A break-in, a lightning strike, and now she’s stuck in the past with a talking bird. Midlife just got a time-travel twist.

Nevermore LaRue has spent years on the road, chasing freedom and outrunning her past. But when a violent break-in forces her back to her childhood home in Aura Cove for the first time in decades, she’s confronted with memories and mysteries she’s tried to forget.

A freak lightning strike during Mercury retrograde unlocks her ability to time travel, hurling Neve into the past with only her sharp, neurodivergent instincts and her snarky, feathered companion, Peregrine, to guide her.

As she reconnects with her childhood art mentor and uncovers buried secrets, Neve realizes she’s been given a second chance. The past is calling, and it’s up to her to right the wrongs that shaped her future.

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Book Two in the Aura Cove Temporal Traveler series!

Get ready for disco balls, platform shoes, and shag carpeting—Neve and Perry are headed back to the 1970's for another top-secret mercury in retrograde mission. Coming January 2026!

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