, WA, where he is befriended by a guy named Tom. Tom helps him out with his housi...

Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.PositivesThe Mine is the best time-travel book I’ve read in a really, really long time! It’s a brilliantly written book and the strong and realistic characterization will definitely blow your mind. Joel Smith, the lead, is such a gentleman and is just so adorable that I really can’t praise enough. You can feel the connection, with Joel, develop over quite a few pages but once he time-travels and starts his new life, you’ll sta...

The Mine by John A. Heldt is a self published novel released in 2013. I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.Joel and his friends explore an old mine in the Seattle area, in the year 2000. While his friends go on their merry way in the mine, Joel has a bit of a different experience. He encounters a snake, then a blue glow, tripping him back into the year 1941.Joel, thinking fast on his feet, helps a guy out and winds up living with his family, and working...

Who says men can't write paranormal romantic Chick Lit????? The Mine by John A.Heldt has funny moments, sweet moments, sad moments, inspirational moments, and yes, sigh-worthy moments. I'm not trying to have the author's man card revoked, but, wow...A slightly spoiled and brash, fun-loving college senior enters an abandoned mine shaft at the same time as a rare planetary alignment is taking place, the year is 2000. He exits said mine shaft and things look "different" and he discovers he has some...

3.5 starsI have a real weakness for time travel books.I think my love of time travel started with the Back to the Future trilogy that I was obsessed with as a child. Either way, I gravitate towards books on time travel and this one came highly recommended on Goodreads. Maybe it is because I read a lot of time travel books but this one didn't feel as fresh to me. I enjoyed the story and was excited to see what would happen but I didn't adore it like I expected to. I end up comparing it to my favo...

Originally published at Book Lovers IncThe description does not do this one justice. When I finished (at 2 in the morning!) I lay there and stared at the ceiling for a long, long time. The Mine is one of those stories that will stick with you. It was just about perfect.Time travel stories are supposed to be messy, as a recent column by Charlie Jane Anders in io9 put it, and the messiness of the time-travel is the crux of the dilemma for Joel Stein. Not the mechanism, that's as improbable as time...